The Salty Yak is a podcast from Texas where we talk about saltwater kayak fishing....most of the time. We started to this podcast in 2019 to help other kayak anglers catch more fish, be safe on the water and just enjoy the outdoors. We have built a strong community of anglers so if your in the coastal area of Texas come catch us and join us in a fishing trip!
The Salty Yak Podcast is an exceptional saltwater kayak fishing podcast that caters to anglers of all skill levels. As a Texas Kayak fisherman myself, I have found this podcast to be an invaluable resource and a source of entertainment. The content provided by Cary and his team is top-notch, and I have been binge listening to their episodes since I discovered them. Whether it's discussing fishing techniques, sharing personal experiences, or featuring special guests, the conversations on this podcast are relatable and informative. It feels like listening to a group of friends chatting around a tailgate, which adds to the charm of the show.
One of the best aspects of The Salty Yak Podcast is the wealth of information it provides for saltwater kayak fishing enthusiasts. Cary does an excellent job explaining various techniques and strategies, making it easy for beginners to grasp new concepts while also offering valuable insights for more experienced anglers. The inclusion of special guests further enhances the learning experience, as they bring their own expertise and perspectives to the table. Additionally, the podcast serves as a platform for networking within the fishing community, connecting listeners with like-minded individuals and opening up opportunities for outdoor adventures.
While it's challenging to find any significant drawbacks in this podcast, some listeners may prefer more focus on specific topics or segments rather than casual conversations that may occasionally veer off-topic. However, these deviations are minimal compared to the overall quality and usefulness of the content provided by The Salty Yak Podcast.
In conclusion, The Salty Yak Podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in saltwater kayak fishing. With its blend of educational content, entertaining stories, and a welcoming community atmosphere, this podcast stands out from others in its genre. Cary and his team have created something truly special here, and I highly recommend giving it a listen whether you're new to kayak fishing or a seasoned pro. Keep it reel—and keep those episodes coming!
EP 210 - In this epsode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast you will join in and hear all about our recent kayak fishing adventure trip out to Matagorda Island from Port O'Connor! There were small craft advisorys out due to the winds, but we still went! The people at the boat ramp thought we were crazy!!!! Maybe we are!!! LOL It made for one heck of a time and story to tell! Hope you enjoy the podcast!!!!
Episode 209 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast I just take a few minutes to run down the details of our upcoming Matagorda Island Kayak fishing trip! Hopefully your listening to this on the way to join us!!!
EP 208 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast myself, Nic and Curtis breakdown our DIY trip to Utah for our first ever Merriam turkey hunt! As with any hunting adventure there were highs and lows! Tune in and listen to the awesome time we had chasing Merriam turkeys in the mountains for the first time.
EP 207 - In this episode of the Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we team up with our great friend, Emilio Escobar, from the SO Texas Outdoors Podcast, along with the usual suspects, and talk about our weekend shooting bows at the Total Archery Challenge in San Antonio! We tell how the courses went, what we learned from previous TAC events and the new gear that some of us might have bought! Thank you for listening!!!
Episode 206 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we talk about our "first Spring black bear hunt in Arizona. We discuss what went well, what did not go so well, equipment reviews and a few fun stories! It was a great trip with great memories and great friends!
EP 205 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast I talk about why I got into hunting black bears. As a hunter from Texas where there are not alot of bears and no hunting season for them, what made me want to go chase them. Hope y'all enjoy the podcast!
EP 204 - Sorry for the 2 month break! Just a quick podcast on what I have been doing the last 2 months, my 2025 hunting plans, a little rant on Utah and a little info on the 2025 Salty Yak Pak Matagorda Island Trip!!!
Episode 203 - Checked one off the bucket list!!! Tune in and hear all about our first ever helicopter hog hunt!!! Thank you Helibacon!!!!
Episode 202 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast you join in on the conversation of our hunting party as we tell the stories of the adventures this year's bowhunt at the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge! The success and the near misses that come with bowhunting on public land. Thank you to my great friend, Emilio Escobar, So TX Outdoor Podcast for sharing the podcast host duties!
Episode 201 - Me and Nic sit down and talk about how the 2024 fishing and hunting season rolled out. We talk about highlights and what we learned this year. Then we dive off into what is coming for us in 2025!!! Hope you have a great fishing and hunting season! Here is to another awesome year making memories with family and friends in the outdoors!
Episode 200 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast me and Ryan start off at the end of our 3rd day of scounting recapping what we had seen in 3 days, being hopefully for opening morning. The podcast picks back up withthe hunt over and me back at home doing thending to the podcast. I talk about all we learned on this trip and what is coming for us in 2025. Hope ya'll enjo listening! Share with a buddy and have a great Thanksgiving!
Episode 199 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors podcast we sit down with our good friend and renounded wild game chef, Jeff Benda. Jeff, being from North Dakota, has never caught a redfish! We talk about how Jeff became a wild game chef, a few cooking/meat care tips and recount his first time saltwater fishing from a kayak! It was a great day fishing and an awesome conversation with Jeff! Hope you enjoy!
