Shellie Gray

Shellie Gray

Mid-Coast Bays: July 2023

I’m not sure how summer arrived so quickly, but it’s here; whether we’re ready for it or not. As the...

Mid-Coast Bays: May 2023

May is always a great month in our bays. The weather becomes more consistent and so does the catching. Lately...

Mid-Coast Bays: March 2023

Winter is on its way out and we will soon be patterning fish in more springlike conditions. We will also...

Mid-Coast Bays: January 2023

In general, I would say December fishing in the POC/Seadrift region was about as good as it gets. Granted, we...

Mid-Coast Bays: November 2022

We finally got the cooler weather I know we all have been waiting for. This past summer really seemed to...

Mid-Coast Bays: September 2022

I always dread the energy-zapping heat that comes in August, but with this drought lingering it actually started way back...

Mid-Coast Bays: July 2022

The temperatures have heated up and so has the fishing. After dealing with gusting winds almost daily the first half...

Mid-Coast Bays: May 2022

Coming into late spring our Middle Coast fishing has been very good with excellent redfish action and fair to decent...

Mid-Coast Bays: March 2022

If you follow my articles you might recall back in January I mentioned that our oyster reefs in San Antonio...

Mid-Coast Bays: January 2022

Happy New Year to all my angling clients and friends. 2022 is special to me as it marks the twentieth...

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Seafood Gumbo

A nice seafood gumbo is a great one-pot meal any time of year.  Throw in a crisp garden salad and some...

Isle of Matagorda Baked Flounder

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