Cinco de Mayo Celebration May 4 at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center
ATHENS—The Athens community will celebrate the joint heritage of Texas and Mexico with a day of dance, food and fishing at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center on Saturday, May 4.
TPWD News Releases
April 22, 2013
April 18, 2013
Naconiche Record Fish Is ShareLunker Descendant
ATHENS—On December 4, 2004, Jerry Campos was fishing for largemouth bass on Falcon International Reservoir when he caught a 14.28-pound fish that became ShareLunker 370. On April 13, 2013, Allen Lane Kruse of Nacogdoches caught a 12.54-pound bass from Lake Naconiche that has been submitted as a water-body and catch-and-release record for the new impoundment near Nacogdoches.
April 10, 2013
Learn to Fly-fish at TFFC May 18
ATHENS—Expert fly-fisher Bob Cappallo will teach fly-fishing for beginners at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center May 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
April 9, 2013
Egg-citing Day in Athens April 13 to Prove “Food’s Better Outside”
ATHENS—The Athens Eggfest returns to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center on Saturday.
April 8, 2013
San Jacinto Festival, Battle Re-enactment Set for April 20
LAPORTE – Hundreds of history re-enactors will recreate the events leading up to the Battle of San Jacinto that won Texas its independence with booming cannons, cracking musket fire, thundering hooves and battle cries at San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site on Saturday, April 20.
April 4, 2013
Whole Earth Provision Co. to Raise Funds Again for Texas State Parks
AUSTIN – Whole Earth Provision Co. is looking this year to best last year’s fundraising campaign that generated more than $30,000 in donations for Texas State Parks.
April 2, 2013
April in Texas State Parks Is ‘For the Birds’
AUSTIN–Spring migration, temperate weather and more documented bird species than any other state comprise the perfect recipe for an April visit one of the dozens of Texas State Parks that cater to birders with bird-friendly habitat and viewing facilities.
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.
Franklin Mountains State Park to Grow by More Than 600 Acres
AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission at its Thursday meeting approved the acquisition of approximately 658 acres to expand a state park in El Paso that already ranks as the largest urban park in the continental United States.