Episode 198 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we sit down at elk camp and recount the last 2 days events of cow elk hunting in Wyoming! In 2 days of hunting we harvested 4 cow elk and packed out 5 elk!!! Tune in and hear all the amazing and funny stories of our hunting adventure in Wyoming!
Episode 197 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we talk abuot some new changes to the TPWD fishing and hunting regulations. The use of ballistic apps for hunting and the importance of practicing your shooting posistions. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy it!
Episode 196 In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we talk all about or recent September bowhunt in Arizona for Coues deer! The ups and the downs! The rattlesnakes and trantulas! Come on along and listen to our conversation about the hunt as we are driving back to Texas!
Episode 195 - On this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast my son, Nic, tell the story of his "bonus nilgai"! He tells how the hunt came about and his take aways after taking the largest animal he has ever harvested to date! Enjoy the podcast!!
Episode 194 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we are back to saltwater kayak fishing!!! Me, Nic, Roger, Orlando and Justin head down to the marshes of Southeast Texas in search of flounder, but not all goes as planned as you will soon hear! Hope you enjoy the podcast!!!
Episode 193 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast I visit how I am preparing for the upcoming hunting season, experimenting with LEFT helical fletchings, my new Garmin Xero, using Hornady 4DOF, start planning my 2025 hunting season and a little flounder fishing! CHEERS!!
Ep 192 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast I give my 2 cents worth on the non-resident OTC archery elk tags going away in 2025.
Episode 191 - No mountains where you live to train? Think your ready for your upcoming Western backback hunt?? Give this the ARDUOUS PACK TEST a try! Used as a physical entrance exam for wildland fire crews this test can give you an idea if your physically ready and capable for your backpack hunt! Hope you enjoy the podcast!
EP 190 - In This episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we look into my pack to see just what I am taking on our Arizona September Archery Deer Hunt. More importantly what I am NOT taking on the trip! I hope ya'll enjoy the podcast!!! Go to the Salty Yak YouTube channel if you want to see the video version! Kifaru Packs Six Moon Design Lunar Solo Tent Nemo Tensor Insulated Alpine Sleeping Pad Katabatic Flex 30 Quilt Klymit Luxe Pillow Flextail Tiny Pump Fenix HM50R V2.0 Headlamp Fenix Rechargeable battery for M50R V2.0 Hardside Hydration Traverse Ground Tarp Peak Refuel Meals Wrangler ATG Pants PIG Gloves Arcade Belt Carbon Trekking Poles Black Ovis Carbon Sitting Tripod Marsupial Gear Bino Harness Nemo Moonlite Chair Tall Carbon Tripod The Salty Yak YouTube Channel Hunt Backcountry Podcast how to select the best binocular for you
Episode 189 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast I talk aout what kicked me in the shorts to motivate me to get back on a workout program and what my "100 miles a week" workout program looks like!!!
EP 188 - In This episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we dive into the details of how to apply for the Colorado Secondary Draw permits! We discuss how the secondary draw works and what I look for when trying to select a hut to apply for! I hope this help you on getting a tag this year!
Episode 187 In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoor Podcast we are going to answer some of the listener fishing questions we have recieved. We are going to talk about what and how much gear to take on a day of saltwater kayak fishing, micro skiffs and jets skis for inshore saltwater fishing, haw to maximize your time on a fishing trip, hammock vs tent set ups and lastly planning a "bucket list" fishing trip. Hope ya'll enjoy the podcast!!!
Episode 186 In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoor Podcast we dive into exactly how I use the computer to scout and plan my hunts. Its not just OnX and Goggle Earth! I hope this podcast and video helps!
Episode 185 In this episode of The Salt Yak Outdoor Podcast I talk about how I use OnX for fishing! I dive into how I use it for scouting and planning fishing trips. How I use it to find routes around oyster so I am not tearin up the kayak and how it can be super helpful remembering where to turn in the marsh! I hope you enjoy the podcast! Be sure the check it on The Salty Yak YouTube channel to see just what I am talking about! The Salty Yak YouTube Channel
Episode 184 - This episode finds us once again sitting down with our favorite youth hunters! The West Boys, Colton and Connor and Dad, Chris! These boys love hunting and outdoor adventures and they are great at it! Young men and women like these are the future of hunting! They tell all about there hunting adventures from last season and how the Total Archery Challenge is going for them! It is always a great time talking with these fine young men! Hope you enjoy the podcast!
Episode 183 - Tune in and listen too all of our adventures and stories from the 2024 Total Archery Challenge in San Antionio, Texas! This was the 3rd year for some of the group and the 1st year for a couple! There was even one of our group that had never shot his bow at any 3D target before this! Thank you Emilio, SoTexas Outdoor Podcast, for once again doing a joint podcast and cleaning up this audio! I hope you enjoy the podcast!
Episode 183 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoor Podcast we have a "round table" discussion all abuot our 2025 Total Archery Challege event! Hear all the stories of our great time together shooting the awesome event! Thanks for listening!!!
Episode 182 - This is the recap of just how our 2024 Matagorda Island kayak fishing/ camping trip went! Me, Roger and Darrel sit down and relive our recent adventure out to Matagorda Island. It was an awesome trip with 25 kayakers and 6 boats! isten in and hear all the stories and adventures of our trip!
