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The Lore & Legend of Texas Saltwater Fishing

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New Tricks for Old Redfishers

Everett Johnson
There was a time I thought I was a redfish-catching fool. As time goes on, I realize I was half...

Sixty Years in the Making of a Texas Fisherman

Ron Penczek
A little over 60 years ago my father took the family on the first of the two week summer motor...

Time to Go

Recently while making the long drive from Port O'Connor my mind began to wander as it often does when there...

“I can’t believe I ate the whole thing!”

Everett Johnson
Redfish are known to have voracious appetites and when the bite is on they will hit just about anything. They...

Good Moments

The summer of '09 will no doubt go down as a landscape-changing smoker. My fence in New Braunfels nearly fell...

Plastic Boat on an Angry Ocean: A Harrowing Tale

Rick Underbrink
It was Friday morning about 10:00AM and I was heading down Padre Island National Seashore. I checked the forecast right...

Tall Tales from the Past

G.B. Robertson – Port O’Connor
I wonder if there are any old codgers left that remember Earl and Frank Ebelt who fished all over the...

Sweet Water

Jasmine Gordon
Sunrise glistening on the water, wakes that telltale a fish's size and, most importantly, excited anglers on the Lower Laguna...

A Dangerous Day on Matagoda

Jim Gann
EDITOR’S NOTE:We received this story from Jim Gann of Bay City, TX. Jim is a retired technical manager from Celanese...

Trip of a Lifetime, and then a Bonus

Bill Pitts
It all started with a phone call from a friend, Keith Kolaja, and then an invitation to join a fishing...

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