Texas rivers are calling 🛶 Brighten up your car, truck or trailer with a Texas Rivers license plate. Only $30/year with $22 going to help protect Texas rivers and the fish, wildlife and habitat they make possible. ➡ Check out this plate + more at ConservationPlate.org

Let the games begin! 🥇 Wishing the best of luck to all our amazing Texans gearing up for the Olympics! 🤞 #TexasStateParks #BetterOutside Texas Parks & Wildlife

That’s 1,000,000,000 fish, y’all! 🤩 We stock red drum, spotted seatrout and flounder into Texas bays to enhance existing populations. We’re about to release fish number ONE BILLION!! We don’t wanna play favorites, but this one is kind of special. #1BillionFish   #TexasCoast

Bye-bye Billie! We just released the 1,000,000,000th coastal-hatchery raised fish on the #TexasCoast #1billionfish

Today we released the one billionth coastal hatchery-raised fish 🐟 Named BILLIE, this red drum fingerling represents 40 years of managing a sustainable Texas fisheries: bit.ly/1BillionthFish #1billionfish #TexasCoast

⚠️ Alert! A non-native hybrid Peacock Cichlid was recently caught in the San Gabriel River near Leander. If you catch an exotic fish, don’t release it. Send photos and location to [email protected]. Never Dump Your Tank! 📷 Kristen Smith #TexasFishing #atx

Look what’s swimming along the #SanAntonio Riverwalk 🐟 Working with San Antonio River Authority, we've successfully restored Guadalupe Bass to this part of their native range 🙌🏼 📱 Help us track the Texas state fish at inaturalist.org/projects/fishe… #OnlyInTexas

New Catch of the Month! Mary Costin caught this Black Drum out of Corpus Christi Bay on April 22 using a rod and reel with an artificial 4 inch paddletail. Mary decided to commemorate this incredible catch with an Outstanding Angler Award! Congrats Mary! tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/…

Today's the DAY 🎉🎣🦌 Get your new season Hunting + Fishing licenses! Order online or find a retailer at bit.ly/NewLicenses24. 100% of license sales support Texas’ wild things and wild places 🙌🏽 #BetterOutside

Two Texas Game Warden named Officers of the Year 🏆 James Hancock won NASBLA award for his leadership in water safety. 🏆 Alli Hasten honored by Assoc. of Midwest Fish and Game #LawEnforcement Officers for her contributions to the community. DETAILS: tinyurl.com/GWAwards

Red snapper season in federal waters closes Sept. 6. Anglers may continue to harvest up to 4 red snapper per day w/ 15-inch min length limit from Texas state waters. DETAILS: English--> bit.ly/4dADFTl Español--> bit.ly/3X1TAmv #TexasFishing #TexasCoast

The Texas Freshwater Fish Stamp has been instrumental in advancing the management and conservation of freshwater fisheries resources in the state over the past 20 years! Learn more about the positive impact it has made on Texas Fisheries: tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/rele… #TexasFishing

Applications for the annual Trinity River alligator gar harvest drawing open Sept. 1: tinyurl.com/TrinityGar #TexasFishing

🧟‍♂️ Laaakes…more lakes 🧟‍♂️ BOATERS! #CleanDrainDry your boat and gear to prevent invasive species like zebra mussels 👇🏽 and giant salvinia from spreading to new lakes. Here's more--> tinyurl.com/LaborDayBoating

Seeing any cichlids? Help us track these fascinating fish. 👉🏼 Join our @TPWDFish Fishes of Texas project at inaturalist.org/projects/fishe… #TexasFishing

Seeing double? The father son duo of David & Brian Koprowski each caught monster Largemouth Bass out of Canyon Lake on 5/17/24! David's (top left) fish was 23 inches long, and Brian's (bottom left) fish was 24.5 inches. Both earned a Big Fish Award for their catch. Congrats!

Look what's swimming in Lady Bird Lake in #atx! At 71 lb, this Smallmouth Buffalo is a new state record and was released to grow some more. 🏆 Check out record catches from your favorite fishing spot at bit.ly/BigBites #TexasFishing

Austin Anderson caught this massive Smallmouth Buffalo on 6/10/24 using a rod and reel.  Austin earned a Big Fish Award, Water Body Record, Water Body Catch-and-Release Record, and--last but not least--a State Catch-and-Release Record for his catch.

Chad Barron caught this beautiful Flathead Catfish at J. B. Thomas on June 6 using a rod and reel. This fish weighed 34.34 lbs and measured 40 inches long. He earned a Water Body Record and an Outstanding Angler Award for his catch and the fish was released to swim another day!

Seeking partners for our Habitat and Angler Access Program —> tinyurl.com/HAAPProposals The program funds projects that increase freshwater fishing access and enhance fish habitat in Texas public waters. #TexasFishing