I had the pleasure to spend the extended Memorial Day weekend down south with friends. The Lower Laguna is on my short list favorite places to fish, but I have a love/hate relationship with the area. The water is clear, the fish are plentiful, but the conditions are always unpredictable, […]
Hackberry Hustler
Trout fishing has been inconsistent as of late. The unseasonably warm winter has made it tough to pattern trout in their usual winter haunts. Only a few trout landed over the last few trips, but mostly solid fish. Despite the slow trout fishing the redfish bite has been great in […]
The fishing has been slow last few weeks mainly due to my indecision and obstinacy. I dislike transition periods because I have a hard time changing tactics and targeting different species when my focus has been so narrow. For three quarters of the year my concentration is singlar: redfish. When […]
I often get asked, which color(s) should I use? Color selection is not a concrete science as with most fishing-related questions. As fishermen we’re philosophers, mind-readers, and theorists. We develop ideas based on past experience from what has and has not worked. This video is my take on color selection […]
The arrival of fall begets many changes for anglers on the Texas coast. Artic blasts bring relief from the scorching summer heat, but more importantly, the objects of our fascination begin to fatten up for winter when food sources will be scarce and water temps are too low to warrant […]
I stopped throwing bait for a number of reasons. The challenge. The cost. The hassle. And most importantly to get away from these critters. I’ve caught a few hardheads since I started throwing lures, but besides the few times I specifically targeted them I can’t remember the last time I […]
I spent three days in the mud puddles redfish call home last week. The fishing was lights out. The catching was pretty good too. Lots of big reds to 31″ schooled up or cruising the shallows in search of an easy meal. Although we encountered many picky reds the sheer […]
I am in the process of putting together a video from footage I shot speckled trout fishing this past winter. I got a ton of footage but I never got what I wanted. I’ll be back out there again next winter better equiped and more determined. Here’s some of the […]
Evidence of the arrival of spring is everywhere: flip-flop weather, schools of newly hatched fry, herds of hungry fish prowling the shallows and tropical storm-like winds. Finding a reliable pattern during spring, more than any other season, is tough. Conditions are highly inconsistent and fish behavior mirrors the unpredictable weather. […]
If you just woke after a long state of cryopreservation, i.e., frozen in time, and were placed on the water you’d never know its mid-February here on the Texas coast based on the weather and conditions. I don’t think anyone could have predicted that the water temperatures would be warm […]