Redfish Tactics For Hot Late-Summer Days
The passage of each day brings us closer to what I believe is the absolute best time of the year...
Jay Watkins
Jay Watkins has been a full-time fishing guide at Rockport, TX, for more than 20 years. Jay specializes in wading year-round for trout and redfish with artificial lures. Jay covers the Texas coast from San Antonio Bay to Corpus Christi Bay.
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361-729-9596
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www.jaywatkins.com
Don’t Give Up Because It Looks Fresh!
Boy, have we had some rain or what? I’ve dumped twenty-six inches from my rain gauge, along with several overflows,...
Detecting Subtle Patterns That Make a Huge Difference
Summer heat has arrived and Rockport water temperatures already above 85° are living proof. Afternoon surface temps are bumping 89°...
Redfish on the Grass Flats
We are going to talk this month about a few critical aspects of fishing large expanses of grass flats. The...
Trout water is trout water, no matter where you find it!
Water temperature two days prior to writing this was 77°, then another cold front dropped the air temperatures into the...
Post-Freeze Assessments and Game Plans
The most frequent question since my last article has been, “So Jay, tell me honestly, how badly was our trout...
The Big Freeze – Putting Fish First!
We are about to receive a major arctic blast. Forecasts are all over the place but many models are calling...
Busting Wintertime Trout Myths
Winter continues with weekly frontal passages dropping air and water temps as well as tides. Collectively, all three can help...
Memory Lane: How I Got Where I Am Today
What a year 2020 was…right? But let us not dwell on the negative. Let us instead be thankful for all...
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...
Gulf Coast Kitchen
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Recipe of the month
Cucumber & Jicama Shrimp Cocktail
1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined1 Tbsp Zatarain’s Liquid Shrimp and Crab Boil1/3 cup fresh lime juice2/3 cup ketchup½ tsp...
