The Laguna Podcast

Julian Gomez joins me to talk about his early days fishing the Lower Laguna Madre, the difference between now and then, fishing along side bud rowland, and more. Enjoy.

Rick Guerrero joins me to talk about his early days, fishing with guys like wade dunkin & tom kilgore, his passion for the chess match that is flounder fishing, and more. enjoy.

Ray Box joins me to talk about his early LLM experiences, founding gruene outfitters, the arroyo lodge, and poling a shallow sport. Enjoy.  

Texas Coast Legend, Capt. Jack Campbell joins me to talk about his life and his experiences, almost three hours long, this is officially the longest episode to date. Enjoy.   If the audio sounds slightly off, its because my monitor headphones were forgotten at home and i had to monitor the conversation with no headphones. incase some of yall notice.

Brett Greco joins me to chat about his life, from montana, to the keys, to the llm. Quite a list of places to guide & fish. Enjoy. 

Ali joins me to talk about the LLM in its heyday. Plus giving away some cool stories involving fishing a pretty protected area... Enjoy.

Tom Dorrell joins me on the podcast to talk tarpon, trout, and his own story on the texas coast.

Tom Kilgore joins me to talk about the LLM in its peak. Dodging trotlines, surrounded by redfish, crawling up to big trout on the sand. Enjoy.

Rob Phillips joins me to talk about some of his own stories chasing marlin, and Purpose Built Optics. #FishWithPurpose

Kevin Townsend joins me for a conversation after us jumping a tarpon just a few hours prior. Worth the listen. Enjoy.

David Mckee joins me to talk about his personal collection that stands as the greatest collection of texas saltwater lures and tackle. Aswell as some stories about sheika and sandifer.

David Rowsey joins me to talk about his story, fighting for trout, desalination, and some very cool big fish stories.

Swan Point Landing owner, Dave Hayward, joins me to talk about his story as well as some big trout and cool history about the texas coast.

Marco Rodriguez joins me to talk about his life in the outdoors, training for the border patrol marine unit, and a few other interesting stories aswell.

Alvin Dedeaux joins me to talk about his journey in the industry. Beyond stoked to have made this happen.

Nathan Outlaw from Harry Goodes joins me to talk about his story aswell as well as his own ideas and thoughts about the industry.

Bill Bishop joins me to talk about his story, his book (High Rollers), as well as his hopeful aspirations for the future of the fly fishing game.

Sally joins me to talk about her life. Kayaks, Fly-Fishing, Wading for Big Trout, and Aubrey Black

Tim Clancey joins me in a detailed recollection of what caused pro line aluminum and new water boats to be created. A man of many stories and words. Enjoy.

Jim West joins me to talk about his experiences fishing from the 60s on ward. Multiple tournament wins, and some great stories.

Corby Robertson joins me to recall a few experiences fishing around the globe, tournament performances and breaks down the message behind dagon.  www.dagonfishing.com www.mudderboots.com  

Wyman Meinzer joins me to talk about his wild life. From shooting big to trapping coyotes.

Christopher Bush joins me to talk about the fuel that drives his passion, as well as other stories and ideologies pertaining to the fishery we all share.

Unofficial Records, Broken Records, Broken Rods, Flying Fly Reels, and a hell of a story. Enjoy this episode with Cary Marcus.

This one was so much fun. Shout out to Troutfest for being the intermediary here. Mike is the man. All the way from across the pond.

Big episode here with Darren Jones.  If you know the man, you know the brand. Enjoy.

Will Bradley joins me to talk about his life and the story behind one of the biggest revolutions in the fishing scene. The sound revolution. Haha.

John joins me to talk about life as a ship captain, his passion for ducks, and wheat warfare. 

Marcos is a man who's voice matches his personality. Making this one of my favorite episodes to date. Enjoy.

My initial title for this episode was going to be Pack's Crack... Enjoy.

Me and Brian sit down to chat about the political side of the conservation game.

Honson Lau joins me to talk bonefish, Suped up cars, and modern issues in the industry. 

Calvin Carter joins me to talk about his life, inspiration, current art pursuits, and transformers. Haha.

Not Sponsored by Haribo Gummies... (yet)

Scat Cat Employee of the Year, Kristian Cole, joins me to talk about his story and tailwaters.

Sneaking into afganistan, firing RPGs and subsequently some images too. Tom is the man. (Totally not sponsored by getty images. Would be cool if they did tho.)

'tis the ballad of skiff stevenson.

Chris Johnson joins me to talk about his story, living waters, defending the guadalupe bass, and more. 

Andy Dear joins me to talk about rod making, his impact on the rod building industry, & fly casting. 

Dudley Haas joins me in this episode to recall his days fishing the graveyard before the pass was built. Circa 1960. Enjoy.

Phil Blackmar joins me to talk about the similarities between professional golf and fly casting analysis.

Patrick Murray, president of CCA, joins me for a conversation involving the overview of the fishery. The past, the potential, and the future in regards to the health of our bay and of our community

Cameras and the evolution of outdoor photography, directly from one of the best: Lance Krueger

Redfish, Back Marsh Lakes, Tattoos, Alligator Gar, and the War on Comorants.

No cheeseburgers were harmed in the recording of this episode.

Lassos, Teeth, Blood, Sweat, Mosquitos, and Fly Rods.

Cameras, Tarpon, Sea Level.

No introduction needed. Im honored to have chuck naiser on for the 42nd episode of this project. Enjoy.

Another extremely well respected angler that has influenced the fishery in more ways than one, despite not believing so. Enjoy my conversation with Danny Neu.

Corey is a life long LLM local. Well liked and respected by most. After speaking to him for a while, I can understand why. Enjoy.