ATHENS, Texas — Texas fisheries biologists know their jobs are changing. On January 22 a trio of experts will give them a glimpse of what the future may hold at the annual meeting of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. The meeting will take place in...
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Coastal Anglers Asked to Assist During Freeze
AUSTIN, Texas – Coastal anglers are asked to be mindful of conditions during extreme cold weather, particularly the impacts a saltwater freeze event can have on game fish populations. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists and game wardens are closely...
Texas State-Fish Art Contest Seeks Entries, Expo Sponsors and Exhibitors
ATHENS, Texas-Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) officials intend to make the 2010 State-Fish Art Contest expo at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens the biggest and best in the contest’s history, and they need your help. Wildlife Forever,...
Christmas Travelers Trapped on Texas Highways
Anyone with information regarding actions by the state to rescue stranded travelers on Texas highway 287 west of Wichita Falls please contact the Texas SportsGuide. Do you have any news on actions to rescue thousands of stranded motorists who have been trapped on Hwy...
Durocher Leaves Legacy of Cultural Change at TPWD
AUSTIN, Texas – There was a time not long ago when Texas bass were small and ended up battered and fried alongside catfish and bluegills. Phil Durocher had a hand in taking bass off the dinner table and putting a national spotlight on quality largemouth fishing in...
Lake Fork Trophy Bass Fishing Report 11-27-2009
Right now is a great time to catch big bass here on Lake Fork. While most anglers have put their boats up for the year, there is still a tremendous amount of excellent fishing to experience with little or no fisherman on the water to compete with getting to your...
Where is British Columbia (BC), anyway?
Before you go fishing in BC, you might want to know where it is. While much of the Canadian population lives in the southeastern areas of Canada in places like Toronto or Ontario, British Columbia holds down the fort on the west coast. Vancouver, BC, where the 2010...
Texas Delaying Oyster Season Opening In Some Areas
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas oyster season will open Nov. 1, but due to health risks there will be several areas closed to harvest. Recent heavy rains statewide and red tide events on the lower Texas coast prompted the Texas Department of State Health Services to issue...
Lake Fork Trophy Bass Fishing Report 11-2-2009
November is an awesome month here at Lake Fork for catching trophy bass! As the water cools off and the bass begin their annual feeding frenzy there is a huge window of opportunity for many anglers to catch numbers of quality fish, not to mention the bass of a...
Something Fishy in Montgomery, Texas City Council
Montgomery, Texas City Council threatens to run Hispanic community out of town! Read more here…..
Fishing Resort Exposé: Your need-to-knows about the industry
They say ignorance is bliss, but if you want bliss on your next fishing trip, be sure to do your research. Some fishing lodges and fishing resorts have secrets – the kind of secrets that can make or break a customer’s experience. Here’s an inside look at some of...
Salmon Give Canada-Bound Fishermen Run for Their Money
Despite low salmon numbers in many North American fishing areas, Canadian salmon fishing showed surprisingly good numbers and a strong finish to a healthy fishing season. Due to poor spawning returns in 2008, many fishing areas in the northwestern United States...
Lake Fork Trophy Bass Survey Tops 10,000 Entries
ATHENS, Texas — In May, the Lake Fork Trophy Bass Survey continued its run as the most successful program of its kind. Since the survey began in March 2003, anglers have reported catching more than 10,000 trophy largemouth bass from the 27,000 acre reservoir. During...
Potentially Toxic Algal Species Confirmed in South Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Since January 2009, a microscopic alga most often found in north and west Texas has been confirmed at four south Texas sites: Corpus Christi, Kingsville, McAllen, and Jim Hogg County. All four occurrences caused fish kills in private ponds and...
Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo in Austin Suspended
AUSTIN, Texas – Because of a sponsorship revenue decline related to the economic recession and increased operational costs, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is cancelling the Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo set for Oct. 3-4 in Austin. The agency will suspend the...
2009 New Mexico Fly Fishing Season
Runoff is in full flower on all our area streams and only the Cimarron and Culebra are fishing well right now. The flow on the Culebra has just started to rise as irrigation season begins and the inflow should improve fishing considerably thru May and June. The...
TEXAS STATE PARKS TO HOST NATIONAL TRAILS DAY EVENTS JUNE 6
BASTROP, Texas – Bastrop State Park will join eight other Texas state parks on Saturday, June 6, in suggesting you “go take a hike” to commemorate National Trails Day. Jennifer Bristol, Bastrop State Park’s resource manager, says the park will have a trail work party...
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 Friday, May 15, until an unspecified time in July. The closing date is based on samples collected by the Coastal Fisheries Division of the...
New Paddling Trails to Open in Houston, Austin, Elsewhere in Texas
Paddling and nature enthusiasts, government officials and interested Houstonians will celebrate the official opening of the Buffalo Bayou Paddling Trail at Briar Bend Park on Thursday, April 16 when the Bayou Preservation Association teams up with TPWD for a festive...
Beatrice Long, Seabrook Intermediate School teacher, named 2009 National Project Learning Tree Outstanding Educator
Washington, D.C. – Project Learning Tree® (PLT), the environmental education program of the American Forest Foundation, has announced that Beatrice Long, a Houston resident who teaches at Seabrook Intermediate School, was named one of five 2009 National PLT...