April 9, 2013

Hitchhiker Stopped at Local Gas Station

ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries biologist Robert J. Mauk of Wichita Falls tells how a routine refueling stop at a gas station turned into something quite out of the ordinary.

April 8, 2013

Texas Game Wardens Seize Illegally Hunted Wildlife Mounts and Drugs in Williamson County

TEMPLE — Texas Game Wardens and Williamson County sheriff’s deputies serving a search warrant at a Williamson County residence over the weekend seized a collection of illegally taken wildlife mounts, a quantity of marijuana and $4,000 in cash.

April 5, 2013

Range-wide Lesser Prairie Chicken Plan Submitted to U.S Fish and Wildlife Service

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and other state wildlife agencies in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado have submitted the 3rd draft of a range-wide plan to conserve the lesser prairie chicken to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which is considering whether to list the bird as a threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act.

Best Little Bass Lake in Texas Planned for Wichita Falls

ATHENS—What’s more fun than catching a big bass? For many people, it’s catching a lot of bass.

March 28, 2013

TPWD Approves Changes to Fishing Regulations

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has adopted fishing regulation changes on two largemouth bass fisheries in East Texas, and new possession rules in state waters for aquatic resources taken in the EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) as part of the 2013-14 Statewide Recreational and Commercial Fishing Proclamation.

Lake Austin Pumps out Another Toyota ShareLunker

ATHENS—Lake Austin continued to solidify its ranking as one of the best trophy bass lakes in Texas with Toyota ShareLunker 548, caught March 27 by Round Rock angler Colin Pack while fishing in a Texas Tournament Zone tournament.

March 21, 2013

54.3-pound Blue Catfish Sets New Mark for Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

ATHENS—Jordan Rethmeier of Garland and his father often fish in Lake Zebco, the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center’s stocked casting pond. They’ve caught some big catfish, but Saturday, March 16, produced the biggest yet, a new water body record blue catfish.

Louisiana Angler Lands Latest ShareLunker

ATHENS—Donald Deville of Ville Platte, Louisiana makes regular visits to Lake Fork with friends and family to fish for big bass, but he had never landed a double-digit fish.

March 20, 2013

Get Ready for Summer Fun at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center April 6

ATHENS—The annual Outdoor Fools Day event at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens has two goals: To let you know what’s out there to enjoy, and to teach you how to do it.

Lake Amon G. Carter Produces Toyota ShareLunker 546

ATHENS—Once again an angler has proved it’s not the size of the lake that counts, it’s the size of the fish in the lake—at least when it comes to catching big bass.