Like New: Ann’s Boat — 19’ Trans Cat

Like New: Ann’s Boat — 19’ Trans Cat

Story and photography by Bill L. Olson October 29, 2003 marked the 20th anniversary of my marriage to my wife Ann. Over the years on…

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Toyota ShareLunker Program Kicks Off 36th Season This Weekend

Toyota ShareLunker Program Kicks Off 36th Season This Weekend

ATHENS – The month of January begins a new year and with it the beginning of the 36th season of the Toyota ShareLunker program when…

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Bid 2021 Adieu With a First Day Hike in 2022

Bid 2021 Adieu With a First Day Hike in 2022

AUSTIN— Welcome 2022 with a First Day Hike at one of 89 Texas State Parks. Parks statewide will be hosting a variety of self-guided and…

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TPWD Sets Public Scoping Meetings to Gather Input on Spotted Seatrout Regulations

TPWD Sets Public Scoping Meetings to Gather Input on Spotted Seatrout Regulations

AUSTIN- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking public input on the proposed rules changing bag and size limits for spotted seatrout on…

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Texas Game Warden Memorial is Moving to a New Home

Texas Game Warden Memorial is Moving to a New Home

AUSTIN– Since 2012, the Game Warden Peace Officer’s Association has been working to relocate the memorial from the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens to…

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TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest Area in Mesquite Bay

TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest Area in Mesquite Bay

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-28 in Mesquite Bay, part of the Aransas Bay complex, to commercial and recreational…

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Texas State Parks Ambassador Program Accepting Applications for New Central and West Texas Cohort

Texas State Parks Ambassador Program Accepting Applications for New Central and West Texas Cohort

AUSTIN – After a two-year hiatus, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is proud to announce that the Texas State Parks Ambassador Program will…

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Conservation Agencies, Bass Clubs, and Local Youth Increase Fish Habitat in Coleto Creek Reservoir

Conservation Agencies, Bass Clubs, and Local Youth Increase Fish Habitat in Coleto Creek Reservoir

VICTORIA – 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…

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TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest Areas in Galveston Bay and Espiritu Santo Bay

TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest Areas in Galveston Bay and Espiritu Santo Bay

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-1, TX-5 and TX-7 in Galveston Bay and TX-24 in Espiritu Santo Bay to…

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Public Access Lease for Guadalupe River Trout Fishing is Open

Public Access Lease for Guadalupe River Trout Fishing is Open

AUSTIN – Anglers have the opportunity to target rainbow trout during the peak of cold-weather stocking and fishing season thanks to a Texas Parks and…

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