Dec. 3, 2007

Annual Winter Trout Stocking Begins Nov. 29

AUSTIN, Texas — For an inexpensive, entry-level fishing experience the entire family can enjoy, it doesn’t get much easier than winter rainbow trout fishing in Texas.

Master Naturalist Program Seeks Applicants

AUSTIN, Texas — Twenty-two chapters of the Texas Master Naturalist program are conducting spring training classes for volunteers wanting to learn about natural resource and conservation management.

Nominations Sought for Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame

ATHENS, Texas — Individuals or organizations that have made a lasting contribution to freshwater fishing in Texas may be nominated through Feb. 29 for induction into the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame.

State-Fish Art Contest Calls for Entries

ATHENS, Texas — Texas students in grades 4 through 12 are invited to enter the tenth annual Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest. Deadline for entries is March 31, 2008.

Nov. 30, 2007

Texas Clipper Resting on Port Side; TPWD Studying Options

AUSTIN, Texas — When the USTS Texas Clipper finally plunged beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico in a plume of spray at 12:35 p.m., Nov. 17, it’s fair to say the mood aboard many of the boats chartered to observe the sinking was euphoric.

Nov. 14, 2007

Texas Clipper Artificial Reef Sinking Postponed

AUSTIN, Texas — A ship with three lives — World War II troop transport, New York City luxury liner, and sea cadet training vessel — is about to make her final journey. Weather permitting, the Texas Clipper will be sent to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico Nov. 17* to become an artificial reef.

Nov. 12, 2007

Bryant Named Shikar-Safari Wildlife Officer of the Year

AUSTIN, Texas — Game Warden Jarrod E. Bryant of Marshall has been named “Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year” for 2007 by the wildlife conservation and hunting organization Shikar-Safari Club International.

Age of Former World Record Blue Catfish Splash Revealed

ATHENS, Texas—Scientists at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Heart of the Hill Fisheries Science Center near Kerrville have determined that Splash, the former world record blue catfish caught from Lake Texoma in 2004, was at least 23 years old when she died in December 2005.

Nov. 1, 2007

Texas Clipper To Be Sunk as Artificial Reef

AUSTIN, Texas — When she is finally sent to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico Nov. 17*, the USTS (United States Training Ship) Texas Clipper will go down in history as the artificial reef that almost wasn’t.

Oct. 15, 2007

Bastrop’s 1st Annual NatureFest Celebrates New Paddling Trail Nov. 3

BASTROP, Texas– City and state officials will come together Saturday, Nov. 3, to officially launch the newest Texas Paddling Trail. El Camino Real Paddling Trail is a six-mile long route along the Colorado River that begins at Fisherman’s Park in downtown Bastrop. The trail will become the fourth inland paddling trail in Texas.