I’ve fished lots of places and shared the casting deck with plenty of neat people since launching this gig 40 years ago.

The Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame has named Clayton and James Pierce, of Alba as two of three people chosen as a 2026 inductee.

The South Texas Slam, catching a red, a trout and a snook, can be accomplished with planning. Adding a tarpon makes it grand.

Late morning, however, the breeze of early morning ceased, and the sun poked out. With that, the fishing slowed.

Fishing duo Cole & Jay put gear to the test by having crappie jigs battle live minnows in an interesting feeding experiment.