That Good Time of Year
Per the usual, I shucked all things pressing in late June and bagged a few days with family, friends, Port Aransas and redfish. We had a four-day burp of high water with Tropical Storm Arlene but things returned quickly to normal: calm waters, strong tides, sunny skies and mobs of tailing fish. Determined to broaden [...]
Back to the Marsh
A year ago I visited South Louisiana at its brightest point in the post-Katrina era. The Saints had just won the Superbowl, New Orleans was buzzing again, and the marshes were full of healthy fish, birds, and critters. And then, a month later, the rug was again yanked from beneath their feet. Last week I [...]
The 2010 Holiday Grab Bag
Instead of showing you some cool new stuff that I shot in November (which I don’t have, because I was playing hooky in a deer blind) I’m now going to shift gears and thank the folks that have allowed me to perpetuate my twenty-five-year existence without cubicles, neckties, or shiny shoes. So, without further adieu, [...]
The Blitz: Part Four
We’re done! Well…I mean…we’re done with this east coast gypsy-nomadic journey of shooting photos, interviewing anglers, eating stale Pop-tarts at odd hours, and catching lots of fish (dangit). In late October, me and Pete McDonald traveled to Virginia and North Carolina to wrap up this bizzare year-long odyssey of content gathering for the [...]
Alex Was a Butthead
This entry is about the incredibly cool photos that I didn’t get I’m normally neck-deep in redfish this time of year, and there’s typically a matter of protocol that goes along with that pursuit. When I arrive in Port Aransas each June, I first spend a few days fishing–just fishing. No cameras allowed. I have [...]
Marsh Donkeys and Pick-Sixes
In a typical year there are exactly two reasons why we angling sorts might travel to New Orleans in February: Mardi Gras and really big redfish. For me, because I’m not real big on parades and costume parties, that leaves exactly one reason to go to New Orleans in February. I booked my dates with [...]
Unplugged in the Neo-Tropics
Key West This was our seventeenth year (parents, siblings, kids, et al) with the same dates, same guides, and undoubtedly some of the same tarpon. In some years we’ve hit it perfectly (late May/early June) and in other years the planets were mis-aligned. We had some goofy west winds and poor visibility that hindered a [...]
