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March 4, 2025

O.H. Ivie Logs Third Legacy Class ShareLunker of 2025

ATHENS – O.H. Ivie increased its Legacy Class largemouth bass total to three on Thursday as the 2025 Toyota ShareLunker collection season heads into its final month. O.H. Ivie launched the year on Jan. 2 with its initial Legacy Class Lunker of 2025 followed by its second on Feb. 15.

March 3, 2025

Anglers Reel in Hundreds of Record-Setting Fish in 2024

ATHENS – Anglers across Texas set fishing records through Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Angler Recognition Program (ARP) in 2024.

Feb. 27, 2025

Public Input Sought on Expansion of Digital License and Tag Options for Recreational Hunting and Fishing

AUSTIN –Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is taking public comment until March 26 on changes to digital licensing and tagging requirements.

Feb. 26, 2025

Public Input Sought on Proposed Texas Hunting Regulation Changes for 2025-26

AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is accepting public comment until March 27 for the following proposed changes to the 2025-26 Statewide Hunting and Migratory Game Bird proclamations:

Lake Tawakoni Delivers its First Legacy Class ShareLunker

ATHENS – Angler Clayton Braddock of Argyle reeled in Lake Tawakoni’s grand entry into the Toyota ShareLunker program Sunday, catching the waterbody’s first Legacy Class fish.

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.