Texas Fish & Game

The National News of Texas

April 8, 2016

Everything is bigger in Texas

Wildlife officials monitoring Lake Conroe found a huge lake resident during routine sampling this year. A 52-inch Blue Catfish weighing at least 60 pounds turned up in the gigantic catching device known as a “gill net.” […]
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April 8, 2016

Containing giant salvinia in Lake Fork and other Texas lakes

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Sabine River Authority continue the battle to contain or wipe out giant salvinia on Lake Fork. The plant was first discovered in November of last year in Chaney Branch. […]
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April 5, 2016

Red Snapper poaching

Federal authorities seized 488 illegally caught red snapper amounting to nearly 17,000 pounds. “If you have somebody going out there and stealing 5,000 pounds of red snapper in one day, two days, they’re taking away from […]
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April 5, 2016

Fishing and Hunting Changes Adopted

In a nutshell, the following are changes to the 2016-17 regulations: FISHING Freshwater fishing… Minimum length for largemouth bass in the Sabine River below Toledo Bend Lake has been changed from 14 to 12 inches. Saltwater […]
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March 31, 2016

And the big bass keep coming from Toledo Bend

Lunker 109 was caught by Pleasant Hill angler, Dennis Blankenship, who was fishing from a pirogue. He caught the lunker on a weightless watermelon/red Zoom Brush Hog. “I made about four to five casts working a […]
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March 15, 2016

Baffin Bay spring action …

Capt. Joey Farah points out that a combination of factors have transformed this spring into one of the best fishing opportunities in recent memory. “There are a huge amount of shrimp and other bait in the […]
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March 15, 2016

New concerns of dioxin and PCBs in Galveston Bay

Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) monitors fish for presence of environmental contaminants, has consumption alerts for several coastal areas. Dioxins and Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been found in the waters north of the Fred […]
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March 7, 2016

12.90 lb. bass landed from Toledo Bend

One of the biggest bass landed this spring was a 12.90 lb beauty caught by Keith Commeaux of Lake Charles. He and his son fished Housen in the morning, caught a few fish, but it was […]
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March 3, 2016

Mule deer tag – $410,000; Montana bighorn license – $305,000

Sporting Classics Daily recently ran the story of a mule deer tag that went for $410,000 at auction. In Montana a bighorn license went for $305,000 at auction Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks auctioned off the […]
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March 1, 2016

More big bass from Toledo Bend

Cody Garefalos and James Rozelle of Porter Texas were fishing the Texas Team Trail bass tournament when they caught their big bass. “We started by fishing in shallow water from 3 to 8 feet near hay […]
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