Pro Angler Tournament on Lake Fork To Benefit TPWD Programs
ATHENS, Texas — Professional bass anglers love Texas. Many feel the state has the best-managed inland fishery in the nation.
TPWD News Releases
Dec. 22, 2005
Dec. 19, 2005
TPWD Announces Catch and Release Record Category
AUSTIN, Texas — Beginning Jan. 1, 2006, Texas anglers will no longer have to kill a fish to have it considered for a state record.
Coastal Fisheries Data Show Texas Bay Warming Trend
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Texas bay waters have warmed by an average of about 1.5 degrees Celsius (nearly 3 F) over the past 23 years. The trend, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department scientists said, is consistent along the middle and lower Texas coast.
Budweiser Sharelunker Program Offers Prizes for Fish Number 400
ATHENS, Texas — Catching a Budweiser ShareLunker — a largemouth bass weighing 13 pounds or more — is its own reward, an accomplishment shared by a relative handful of anglers.
Middle-Schooler Sets New State Fly Fishing Record for Snook
AUSTIN, Texas — He broke a six-year-old state record with a 25-yard cast on a rod he built himself. And he’s just 13.
Beloved Blue Catfish Splash Passes
ATHENS, Texas — Splash, former world record blue catfish, died Tuesday at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens at an unknown age.
Nov. 23, 2005
TPWD Unveils Possible Coastal Fishing Rule Changes
AUSTIN, Texas — The success of resource management efforts on a variety of fronts has led Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists to recommend several possible changes to next year’s coastal fishing regulations. Among the topics being considered include elimination of the trophy red drum and tarpon tags.
Nov. 21, 2005
Inland Fisheries Biologists Tag and Stock 20,000 Budweiser Sharelunker Offspring
ATHENS, Texas — Will the potential next world record largemouth bass please raise a fin?
Annual Winter Trout Stocking Begins Dec. 1
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.
TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, Nov. 21, 2005
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.