Posts Tagged ‘Fishing in Cold Weather’

CLIENTS: This morning, Monday, August 3, I fished the tenth SKIFF trip of the 2026 season. Joining me were the twin 8-year-old sons of disabled U.S. Army veteran Kereca Thompson and Solange Thompson –Alaric and Jayce Thompson. Kereca served 8 years as an aviation mechanic working primarily on Blackhawk helicopters. The boys had never landed…

CLIENTS: This morning, Friday, July 31, I fished the ninth SKIFF trip of the 2026 season. Joining me was Olga Sanon and her not quite seven year-old son, Uhtred. Olga is a U.S. Army disabled veteran. She served three years as an enlisted person. Uhtred had never been on a boat before and had never…

CLIENTS: This morning, Thursday, July 30, I conducted the eighth SKIFF trip of the 2026 season. Joining me were the wife and kids of Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jeryme Stahley: Mrs. Vanessa Stahley, and her kids, Jayden (16), Gavin (15), and Kenzie (9). Chief Stahley has been in the U.S. Army for 18 years and…

CLIENTS: This morning, Wednesday, July 29, I conducted the 7th SKIFF trip of the 2026 season. Joining me was the family of Sergeant First Class Alonzo Gomez. SFC Gomez has been in the military for over 16 years, is currently deployed to Jordan, and serves in the US Army’s logistics area. Representing SFC Gomez well…

CLIENTS: This morning, Tuesday, July 28, I fished a “Kids Fish, Too!“ trip with Tripp Winkler and Barrett Bates, both from Gatesville. The trip was commissioned by Tripp’s Paw Paw Bill Palmer. ABOUT “KIDS FISH, TOO!” TRIPS:  Kids Fish, Too! trips are intended just for the kids. They are considerably less expensive than standard trips…

CLIENTS: This morning, Friday, July 24, I fished the last trip of the week with longtime buddies Troy Gallagher and Ethan Moralez from the Copperas Cove/Topsey area. The two first got to know each other in elementary school and both just recently graduated high school. Troy is headed to a community college prior to pursuing…

CLIENTS: This morning, Thursday, July 23, I fished another trip with a contingent of the David Butler clan of Temple, Texas. Joining me this morning was Dr. David Butler, his adult son, Jack, and 11 year-old Katie Evans, David’s granddaughter in visiting from the Houston area. Despite Katie‘s age, we conducted this as a standard,…

CLIENTS: This morning, Wednesday, July 22, I fished with two fine, young Americans – – Knox Stearns and Jaxen Yepez, accompanied by Knox‘s dad, Wes. This was a “Kids Fish, Too!“ Trip specifically for the boys, both of whom have fished with me previously. ABOUT “KIDS FISH, TOO!” TRIPS:  Kids Fish, Too! trips are intended…

CLIENTS: This morning, Tuesday, July 21, I fished with 11 year-old, Miss Sofiya Freeman and her dad, Ian. The two are in visiting Sofiya‘s grandparents. Her grandpa, Doug Blackwell, sponsored the trip and attended, but did not join in on the fishing. Ian and Sofiya traveled in from the Florida panhandle, near Pensacola, just yesterday.…

CLIENTS: This morning, Monday, July 20, I finished the sixth Soldiers Kids Involved in Fishing Fun (SKIFF) trip of the 2026 season. Joining me were the children of retired Sergeant First Class Michael Bouie, a disabled veteran with 23 years of service primarily in the logistics field of the U. S. Army. Aboard the boat…