Jan. 28, 2011

Toyota ShareLunker 508 Sets New Record for Lake Austin

ATHENS—T.J. Nissen of Austin holds the new record for Lake Austin after catching a 16.03-pound bass late in the day on January 27.

Jan. 27, 2011

TPWD Pulls Seatrout from Fishing Regulation Proposals

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will not recommend any changes to spotted seatrout regulations this year, citing no biological urgency and split reactions to potential length or bag alternatives during public scoping meetings and in online angler surveys.

TPWD Sets Statewide Public Hearings

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is recommending changes to next year’s hunting and fishing regulations. The department is seeking comment on these proposed changes to the state’s hunting and fishing regulations during a series of public hearings.

Jan. 24, 2011

Possible State Record Spotted Bass Reported from Lake Alan Henry

ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) geneticist Dijar Lutz-Carrillo is conducting DNA analysis on a 5.62-pound bass caught from Lake Alan Henry January 15 to determine if it is a spotted bass.

Splash Returns to Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

ATHENS—It’s often said that fame is fleeting, but that does not apply to Splash, the former world record blue catfish caught from Lake Texoma January 16, 2004, by Cody Mullennix of Howe.

Jan. 16, 2011

Toyota ShareLunker 507: Three in a Row for O.H. Ivie

ATHENS—Christopher Wright proved again Saturday, January 15, what has become obvious to anglers: O.H. Ivie is the hottest bass lake in Texas right now.

Jan. 11, 2011

Plano Fireman Selected in Lifetime Hunting and Fishing License Drawing

AUSTIN – Roy T. Brockway* of Kaufman is the envy of his co-workers in the Plano Fire Department after being selected the latest winner in Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s lifetime license promotion drawing.

Jan. 5, 2011

Dallas Youth Sets New Records for Blue Catfish at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

ATHENS—Ten-year-old Wyatt Ciccarelli of Dallas set two junior angler water body records for the casting pond at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) December 30.

Jan. 3, 2011

Texas State-Fish Art Contest Seeks Entries

ATHENS—Student artists across Texas take notice: It’s time to start preparing your entries for the 2011 Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest.

O.H. Ivie Continues Toyota ShareLunker Streak

ATHENS—O.H. Ivie Reservoir continues to pump out Toyota ShareLunkers. The West Texas lake produced Toyota ShareLunker 506 on January 1.