Steve Hillman

Steve Hillman

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...

2022 Fishing in Review – Still Rebuilding

For many years my January article has been a detailed month-by-month review of the previous year’s fishing along with some...

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Hot & Crunchy Speckled Trout with Mango Jalapeño Aioli

My friends Brandon Benton and Mary Anne Gunn shared this recipe with me. It’s got a little coastal kick and...

Texas Chrome Outdoors Seafood Pasta

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Plankton to Predator: Inside the Hatchery Effort to Restore Southern Flounder

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