Texas Fish & Game

The National News of Texas

April 15, 2024

Catfish Stockings Begin At Neighborhood Lakes

Spring has arrived and that means catfish angling is back at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Neighborhood Fishin’ lakes across the state. The program gives friends and families the opportunity to reel in catfish close […]
April 8, 2024

92-Pound Grass Carp Caught

During standard spring electrofishing sampling on Lake Concordia on March 11, 2024, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) biologists were shocked to find one particular fish in their samples, a 49.5-inch Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) […]
April 2, 2024

O.H. Ivie Produces Two More Sharelunkers

Legacy Class ShareLunker 668 from O.H. Ivie was just caught, weighed in at 13.14 pounds, and submitted by angler Keith Hall of Granbury, TX. Since there are 10 ShareLunkers already donated by anglers from O.H. Ivie […]
March 27, 2024

Lake Amistad “Infested” With Zebra Mussels

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has designated the International Amistad Reservoir in the Rio Grande basin along the Texas-Mexico border near Del Rio as “infested” with invasive zebra mussels, signifying that an established, reproducing […]
March 26, 2024

Texas State Parks Offer Eclipse Viewing Opportunity

Less than a month remains until the highly anticipated total eclipse adorns Texas skies. On April 8, a total eclipse will shade 31 Texas state parks along the path of totality. With the exception of Old Tunnel and […]
March 26, 2024

O.H. Ivie Cranks Out Four Sharerlunkers In Four Days

ATHENS – O.H. Ivie continued its hot streak with four more massive Legacy Class ShareLunkers in the span of four days. O.H. Ivie has now produced 10 Legacy Class entries, and this quartet of fish bumped […]
March 25, 2024

First Fish On A Fly (A Fly Fishing Journey)

Late August in the Northern Wyoming mountains never reached more than seventy degrees. A cool afternoon found me in denim and knee-high muck boots, an interesting choice of attire for wading through the Wood River, but […]
March 17, 2024

Inks Lake, O.H. Ivie Produce Sharelunkers

Inks Lake and O.H. Ivie registered Legacy Class ShareLunkers on back-to-back days to start the second week of March. Inks Lake in Central Texas etched its name in the Toyota ShareLunker record books with its first […]
March 12, 2024

Jug Fishing Fun: Conventionally Unconventional Kayak Fishing

Jug fishing may not require the finesse of jigging a quarter-ounce lure, nor have the sporting appeal of catching a 20-pound fish on 10-pound test, but it’s certainly a winning move in the fun department. There’s […]
March 10, 2024

Introducing the New and Improved ICON Performance Collection from Huk

New for the Spring 2024 season, Huk is proud to announce the launch of its updated ICON Performance Knit Collection. The ICON, the shirt that launched the brand 10 years ago, has been fully revamped for […]