Sight Fishing

August Addictions: Chasing Tarpon and Snook on the Lower Coast

There’s something about August on the lower Texas coast that pulls me toward two fish in particular – tarpon and...

Freshwater Inflow Ensures the Health of Our Estuaries

Well, I know it’s on everybody’s mind, and no, the 15 inches of rain that fell in mid-June and flooded...

Lots of Opportunity in June

With the plentiful and timely rainfall events we’ve received through this spring season I see the fishing in June being...

Summer in Full Swing: Tournament Time on the Texas Coast

Summer has arrived on the Lower Laguna Madre, and with it comes the familiar rhythm of hot days, shifting winds,...

Bucktails

If you’ve read a few of my articles you may have noticed I often reference the use of bucktail jigs...

Quiet Steps, Loud Strikes

Here comes one of my favorite times of the year to fish. February and March can be a bit of...

Bay-to-Bay Differences and Similarities

Let’s talk about big trout. This story kind of overlaps a bit timewise, beginning in March and continuing into April....

From a Bird’s-Eye View

Editor’s Note and Introduction: We are very pleased to introduce Captain Trevor Kucia. Trevor fishes the Lower Laguna Madre from...

Bear Hunting with a Switch

When I was a kid, I recall being out at a local shopping center with my family. While my mom...

It’s Winter; Should I Be Slow-Rolling My Lures?

A while back in one of my articles, I mentioned lure presentation speeds while fishing the colder months. In that...

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