This past year, I was privileged to accompany my Father on a trip to the Normandy area of Northern France. The area is famous in history as the site for the D-Day Landings during World War II. The D-Day landings were the amphibious operations on June 6, 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy. The […]

Not far from Palacios there is a very special place for those who love nature and the great outdoors. The Clive Runnells Family Mad Island Marsh is part of an expansive coastal wetlands system. The huge wildlife management system is under the oversight of The Nature Conservancy. In 1989, Clive Runnells donated 3,148 acres of […]

BEWARE OF WHERE YOU WALK! Several poisonous reptiles are making their presence known. Coral, cottonmouths, and rattlesnakes are here and have been seen in our area. Have you seen the incredible works by our wonderful Dragon Lady, Gloria Fric and her crew of dynamic and talented sculptors? Once again, Gloria is here to lend her […]

The summer months, naturally, present warmer water temperatures, and the month of May is only the first of a long stack-up of hot ones to come for the year. It is at this time in the year that many shall begin taking their wade sessions to the point where they sometimes are wetting the underside […]

Spring is springing into summer rather fast this year.  April was yet another great fishing month for the books.  April seemed to have some crazy weather patterns, didn’t ya think?  What I like to remind fishermen is right before those late northers and right after are some prime fishing.  Even as they are blowing in […]