General Outdoor

In the past couple of weeks there has been a record crappie caught at Lake Fork, a probable state record channel catfish, a 37.54-pounder also caught at Fork, and a giant largemouth caught by a 13-year-old at Lake Austin. Along […]

A series of natural and man-influenced events have rocked Galveston Bay oyster harvest, as well as other Texas coastal locations. According to a recent article in the Houston Chronicle, the first blow was Hurricane Ike in September, 2008, which covered

Giant Salvinia, the floating, aquatic fern originally from South America, has been confirmed present in Lake Fork in Chaney Branch, likely introduced by a contaminated boat or boat trailer at the boat ramp. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) Tyler

Here are some tactics that Capt. Levi Price is beginning to employ that should work through the winter, depending on how much cold the angler can take. The report covers Aransas Pass, Port Aransas, Rockport and Corpus Christi. When a

Over the past two months Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staff have received numerous calls about a white goat seen roaming the side slopes of Trans Mountain Road in the area known as Smugglers Pass. TPWD officials are aware of

Reports of red tide and/or fish kills continue to dissipate in the Gulf of Mexico. Discolored water associated with red tide was reported in Corpus Christi Bay but there were no reports of aerosols or dead fish. No other reports

A former United States president, a noted bass fishing educator, and one of the most innovative designers of soft plastic lures will join the current 59 members when they are formally inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame next

Beginning in late November and continuing through March, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will stock nearly 300,000 hatchery-reared rainbow trout at more than 140 sites across the state. Many of the fish stockings will be conducted at small

Port Aransas area: The TAMU Image Flow Cytobot at the UTMSI Pier in Port Aransas continues to report very low to low concentrations of red tide. Water samples collected last week by the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS)

Roy Euper of Lufkin caught the first Toyota ShareLunker of the season from Sam Rayburn Reservoir Monday afternoon. The fish weighed 13.2 pounds, qualifying it to become ShareLunker 564. Any angler who catches a 13-pound largemouth bass can be considered

On October 22, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans held a hearing on the Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act (H.R. 3094) and heard testimony from eight panelists. Introduced in July by Rep. Garret Graves

Rollover pass, a fishing spot visited by thousands each year on Bolivar Peninsula, could be another step to closing. At a recent town hall meeting, Galveston County Precinct 1 Commissioner Ryan Dennard announced to his constituents that the county is

A mega shark that lived 300 million years ago would have made today’s great whites look like small, according to fossils of the beast unearthed in Jacksboro, Texas. Scientists have dubbed the newfound fossils the “Texas supershark,” and the name

Proposition 6 on the ballot: The Texas Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest, is on the ballot, November 3, 2015 as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. Voting yes to the amendment would add text to the state constitution preserving the

Archery only deer hunting season in all Texas counties is now open and continues to Nov. 6. General deer season is Nov. 7, 2015 – Jan. 3, 2016 in the North Zone. In the South Zone the season runs from

Just when you thought there couldn’t be anything more you could do with your smartphone, Raymarine Dragonfly sonars have a built in Wi-Fi that allow anglers to stream Drangonfly data to a smartphone or tablet with the Raymarine Wi-Fish mobile

Concentrations of red tide have decreased around the UTMSI Pier in Port Aransas from low concentrations to very low concentrations. There have been a few reports of respiratory irritation from residents this week. However, anglers reported clear waters and good

Special youth-only weekend hunting seasons are on the horizon. Biologists say range conditions and wildlife populations are ripe for success in the field. Young waterfowlers will get first crack at ducks in the Panhandle and South Duck Zone the weekend