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°...
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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www.jaywatkins.com
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...
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...
Gulf Coast Kitchen
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Recipe of the month
Hot & Crunchy Speckled Trout with Mango Jalapeño Aioli
My friends Brandon Benton and Mary Anne Gunn shared this recipe with me. It’s got a little coastal kick and...