AUSTIN, Texas — Three new public boating access construction and renovation projects on lakes near the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex will be getting more than $860,000 in matching federal funding assistance from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The funding grants...
Texas Bass Fishing Blogs for the Texas Fishing Guide
Calling all boat owners Sept. 10th
Stranded Dogs To Be Shot in New Orleans in less then 72 hours BOAT OWNERS! Boats are urgently needed. Flat bottomed boats, canoes, anything that can be used to travel around the flooded streets of New Orleans, and which is big enough to hold rescued animals. You must...
Dallas Man Gets World Record On Fly Rod
AUSTIN, Texas — A Dallas man's catch from earlier this year was just certified as a world record by the International Game Fish Association. Josh Hill, 22, of Dallas caught the smallmouth buffalo on March 29 on a self-tied fly and fly rod at the Pedernales River. It...
STATE PARKS HOST RITA EVACUEES, GAME WARDENS PREP FOR RESCUE WORK
AUSTIN, Texas - As Hurricane Rita bears down on the Texas coast, coastal state parks are temporarily closing, while others open their doors at no cost to hurricane evacuees. Meanwhile, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens, many of them fresh from Katrina...
AFTER RITA, STATE PARKS DIG OUT, GAME WARDENS PATROL EAST TEXAS
AUSTIN, Texas - Close to 200 Texas game wardens were on patrol Monday to help maintain order and safety in East Texas, particularly in southeastern counties hardest hit by Hurricane Rita this past weekend. Meanwhile, five Texas state parks near the Louisiana border...
Texas Parks & Wildlife Job Opening
Information Specialist III: P Performs complex informational and media relations work. Duties involve the comprehensive preparation, coordination, and dissemination of public information, and the stimulation of public participation and representation in agency...
Game Wardens, Parks, Wildlife Areas Cope in Rita’s Aftermath
AUSTIN, Texas — Dozens of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens continue to deliver food, water, medical assistance and peacekeeping support to East Texas counties still reeling from Hurricane Rita. Meanwhile, the number of state parks temporarily closed by...
Biologists Assess Resource Damage From Hurricane Rita
AUSTIN, Texas — Wildlife and fisheries biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department say the full impacts on natural resources from Hurricane Rita may not be realized for some time, but assessments in East Texas and along the upper coast in recent weeks...
Enhanced Budweiser ShareLunker Database Now Online
ATHENS, Texas — Big bass nerds everywhere take note: Information about entries in the Budweiser ShareLunker program can now be searched online. The on-line database has two modes, basic and advanced. The basic mode allows online searches by season, reservoir and...
Lake Conroe Grass Carp Public Hearing
Urgent Press Release for ALL Texas AnglersImportant Public Hearing you MUST attend!Tuesday, November 15th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Lone Star Convention Center, 9055 Airport Road (FM 1484) Conroe, Texas HistoryLake Conroe, hydrilla, and grass carp are five words...
A.B.A. tournaments
The American Bass Anglers will be having a tournament at Bridgeport Lake, November 6th, 2005, Launch will be at the wise county park. Also the A.B.A. will be having a tournament at Lake Coleman and Lake Proctor this weekend. They are a great bunch of guys come fish...
Texas Bass Fishing Reports November 2005
Texas freshwater bass fishing reports. Water Body Report ALAN HENRY Water lightly stained; 64 degrees. Black bass are fair on dark jigs and live bait near timber and points. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. AMISTAD Water fairly clear; 71 degrees. Black bass are...
TPWD Unveils Possible Hunting and Fishing Rule Changes
AUSTIN, Texas — The success of resource management efforts on a variety of fronts has led Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists to recommend several possible changes to next year’s hunting and fishing regulations. Among the topics being considered include: an...
Host of Holiday Events Set at Texas State Parks
AUSTIN, Texas — Few aspects of Christmas season bring joy to so many as do holiday lights, whether they decorate a Christmas tree, adorn gingerbread-trimmed Victorian homes or illuminate courthouses in many Texas communities. The Texas State Park system does its part...
Budweiser Sharelunker Program Offers Prizes
ATHENS, Texas — Catching a Budweiser ShareLunker — a largemouth bass weighing 13 pounds or more — is its own reward, an accomplishment shared by a relative handful of anglers. The person who catches the 400th qualifying entry into the program will receive the largest...
TPWD Announces Catch and Release Record Category
AUSTIN, Texas — Beginning Jan. 1, 2006, Texas anglers will no longer have to kill a fish to have it considered for a state record. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has established an additional awards category in its angler recognition program — a catch and...
PRO ANGLER TOURNAMENT ON LAKE FORK
Tournament will celebrate lake's 25th anniversary, TPWD fisheries management. Media Contact: Tom Harvey, (512) 389-4453, tom.harvey@tpwd.state.tx.us Tournament will celebrate lake's 25th anniversary, TPWD fisheries management. ATHENS, Texas-Professional bass anglers...
Make Glow in the Dark Fishing Lures
Making glow in the dark lures is easy, very fun and could be a profitable hobby. It has long be known by anglers that a huge attraction getter for fish it the use of light. Wether that be the color of the lure or the spinner it has attached,light triggers a reflex in...
How Fish Finders Work
The thrill of any fishing adventure begins with finding the right place to wet your line.Fishfinder allow anglers to quickly identify key targets and structure, as well as fish. A Fish Finder is a subset of a group of instruments called sonars. A Sonar consists of a...
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR TEXAS FRESHWATER HALL OF FAME
ATHENS, Texas - Individuals or organizations that have made a lasting contribution to freshwater fishing in Texas may be nominated through Feb. 25 for induction into the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. Nominees may be anglers, fisheries professionals or...