Posts Tagged ‘Salado Fishing Guide’

CLIENTS: This morning, Monday, July 6, I fished a “Kids Fish, Too!“ trip for three of Mr. Rick Burns’ grandkids. Joining me were Tyler, Lane, and Guen ages 12, 8 and 6, respectively. Rick was a very capable and necessary extra set of hands and eyes given my crew with such a spread in ages…

CLIENTS: This morning, Wednesday, July 1, I fished what will be my last trip prior to the long Fourth of July weekend playing out. I welcomed aboard brothers Ken and Glen Janke, both Bell County natives born and raised on a farm near the town of Bartlett. Joining them was a recently retired coworker of…

CLIENTS: This morning, Tuesday, June 30, I fished with Allen Boyer and Mike Clark. Allen had previously done sonar training with me over on Stillhouse, and this was my first time meeting Mike. Allen is semi-retired from the Dallas area real estate industry, and Mike runs a local roofing company and does general contracting work…

CLIENTS: This morning, Friday, June 26, I wrapped up the week with a morning fishing trip on Lake Belton with long-time client Gary Jones of Temple, Texas. Gary runs his own very well-appointed Boston Whaler center console, but it has been in the shop so he decided to come out fishing with me in my…

CLIENTS: This morning, Thursday, June 25, we fished Part 2 of the Oliver family tradition reunion fishing trip on Lake Belton. This morning, “Papa“ Joe Oliver was joined by his daughter, Amber Pugh, and Amber‘s three kids, Ben, Beau, and Addie. TODAY’S DATE: 25 June 2026 (AM) NEXT OPEN DATES FOR FISHING: 16, 27-31 July…

CLIENTS: This morning, Wednesday, June 24, I can continued an annual tradition now over a decade old. Mr. Joe Oliver each year treats his kids and grandkids to a fishing trip while everyone is on summer break. This morning, I hosted Joe, his son, Corey, and Corey‘s three kids, 16-year-old twins, Cullen and Presley, and…

CLIENTS: This morning, Tuesday, June 23, I conducted the fifth SKIFF trip of the 2026 season. Joining me was 9-year-old Jack Horal of Harker Heights, Texas. Jack’s dad, U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Tom Horal, currently serves as the Deputy Commander of Patient Services at Darnall Army Medical Center on Fort Hood. LTC Horal was most…

CLIENTS: This morning, Monday, June 22, I fished with first time guests Bill Surina, and his daughter, Elisa Garay. Bill is a U.S. Navy veteran and retiree from the Vietnam era. He served primarily as a crewman on naval surveillance aircraft. Elisa oversees operations for an Austin-area credit union. The two had some prior fishing…

CLIENTS: This morning, Friday, June 19th, I welcomed aboard three generations of Craytor men – Dan, Dan’s son, Bret, and Bret’s son, Ace. Dan is a U.S. Army veteran now living in Virginia and having served as both an enlisted man (mechanic) and as an officer (aviator) who flew in the transition from Cobras to…

CLIENTS: This morning, Wednesday, June 17, I welcomed aboard a boat full of first-time guests – – joining their father, Jamie Clark, were Jack (age 19), Sammy (age 16), and David (age 11) Clark. Originally, Jamie and the two older boys were supposed to come out with their grandfather, Jimmy Clark, but he wasn’t feeling…