May 10, 2004

Gulf Shrimp Season To Close May 15

AUSTIN, Texas—The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for both state and federal waters will close 30 minutes after sunset on May 15 until an unspecified time in July.

May 3, 2004

TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, May 3, 2004

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

April 26, 2004

Bass Pro Shops Founder To Match Raised Funds for Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Education Building

ATHENS, Texas-Bass Pro Shops founder John L. Morris is serious about the value of teaching young people principles of natural resource conservation by involving them in fishing.

April 19, 2004

New Angler Awards To Recognize Fishing Elite

AUSTIN, Texas — Catching a big fish can be just as much a matter of luck as skill. But it takes more than luck to catch several different big fish.

TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, April 19, 2004

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

April 12, 2004

Commission Adopts Fishing License Changes

AUSTIN, Texas — Beginning this fall, Texas anglers will have to pick the fishing license that matches their fishing preference: freshwater, saltwater or both.

March 22, 2004

Golden Alga Hits Lake Texoma, Remains Active Elsewhere

AUSTIN, Texas — Fish kills along the southern shoreline of Lake Texoma are being attributed to golden alga, which is naturally occurring and secretes a fish killing toxin. This dashes the hopes of environmental scientists and fisheries biologists in Oklahoma and Texas that any extensive damage from the lingering presence of the alga on this border lake might be avoided.

Record Catfish Still Drawing Crowds to Fisheries Center

ATHENS, Texas-The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center has a big fish story. ’Splash,’ the new record blue catfish now swimming in the dive tank at the center, has sent visitation through the roof. Attendance the first weekend in March was 979, an increase of 30 percent from last year. Visitation for the year to date is up 6,000 compared with the same period last year.

Texas Gulf Coast Roundup Enters 7th Year

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is looking to coastal anglers to help gather specimens for use in hatchery production, research projects and for educational purposes during upcoming Gulf Coast Roundup events.

TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, March 22, 2004

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