Redfish

Fishing around a full moon has always given me fits. Couple that with the recent heat wave blasting Texas and you will soon understand why fishing the marsh under the moonlight sounded like a good idea. What I have learned over the years fishing around a full moon is that […]


I spent a couple of days on the water last week. One day in bluewater in a 32′ offshore boat and the other day on a 18′ skiff in the marsh. We didn’t run very far offshore and our trip was cut short due to one of the engines overheating […]

It’s that time of year when marsh fishing slows due to the heat. The bite is usually good early and earlier. The bite shuts off right about the time you feel yourself baking like a sun-dried tomato. With water temperatures in the marsh are hovering in the 90’s most fish […]

I spent three days in hypersaline water’s of the Lower Laguna Madre last week targeting one of my favorite game fish: robalo commonly referred to as snook here in the states. Snook are aerobatic, strong, extremely aggressive, and their willingness to eat topwater plugs is unrivaled. I make a few […]


I went out solo a couple times over the weekend. I found plenty of reds in the marsh but the feeding window was short very early in the morning. The fish were also extra weary of my presence because of the low water levels. Lost count of the number of […]


During the summer months I usually get out and off the water early, but the tides weren’t quite lining up for an early morning bite around the Upper Coast this past weekend. The tides at every spot I contemplated were identical no matter how north or south I looked on […]

I have been blessed to be raised on the Texas Gulf Coast my entire life. Born in the Houston metropolis I was introduced to saltwater fishing at an early age. Not as early as some, but I have been wetting a line in saline waters for well over a decade […]