School Encourages Learning Through Outdoor Exploration CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Children at Weldon Smith Elementary are excited about learning, thanks to a new program that harnesses the power of nature and the outdoors. “Camp Free to Read” is the...
Blue Heron Shakett Creek
by Texas Bass Fishing Guide | November 26, 2022 | Conservation | 0 Comments
The Great Blue Heron is abundant, widespread, and well-known throughout its range in Texas. It is highly adaptable, both in habitat requirements and diet. From about 1860 until 1907, its breeding plumes as well as those of Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula) and Great Egrets...
God Bless the U.S.A.
by Texas Bass Fishing Guide | September 1, 2022 | Conservation, News | 0 Comments
Lee Greenwood, in collaboration with The United States Air Force Band, Singing Sergeants and Home Free, released a new version of his hit song “God Bless the U.S.A.”
Anglers to Target Grass Carp on Lake Conroe
by Texas Bass Fishing Guide | July 3, 2011 | Conservation | 0 Comments
Bow and rod-and-reel anglers will remove excess carp to aid native aquatic vegetation restoration ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries staff has partnered with the Texas Bowfishing Association (TBA) and the Texas BASS Federation Nation...
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Partners Restore Lake Brazos Fishery
by Texas Bass Fishing Guide | May 3, 2011 | Conservation | 0 Comments
ATHENS — A recent cooperative effort between Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD Inland Fisheries management staff, the City of Waco, Cameron Park Zoo, and some local scouts from China Spring deployed new fish habitat into Lake Brazos on Wednesday. Twenty fish...
Critical Texas Bass River Named ”Water To Watch” For 2011
by Texas Bass Fishing Guide | May 3, 2011 | Conservation | 0 Comments
AUSTIN – The Llano River in Texas has been named one of 10 “Waters to Watch” for 2011 in the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. The watch list doesn’t necessarily indicate waters in trouble, but points to those that will benefit from strategic conservation efforts to...
TPWD Proposes List of Approved Exotic Aquatic Plants, Permitted Algae
by Texas Bass Fishing Guide | September 5, 2010 | Conservation | 0 Comments
AUSTIN – Aquatic plants offer both beauty and functionality in landscaping and aquaria, and the use of algae to produce biofuels has recently received increased attention. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wants to ensure the introduction of any non-native...
Texas Fisheries Biologists to Hear of Changes Coming to Texas
by Texas Bass Fishing Guide | January 10, 2010 | Conservation | 1 Comment
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...
Christmas Travelers Trapped on Texas Highways
by Texas Bass Fishing Guide | December 25, 2009 | Conservation | 0 Comments
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...
Potentially Toxic Algal Species Confirmed in South Texas
by Texas Bass Fishing Guide | May 28, 2009 | Conservation | 0 Comments
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...
New Paddling Trails to Open in Houston, Austin, Elsewhere in Texas
by Texas Bass Fishing Guide | April 10, 2009 | Conservation | 0 Comments
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...