Dec. 1, 2016

Game Warden Field Notes, Dec. 1, 2016

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

Nov. 29, 2016

TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest at Conditionally Approved Area TX-7 in Galveston Bay

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-7 in Galveston Bay to commercial oyster harvest on Friday, Dec. 2, due to the undersized and low abundance of market-sized oysters in the area.

Public Fishing Access Areas Open Friday on Guadalupe River

AUSTIN—The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has signed temporary lease agreements with four Guadalupe River property owners to expand public access to the trout fishery downstream of Canyon Lake.

‘Tis the Season for Rainbow Trout Fishing in Texas

AUSTIN – These stockings won’t be found hanging by the chimney, but they’ll still bring plenty of joy this winter to boys and girls of all ages. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) annual fish stockings of rainbow trout are currently underway on 18 designated Neighborhood Fishin’ lakes across the state.

Nov. 18, 2016

Game Warden Field Notes, Nov. 18, 2016

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

Nov. 17, 2016

Fall into Fishing along the Texas Coast

AUSTIN – Anglers are taking full advantage of the recent unseasonably warm weather this fall that has kept fishing conditions pleasant along the Texas coast, according to coastal fisheries biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).

Nov. 14, 2016

TPWD Draws Second of Three Lifetime License Winners

AUSTIN— The second winner of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Lifetime License Drawing is Stanley B. Ross, II from Ennis.

Habitat Improvement Projects Building Better Fishing on Brazos River Basin Reservoirs

AUSTIN — Thanks to collaboration between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Brazos River Authority (BRA) and other supporters and volunteers, new habitat enhancements designed to provide better fishing opportunities and improve habitat for a variety of fish species are now in place at Lake Granbury, Possum Kingdom Lake, and Proctor Lake.

Nov. 3, 2016

Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Celebrates Twenty Years

ATHENS— Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens with a day of outdoor activities and free admission Saturday, Nov. 19.

Game Warden Field Notes, Nov. 3, 2016

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