June 22, 2015

Draft Catfish Management Plan Available for Review

ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s draft catfish management plan is now available for public review and comment.

June 17, 2015

Fourth of July Fireworks at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

ATHENS, Texas - The annual Fourth of July fireworks show at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) will be Saturday, July 4.

State-Fish Art on Display in Austin

ATHENS—Winning entries in the Texas division of the Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest will be on display at the Beverly S. Sheffield Education Center in Austin until July 5.

June 9, 2015

TPWD Reopens Alligator Gar Fishing in Trinity River Downstream of Dallas

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is reopening fishing for alligator gar in portions of the river between the Highway 31 Bridge near Trinidad and the Highway 7 Bridge near Crockett effective Thursday, June 11.

June 4, 2015

Bass Habitat at Lake Austin to be Enhanced with Fish-Attracting Brush

Austin—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is partnering with Texas Tournament Zone (TTZ) and the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department and Watershed Protection to install fish habitat structures assembled out of brush into Lake Austin on June 7, 2015. Activities will be based out of Emma Long Park starting at 8:30 am.

June 3, 2015

Displaced Wildlife Show Up as Flood Waters Recede

AUSTIN – Things that live on the ground typically aren’t adept at treading water for long. In the aftermath of flood events that have hammered much of the state recently, biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department say encounters with various wildlife will not be uncommon.

May 28, 2015

New Bass license plate aims to increase funding for fisheries

AUSTIN— The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is re-introducing its largemouth bass conservation license plate with a new graphic design. Artwork on the new plate depicting a jumping bass chasing a lure was created by well-known wildlife artist Clemente Guzman.

May 27, 2015

Ehrler and TPWD Outdoor Programs Big Winners at Toyota Texas Bass Classic

ATHENS—Brent Ehrler of Redlands, California, won the Toyota Texas Bass Classic on Lake Fork over the Memorial Day weekend, taking home a check for $100,000, a fully rigged bass boat and a 2015 Toyota Tundra.

May 26, 2015

Game Warden Field Notes, May 26, 2015

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

Recreational Anglers Get 10-Days in Federal Waters for Red Snapper

AUSTIN –Texas recreational anglers will have just 10 days to catch the popular sport fish in Gulf of Mexico federal waters this summer unless they hire a charter vessel under new framework announced by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).