Outdoors
Some days, you better have a Plan B
Most fishing guides idle to the dock in the predawn darkness with a plan. Often, according to ever-changing Texas weather, that plan is altered many times before the outboard ever leaves the harbor.
Master Naturalists: Barn owls' ways help us
Barn owls are found almost all over the U.S., and their numbers are largest in California and the Southwest. That's good for us around here.
Crossroads weekly fishing report
Compiled by Bink Grimes
Boaters prep for Water Safari at preview event (video)
Participants compete in the Texas River Marathon to prepare for the Texas Water Safari in June
Crossroads weekly fishing report
Compiled BY Bink Grimes
Master Naturalists: Eating green much more than broccoli
Regular readers know we are unconventional; we take conservation and preservation of nature and the ecology very seriously.
Crossroads weekly fishing report
COMPILED BY BINK GRIMES
WOODS, WINGS & WATER: Inconsistent weather means tough fishing
Many pros consider April to be one of the toughest fishing months of the year. Of course, the weather is the determining factor, as was the case this week. You can catch solid fish in 20-25 knot winds when you have consistent tides, but when the wind is whipping from multiple directions and tides are weak, well, golf is sometimes a better option.
This week's fishing report
COMPILED BY BINK GRIMES
WOODS, WINGS & WATER: Plenty of options for fishing in the wind and dirty water
The wind blows in all directions this time of year. If you enjoy fishing, you deal with it. You find new areas, new patterns and protected locales, or you continue to spend your days fishing on the multitude of internet forums.
Master Naturalists: Feeding spring butterflies and insects
Soon, if we get some rain, we will see an explosion of wildflowers here to go with the bluebonnets and Indian paintbrushes we saw on the way to Houston.
