Fairfield Lake State Park will permanently close to the public Feb. 28.
After more than 50 years of public use and outdoor recreation by Texas families, Fairfield Lake State Park will permanently close to the public Feb. 28. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) was notified by its lessor, Vistra, the owner of the site, that the land lease for Fairfield Lake State Park was terminated due to the impending sale of the property. Texas State Parks has 120 days to vacate the state park before it is turned over to the new owner, Todd Interests.
–TPWD
TPWD Closed Oyster Harvest Area TX-29 in Aransas Bay Feb. 15
TPWD closed TX-29 in Aransas Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. This area was split at the beginning of the season to allow for harvest in the portion of the area outside Carlos Bay. The Carlos Bay portion of TX-29 was closed at the beginning of the season through management action.
–TPWD
Lake Alan Henry Returns to the ShareLunker Stage
Lake Alan Henry joined O.H. Ivie and Nacogdoches on the list of waterbodies to produce a Legacy Class fish during the 2023 Toyota ShareLunker collection season.
O.H. Ivie Delivers its 7th Legacy Lunker of 2023
O.H. Ivie Lake remains in the spotlight of the 2023 Toyota ShareLunker collection season with a 13.06-pound largemouth bass caught on Thursday afternoon. ShareLunker 640, landed by Kasey Swan of Jacksboro, is the lake’s seventh overall entry and fifth Legacy Class Lunker in February alone. Swan is the eighth angler to submit a Legacy Lunker this season.
Photo from TPWD
