Kevin Cochran

Kevin Cochran

Of All Things Casting

Three aspects of casting skills form a foundation for effective angling efforts made exclusively with artificial lures. In a basic...

Searching for Greener Grass

A couple decades ago, when I competed in tournaments regularly, most of the events allowed us to launch our boats...

February's Productive Aspects

Several aspects of February weather patterns and their associated effects on marine organisms contribute to the perception of the month...

Fireflies in the Night

As faint orange embers on the western horizon pay final tribute to a short January day, a solitary captain steers...

Lookin' Back

Over time, my experiences as a competitive angler helped me forge a life as a professional fishing guide. Nothing accelerates...

Circumstance, Strategy, Outcome

In today's modern world, using tools like Google Earth and GPS, anglers can create meaningful fishing logs, rich with detail...

Fundamental Flaws (Part 2)

The first piece in this series described three basic mistakes I've observed novice speckled trout anglers regularly make in their...

Fundamental Flaws (Part 1)

While working on the water, running charters targeting spotted seatrout with artificial lures, I've critically observed hundreds of novice anglers....

The Abundance Conundrum

As the dog days of summer drag into early-autumn, the abundance of life forms in coastal bays and estuaries reaches...

Strategies for Apparently Featureless Shorelines

Locating and catching trout and redfish along shorelines lacking obvious features like cuts, drains, lakes and coves can prove challenging....

Gulf Coast Kitchen

Get all the latest coastal cuisine recipes from guides and authors.

Recipe of the month

Shrimp and Crab Pot Pie

Serves 6 Ingredients 1/2 cup salted butter1 large onion, diced (about 1 1/2 cups)1/2 bell pepper, seeded and diced (about...

Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit with Stuffed Crab and Lemon Butter Sauce

Cóctel de Camarones (Shrimp Cocktail)

Matagorda Blues Red Snapper Creole

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Hooked on the Basics: Build Your Own Knocker Rig

Reports & Forecasts: October 2026

Following Trout from Summer to Fall

Spatial Distribution of Juvenile Penaeid Shrimp in the Mission-Aransas Estuary