December 2024 Refining the Finesse Approach By Jay Watkins Fall is finally delivering some cooler temperatures that have made days on the water much more pleasurable. We are still... Read More
November 2024 The Basics of Slick Logic By Jay Watkins We continue to receive some much-needed rainfall in the Rockport area due to continued tropical activity in the Gulf of... Read More
October 2024 Continuously Learning and Adapting By Jay Watkins Boy, this past month has been a hot one. Water temperatures are running 87-88° at this writing, driven daily by... Read More
September 2024 Fish Smart: Learn to Exploit Opportunity By Jay Watkins Writing this in early August, we have thus far experienced three tropical weather events that affected the Aransas Bay Complex.... Read More
August 2024 Tough Conditions Make Us Better Fishermen By Jay Watkins The summer pattern has truly set in. Afternoon water temperatures have reached 90° on multiple occasions recently. If you’re not... Read More
July 2024 Learning to Identify the Strike Zone By Jay Watkins Do you remember when John Madden retired from coaching and became a football broadcaster? He was great at breaking down... Read More
June 2024 Praying For Stable Weather Patterns By Jay Watkins It’s been a slow start to my springtime fishing in the Rockport area. Weather conditions are having an impact, especially... Read More
May 2024 Springtime Success: Bait Migrations and Precise Lure Placement By Jay Watkins With the arrival of spring comes new seasonal patterns and a change in guiding locations for Jay Ray and I.... Read More
April 2024 The Value of Continuing Education By Jay Watkins Through the winter season we were lucky to dodge a couple of truly cold spells. The third week of January... Read More
March 2024 Improving Your Fishing Success During Frontal Approach By Jay Watkins Winter is in full swing with frequent changes in air and water temperatures, and also wind direction. These changes create... Read More