Jay Watkins

Jay Watkins has been a full-time fishing guide at Rockport, TX, for more than 20 years. Jay specializes in wading year-round for trout and redfish with artificial lures. Jay covers the Texas coast from San Antonio Bay to Corpus Christi Bay.

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I am not sure at this point how to teach this. I have transformed from guide to coach over the...

In this month’s article I want to talk to all of you about how important I believe it is to...

In this month’s article I am going to talk about why I believe Paul Brown lures, or Corkys as most...

Fall is finally delivering some cooler temperatures that have made days on the water much more pleasurable. We are still...

We continue to receive some much-needed rainfall in the Rockport area due to continued tropical activity in the Gulf of...

Boy, this past month has been a hot one. Water temperatures are running 87-88° at this writing, driven daily by...

Writing this in early August, we have thus far experienced three tropical weather events that affected the Aransas Bay Complex....

The summer pattern has truly set in. Afternoon water temperatures have reached 90° on multiple occasions recently. If you’re not...

Do you remember when John Madden retired from coaching and became a football broadcaster? He was great at breaking down...

It’s been a slow start to my springtime fishing in the Rockport area. Weather conditions are having an impact, especially...

Jay Watkins

Fishing Is Not What I Do; It’s Who I Am.

Train up a child…

Corkys: The Art, Science, and Mysteries

Refining the Finesse Approach

The Basics of Slick Logic

Continuously Learning and Adapting

Fish Smart: Learn to Exploit Opportunity

Tough Conditions Make Us Better Fishermen

Learning to Identify the Strike Zone

Praying For Stable Weather Patterns

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