Texas Parks & Wildlife Field Notes

September 2019

Holly Grand | Coastal Outreach Coordinator, TPWD Coastal Fisheries

If you’re looking for a new fishing adventure this summer, consider exploring one of the Texas Paddling Trails. The number...

August 2019

J. Brooke Shipley | Ph.D. Chief Scientist, TPWD Artificial Reefs Program

Just over 10 road miles, or nine nautical miles (NM), is all it takes for a Texas angler to access...

The 2019 federal red snapper season began June 1 and runs 97 days for private recreational anglers, and we hope...

Shrimp: the prize of the Gulf Coast. It’s one of the most commercially lucrative fisheries in the United States and...

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists have reported that imported frozen shrimp can carry viruses and other diseases that...

It was the first day back at work after the holiday break in January 2018. We all knew it wasn’t...

There are a wide variety of mollusk species found in Texas estuarine waters. Most of these species occur as single...

Are fish kills on the rise in Galveston Bay? The Upper Texas Coast has had its fair share of fish...

Honestly, it’s hard to drop a hook down on any of the natural or artificial reef habitats in the Gulf...

Sheepshead, also known as convict fish because of the dark stripes on their sides, are a moderately sought after or...

TP&W Field Notes