Jay Watkins

Jay Watkins

Pro Tips: May 2009

At 105 years of age my grandmother, Bertha Prothro, closed her eyes one night last week and awoke in heaven...

Pro Tips: April 2009

What is it about guys, boats and water that sometimes bring out the worst in us? For the life of...

Pro Tips: March 2009

What is it about extremely low tides that makes catching trophy-sized trout so difficult? My answer cites two major influences;...

Pro Tips: February 2009

I hope that all have survived the holiday season and received many blessing from being with friends and family. I...

Pro Tips: January 2009

I hope everyone has been enjoying the holiday season. I take the winter feeding-up pattern to heart so some long...

Winter Strategies

I hope the Christmas spirit has filled you as it has me. I love this time of year, especially the...

Pro Tips: November 2008

I want to begin by telling all the folks that were in the path of Hurricane Ike that my family’s...

Pro Tips: October 2008

Thank goodness October has arrived. It was a terribly hot and mostly dry summer along most of the middle Texas...

Pro Tips: September 2008

September is always a transition month for me here in Rockport. Water temperatures can reach upper 80s and near 90...

Pro Tips: July 2008

July, what more needs to be said when this month is mentioned among lure enthusiast. This is especially true if...

Gulf Coast Kitchen

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Recipe of the month

Maple Rum Redfish Bites

Ingredients 2 large redfish fillets 1 package baconsalt and pepper Maple Rum Glaze 1/2 cup maple syrup 3 Tbsp spiced...

Sharilyn and D’Netta’s Crab & Tomato Pie

Zyde’ceaux Joe’s Cajun Seasoned Fish Fry

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