Posts Tagged ‘Salado Fishing Guide’

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…

CLIENTS: This morning, Thursday, July 16, with just a month to go before public school goes back in session, I fished with Doctors Aaron and Lisa Baggett and their kids, Keller, age 10, and Rhett, age 12. Aaron is an experienced fisherman and at one time provided oversight for the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor‘s bass…

CLIENTS: This morning, Tuesday, July 14, I fished a “Kids Fish, Too!“ Trip with eight year-old Davin Thomas in visiting his grandparents from Northern California. Casey Adamich and Tricia Greene came along as Davin’s non-fishing chaperones and helped me help Davin be successful. ABOUT “KIDS FISH, TOO!” TRIPS:  Kids Fish, Too! trips are intended just…

CLIENTS: This morning, Monday, July 13, I welcomed aboard 11- and 10-year-old brothers Bennett and Payne West chaperoned by their father, Stuart West. Stuart makes his living as a middle school teacher and coach in the same Killeen Independent School District in which his boys attend school. This was a “Kids Fish, Too! Trip. Bennett…

CLIENTS: This morning, Friday, July 10, I fished with a father-and-son team, Fairow and Marcus Taylor. Marcus is a U.S. Army veteran having served in both food service and logistics before retiring. His dad, age 75, is in visiting from the small town of Unadilla in central Georgia. Fellow Lake Belton angler Lee Walker referred…

CLIENTS: This morning, Tuesday, July 7, I fished with the Massey family from right here in the Belton Lake area. U.S. Army veteran and retired Army aviator Bob Massey and his wife, Eden, brought out their three kids for the kids’ first-ever fishing adventure. Wisely, Bob and Eden chose to go with the “Kids, Fish,…