Fireflies in the Night
As faint orange embers on the western horizon pay final tribute to a short January day, a solitary captain steers...
Kevin Cochran
Kevin Cochran is a long-time fishing guide at Corpus Christi (Padre Island), Tx. Kevin is a speckled trout fanatic and has created several books and DVDs on the subject. Kevin's home waters stretch from Corpus Christi Bay to the Land Cut.
Lookin' Back
Over time, my experiences as a competitive angler helped me forge a life as a professional fishing guide. Nothing accelerates...
Circumstance, Strategy, Outcome
In today's modern world, using tools like Google Earth and GPS, anglers can create meaningful fishing logs, rich with detail...
Fundamental Flaws (Part 2)
The first piece in this series described three basic mistakes I've observed novice speckled trout anglers regularly make in their...
Fundamental Flaws (Part 1)
While working on the water, running charters targeting spotted seatrout with artificial lures, I've critically observed hundreds of novice anglers....
The Abundance Conundrum
As the dog days of summer drag into early-autumn, the abundance of life forms in coastal bays and estuaries reaches...
Strategies for Apparently Featureless Shorelines
Locating and catching trout and redfish along shorelines lacking obvious features like cuts, drains, lakes and coves can prove challenging....
Adjusting to the Heat
At the end of the spring and start of summer, while the month of June winds down, wise trout anglers...
We Can't Tell
Spotted seatrout and red drum often share space in the same parts of Texas estuaries.Any angler with more than a...
Emerald Anniversary Assertions
Once a month, for the last twenty years, I've submitted a written article to this magazine. For nearly a decade...
Gulf Coast Kitchen
Get all the latest coastal cuisine recipes from guides and authors.
Recipe of the month
Isle of Matagorda Baked Flounder
This delightful creation comes from the kitchen of Brent Hart at Hurricane Junction in Port O’Connor. Flounder is regarded as...
