August 2024 Tough Conditions Make Us Better Fishermen By Jay Watkins The summer pattern has truly set in. Afternoon water temperatures have reached 90° on multiple occasions recently. If you’re not... Read More
July 2024 Learning to Identify the Strike Zone By Jay Watkins Do you remember when John Madden retired from coaching and became a football broadcaster? He was great at breaking down... Read More
June 2024 Praying For Stable Weather Patterns By Jay Watkins It’s been a slow start to my springtime fishing in the Rockport area. Weather conditions are having an impact, especially... Read More
May 2024 Springtime Success: Bait Migrations and Precise Lure Placement By Jay Watkins With the arrival of spring comes new seasonal patterns and a change in guiding locations for Jay Ray and I.... Read More
April 2024 The Value of Continuing Education By Jay Watkins Through the winter season we were lucky to dodge a couple of truly cold spells. The third week of January... Read More
March 2024 Improving Your Fishing Success During Frontal Approach By Jay Watkins Winter is in full swing with frequent changes in air and water temperatures, and also wind direction. These changes create... Read More
February 2024 The Super-Clear Water Dilemma By Jay Watkins The waters of the Aransas Bay complex have been exceptionally clear this winter, some of which I attribute to the... Read More
January 2024 Favorite Wintertime Structure for Big Trout By Jay Watkins I had a group recently who wanted to know what my favorite type of structure was for big trout. I... Read More
December 2023 There’s a Big Difference Between Not Aggressive and Not Feeding By Jay Watkins The cooler air temperatures are nice, right? Cooler air temperatures always equate to cooler water temperatures, and after the heat... Read More
November 2023 The Value of Keeping A Detailed Fishing Log By Jay Watkins As summer gives way to fall I make a point to look back and review prior years weather and fishing... Read More