Texas Fish & Game

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January 5, 2021

Sharelunker Program Enters 35th Season

The turning of the calendar to January signals the beginning of the 35th season of the Toyota Sharelunker program. The year-round Toyota Sharelunker program offers four levels of participation for catching bass over 8 pounds or […]
October 27, 2020

Bassmaster Fest Coming To Fork

The Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest (TBTF) is heading back to Lake Fork for the second year in a row, bringing world-class bass fishing, shopping, and a variety of outdoor activities to Texas’ most iconic bass fishing […]
August 4, 2020

Thousands of Sharelunker Fingerlings Stocked

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Toyota ShareLunker Program is having another outstanding year in its goal to create, bigger, better bass in Texas. After obtaining two successful spawns from one of the four 13 pound […]
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 […]
August 1, 2019

Time To Catch Bass At Night

As the summertime weather heats up, it is not uncommon to see thermometers rise to the century mark. While I like to fish as much or more than the next guy, as I get older, it […]
April 7, 2019

Bass Fishing Hall Of Fame Has Class

Davy Hite has done it all. From winning the Forrest Wood Cup to taking both a Bassmaster Classic and Bassmaster Angler of the Year title, he is among the elite in professional bass fishing. But he […]
March 14, 2019

Catching Your Personal Best Largemouth

Winter is coming to a close and spring is peaking its’ head right around the corner. Most largemouth bass fisherman are getting their gear out from months of dormancy in anticipation of catching their new personal best […]
March 12, 2019

Catching Pre-Spawn Bass

It has been a long and unseasonably wet winter here in Texas.  We saw temps in the teens, all the way into high 70’s on Christmas day!  Now that winter is on its’ way out and […]
August 21, 2018

Summer Time Froggin’ Pt. 2

Summer is slowly drawing to a close and the heat will hopefully be letting up soon.  The frog bite however will still be in full swing.  The lily pads, hydrilla, duck weed and coontail have all […]
July 5, 2018

Largemouth Bass And the Gape Width Factor

The bream never saw it coming. Guarding its bed, the hand-sized fish swam in circles until a flash of green, black and white burst onto the shallows. Engulfing the bream with one strike and pushing a foot high […]