Mike Jennings

Mike Jennings

What is it about Fishing?

Coming off of a long and cold winter will make each and every one of us think of the warmer...

A New Angle on Gulf Fisheries Management?

Most all of us know the problems with the short snapper and grouper season and what it does to our...

Federal Management of Gulf of Mexico Fisheries

Red snapper are enormously popular all across the Gulf of Mexico. Over the past several years any discussion you're likely...

Flower Garden Banks

From the earliest recollection of my interest in Gulf offshore fishing I remember the older fisherman that I admired and...

Preparing to Venture Offshore…On Your Own!

I speak to many people daily at the dock as the boats return from a day of fishing. Many of...

Late Season Lifeline for Red Snapper Anglers

This fishing year has been a whirlwind of late-arriving cold fronts, dirty water, unseasonal wind patterns, strong currents, and last...

“If the captain says ‘go’…we’re going!”

Early this June as I was running out a group of customers for a day of chasing red snapper and...

Targeting Alternative Snapper

For the first time in history we find ourselves in the month of July with no ability to keep either...

Red Snapper and Other Puzzles

June marks the beginning of our summer fishing season. The kids are out of school and the water has finally...

Why Do We Fish?

With each group that I take fishing the questions most often asked revolve around what we should expect to catch...

Gulf Coast Kitchen

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Recipe of the month

Hot & Crunchy Speckled Trout with Mango Jalapeño Aioli Premium

My friends Brandon Benton and Mary Anne Gunn shared this recipe with me. It’s got a little coastal kick and...

Hot & Crunchy Speckled Trout with Mango Jalapeño Aioli

Isle of Matagorda Baked Flounder

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Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine March 2026

TPWD Science-Based Gill Net Program Remains On Hold