Spring Training
Every year I look forward to baseball season, not only because I love baseball, but because it tends to coincide...
Steve Hillman
Steve Hillman is a full-time fishing guide on his home waters of Galveston Bay. Steve fishes the entire Galveston Bay Complex, wading and drifting for trout, redfish, and flounder using artificial lures.
A Happy Meal
I have a couple of close friends who used to race cars and I remember them occasionally using the term...
A Perfectly Good Boat
Here on the Upper Texas Coast we probably do more drift fishing over a twelve month period than most of...
Standing There When It Happens
My hands used to get weathered and cracked from the cold, dry air. The open and bleeding cuts at the...
2024 Recap – New Era…New Approach
My three clients and I idled away from the marina just before dawn. It was a crisp late November morning,...
Have a plan; but be willing to change it!
As a professional fishing guide I don’t have the luxury of going fishing when all of the stars align. If...
Focus Areas & Tips for Fall Fishing
As big as the Galveston Bay Complex is it tends to fish somewhat small at times. All summer I seem...
The Old School Edge
In a fishing world loaded with technological advancements designed to give us a superior edge when it comes to finding...
“Weather” We Like It or Not
NOAA’s National Weather Service forecasters said to expect a very turbulent tropical weather season in 2024, going so far as...
Is It Worth the Cost?
When I was very young I would go fishing with my dad and his friend, Gary Heckendorn, in their 1976...
Gulf Coast Kitchen
Get all the latest coastal cuisine recipes from guides and authors.
Recipe of the month
Shrimp & Crab Appetizer Cups
Flaky, cheesy seafood-filled bites that make the perfect appetizer for parties or brunch!
Ingredients
1 sheet puff pastry 2 Tbsp...
