TP&W Field Notes

Coastal Paddling Trails

Bob Spain | Coastal Conservation Coordinator | Austin
I could see a swirl on the water's surface, but couldn't see what had caused it. With the sun in...

Seagrasses in Christmas Bay

Leslie Williams | Natural Resource Specialist | Dickinson Marine Lab
If you've ever had a great day fishing it's a good bet that one of your fish may have spent...

Go with the Flow

Norman Boyd | TPWD Coastal Fisheries Eco-System Leader | San Antonio Bay
It's been discussed in previous issues of TSF-magazine that freshwater inflows are necessary to maintain the health of the ecosystems...

The USTS Texas Clipper: A New Artificial Reef in the Gulf of Mexico

J. Dale Shively | Coordinator | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Artificial Reef Program
What can you do with a historically significant, obsolete, steel-hulled ship that is 473 feet long, weighs about 7,000 tons...

Environmental Flows Protection Legislation Becomes Law

Cindy Loeffler | Director Water Resources Branch | Coastal Fisheries Division
When the 80th Legislature finally adjourned at midnight on May 28, 2007, Senate Bill 3 had passed. Governor Perry signed...

New and Improved Strategies Used to Increase the Survival Rates of Hatchery-reared Fishes Released Into the Wild

Robert Vega, Ph.D.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) managers use the practice of "stock enhancement" as one of the tools to supplement...

Visiting the Arroyo Colorado

Mark Lingo | Lower Laguna Madre Ecosystem Leader
The Arroyo Colorado has been used by generations of anglers, boaters, and swimmers and remains a popular destination for visitors...

Bait Use 101

Art Morris | Outreach Specialist | Corpus Christi Field Station
I would never have guessed that the fish that took my topwater while fishing the rocks off the Kenedy Ranch...

Technology for Fisheries Management

Josh Harper | Matagorda Bay Fishery Biologist
In high school, I hated math and utterly despised computers. In fact, the only class I ever came close to...

Spotted Seatrout in the Lower Laguna Madre

Dr. Larry McKinney | Director Coastal Fisheries, TPWD
A Regional Approach to Restoring a World Class FisheryPart II Management Issues The biological basis for developing a regionally based...

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