Breaking Down 2023
The year started off with patches of decent sized trout congregated in their typical winter haunts over scattered shell and...
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.
Rotating Our Crops
There are many variations of crop rotation. Some involve growing a series of different types of crops in the same...
Reasons
It was a muggy morning last November when my three clients and I rolled out of the marina. The third...
Tide Influences
As astute anglers we must study and visualize every possible scenario based upon the variables laid out before us. Wind...
The Writing’s on the Wall
I’ve always had a tendency to recap our fishing by season because it just seems to make sense. With summer...
Overcoming Late Summer Doldrums
We’ve now officially entered what seems like the toughest time of the year for catching trout on lures here in...
Top Options for Mid-Summer Success on Galveston Bays
Summer is in full swing and fishing patterns are as predictable as can be. As long as bay-wide salinities and...
Nook & Cranny Fishing 101
The phrase “Nook and Cranny” is a metaphoric idiom pairing nook, which means “an out-of-the-way corner” (dating back to the...
Knowledge & Instincts vs. Hot Spots
As I type this (late March) we’re coming off of a two week rollercoaster of wind from every possible direction,...
A Microcosm of April Fishing
It was our second and final stop of the afternoon. I noticed only a few mullet flipping here and there...
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...
