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Five Ways to Lose a Trophy Trout
Take up the slack, Jack; use sharp hooks, Brooks; don't blow the strike, Mike.
With a sideways nod to singer/songwriter...
Joe Doggett
Joe Doggett was an outdoors columnist with the Houston Chronicle for
thirty-five years. Retiring in 2007, Doggett writes occasional freelance
pieces between hunting, fishing and surfing adventures.
Contact: DoggettJ@SBCGlobal.net
Contact: DoggettJ@SBCGlobal.net
The B-Team
We were anchored on a green July tide near the end of Galveston's South Jetty. We were "free shrimping" -...
Danger Afoot, Over-rated and Otherwise - Part Two
Wading is a Texas tradition practiced by thousands of able-bodied coastal anglers each summer. The one-on-one contact makes each fish...
Danger Afoot, Over-rated and Otherwise - Part One
A salty friend recently stated, "When I'm in waist-deep water, I want to be wading. I see no reason to...
The Salty Saga of Fishing Tackle Unlimited
Houston has been a major retail market for fishing tackle for more than 50 years. This is because the upper...
The Spotted Grail
Green-swelling tide was coming in as silver-headed Casey was going out, which was just the way he liked it. After...
Tackle Technology
*This is the third in a series of features detailing significant contributions to the Texas outdoor experience.
Now possessing a...
The Conservation Movement
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of feature stories by Joe Doggett detailing significant contributions to the...
Working the Wind
Excessive wind is a recurring issue that all coastal anglers must face. I am, of course, referring to the meteorological...
Indian Summer Surf Safari
Wading the surf is a Texas classic. The open beach is accessible and inexpensive and, when a green tide is...
