The View from Matagorda

The View: December 2016

What a blessing it has been to fish Matagorda in 2016. The power of freshwater is real we have enjoyed...

The View: November 2016

It feels good picking up the paper in the November morning. The first real cold front of the fall will...

The View: October 2016

Fifteen years ago it was crowded to see three boats on an October weekday afternoon in East Matagorda Bay. People...

The View: September 2016

The first north breezes of September have potential to slice overnight mercury readings by five to ten degrees. Those cooler...

The View: August 2016

August is often categorized as the "heat" of the summer. I kind of like it, though, especially on those almost...

The View: July 2016

West Matagorda Bay has grown to be a shark-magnet during the summer. Last summer the gray linebackers were noticeably absent,...

The View: June 2016

The tattered white "LIVE SHRIMP" flag was hanging limp at Harbor Bait and Tackle at first glance as my pickup...

The View: May 2016

The dog-walker pranced away from the stonework left, right, left, kalooosh! Foam splattered as the hostile five-pound speck headed for...

The View: April 2016

If I had a plan for April I would happily tell you. Truth is, I don't know what April has...

The View: March 2016

"Beware the Ides of March," spoken to Julius Caesar in the Shakespearian tragedy, foretelling his death by fellow Romans, friends.Likewise,...

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