The View from Matagorda

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,...

The View: February 2016

Football is over, baseball has yet to begin and hunting season is history. Thank goodness February is the shortest month...

The View: January 2016

Scarlet earlobes and numb extremities are not exactly what I call fishing weather. I'll take temps in the 60s and...

The View: December 2015

North winds, gray clouds and low tides used to be the normal picture of a Texas December. That was a...

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