Inshore/Nearshore Fishing

Jetty Mechanics

Perhaps the greatest advice in the realm of fishing is when trying to find the fish, pursue structure. There is...

Baffin Bay: A Texas Treasure in Transition

Dr. Michael Wetz and Scott Murray
By all accounts, Baffin Bay, located 50 miles south of Corpus Christi, is the jewel of the Texas coast. What...

August – Peak of nearshore opportunity

I once read that August is the sultry cousin of summer. What that means I can only speculate but I...

Let’s All Pitch In

"The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress." Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) Progress on the subject...

On the Way to Becoming a Better Fisherman

"It's all about the patterns, not the "spots." That's my response when folks start trying to pry my favorite fishing...

Dealing with the Sargassum

After hours of anticipation and the skillful preparation and rigging of large juicy shark baits, deployment is finally underway. The...

Spicin’ it up with a 4-weight

Every now and then I need a little excitement to spice up my fishing. I spent the past January and...

Feeding the Fish

"Big red moving right to left at fifty feet about one o'clock." "I don't see it." "He's hugging bottom. Tough...

If I can see it; I’m taking a shot!

Shallow water sight-casting along the Texas coast seems to mean chasing redfish for most anglers. That's understandable I suppose. Redfish...

Remembering Past Freezes

I get a gnawing in the pit of my stomach every time the weatherman mentions an arctic blast. Any lifelong...

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Shrimp and Crawfish Bisque

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