Kevin Cochran

Kevin Cochran

Dead-end Guts Defined and Analyzed

Dead-end guts and channels are some of the most consistent fish-holding features in Texas bays. Probably the most important aspect...

Trout Spawning Habits, Growth Rates, and Repercussions

I'm often asked about the spawning habits of spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) and how these habits affect my fishing strategies....

Trophy Trout Documentaries

I've recently finished production of my second DVD. Called Trophy Trout Documentaries, it attempts to capture the beauty and excitement...

Brown Tide Science

An outbreak of brown tide can be more than just a minor nuisance to fishermen; in the worst case scenario,...

A Counterintuitive Theory

A recent run of tough, yet ironically productive fishing caused me to analyze and fully develop a theory related to...

The Lesson of the Totuava

I recently reconnected with a childhood friend to whom I hadn't spoken in over twenty years. When he learned that...

The Phantom’s Take

Author's Note: The words that follow are expressed in the voice of The Phantom, a character who speaks to me...

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

A steady breeze snapped my shirt while I idled toward the day's first anchor site in the pre-dawn darkness. Tentatively,...

Tongue-In-Cheek Additions To Some Relevant Definitions

Author's Note: The following italicized definitions are quoted from a humorous and entertaining book by Henry Beard and Roy McKie...

Riding Winter’s Wave

The stable weather patterns of summer make the choices of where and how to fish relatively easy for Texas trout...

Gulf Coast Kitchen

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

Recipe of the month

Shrimp and Bean Stew

INGREDIENTS 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 tsp fresh lemon zest and 1 Tbsp juice1 tsp sweet or...

Randy VanderNaillen’s Shrimp Salsa

Coconut Shrimp with Apricot Dipping Sauce

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Catching Them the Way They Want…Not the Way We Want

Artificial Reefs, Real Partnerships: How Collaboration Builds Life Beneath the Waves