General Outdoor

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 –

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 brush line that headed

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 Hartman Bridge, State Highway

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 tough going. In the

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 grass,” Garefalos said. He

The white bass run is on in Texas. They are moving out of Texas lakes on their annual spawning run, migrating into the rivers and streams that feed the lakes. Typically the winter white bass run kicks off in the

Check out angler facebook pages and you will see some great pictures of great catches of speckled trout and redfish. But this is the time of the year to get in on some great sheepshead fishing also. Locate where they

The Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP) is beginning another round of enhancements at the 160-acre site near the Nueces Bay Causeway between Corpus Christi and Portland. This latest effort, funded by NOAA and the Texas General Land Office’s