Jay Watkins

Jay Watkins

Identifying and Executing the Winter Game Plan

With winter setting in I have settled into a comfortable fishing pattern. I have big trout on the brain from...

The Right Structure and Gear for Winter Trout Fishing

Many of you look forward to wintertime fishing as much as I do. Recent rainfall and higher than normal tide...

On Being the Best Angler You Can Be

I have been seeing quite a few ducks the past two weeks and we have received some much needed rain...

Make Memories Whenever You Can

This month I want to tell you a fish story. The story is true and involves my sons, Jay Ray...

Tweak Position and Wait for Conditions

The period of mid-August through September is the toughest time of year for me to reliably pattern and catch solid...

New Tricks from an Old Dog

Hot would be the best one word description of fishing along the middle Texas coast in August. Ohmake that hot...

An Important Reading Lesson

How did I learn to read water? That's a question that has been posed literally hundreds of times throughout my...

Downright Dirty Confidence

Didn't when I was younger but I now believe it is true what they say about time flying by faster...

Some of What You’ve Heard is True!

"So Jay, teach me how to find and catch more fish. And by the way, if you can tell me...

Know When to Hold ‘em!

I have not always been as big a believer as I am today on the importance of staying put when...

Gulf Coast Kitchen

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Recipe of the month

Easy Shrimp Mozambique

Zesty shrimp in a saffron and garlic-based sauce. Ingredients 4 tablespoons butter ¼ cup finely chopped onion ½ cup water...

Chris Smisek’s Crispy Almond Baked Fish

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Sight-Casting For Upper-Slot Trout

Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine June 2026