Carl “Bud” Rowland’s speckled trout from 2002 has stood as the Texas state record trout for 23 years. Caught on fly in the Lower Laguna Madre, the 37-inch behemoth weighed in at a jaw-dropping 16 pounds. But as we move
Where Do You Think Next TX Record Trout Will Come From? Read More »
Swamps are popular places for hunting, fishing and camping. Swamps are also a place where many crimes are committed and where many missing people simply vanished. In this captivating episode of the Dark Outdoors podcast, renowned author and adventurer Lyle
Missing Outdoors Lovers & Dangers In America’s Swamps Read More »
Spring Breakers who waited until the last minute to plan an outdoor adventure, don’t fret; Texas State Parks still have day-use and overnight availability for anyone still looking for an outdoor adventure. “Spring is a special time to get outside,
Tips for Spring Break At TX State Parks Read More »
O.H. Ivie increased its Legacy Class largemouth bass total to three on Thursday as the 2025 Toyota ShareLunker collection season heads into its final month. O.H. Ivie launched the year on Jan. 2 with its initial Legacy Class Lunker of 2025 followed
O.H. Ivie Produces Third 2025 Sharelunker Read More »
Turkey hunters can expect to see an abundance of two-year-old gobblers and jakes setting the stage for an increase in male harvest in 2025. Most of Texas experienced a bump in production and recruitment in 2023 and 2024, meaning hunters
All Signs Point Toward Great Turkey Season Read More »
Texas coastal waters are filled with these hard-fighting, excellent-tasting fish that get little respect despite their outstanding attributes. Sheepshead congregate in large numbers at our jetty systems, and right now is an excellent time to catch them as they begin
Try These Four Tips For Jetty Sheepshead Read More »
Gulf Great White Sharks, is committed to inspiring and educating children about the ocean and its incredible creatures. That’s why it’s partnering with Wild Wishes® to bring shark educational gift packages to children who are facing challenges such as depression,
Special Gulf Shark Program Helps KIds Read More »
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department invites the public to learn about the importance of fire in nature at the East Texas Fire and Nature Festival. The event takes place 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. April 5 at the Tyler Nature
Festival To Focus On Prescribe Fire, Wildlife Read More »
Anglers across Texas set fishing records through Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Angler Recognition Program (ARP) in 2024. Joan Swartz of Austin enjoyed one of the most notable catches, setting multiple fly-rod records on Oct. 15. Swartz, president of
TX Anglers Reel In Hundreds of Record-Setting Catches Read More »
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is taking public comment until March 26 on changes to digital licensing and tagging requirements. The proposed amendments would expand digital license and tag options to all recreational hunting, fishing, combo license and tag
TPWD Seeks Comment On Digital Licenses Read More »
A recent investigation by Texas Game Wardens resulted in approximately 1,200 pending charges and 22 suspects from across the state involved in the deer breeding industry and black-market (illegal) wildlife trade. The suspects and charges are associated with three deer breeding facilities, ten
Wardens Bust Illegal Deer Operations Read More »
Angler Clayton Braddock of Argyle reeled in Lake Tawakoni’s grand entry into the Toyota ShareLunker program Sunday, catching the waterbody’s first Legacy Class fish. The lake became the 79th Texas public fishery to produce one of these massive largemouth bass,
Tawakoni Delivers First-Ever Sharelunker Read More »
Grizzly attack! A hunter is attacked by a grizzly while elk hunting and realizes it’s the same grizzly that nearly attacked him miles away days earlier. You don’t want to miss this amazing story of survival and toughness as a
Man Survives Insane Grizzly Attack! Read More »
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is accepting public comment until March 27 for the following proposed changes to the 2025-26 Statewide Hunting and Migratory Game Bird proclamations: Migratory Game Bird Regulations Increase the daily bag limit of pintails from
Input Sought On Many Hunting Regs Read More »
Wade fishing along the Texas Gulf Coast is one of the most rewarding ways to target speckled trout and redfish. By stepping into the water and becoming part of the environment, anglers can access shallow flats and productive shorelines that
Wade Fishing 101: How To Get It Done Read More »
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is partnering with Fishing’s Future and the George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar Education Fund to provide fishing education opportunities for families in Houston and the Rio Grande Valley.Fishing’s Future is a national angling educational
Family Fishing Education Opportunities Open This Spring Read More »
onefish & Tarpon Trust, whose mission is to conserve bonefish, tarpon and permit fisheries through science, education and advocacy, is providing an update on the ongoing “spinning fish” phenomenon in the Florida Keys. There is some promising news: reports of
A Look At “Spinning Fish” Cases Read More »
O.H. Ivie stepped back on stage Saturday morning with its second Legacy Class largemouth bass of the 2025 Toyota ShareLunker collection season. O.H. Ivie, which has been the dominant waterbody for big bass during the past few collection seasons, kicked the
O.H. Ivie Strikes Again! Read More »
R.C. Bramhall—author of Haunted War Tales: True Military Encounters with the Bizarre, Paranormal and Unexplained—to delve into some of the most shocking dangerous wildlife encounters and eerie battlefield mysteries experienced by military personnel. And he doe it on the latest
Military Encounters With Dangerous Wildlife Read More »
Nearly two years to the day after reeling in ShareLunker 641 from Lake Alan Henry, angler Ross Gomez caught a 14.78-pound bass only to discover it was the same fish. Gomez, of Post, caught the fish in the same location
Angler Catches Same Sharelunker-Twice! Read More »
