The fishing has been slow last few weeks mainly due to my indecision and obstinacy. I dislike transition periods because I have a hard time changing tactics and targeting different species when my focus has been so narrow. For three quarters of the year my concentration is singlar: redfish. When December rolls around and water temperatures begin to dip into […]
Transition from Spots to Dots
Skinny Water Culture’s Christmas Bash!!!
Skinny Water Culture’s Merry Christmas Bash! Come hang with us this Saturday 12/17 at Coasters Bar & Grille on Indian Rocks Beach for our 2nd annual Christmas bash!!! SWC Family – Full Fledged Unit will be playing all night! Delicious pizza from PAJANO’S will be provided along with wings & salad. LOTS of drink specials too!!! Please bring a new […]
Skinny Water Bones
Our week on the beach in video format. Enjoy.
Back To Reality
The last two days of our trip went by in a blur. After a week of fishing under the hot sun and sleeping on the beach, our bodies were begging us to stop, but our hearts were dragging us on. Our last two mornings consisted of a long sleep in, dollar a cup coffee, and lazy attempts at coaxing tarpon […]
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Inconsistently Good
The most recent cold front is a reminder that we’re nearing the end of the redfish explosion in the marshes on the Texas Coast. Over the last few weeks most of the shrimp has migrated to the Gulf leaving fin-fish as the only remaining forage available for a ravenous redfish. Extreme low tides due to the nagging northwest gales will […]
Redfish Explosion
Fishing has been flat-out ridiculous on the Upper Texas Coast. Huge schools of redfish everywhere you look. The water has cleaned up nicely with the passing of the last few cold fronts too making the fish a lot easier to spot and catch. It’s been a sight fisherman’s dream in the marshes lately. They’ll eat just about anything you throw […]
Visual Bliss
What makes fishing great is it’s something different to every person that fishes. What floats one angler’s boat may not fancy another’s fixation. My favorite way to catch fish is by sight fishing, preferably with the buggy whip in hand. I find myself constantly looking for new places where I can catch fish by my preferred means. Last week that […]
The Sweet Spot
The beast rejuvenated us and reminded us of why we were there: to fish our asses off. That night, we found a place to buy ice, we parked ourselves on the beach, and drank the cheapest beer we could find. It was a celebration of sorts that prepared us well for our best day of fishing thus far. We hit […]
Off the Grid
I spent a few days last week camping alongside an eclectic group of guys. Despite our varying backgrounds and personalities we shared a common interest. We’re all fishermen. But beyond our affinity for angling our jones is swinging a graphite stick to present hooks dressed with fur and feathers at creatures that swim. The trip was planned months in advance, […]