🎶 Baby Shark 🎶 This newborn Scalloped Hammerhead was caught and released during one of our coastal surveys. (And good luck getting that song out of your head!) #SharkWeek

HAMMERTIME! 🦈 Hammerhead sharks' unique head shape helps them detect and pin down prey. This one was spotted swimming offshore the Coastal Bend...just in time for #SharkWeek 📽️ Lerrin Johnson

Lookin' for a lake? 👀 📍 Check out our handy Texas Lake Finder at tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/… #LakeApprecationMonth

WE❤️OUR INTERNS Here are just a few ways they're helping us protect Texas’ wild things and wild places. 👉🏽 Check our internship and job opportunities at tpwd.texas.gov/Jobs #NationalInternDay

🎶 Barracuda 🎶 Spotted near an artificial reef in the Gulf by our Coastal Fisheries team #TexasCoast

Aquatic habitat surveys are conducted at this time of year when plant growth is peaking. Biologists use the data collected to monitor native and exotic aquatic plant communities in order to make fisheries management decisions!

Get your new season Hunting + Fishing licenses! 👉 Order online or find a retailer at bit.ly/NewSeasonsLice…. 100% of license sales support Texas’ wild things and wild places. Thank you! 🙏

New paddling trails coming to Toledo Bend in #etx! 🛶 30 miles of paddling opportunities 🛶 Beginning and advanced trails 🛶 Excellent fishing and wildlife watching Details: tinyurl.com/ToledoPaddling 👉🏽 View all Texas Paddling Trails at bit.ly/PaddleOn

🏞️ NEW PARKLAND FOR TEXAS 🏞️ Bear Creek State Park in the Hill Country is the latest addition to #TexasStateParks. The new park will be developed through the Centennial Park Conservation dedicated funding approved by voters in 2023. DETAILS 👉🏽 bit.ly/BearCreekState…

Drawing for alligator gar harvest on Trinity River opens Sept. 1 —> tinyurl.com/AlligatorGarDr…

BOATERS! #CleanDrainDryyour boat and gear to prevent invasive species like zebra mussels and giant salvinia from spreading to new lakes. Here's more--> tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/rele…

Know an individual or organization who has made a big impact on Texas fishing? Nominate them for the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame 🏆 Applications accepted through Nov. 1 —> shorturl.at/2THTT

Have you ever seen a baby eel? We caught these little guys on the Texas Coast in April. They love our Texas rivers so much they drifted over 2,000 miles from the Sargasso Sea to reach them! #americaneel #texasfish #texasriversandstreams

Enter the TEXAS FISH ART CONTEST through Feb. 28 Students in grades 4-12 can enter for a chance to win scholarships + more 🏆 DETAILS at tinyurl.com/YouthFishArt

TPWD has designated Fort Phantom Hill Lake, near Abilene, as “positive” for invasive zebra mussels. READ MORE: tinyurl.com/3369dkcc

The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center will reopen Oct. 8! Check out the press release for more details: tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/rele…

Check out these 11 new projects to enhance freshwater fishing in Texas thanks to our Habitat and Angler Access Program 🎣 —> tinyurl.com/HAAPTx

Paddling through Houston 🛶 Today we launched the Greens Bayou Paddling Trail - the newest Texas Paddling Trail. This brings the grand total to 700 miles of paddling trails around Texas! 👉🏼 DETAILS on this trail and more at tpwd.texas.gov/boating/paddli…

Help us wish a Happy 💯 Birthday to our Heart of the Hills Fisheries Science Center 🥳🐟🔬 Born in the Texas Hill Country as a Bass Hatchery, the facility shifted its focus to science-based conservation of freshwater fish. Check out these projects 👉🏽 bit.ly/HeartOfTheHill…

Your @TPWDFish is hosting a public scoping meeting on fisheries management efforts in Kerr County following the July floods. 🗓️ Oct. 27, 5-7:30 pm 📍Kerr Wildlife Management Area More at tinyurl.com/KerrScopingMtg