Last Saturday morning on Lake Travis, I watched my buddy miss his fifth bass in a row on his fancy new $30 swimbait. Meanwhile, I'd already landed three solid largemouths – all on a beat-up 3-inch curly tail grub that cost me 50 cents. That's when he finally asked the question I'd been waiting for: […]

The first time I hooked into a 7-pound largemouth on Lake Conroe, my hands were shaking so bad I nearly dropped my rod. It was 5:47 AM on a foggy March morning, and that bass exploded on my topwater frog right next to a partially submerged cypress tree. Twenty years and thousands of casts later, […]

The first time I stuck my arm into a muddy hole at the bottom of Lake Texoma, my buddy Jake thought I'd lost my mind. "You're gonna do WHAT with that catfish?" he yelled from our kayak. Twenty minutes later, I was wrestling a 40-pound flathead to the surface while he scrambled to help me […]

Last April, I loaded my fishing kayak onto the truck at 4 AM, grabbed my favorite spinning rod, and headed to Pueblo Reservoir. The sunrise painted the Sangre de Cristo mountains pink as I launched into glass-calm water. Twenty minutes later, a chunky 4-pound largemouth nearly yanked my rod into the drink. That's when I […]

I'll never forget my first morning fishing Carlsbad Lagoon - watching the sunrise paint the water gold while spotted bay bass demolished my swimbait near the I-5 bridge. After spending countless hours exploring every corner of this 400-acre paradise with my kayak, I've learned the secrets that turn slow days into epic fishing adventures. Whether […]

Last March, I pulled into Colorado Bend State Park at 5:30 AM, my fishing kayak loaded with gear and anticipation running high. The pre-dawn darkness couldn't hide what I knew was coming - one of the best days of fishing I'd experience all year. By 10 AM, I'd landed 18 white bass, three chunky largemouth, […]