TPWD Fishing

Congratulations to Brady Stanford on being selected as Fishing Guide of the Year by the Toyota ShareLunker Program and the American Fishing Tackle Company (AFTCO) 👏👏👏 Brady was recognized for his conservation and enhancement of Texas largemouth bass fisheries

🏆 Best Film Award 🏆 We're honored to be recognized at the @TexasWaterFND Film Festival for our special episode about the Brazos River. 📽️ WATCH at tinyurl.com/AdventuresOnTh…

We're sampling fish in the Guadalupe River near Kerrville to see the impacts of the flood on the ecosystem. with @TPWDfish

Head's up, Shrimpers! 🦐 Commercial shrimp season for both Texas and federal waters in the Gulf will close 30 minutes after sunset May 15, reopening on a still-to-be determined date in July. Details: bit.ly/ShrimpClosure26 Español: bit.ly/CamaronesTermi… #TexasCoast

It takes a village to support a Texas Paddling Trail 🛶 The Guadalupe Valley Paddling Trail just got a glow-up thanks to the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority and the City of Cuero 🙏🏽 Enjoy improved access sites and kiosks on the 13.8 mile: tinyurl.com/CueroPaddling

‼️ The 2026 federal red snapper season oFISHally opens May 22 🎣 Red snapper fishing is open year-round in Texas state waters. Bag + size limits for federal and state waters remain unchanged. NEW this year: a gulf-wide research 'disCARD' study: bit.ly/2026FedRedSnap…

With the help of the staff from Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, TPWD stocked ~160,000 Lone Star Bass fingerlings into Joe Pool Reservoir. The objective of this stocking is to boost the size potential of the existing Largemouth Bass population! #biggerbetterbass #tpwd

Lake Conroe received over 100,000 Lone Star Bass today (April 30)! These fish will maximize the size potential of the Largemouth Bass population in Lake Conroe by instilling the genetics of bass that have proven to grow to 13+ lbs in Texas reservoirs.

IT'S A WRAP for the 2026 Toyota ShareLunker collection season. Highlights: ✅ 18 Legacy Class 13+ lb ShareLunkers caught from 10 different lakes ✅ 4 new waterbody records ✅ 2 ShareLunker siblings caught Details at tinyurl.com/ShareLunker26 #BiggerBetterBass

Congratulations to the winners of the TEXAS FISH ART contest! 🏆 Winners receive scholarship money and advance to the national competition. Details and link to more winning artwork at tinyurl.com/FishArt26

Catfish stocking starts NOW! Easy to catch, fun to eat 😋 Find a fishing spot near you at NeighborhoodFishing.org 🎣 from @TPWDfish

In the final hours of the 2026 Toyota ShareLunker program collection season Tuesday evening (March 31), O.H. Ivie reservoir delivered a buzzer beater with its fifth Legacy Class largemouth bass of the season. More details in the press release! tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/rele…

CATFISH ARE COMING 🎣 Starting this Friday, we’ll stock Neighborhood Fishing lakes around Texas through October (with a brief pause during the August heat). Details 👉 tinyurl.com/CatfishStockin… Español: tinyurl.com/CatfishStockin…

NOT an April Fool's, y'all. This 884-pound Blue Fin Tuna set a new state record. Check out 2025's record-setting catches at tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/rele…

Anglers from Texas and across the nation set numerous fishing records in Texas waters via the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Angler Recognition Program (ARP) in 2025! Check out the details in the press release: tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/rele…

Buzzer beater bass at O.H. Ivie! Angler Ted Taylor just landed Legacy Class ShareLunker 701 weighing in at 14.22 pounds. This makes 18 Legacy Class fish for the season and the 5th from O.H. Ivie this year! #BiggerBetterBass #ShareLunker

J.B. Thomas Reservoir got back on the board March 24 with not one but two Legacy Class ShareLunkers. Lawrence Lee of Tolar reeled in both fish to become the first angler to catch three 13-pound or heavier Legacy Class fish in a single season! More details: tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/rele…

Lawrence Lee just had a Double Lunker Day! He landed ShareLunker 700 weighing in at 13.57 pounds from J.B. Thomas Tuesday night. TPWD biologists certified and collected catch and genetic information on this fish. Thank you for your contribution to bigger, better bass in Texas!

Lawrence Lee just landed his 2nd Legacy Class fish of the 2026 collection season! ShareLunker 699 tipped the scales at 13.10 lbs from J.B. Thomas. Congratulations to Lawrence, and thanks for sharing your catch! Where do you think ShareLunker 700 will be caught? #ShareLunker

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Division staff traveled to Lake Texoma earlier this month to collect male striped bass broodstock for TPWD's Hybrid-Striped bass program! Dan Bennett, Denison District Supervisor, provides more details