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Feb. 24, 2025

Oportunidades de Educación de Pesca en Familia Ofrecidas para Todos los Texanos esta Primavera

AUSTIN – El Departamento de Parques y Vida Silvestre de Texas (TPWD) se está asociando con Fishing’s Future y el Fondo Educativo George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar para ofrecer oportunidades de educación de pesca a familias en Houston y en el Valle de Río Grande.

Family Fishing Education Opportunities Offered for Texans this Spring

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is partnering with Fishing’s Future and the George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar Education Fund to provide fishing education opportunities for families in Houston and the Rio Grande Valley.

Feb. 20, 2025

O.H. Ivie Gets its Second Legacy Class ShareLunker of 2025

ATHENS – O.H. Ivie stepped back on stage Saturday morning with its second Legacy Class largemouth bass of the 2025 Toyota ShareLunker collection season. O.H. Ivie, which has been the dominant waterbody for big bass during the past few collection seasons, kicked the year off with the first Legacy Class fish on Jan. 2.

Feb. 19, 2025

Angler Catches Same ShareLunker Fish Twice in Two Years

ATHENS – Nearly two years to the day after reeling in ShareLunker 641 from Lake Alan Henry, angler Ross Gomez caught a 14.78-pound bass only to discover it was the same fish.

Feb. 13, 2025

Annual White Bass Run Looking Strong in East Texas

AUSTIN – Heavy fall rain will mean anglers in east Texas should enjoy prime white bass fishing this spring, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists predict, while results could be spottier in central and south Texas.

Feb. 11, 2025

Lady Bird Lake, J.B. Thomas Kick of February with Pair Off Legacy Class ShareLunkers

ATHENS – The Toyota ShareLunker program roared into February with two Legacy Class lunkers on back-to-back days. Lady Bird Lake returned to the Legacy class limelight for the first time in a decade on Wednesday afternoon followed by J.B. Thomas on Thursday afternoon with its first Legacy Class fish of 2025.

Jan. 30, 2025

Toyota ShareLunker Program Enjoyed Record-Breaking 2024 Season

ATHENS – The 2024 Toyota ShareLunker season reached new heights thanks to 371 anglers who entered a record 689 lunker largemouth bass into the program throughout the year from 89 Texas public waterbodies.

Jan. 29, 2025

Richland-Chambers Reservoir Returns to ShareLunker Stage

ATHENS – Richland-Chambers Reservoir is back in the Toyota ShareLunker Legacy Class spotlight for the first time since 2008. Dylan Sorrells of Dallas reeled in 13.64-pound ShareLunker 671 Sunday afternoon, giving the waterbody its fifth overall Legacy Class fish. It’s the second Legacy Class fish for the 2025 Toyota ShareLunker collection season that includes ShareLunker 670 caught Jan. 2 at O.H. Ivie.

Jan. 22, 2025

Pair of Fishing Legends to be Inducted into Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame

ATHENS — The Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame announces two inductees to its class of 2025 — Ann Thomasson-Wilson of Jasper, Texas and Rick Clunn of Ava, Missouri.

Jan. 14, 2025

Lake Corpus Christ State Park to Host 33rd Annual Kid Fish Event

MATHIS – Come make a splash in the new year Jan. 25 at Lake Corpus Christi State Park.