TPWD standardizes zebra mussel classification system Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is updating its system of classifying zebra mussel presence in lakes to better describe the level of impact and align with standards used by other state and federal

After 4.5 months with no entries into the Toyota ShareLunker program, Bruce Butler of Amarillo ended the dry spell with a 13.13-pound fish from Lake Alan Henry. Butler caught the season’s second ShareLunker about 4:00 p.m. April 13 from the

Striper catches in the other saltwater areas are reported regularly, but not so much along the Texas coast. There have been a few caught out of Galveston Bay, Sabine Bay and Matagorda Bay. But the latest catch could be the

On Jan. 11, 2016, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the publication of a groundbreaking rule implementing the Fishery Management Plan for Aquaculture in Federal Waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf Aquaculture Plan). The rule is a

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced the nationwide distribution of more than $1.1 billion in revenues generated by Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Acts. All four states in the Service’s Southwest Region have the opportunity

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.” The fish maxed out

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. TPWD spread a boom

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 the fishery,” said Tim

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 fishing… Black drum –