Fishing During a Warming Trend Archives - Holding the Line Guide Service

Earnest Efforts – 51 Fish

CLIENTS: This morning, Friday, September 4, I fished with a very nice family from the Round Rock area. Jay and Dawn Anderson contacted me early in the week to see if they could put together a birthday fishing trip for their son, Westin, who will turn 11 on September 7. I was a bit reluctant…

Anglers from England – 54 Fish

CLIENTS: This morning, Thursday, September 3, I fished with a group of six – Mr. Rick Burns organized everything for his adult son, Blake, Blake’s three sons, Callum, Charlie, and Taylor, and those three boys’, cousin, Tyler Dalziel. Blake and his three sons are in visiting from England before their public school begins there this…

This, the First Fishing Trip of His Life – 35 Fish

CLIENTS: This afternoon, Tuesday, September 1, I conducted the 15th SKIFF trip of the 2026 season treating five-year-old Oliver O’Neal to his very first fishing trip. Helping me help Oliver be successful was Oliver‘s grandfather, Troy O’Neal, with whom Oliver resides. Troy served in both the US Army and in the US Navy and retired…

Making the Most of What You’ve Got – 48 Fish

CLIENTS: This evening, Friday, August 28, I fished on Lake Belton with a family from Salado. Nessa and Jake Sinclair, and Kevin Clark met me at lakeside at 4:15 PM for a four-hour trip targeting catfish, then white bass. Jake, age 12, has a 17 year-old brother, Joshua, who was also supposed to join us,…

Dad Helped Me Help Them Be Successful – 95 Fish

CLIENTS: This morning, Wednesday, August 26, I fished a “Kids Fish, Too!“ trip for the five- and seven-year-old sons of Ethan Jahns. This trip was in celebration of five year-old Jake Jahns’ birthday, and riding on his coattails was his older brother, Graham. As with most children’s trips, dad was there to help me help…

Deep Dive: The Chap Behind the App – 45 Fish

CLIENTS: This morning I welcomed aboard the co-founder of the Deep Dive fishing app, Braden Jenkins. Along with his co-founder, Jeremiah Howell, Braden brought this app to the market in April of 2025. Among other things, the app can provide anglers with past, present, and future data on a lake-specific basis on water clarity, wind…

Doctor, Doctor, Give Me the News – 60 Fish

CLIENTS: This morning, Wednesday, August 19, I fished with a crew of three – all first timers with me. Aboard was the father and son team of Kevin and Keaton Altom, originally from the Springfield, Missouri region, and also joining me was a coworker of Keaton‘s spouse– Taylor Williams, originally from the Houston area. Kevin…

Bawb, We’re From Up Nawth — 77 Fish with the Brogans

CLIENTS: This morning, Monday, August 17, I fished a father-and-son trip with Mike and Kayden Brogan in visiting family from up in eastern Massachusetts. Kayden is headed into his senior year in high school, but, like many school districts up in the northeast, will not return until early September. Both father and son had plenty…

He Skipped the Kids’ Stuff — 48 Fish on SKIFF Trip #14

CLIENTS: This morning, Thursday, August 13, I conducted the 14th SKIFF trip of the 2026 season. Joining me were Bryson (age 14) and Makenna (age 16) Reynolds from a U.S. Army Gold Star family. The children’s father, Sergeant First Class Brad Reynolds, passed away at age 38 while on active duty at Fort Hood on…

Fishing with a Legend – 72 Fish

CLIENTS: This morning, Wednesday, August 12, I conducted the 13th SKIFF trip of the 2026 season. Joining me was the father and son team of Kevin Lonzo and Legend Baxley, age 8. Kevin is a disabled veteran who served two enlistments based at Fort Hood as a US Army mechanic. ABOUT SKIFF: Soldiers’ Kids Involved…