Editorial

Load Your Family & Head for the Bay!

March means spring-like weather will soon sweep across Coastal Texas, and while hardcore grinders will long for one more good...

What Do You Hope to Achieve?

In last month's editorial I gave my personal answer to Jay Watkin's question, "What is it about fishing that you...

What Do You Love Most About Fishing?

It seems I have just grown accustomed to writing 2012 on forms and documents and it is time now to...

Pretty Darned Good in Texas!

No two ways about it, 2012 has been a good year along the Texas coast. Thank the Lord we had...

Thanksgiving at the Coast

I trust everybody reading this is waist-deep in excellent fall fishing. The reds are thick on the flats in many...

Are We Being Conservative Enough?

Don't worry; this is not a political rant; at least not in the sense of presidential campaign and election politics....

I Will Gladly Accept the Change

Lots of hardcore anglers will say September is not their favorite - transition month and all that just another month...

Whole Lot of Shakin’ Goin’ On

I make a point to avoid discussing developments at TSFMag in this column, preferring instead to pursue more worthy and...

Grandpa is a Kid Again

Being raised the son of an avid outdoorsman in a rural area with fishing and hunting literally in our backyard,...

A Little Respect – Please!

June marks the beginning of the busiest season on the Texas coast and I want to talk a bit about...

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Stuffed Flounder

Thank you, Barbara Stumfoll of Bernie’s Boats in Victoria, TX for sharing this wonderful recipe with us! Believe me, this...

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