Texas Fish & Game

The National News of Texas

September 3, 2015

Don’t forget the Outdoor Annual App

Whether your next fishing trip finds you riding a rolling sea or floating a secluded pond, the Outdoor Annual app will keep regulation information at your fingertips. This app even works in areas without internet access. […]
August 28, 2015

Toledo Bend Lake #1

By now most bass anglers probably know that Toledo Bend Reservoir recently went into elite status when “Bassmaster” Magazine announced that of the 230 potential fisheries to be named the best-of-the-best. Toledo Bend was selected as […]
August 25, 2015

Are you ready for some dove hunting?

This year, dove hunters will have more opportunity earlier in the season. The North and Central zones will have five more days than last year, and the South Zone will have two additional days. The 2015-2016 […]
August 21, 2015

Fish call ….

There are duck calls, deer calls … how about a fish call. A father and son team, Jack and Jeff Damos from Louisiana say they have designed the first throwable, floating, electronic fish attractor. The Fish […]
August 11, 2015

A Saltwater Center Console Pontoon Boat? Yeah Again!!!

Last week, we took a peek at a red-hot high-performance pontoon boat that hits 60 MPH. But what about us anglers? While a lightning-fast pontoon is nifty, it doesn’t exactly fulfill our needs for hard-core fishing […]
August 10, 2015

Isobutanol better than ethanol for marine engines

Boaters and others looking for an alternative to ethanol blend gasoline now have another option – gasoline blended with isobutanol. The National Marine Manufacturers Assocation announced it has given its approval to isobutanol as a suitable […]
August 7, 2015

Fishing is good in the Rockport area

The rains of spring and early summer have created some spectacular summer trout fishing in the Rockport area, reported Redfish Lodge. Cooler than normal bay waters and lower salinity have translated into a bounty of healthy, […]
August 6, 2015

Lasiognathus Dinema – What?

A new species of fish has been discovered deep in the Gulf of Mexico. Described as spiky, snaggle-toothed, the fish was discovered by scientists, Tracey Sutton of Nova Southeastern University and Theodore Pietsch from University of […]
August 6, 2015

Dead zone is bigger than predicted

The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, an area of little or no oxygen, is the 11th largest measured and nearly 18 percent bigger than predicted. The area, 6,474 square miles is as big as […]
August 4, 2015

Hunting &Fishing Licenses

August 15 is the date to renew licenses if you plan to hunt and fish in Texas. The licenses can be purchased online (tpwd.texas.gov/business/licenses/online_sales/index.phtml) and through 1,700 locations throughout the state in addition to TPWD offices […]