The Buzz on Galveston Bay

The Buzz: January 2017

January can definitely be considered winter. As much as we wanted to call December winter, we were wearing flip-flops and...

The Buzz: December 2016

As we approach December, we need to remember that we live in Texas. Some mornings might be cold but we...

The Buzz: November 2016

November brings a much awaited weather pattern for big trout enthusiasts. Each cold front will stage fish shallower over mud...

The Buzz: October 2016

There's not a better month, in my opinion, than October. As the first few cold snaps start to configure our...

The Buzz: September 2016

September brings coastal anglers a well-deserved break from August's excruciating heat, even if just a little. September also brings other...

The Buzz: August 2016

The rivers are receding and the bay is turning greener by the day. I almost hate to say this seems...

The Buzz: July 2016

Seems that ever since I began writing this column sixteen months ago, all I ever get to talk about is...

The Buzz: June 2016

Summer at last. Drifting deep shell or wet-wading sand flats at sunrise, sunburns and fired-up fish giving their location away...

The Buzz: May 2016

Timing has been everything lately. Traditionally, though, April is always like this. You can go where there are fish and...

The Buzz: April 2016

Galveston Bays have been in full spring pattern for a while now, at least a month ahead of schedule. Ol'...

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