The View from Matagorda

August is often categorized as the "heat" of the summer. I kind of like it, though, especially on those almost...

West Matagorda Bay has grown to be a shark-magnet during the summer. Last summer the gray linebackers were noticeably absent,...

The tattered white "LIVE SHRIMP" flag was hanging limp at Harbor Bait and Tackle at first glance as my pickup...

The dog-walker pranced away from the stonework left, right, left, kalooosh! Foam splattered as the hostile five-pound speck headed for...

If I had a plan for April I would happily tell you. Truth is, I don't know what April has...

"Beware the Ides of March," spoken to Julius Caesar in the Shakespearian tragedy, foretelling his death by fellow Romans, friends.Likewise,...

Football is over, baseball has yet to begin and hunting season is history. Thank goodness February is the shortest month...

Scarlet earlobes and numb extremities are not exactly what I call fishing weather. I'll take temps in the 60s and...

North winds, gray clouds and low tides used to be the normal picture of a Texas December. That was a...

It's a tough choice for guys like me – fish or hunt ducks. That's a serious dilemma this time of...