2017

April Brings More Than The Easter Bunny W ith the prospect of a mild winter again and rainfall levels more normal than in recent years, April should see the start of serious fishing action on our part of the Gulf […]

Fishing in Off- Colored Water O n April 25th, 2016, I was trying to figure out where my wife Janet and I could go fishing. We had received about three times the normal April rainfall, and most of the rain had

Spring Into Change F or many coastal anglers who don’t live close to the water, a lot of decisions have to be made by a number of different people whenever a plan is being put together for a fishing trip. You,

Banking It I t’s true most of us who  have a boat rarely give a thought to fishing from the shoreline. We have, we believe, graduated to the next level and shall never return to beating the banks for fish.

Try Holly Beach for a Gift of Speckled Trout A pril seems tailor- made for anglers who want to get out, get some sun and warmth, and catch a few cooperative fish to boot.  Water has stayed around the 75 degree

Rapid Changes I f you’ve been keeping tabs  on marine electronics in the past five or six years, you might have noticed that the pace of technological advancement is now so rapid, what was brand-spanking-new today is completely obsolete tomorrow.

Tumbling Dice M ore big trout will be caught on the Texas coast in April and May than during any other two-month span of the year, but predicting springtime coastal weather is a crap shoot. Seasoned anglers know that conditions will

Finesse Fishing Heavy Cover With Mark Daniels B ass university instruction Mark Daniels Jr., a veteran of the FLW Tour and now a rookie on the Bassmaster Elite Series, learned to fish on the California Delta. Although some Texans may quibble

The Magnum .30s T he first .30 Caliber was an American invention. In 1913, firearms inventor and designer, Charles Newton, of .250-3000 Savage fame, developed a large-cased, non-belted, .30 caliber for gunsmith Fred Adolph. He initially called it the .30 Adolph

In-Water Boat Show Gears Up for Spring The region’s largest in-water boat show allows buyers to see boats in their element The Southwest International Boat Show, the largest in-water boat show in the Southwest, and the premier sail and power

Scope Out Skeet’s New Tournament Series Rods  Eagle Claw Wright & McGill proudly introduces the completely redesigned Skeet Reese Tournament Series rod line, featuring the first to market 10-foot telescopic rods designed specifically to meet the new 2017 B.A.S.S. rules. 

Headline Salmon and Shrimp Croquettes This is one of my mom’s recipes that she made as I was growing up. I have added some of my own touches to the original, but they are great served warm or cold right

Catch and Release I stood there at the tailgate of my pickup with a fishhook buried in my bottom lip and still another in my thumb. But I can explain.  I’d been looking for a tiny bream hook for my