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,...
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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...
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...
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Soft-Shell Crab Po’ Boys
Po’Boy style seafood sandwiches are always a treat no matter whether you use shrimp, oysters, or fresh catch-of-the-day fish fillets. ...