Hooked Up with Rowsey

Hooked Up: February 2022

Last year’s freeze still weighs heavily on my mind.  I will say though, I am somewhat optimistic after seeing a...

Hooked Up: January 2022

I moved to Texas in '82, now it's 2022, and I am 52.  Could someone please pump the brakes on...

Hooked Up: December 2021

The seasons are flying by faster than live croaker during a 50%-off sale. Seems like only yesterday the sweat was...

Hooked Up: November 2021

I sure hope y'all are enjoying some of these first cool fronts as much as I am.  Every year, it's...

Hooked Up: October 2021

Now that we can see fall in the headlights and summer in the rearview, it's time for many of us...

Hooked Up: September 2021

September begins a new season for me, one where fishing/guiding is not my top priority.  Catching large trout on lures...

Hooked Up: August 2021

"Would somebody please throw some water on the fire?" That's a verse from a song I heard this afternoon as...

Hooked Up: July 2021

Well, looks like we have settled into summer here in South Texas. It's hot, humid, and the winds are backing...

Hooked Up: June 2021

February’s freeze was dang bad for all of us, on many different levels, but this heat holding steady in the...

Hooked Up: May 2021

Well, it has certainly been an interesting couple of months since the freeze.  I hope this finds everybody getting on...

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