January 2022 So, what is a guide’s real job? By Jay Watkins That’s a loaded question and opinions vary. I will not attempt to explain what I think people expect but will... Read More
December 2021 Mapping 101 – And Other Observations By Jay Watkins Even after our first decent cold front we are still experiencing extremely high tides. During the first few days of... Read More
November 2021 Smaller Areas of Structure – Concentrating on Details By Jay Watkins I cannot help but get excited as the first real cool front of the season approaches the Coastal Bend this... Read More
October 2021 Redfish Tactics For Hot Late-Summer Days By Jay Watkins The passage of each day brings us closer to what I believe is the absolute best time of the year... Read More
September 2021 Don’t Give Up Because It Looks Fresh! By Jay Watkins Boy, have we had some rain or what? I’ve dumped twenty-six inches from my rain gauge, along with several overflows,... Read More
August 2021 Detecting Subtle Patterns That Make a Huge Difference By Jay Watkins Summer heat has arrived and Rockport water temperatures already above 85° are living proof. Afternoon surface temps are bumping 89°... Read More
July 2021 Redfish on the Grass Flats By Jay Watkins We are going to talk this month about a few critical aspects of fishing large expanses of grass flats. The... Read More
June 2021 Trout water is trout water, no matter where you find it! By Jay Watkins Water temperature two days prior to writing this was 77°, then another cold front dropped the air temperatures into the... Read More
May 2021 Post-Freeze Assessments and Game Plans By Jay Watkins The most frequent question since my last article has been, “So Jay, tell me honestly, how badly was our trout... Read More
April 2021 The Big Freeze – Putting Fish First! By Jay Watkins We are about to receive a major arctic blast. Forecasts are all over the place but many models are calling... Read More