Texas Fish & Game

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March 29, 2023

TPWD Adopts Many New Freshwater Regs

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted multiple changes to the freshwater fishing regulations for the upcoming 2023–24 season at the March 23 meeting. The freshwater fishing regulation changes focus on simplifying and clarifying fishing-related rules […]
March 29, 2023

Understanding Fly Line Weight

From the rod to the fly and everywhere in between, there are several components to a fly fishing outfit ‒ and the weight of your fly line is one of them. Fly line weight matters because […]
March 28, 2023

TPWD Approves New Saltwater Regs

  On March 23, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved all the proposed changes to the saltwater fishing regulations. These changes are focused on matching federal regulations to streamline both enforcement and compliance issues. The […]
March 28, 2023

Ivie Produces 15th Sharelunker-This year!

O.H. Ivie Lake’s historic run of Legacy Class Lunkers charged forward on Saturday with another massive largemouth bass. Kevin Winchester of Ballinger reeled in 13.08-pound ShareLunker 650, giving the lake its 15th Legacy Class fish of […]
March 28, 2023

Galveston Island State Park Celebrate Grand Re-Opening

Galveston Island State Park invites the public to a grand reopening event with two days of festivities March 31 and April 1 as part of the ongoing, yearlong Texas State Parks Centennial. The beach side of the park […]
March 23, 2023

Cobia, Snapper And Shark Changes Possibly Coming To TX

In an effort to match recent federal water regulation changes, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission directed department staff to publish proposed regulation changes that may be of interest to offshore anglers. The first change would […]
March 22, 2023

Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Spreads In Texas

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), in conjunction with National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) and several Texas landowners, has detected the presence of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2) in Bosque and Ector Counties. This case […]
March 22, 2023

TPWD Seeks Input On Land And Water Plan

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking public input to help inform future management directions of the agency. TPWD’s mission is to manage and conserve the natural and cultural resources of Texas and to […]
March 22, 2023

O.H. Ivie Produces Yet Another Sharelunker

O.H. Ivie continued adding to its record run of massive largemouth bass on Wednesday with its 14th Legacy Class fish of the 2023 Toyota ShareLunker collection season. Ryan Muhlig of Colby, Kansas, landed 13.64-pound ShareLunker 649, powering O.H. […]
March 22, 2023

The 94-Pound Redfish and Black/Red Drum Hybrids

What’s the biggest redfish you have ever caught? Most likely it’s under the Texas state record which is just shy of 60 pounds. Have you ever heard of a 94 pound plus redfish? What about a […]