Paired Up

Toyota ShareLunker spawning activity underway at TFFC

  • A Toyota Legacy Lunker sits idle in a Lunker Bunker at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens. Several big bass over 13 pounds from the 2023 collection season are currently paired with select males in spawning raceways at the TFFC. Any resulting fry will be stocked in public lakes over the new few months. COURTESY PHOTO / TPWD
    A Toyota Legacy Lunker sits idle in a Lunker Bunker at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens. Several big bass over 13 pounds from the 2023 collection season are currently paired with select males in spawning raceways at the TFFC. Any resulting fry will be stocked in public lakes over the new few months. COURTESY PHOTO / TPWD
    It’s been a busy year for Toyota ShareLunker. Texas Parks and Wildlife’s popular spawning and restocking program based in Athens accepted 18 fish over 13 pounds during the 2023 collection season, January 1 to March 31. Lake O.H. Ivie near San Angelo was the program’s top producer for the third consecutive year. The West Texas reservoir produced 15 of the 18 entries, officially c...

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