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Experimentation is a Huge Part of My Game

I trust everybody enjoyed a great holiday season. Very little cold over the holidays along the middle and lower coast...

Cold Water - Windward Shorelines - Marsh Lake Drains

Water temperatures last week in Aransas Bay dropped into the mid-40s for a few nights before a warming trend arrested...

Value Way Beyond Catching

My fishing career began long ago on the Copano Causeway fishing pier. When the new causeway was built the state...

New Trout Limit and Cedar Bayou

September through early October brought slightly cooler temperatures and higher tides which has improved fishing conditions as well as our...

Time to reload!

Catching some nice redfish on a recent trip along a line of potholes I made the comment that we might...

The “Jay” Way

It sure got calm and hot in a hurry. The daily 25-plus winds has laid considerably and bay water temps...

August Will Be a Test of our Angling Skill and Dedication

Writing this at 9:00 AM it has already rained three inches. I cancelled my group due to the thunderstorms; yesterday...

Learn From the Fish, and Your Fellow Fishermen!

With of the approach of June comes the start of the busiest time of year for Texas coastal waters. Weather...

Knowledge, Confidence, and Adjusting the Game Plan

It is April 30 and still many areas along barrier island shores in the Aransas/San Antonio bay systems have very...

Nature's Mysteries... and Other Questions

I get asked to explain tons of things related to fishing. When I feel I have a logical answer or...

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