May 10, 2010

Texas State-Fish Art Contest Winners Announced

ATHENS — Officials at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens have announced the winners in the Texas division of the 2010 Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest.

May 6, 2010

Gary Saul Named TPWD Inland Fisheries Director

AUSTIN — Gary E. Saul, PhD, has been named director of the Inland Fisheries Division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Saul assumes his new position May 10.

May 5, 2010

Gulf Shrimp Season Closing May 15

AUSTIN — The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for both state and federal waters will close 30 minutes after sunset on Saturday, May 15, and not reopen until some point in July still to be determined.

Game Warden Field Notes, May 5, 2010

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

May 4, 2010

Toyota ShareLunker Season 24 Raises Bar

ATHENS — After 24 years, you might think the Toyota ShareLunker program would have accomplished everything possible.

May 3, 2010

Toyota ShareLunker Season Ends with Big Day at O.H. Ivie

ATHENS, Texas — April 30, the last day of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s 2009-2010 Toyota ShareLunker season, brought proof that sometimes it’s a good idea to pay attention to those "funny feelings" you get now and then.

April 29, 2010

Village Creek Paddling Trail to Debut May 11

LUMBERTON — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will join with the National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy and local communities to christen the latest Texas Paddling Trail. The 10:30 a.m. event at Village Creek State Park is one of numerous events commemorating Texas Travel Rally Day being celebrated statewide on May 11.

April 26, 2010

ShareLunker Streaks Have Forked History

ATHENS — The official Toyota ShareLunker vehicle used for picking up entries into Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s ShareLunker program has made so many trips to O.H. Ivie Reservoir this season it could almost drive itself there.

April 22, 2010

Toyota ShareLunker 502: Lake Amistad

ATHENS — Lake Amistad moved into sole possession of second place in the number of Toyota ShareLunkers produced this season on April 21 when Marion Merritt from Florida caught ShareLunker No. 502.

April 20, 2010

Golden Alga Impacts Two Central Texas Reservoirs

AUSTIN — Golden alga (Prymnesium parvum) has once again impacted two very important reservoirs and fisheries on the Brazos River system. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists have been monitoring golden alga blooms and resulting fish kills on both Possum Kingdom Reservoir and Lake Whitney.