Pass the (Old Straw) Hat
The old man always fished alone. During the spring and summer of 1966 several school friends and I often waded...
Joe Doggett
Joe Doggett was an outdoors columnist with the Houston Chronicle for
thirty-five years. Retiring in 2007, Doggett writes occasional freelance
pieces between hunting, fishing and surfing adventures.
Contact: [email protected]
Contact: [email protected]
RIP-OFF!
A thief is a low-life. Indoors or outdoors, makes no difference. And, outdoors, anglers can be particularly vulnerable to rip-offs....
Small Box for Big Fish
October and ice cream go together. The expression "ice cream," used to define excellent conditions, was coined by old salts...
Mackerel Assault Mission
Green tides and Spanish mackerel go together. You've got to like that. On the beachfront, so-called "mackerel water" is rich...
OUCH!
The frigate bird is large, aggressive, and irritable. At least, that is my observation. It certainly is the opinion of...
Coastal Calamities
A dark stain of low clouds was spreading across the eastern horizon as our scooter nudged to a halt along...
Redfish Rumble
Al Keller's flats skiff slowed and stopped about 100 yards from our boat. We were in one of the shallow...
Pick-Up Sticks
Link Smith was running hot. He was fuming as he paced up to join Dain Crow and me at the...
Chip Shots
Louisiana marsh guide Jim Dietz planted the push pole and nodded down the grassy bank. "Big red, incoming at about...
Glad Tidings
Salty Everglades guide Jim Conley stopped wading, glanced at his watch, and motioned to the anchored flats skiff."We need to...
Gulf Coast Kitchen
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Recipe of the month
Cucumber & Jicama Shrimp Cocktail
1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined1 Tbsp Zatarain’s Liquid Shrimp and Crab Boil1/3 cup fresh lime juice2/3 cup ketchup½ tsp...