The View from Matagorda

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...

The View: November 2015

It's a tough choice for guys like me – fish or hunt ducks. That's a serious dilemma this time of...

The View: October 2015

If October is half of what Matagorda captains expect it to be, we could enjoy the "good ole' days" once...

The View: September 2015

Grab a rod, grab a shotgun... grab both! That's what I will be doing most of September.I look forward to...

The View: August 2015

Lots of talk begins to circulate in August about which football team will win it all. Sweat, two-a-days, preseason games–always...

The View: July 2015

It's getting hot out there. We like it hot. We just get on the water a little earlier and get...

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