In May, spring fishing techniques give way to summer techniques. Capt. Ken Marshall (www.matagordabay.com), who fishes the Matagorda Bay complex, recommends drifting 4-6’ deep mid bay shell reefs in East Matagorda Bay. Soft plastics or live […]
Calixto Gonzales Conditions were not what you’d call fisherman-friendly. The wind was blowing straight south at a steady 25 knots with gusts pushing 35. Foam lines streaked the water of Lower Laguna Madre, which looked like […]
We haven’t driven GMC’s new mid-size Canyon yet. Its introduction isn’t scheduled until fall, but I suspect there will be a range of new features designed to set this truck apart from the pack. There will, […]
Blue Wave Boats has hosted the largest Owners Tournament on the Gulf Coast for last 11 years and look forward to maintaining that title in 2014 for the 17th Annual Tournament July 25-26 at Port Aransas. “Blue […]
I know. I know. You think a minivan is so uncool. But, if you have a gang of kids that you are taking out to one of the neighborhood lakes stocked by the Texas Department of […]
Doug Pike For many winters now, the state of Texas has stocked a few hundred thousand bite-sized rainbow trout in urban and suburban ponds. They’re great for any fisherman, young or old, who needs to feel […]
Yes yes, I know, this looks like a glorified surf-board. And it basically is. The SUP, or “Stand-up Paddleboard,” may not look like much, but it’s becoming a popular fishing platform. Now, there are versions […]
Calixto Gonzales One really neat thing about moving from teaching high school to middle school is how much the students marvel at the little bits of arcane information I sometimes spring on them. I can pass […]
Doug Pike Consumptive outdoor recreation is a privilege, like driving or voting. Lawmakers have neither reason nor justification to revoke that privilege, so far, but our own greed ultimately could do what no politician would dare. […]
Calixto Gonzales Something that I had to learn early on was that there are some realities that are immutable, and the sooner I learned to accept them, the easier it was to get on with the […]