Mike McBride
Mike "McTrout"McBride is a full time guide with Skinny Water Adventures in Port Mansfield, TX. Winner Rockport Amateur Troutmasters, Galveston Pro Troutmasters, and back to back Galveston's Best of the Best Plugger with Mark Holt.
A regular contributor to Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine, Mike worked closely with Everett & Pam Johnson of GCC as Associate Editor as well as contributing monthly feature articles.
Well here we are again, another glorious holiday weekend and the fishing conditions are calling like mythical sirens. Unfortunately though,...
The Process
By Mike McBride
The conditions looked absolutely perfect, or at least you would have thought. A coveted southeast wind whispered just enough to...
Talking Topwaters
By Mike McBride
It was one of those special times where you could feel the magic in the air, a reminder that you...
Conventional, Highly Subscribed Fishing Wisdom…or is it?
By Mike McBride
It's interesting how some of the little things we learn while fishing can grow into much bigger things. It's also...
Combat Fishing II
By Mike McBride
There must be something peculiar in the salt air we breathe, some bizarre element that becomes a catalyst for socially...
Spots and Flops
By Mike McBride
"Well how'd you guys do," I asked, already knowing full well where they went and also knowing an honest answer...
Simple Hacks, Mods and Cheats
By Mike McBride
Y'all know the drill. The fishing conditions suddenly become perfect, but because life is always busier than it should be,...
Plugging with Witticisms and Proverbs
By Mike McBride
Everyone has their own vision of what fishing is supposed to be about and the greatest beauty of the sport...
Practically Speaking
By Mike McBride
Inquisitive lure chunkers will often begin their fact-finding with queries related to the right color. Men, especially fishermen, have always...
Stay Interesting My Friends!
By Mike McBride
Besides fishing, the only other really fun thing to do in Port Mansfield is watching fishing people. An interesting cast...
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