San Antonio -

The Association of Collegiate Anglers has opened registration for the 2012 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship, historically the nation's largest collegiate bass fishing competition.

Texas -

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Athens -

You  have until February 29 to nominate an individual or organization that has made a lasting contribution to freshwater fishing in Texas to the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame.

Texas -

Good Place to Catch Rio Grande Perch! And bass. The 34th Texas Paddling Trail and second one in Seguin opened on Wednesday, Dec. 7, along a scenic stretch of the Guadalupe River.

Texas -

The oyster docks are quiet. Instead of bustling activity that typifies a Texas oystering operation, the fishermen sit idly by their boats, and the talk isn’t very uplifting.  A monstrous bloom of toxic algae looming across the Texas coast has shut down oyster season.

Gulf of Mexico -

An exotic, large species of shrimp is being found once again in the Gulf of Mexico and posing a potential threat to the $700 million Gulf shrimping industry, according to Tony Reisinger, a Texas AgriLife Extension Service agent for marine resources in South Texas.

Athens -

Lake Austin gave up the third Toyota ShareLunker of the season to Austin angler Brett Ketchum January 29.  The 13.0-pound bass is the thirteenth ShareLunker to come from the urban lake.

Athens -

Despite recent test results showing zebra mussel DNA to be present in several North Texas reservoirs, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) officials remain hopeful that the invasive aquatic species is still confined to Lake Texoma.

Austin -

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering opening deer hunting in three North Texas counties and another on the upper coast this fall as part of recommended changes to the 2012-13 Statewide Hunting Proclamation.

Austin -

Landowners will be able to contract directly with nuisance alligator hunters under new rules adopted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.