July 25, 2005

New USFWS Leader Worked on Texas Issues

UNDATED — A former regional director who has a long history of working on Texas conservation issues has been tapped to become the new director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington DC.

July 11, 2005

Lubbock-Area 11-Year-Old Lands Junior Record Largemouth

LUBBOCK, Texas — A largemouth bass landed June 10 on Lake Alan Henry by Kenny Schuette, 11, of Slaton, southwest of Lubbock has been verified as a new junior state record by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, July 11, 2005

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

July 5, 2005

'TUF' Fishing in Texas

ATHENS, Texas — Urban fishing is due to improve during the next few years as Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ramps up its Texas Urban Fishing (TUF) program in small lakes located in urban areas throughout the state.

June 28, 2005

Workshops Set on Gulf Shrimp, Oyster License Changes

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will hold four evening workshops along the coast in July to answer questions and explain details about changes required by new laws that affect Gulf of Mexico shrimp and commercial oyster licenses and fishery management.

June 27, 2005

Texas Wetlands Project Receives National Award

GALVESTON, Texas — A Texas effort to restore hundreds of acres of ecologically important wetlands in the Delehide Cove area of West Galveston Bay will receive one of two National Wetland Conservation Awards to be bestowed this year at a June 30 ceremony in Washington, D.C.

TPWD Stocks 4.6 Million Striped Bass Into Texas Lakes

ATHENS, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has just completed a successful striped bass spawning and stocking season.

June 9, 2005

Lake Lewisville Gives Up Record Largemouth to Pro Angler

ATHENS, Texas — Professional angler Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has a new love: Texas bass fishing.

June 6, 2005

TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, June 6, 2005

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

May 31, 2005

State Parks Lure Anglers During Family Fishing Celebration

AUSTIN, Texas — Lazy summer days and fishing just seem to go hand in hand, so it’s the perfect time to take advantage of the Family Fishing Celebration that allows fishing without a fishing license in Texas state parks.