Wild Ed

Blake Oestreich spends his summers away from school working for Dolphin Docks on their offshore fishing boats.  So what does Blake do when he gets a little time off?  He went on a 60 hour fishing trip where he was the fisherman instead of the deck hand.  This trip paid off for Blake with two great fish and both are pending records.  The shark is the pending State of Texas and … [Read more...] about One Fishing Trip Nets Two Records For Oestreich

 Having roamed the hill country most of my life, I had always heard about the striper fishing at Lake Buchanan.  I had fished behind Wirt and Starke dams many years ago when you could walk down below the dams.  When the LCRA would release water for generation, we would free line live perch for striper and at times catch quite a few.   It was a lot of fun and it is a shame that … [Read more...] about Great Day Catching Stripers and Hybrids on Buchanan

One of my favorite summer foods is a bowl of cold Ceviche along with good salty chips.  As an appetizer or a meal it is great for when the temperature is hot outside.  Served with cold drinks it is always a hit with our guests.  My brother's famous recipe is below and then the way I make mine for a little different version.  Pick your choice or make both and see which becomes … [Read more...] about Ceviche It Is What’s For Dinner When It’s Hot Outside

I remember coming to Lampasas as a kid to go dove hunting at my grandfather's place just south of Nix.  There were three stock ponds on the place then and we would check them out to see which ones were drawing in the most dove and sit at that one for the afternoon hunt.  Back then the dove hunting was pretty good as there seemed to be more sunflowers and even a few fields of … [Read more...] about Texas Dove Season Right Around the Corner