Jay Watkins

Jay Watkins

Let Conditions Shape Your Fishing Strategies

As I write this piece we’ve experienced very little cool weather and basically zero cold weather. The forecast for the...

Refining Creek Strategies

We are enjoying cooler weather and hopefully everyone is seeing some of the seasonal bounty that fall provides along the...

Fall Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategies

We are finally experiencing some cooler water temperatures as we start our fall fishing season. I love the change from...

It’s All About Edges and Drop-Offs

During the final weeks of September and early October we will begin to see the change from summer to fall...

Accept the Challenge for Greatest Rewards

Local weather reports say summer 2020 has been no hotter than previous years but it certainly feels hotter to me....

Finding and Catching Dog Day Trout

As water temperatures begin to rise into the mid and upper 80s I start looking for areas of bottom structure...

Practice might not make perfect but it certainly makes better!

Getting farther into summer, days with elevated boat traffic and fishing pressure cause many to struggle to find productive areas...

Transferring Knowledge from One Area to Another

Gosh it has been a tough couple of months for our country and the world. My world of fishing seems...

Thirty-Year-Old Lesson Saves the Day

One would think that after forty years I would have this fishing gig down to a perfect science. I wish...

Don’t Let the Wind Ruin Your Day

As winter gives way to spring, savvy anglers begin to contemplate frequent weather changes and how they will relate to...

Gulf Coast Kitchen

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Recipe of the month

Soft-Shell Crab Po’ Boys

Po’Boy style seafood sandwiches are always a treat no matter whether you use shrimp, oysters, or fresh catch-of-the-day fish fillets. ...

Shrimp Saganaki (Greek Shrimp with Tomatoes & Feta)

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