Splash Returns to Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center
ATHENS—It’s often said that fame is fleeting, but that does not apply to Splash, the former world record blue catfish caught from Lake Texoma January 16, 2004, by Cody Mullennix of Howe.
TPWD News Releases
Jan. 24, 2011
Jan. 16, 2011
Toyota ShareLunker 507: Three in a Row for O.H. Ivie
ATHENS—Christopher Wright proved again Saturday, January 15, what has become obvious to anglers: O.H. Ivie is the hottest bass lake in Texas right now.
Jan. 14, 2011
Major Celebration of Texas Independence Slated for Feb. 26-27
WASHINGTON, Texas – Close to a thousand historical re-enactors and descendants of the original signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence, including special guest U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, are expected to gather on the banks of the Brazos River next month to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the state’s independence.
Jan. 11, 2011
Plano Fireman Selected in Lifetime Hunting and Fishing License Drawing
AUSTIN – Roy T. Brockway* of Kaufman is the envy of his co-workers in the Plano Fire Department after being selected the latest winner in Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s lifetime license promotion drawing.
Jan. 7, 2011
Grants Will Help Children Connect with the Outdoors
AUSTIN – Fifteen Community Outdoors Outreach Program grants from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department totaling more than $629,000 will be helping thousands of Texas children explore and learn about the states’ cultural and natural resources.
Jan. 6, 2011
Benefit Dinner Set to Support Pronghorn Restoration
ALPINE — Mark your calendar for Saturday, January 29, 2011 at the Granada Theatre in Alpine, Texas. That’s when local landowners will be hosting a benefit dinner and dance for pronghorn restoration.
Jan. 5, 2011
Dallas Youth Sets New Records for Blue Catfish at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center
ATHENS—Ten-year-old Wyatt Ciccarelli of Dallas set two junior angler water body records for the casting pond at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) December 30.
Jan. 3, 2011
Texas State-Fish Art Contest Seeks Entries
ATHENS—Student artists across Texas take notice: It’s time to start preparing your entries for the 2011 Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest.
O.H. Ivie Continues Toyota ShareLunker Streak
ATHENS—O.H. Ivie Reservoir continues to pump out Toyota ShareLunkers. The West Texas lake produced Toyota ShareLunker 506 on January 1.
Benbrook Youth Reels in State Record with ShareLunker Catch
ATHENS—Nathan Peña-Alfaro did not expect to catch a Toyota ShareLunker when he went fishing with his family at O.H. Ivie Reservoir New Year’s weekend, much less a fish that would garner him two junior angler records.