Inks Lake Drawdown Facilitates Fish Habitat Restoration Project

Inks Lake Drawdown Facilitates Fish Habitat Restoration Project

AUSTIN –Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) fisheries biologists and local partners took advantage of the temporary drawdown of Inks Lake to restore fish habitat…

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Birds of Prey Come to Lake Livingston State Park

Birds of Prey Come to Lake Livingston State Park

LIVINGSTON— Lake Livingston State Park has partnered with EarthQuest to offer a one-of-a-kind Birds of Prey program March 24. An experienced falconer will give two presentations on these magnificent…

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Fly Fish Texas Expo Coming to Athens Feb. 24

Fly Fish Texas Expo Coming to Athens Feb. 24

ATHENS – The Fly Fish Texas Expo is back for the 18th year with a jam-packed day of activities, classes, demonstrations and vendors 9 a.m….

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Invasive Giant Salvinia Found at Lake Nacogdoches

Invasive Giant Salvinia Found at Lake Nacogdoches

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) inland fisheries staff found a total of 30 acres of invasive giant salvinia in multiple locations at Lake Nacogdoches Feb. 5….

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New Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Prosecutor of the Year Award Reflects Critical Role To Protect Woods, Waters, Wildlife

New Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Prosecutor of the Year Award Reflects Critical Role To Protect Woods, Waters, Wildlife

Nomination Submissions Due May 15 Texas Game Wardens can spend months investigating and building cases against lawbreakers who shoot endangered whooping cranes, poach white-tailed deer,…

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Annual Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Dates Set for 2018

Annual Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Dates Set for 2018

AUSTIN – Each February for more than 15 years, countless volunteers spend 10 days on the water along the Texas coastline searching the bays for…

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Gulf Council Advances Proposals for States to Manage Red Snapper

Gulf Council Advances Proposals for States to Manage Red Snapper

Sportfishing industry believes that states’ management will benefit red snapper conservation and fishing access Alexandria, VA – February 1, 2018 – The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) applauds today’s vote by…

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About the February 2018 Cover

About the February 2018 Cover

Artist Mark Ray let his passion for coastal fishing inspired a career as a self-taught marine wildlife artist. Offshore billfish and other pelagics, as well…

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Chasing Whites

Chasing Whites

Statewide fishing forecast, hot spots and tactics for the white bass run. Story and Photography by Matt Williams You can have those Broadway musicals and…

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Ins & Outs of Drains

Ins & Outs of Drains

How and when to fish these travel corridors for more specks, reds and flounder. Story and Photography by Robert Sloan Every bay on the Texas…

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