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.
There are times when the cool factor really stands out and anytime your most recent experience was as good as...
Little Johnny needs bait; or does he?
By Mike McBride
I hear this often during summer. Hey Mike, I'd sure like to pull little Johnny down to fish with us,...
Tournament Tales
By Mike McBride
It's that time again when fishing tournaments rule most weekends. Various formats will pepper the inshore calendar from semi-pro NASCAR-shirted...
It’s the Little Things
By Mike McBride
Being a busy fishing guide lets you see all sorts of stuff on the water. What I get to see...
Lights, Camera, Epic Action!
By Mike McBride
The day started off right enough. Chase Smith and I were after some footage for what we hoped might prove...
Spoiled Again
By Mike McBride
The weatherman's mystery math was dead on as usual. Whatever coastal wind is predicted, simply add ten knots and hope...
Playin’ with ‘Em
By Mike McBride
Nature is such a fickle adversary. She easily giveth and more easily taketh away, and even a truthful fisherman will...
What is a Trophy?
By Mike McBride
While on a slow plane yesterday, scouting for high-potential trout water, I couldn't help but notice a twinkle of morning...
Fat Bottom Corkys
By Mike McBride
Oh boy, here we go again, another "expert" article on that already-beaten-to-death chunk of magical plastic the Corky Fat Boy....
“Got any threes?”
By Mike McBride
My first topwater experiences weren't even with a real topwater, it was a Cotton Cordell Broken Back Redfin. The shock...
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