Posts Tagged ‘Fishing for Kids’

CLIENTS: On Wednesday afternoon, October 14, I fished with Mr. Bill Ralph, and his daughter and granddaughter, Joanna and Annabelle Dunton. Annabelle is eight years old. Although she had been fishing once before she had never caught a fish. Bill is retired from the oil and gas industry, Joanna works at her church in Bryan,…

CLIENTS: On Tuesday & Wednesday mornings, October 13 & 14, I was joined by a crew of five. This was a Killeen ISD Fall Break fathers-and-sons trip. Coordinating everything was Geoff Van Riper who brought his son Greg, age 15. Joining them was Dustin Douglass, and his two sons Rhett, age 16, and Ryan, age…

CLIENTS: On the afternoon of Monday, October 12, I conducted the 18th SKIFF trip of the 2026 season. Joining me was Mrs, Kimberly Rankin and her three sons, Greyson Rankin, Hudson Rankin, and Easton Revels ages 9, 7, and 11, respectively. Kim‘s husband, US Army Capt. Cody Rankin, was recently deployed to South Korea, where…

CLIENTS: On the morning of Monday, October 12, I welcomed aboard Ian Goodman and his three sons ages 9, 11, and 13. Keller, Anderson, and Luke were on a fall break from the Salado Independent School District. TODAY’S DATE: 12 October 2026 (AM) NEXT OPEN MORNING DATES: 20-22 Oct. 2026 NEXT OPEN AFTERNOON DATES: 20-22…

CLIENTS: This past Saturday morning, October 10, I met up with three generations of the Yawn family. In visiting from Mississippi was Mr. Steve Yawn enjoying time with his Salado-based son, Grant, and Grant‘s two sons, Mason (age 16), and Camden (age 14). Grant first came out with me earlier this year along with his…

CLIENTS: This past Friday morning, October 9, I fished with returning guests, Dennis Graham, and his friend, Vicky Clark. Dennis, a U.S. Air Force veteran who once served as a crew chief with the USAF Thunderbirds team, turned 71, and this trip was in celebration of that milestone. Vicky is retired from the U.S. Postal…

CLIENTS: This past Thursday evening, October 8, I fished a 3.5 hour “Kids Fish, Too!“ trip with soon to be seven year old Jameson Rogers, accompanied by his maternal grandfather, Dwight “Boom Pa“ Stone of Georgetown. Dwight always plans well ahead each year to see to it that his grandkids are treated to a birthday…

CLIENTS: This morning, Thursday, October 8, I fished with a group of four, all converging on Central Texas for an annual family reunion. Joining me were Josh Rogers, Josh’s dad, Jeff Rogers, and in-laws Curtis Jackson and Johnny Billingsley. I first got to know Josh when Josh’s father-in-law, Dwight Stone, brought Josh’s kids out fishing…

CLIENTS: This past Wednesday evening, October 7, I conducted the 17th SKIFF trip of the 2026 season. Joining me was Michael F. of Harker Heights Heights, accompanied by his mother. Michael’s mom is a U.S. Army retiree and disabled veteran. She retired after 20 years of service spent in both administrative roles and in cyber…