Texas Fish & Game

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February 20, 2020

Angler Catches 14 Plus Pound TX Bass

Just days after being blanketed in snow, West Texas lake Alan Henry Reservoir produced the first Legacy Class largemouth bass entry of the 2020 Toyota ShareLunker season Feb. 9. Angler Blake Cockrell of Lubbock caught the 14.36 pound, […]
February 6, 2020

Humminbird Launches Youtube Page

Humminbird® recently launched a new YouTube tutorial page dedicated to teaching anglers how to unlock the full capabilities of its popular HELIX® fish finder models, in turn allowing anglers to be more productive in their summer […]
January 9, 2020

TX Anglers Reel In Record Catches

AUSTIN – Since 1971, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Angler Recognition Program has recognized fishing excellence by maintaining the fish record lists for all public and private water bodies across the state. Participation in the program has […]
December 26, 2019

Warm Winter Could Decrease Flounder, Hasten Bass Spawn

While looking through some of my notes a few years back I came across a story I wrote in in 2014 called “Implications of a Cold Winter”. That year it was brutally cold (for TX at […]
December 19, 2019

Zebra Mussels Infest Two New TX Lakes

he Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has added Lake Marble Falls and Granger Lake to the statewide list of lakes infested with invasive zebra mussels after discovering established, reproducing populations in the lakes this fall. Lower Colorado River Authority […]
December 18, 2019

Land Open for Guadalupe Trout Fishing

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has leased a “no fee” public access area on the Guadalupe River to help anglers target rainbow trout during the peak of the cool-weather stocking and fishing season. Camp Huaco […]
December 17, 2019

Tips For Catching Big Bass

I have been bass fishing since I can remember.  I still remember my first bass boat and everyone that I have had since then.  I can tell you how fast they went, what kind of electronics […]
December 4, 2019

Texas Rainbow Trout Stockings Begin

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for anglers of all ages as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department begins stocking thousands of easy to catch, tasty rainbow trout in 185 ponds, lakes and rivers […]
December 4, 2019

Podcast: Fishing Friends Wildcard Mashup with Various Guests – Live in Venice, Louisiana

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app or listen right here! Host Dustin Warncke rolls out a new recorded live podcast episode in Venice, Louisiana as part of the annual Confluence Writers Summit and holds down the […]
November 21, 2019

TPWD Considering Freshwater Changes

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Inland Fisheries management staff are considering changes to freshwater fishing regulations at water bodies located in Cooke, Tom Green, Grayson, and Williamson counties for 2020-21. Staff previewed the potential […]