Tweet Did you know that many names of our Texas rivers are rooted in Spanish, a language spoken by early explorers and settlers? Here are some river names that may surprise you with their meanings: Pedernales = flints Nueces = … Continue reading →
Tweet Tens of thousands of people boat and fish in our coastal waters. Boating activity, along with natural forces, has caused destruction of the seagrass that provides fish habitat, and that habitat provides us with some of the best coastal fishing … Continue reading →
Tweet 1) This fishing season has some new regulations, including: Flounder – minimum length is now 15″. 2) When you buy your fishing license online, you can use your emailed receipt, or the record of it found in the Outdoor Annual app, … Continue reading →
Tweet Crappie’s sweet, white meat makes it a popular spring fish. But now is also a good time to fish for crappie, and we’ve found 12 hot spots where you can try your luck. Brian Van Zee, Inland Fisheries Regional … Continue reading →
Tweet Temperatures have started dropping in Texas, but summer is not quite ready to leave. Take advantage of the last of our warm weather to hook some of these popular fish in their end-of-the-season hangouts. Largemouth bass Sam Rayburn Reservoir – … Continue reading →
Tweet eports show that Texas anglers aren’t catching as many bass as they have in the past, despite healthy fish populations. So we’ve launched a study that tracks the habits of largemouth bass to try and figure out why this … Continue reading →
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Tweet Imagine you and your guest living the dream, fishing and hunting on a 17,351-acre sportsman’s paradise alongside Matagorda Bay. e < New This Year – the Powderhorn Cast and Blast! Imagine you and your guest living the dream, fishing and/or hunting on a 17,351-acre … Continue reading →
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TweetThe Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced that the state recreational gray triggerfish season will open concurrently with federal waters on Tuesday, September 1. The minimum size limit for gray triggerfish is 15 inches minimum fork length. Aggregate bag … Continue reading →
Tweet The project includes distributing fish descender devices to recreational anglers and teaching best practices on their use. NOAA announced a new partnership with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission to restore recreational fish species impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil … Continue reading →
TweetAUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will begin the Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization drawing application process on September 1. This year’s opening date is a change from the August 15 date that was in place when the drawing … Continue reading →
TweetAUSTIN – Conservation groups are asking the tens of thousands of people who boat in Texas coastal waters every year to become part of the solution to conserve diminishing habitats. Habitat loss and degradation has been documented for years as … Continue reading →
Tweet New Season, New Regulations The new hunting and fishing seasons starting Sept. 1 bring new rules, regulations and hunting season dates. The All-Digital Outdoor Annual The Outdoor Annual is your go-to source for all Texas hunting, fishing and boating … Continue reading →
TweetAUSTIN- The oyster mariculture industry is open for business. This new industry on the Texas coast allows people to lease public waters to grow and harvest oysters commercially. You can now apply for permits and start the process of opening … Continue reading →
Tweet The project includes distributing fish descender devices to recreational anglers and teaching best practices on their use. NOAA announced a new partnership with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission to restore recreational fish species impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil … Continue reading →
TweetAUSTIN – With more Texans heading to the water during quarantine to recreate and physical distance naturally, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has seen an uptick in fishing license purchases compared to this time last year. Recognizing this, TPWD … Continue reading →
TweetAUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Corpus Christi Inland Fisheries Management Team, with assistance from the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, have built and deployed 92 fish habitat structures this year within Coleto Creek Reservoir. The multiple artificial structures serve … Continue reading →
TweetATHENS – 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 or larger … Continue reading →
