Texas Fish & Game

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January 6, 2022

Have Scientists Found Bass Gene That Dictates Vulnerability To Catch?

In an experiment spanning over 20 years, researchers at the University of Illinois have found that vulnerability to being caught by anglers is a heritable trait in largemouth bass. The study began in 1975 with the […]
January 4, 2022

St. Croix, TF&G Issue High School Bass Conservation Challenge

BASS FISHING AND conservation go hand-in-hand. St. Croix and Texas Fish & Game want to take this to the youth and incentivize conservation activism among Texas high school bass fishing competitors. “We believe this tech-savvy generation can […]
January 4, 2022

Sharelunker Program Kicks Off For 2022

The month of January begins a new year and with it the beginning of the 36th season of the Toyota ShareLunker program when anglers across the state, and for that matter the nation, cast their lines […]
December 21, 2021

Conservation Expeditions Available For Teens With Struggles

Know a wildlife-loving teen age 15 or older dealing with a critical illness or who has lost a parent or a sibling? Higher Calling Wildlife is seeking these exact kids out for special expeditions in 2022. […]
December 16, 2021

St. Croix To Title 2022 Bassmaster Opens

St. Croix Rods, handcrafter of premium casting, spinning, saltwater, ice fishing and fly rods, will serve as the title sponsor for the wildly popular Bassmaster Opens Series in 2022, officials announced today. Additionally, the St. Croix Rods Rewards program will […]
December 14, 2021

Coleto Creek Bass Habitat Boosted

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Corpus Christi Inland Fisheries team partnered with the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA), Texas B.A.S.S. Nation, Coleto BassMasters Friends of Reservoirs (FOR) chapter, and several youths from St. Joseph’s High […]
December 7, 2021

Public Access To Guadalupe Trout Fishing Open

Anglers have the opportunity to target rainbow trout during the peak of cold-weather stocking and fishing season thanks to a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) “no fee” public access lease on the Guadalupe River. “This […]
November 17, 2021

TPWD Announces Grants To Aid Fish Habitat

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Division has selected 21 projects to be supported by the new Habitat and Angler Access Program (HAAP). The program, which launched in June 2021, is primarily funded […]
November 16, 2021

The Most Instagrammable Fishing Spots In Texas

There’s no such thing as a “fish story” when you’ve got pics to back you up. Gone is the age of the “one that got away“– because you’ve got Instagrammable proof. The fish in Texas are […]
November 16, 2021

Artificial Reefs Deployed at Belton Lake

Anglers have more spots to search for the perfect catch at Belton Lake thanks to some recently installed artificial reefs and habitat structures. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Waco and Forth Worth Inland Fisheries Districts […]