March 7, 2011

Toyota ShareLunker 516: Falcon

ATHENS—Falcon International Reservoir produced its third Toyota ShareLunker of the season, its fourteenth overall and the twelfth entry into the ShareLunker program for the current season March 6.

Feb. 28, 2011

Toyota ShareLunkers 514, 515 Come From Lake Austin

ATHENS—Just when you thought this Toyota ShareLunker season was going to be all about O.H. Ivie, along comes Lake Austin.

Feb. 25, 2011

Wanted: Spring Break Trout Anglers in Tyler

ATHENS—The Nature Center in Tyler has about a thousand rainbow trout that need a home on one’s dinner table.

Feb. 23, 2011

Fly Fish Texas: You’re One Day Away from a Lifetime of Fun

ATHENS—Tie a fly. Cast a fly. Catch a fish.

First Signs of Spring Arrive at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

ATHENS—The first signs of spring have arrived at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, and they are not what you might expect.

Feb. 22, 2011

Falcon, O.H. Ivie Singing Toyota ShareLunker Duet

ATHENS—Toyota ShareLunker program manager David Campbell might well be putting new words to the song “It’s a Long, Long Way to Tipperary” before the current season ends.

Feb. 17, 2011

Freeze Impacts hit Fish, Turtles along Entire Texas Coast

AUSTIN – Preliminary assessments by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department coastal fisheries biologists suggest the damage from back-to-back freeze events that impacted marine life from Galveston to Brownsville could have been much worse.

Feb. 15, 2011

Toyota ShareLunker 511 Thaws Winter’s Grip on O.H. Ivie

ATHENS—O.H. Ivie Reservoir moved into striking distance of becoming the second-highest producer of 13-pound-plus bass with the catch of Toyota ShareLunker 511 on February 13.

Feb. 14, 2011

Fly Fish Texas Takes Mystery Out of Fooling Fish with Feathers

ATHENS—Perhaps the best way to sum up the annual Fly Fish Texas event at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens is this: In one day the complete beginner can learn to tie a fly, cast that fly, and catch a fish with it.

Possum Kingdom Fishery Bounces Back

ATHENS—Possum Kingdom Reservoir appears to have largely recovered from the effects of an outbreak of golden alga that struck the lake in spring 2010, according to the latest fish surveys conducted by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) fisheries biologists.