Episode 181 - Here is the tale of our first ever bear hunt! We decide to try spring bear hunting in Arizona! It was a great adventure with lots of rookie mistakes and lessons learned! Thanks for listening!!!!
Episode 180 - Matagorda Island 6.0 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we talk all about our upcoming Matagorda Island Fishing/Camping Trip! This is our 6th year making the trip out to Matagordao Island to kayak fish for 3 days! Myself, Roger and Trevor set down and discuss what time we are launching, the route we are taking to the island, what to bring for fishing and camping and our group dinners! Everything you need to know to come join us on tis trip is in this podcast! If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me at thesaltyyak@gmail.com Hope to see you at the launch for this great adventure!!!
Episode 179 - In the episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we talk about how we spend our time on what is important to each of us. We discuss how spending my limited time on this earth relates to my Western hunting application strategy. Life is short. Spend it with the ones you love and cheerish.
Episode 178 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we discuss now is the time to go white bass fishing! I take you down the road of my rifle upgrade to include deciding between a muzzle brake and a suppressor and we dive off into my decision to go bear hunting for the first time ever!!! Hope you enjoy the podcast! Besure to join us on The Salty Yak Pak Facebook group!
Episode 177 - "Don't e Slippn" & Sheepdogs Rule!! In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we don't talk fishing or hunting. We talk CONCEAL CARRY! We discuss the mindset of why we should conceal carry. We talk how to carry. Then we talk about some things that you may have never considered. Do you have a "family plan", dry fire practice, what do you do after an incident not get shot yourself by responding officers. I hope you find this topic interesting and you get some take aways from it. Be safe! Be a sheepdog!!!
Season 6 Episode 176 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we take you along on our first ever Arizona OTC Archery deer hunt! We give you day by day up dates on how the days hunt went four Coues and Mule Deer while it is still fresh on our minds! Then we wrap up the podcast while driving back to Texas! This was our best out of state archery hunt we have ever had so far! Come along with us for the adventure! Its a GREAT one!!
Episode 175 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoor Podcast I sit down whith my friend, Chris Smith, and talk about his new podcast, Wild Vittles Podcsat! We talk all thing wild game cooking! As avid outdoorsmen and women we all enjoy the pursuit of the game and fish we chase. Preparing a great meal with that game is Chris' passion and his podcast takes us along on that jouney of delicious wild game cooking! A link to his podcast and instagram are below! Give him a listen and a follow! You will be glad you did! Wild Vittles Podcast Wild Vittles Podcast Instagram
Just a quick podcast/story on how I ended my Texas deer hunting season! I love ending the season with a BANG! This one was no different!
Episode 173 - This last weekendof the Texas rifle season Andrew and his wonderful wife joined me and Michelle for an afternoon! We shot Andrew's suppressed rifle, we shot bows and had an epic ending to day! Not exactly what we had planned, but it was AWESOME! Hope ya'll enjoy the stories and the podcast!
Episode 172 - Happy New Year everyone! Thank you so much for listening to the podcast! I cover off on the highlights and some regrets of 2023. Then talk about the 2024 goals for the podcast and for me personally. We wrap up with me talking "in depth" on what my personal strategy and goals are when I apply for out of state hunts. All while sitting in the deer stand!!! Hope you all enjoy the podcast! Share it with a buddy!
Season 5 episode 30 - This episode of The Salty Yak Outdoor Podcast was supposed to be all about the gear we used on the Colorado 4th Season Cow Elk hunt, but Ryan slips in a little Wyoming Archery Elk story too! Thanks for listening! Be sure to share the podcast with a friend!
Season 5 Episode 29 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoor Podcast we recap our first ever rifle elk hunt! Me and my good buddy, James Murphy, start the podcast talking about his altitude sickness and how our 2 days of scouting went. Then we end the podcast with the recount of the hunt! Including his 550 yard head shot!!!! It was an awesome adventure! Hope you enjoy the podcast!!
Episode 28 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoor Podcast we talk puppies! Specifically about choosing the right puppy using a "Puppy Aptitude Test". I am a life long dog lover and a "lab snob"! MUST LOVE LABS!!! LOL In this episode I tell the story of the one time I got to give my youngest son, Nic, a puppy for Christmas and some of the tests I use to pick the right puppy for the family. Here are the links to the "Puppy Aptitude Tests" Volhard Puppy Aptitude Test AKC Puppy Temperament Test
Episode 27 Season 5 - In this episode of TheSalty Yak Outdoor Podcast I sit down with former Marine and hunter, Andrew Lukosevic. Andrew came out to the farm and we bowhunted together and recorded this podcast. We talk about bowhunting, how we contected over social media, how hunting in Texas is different and getting started in hunting as a new hunter. I hope you enjoy the podcast and be sure to go listen to Andrew's podcast! Links below. The EndurHunt Podcast EndurHunt Instagram
Episode 26 Season 5 - Redfish vs Whitetails In this episode I talk about trying to decide between going fishing or going hunting! We discuss the projects I have going on at the farm and how they are cutting into my fishing time. We talk about how the fall is an awesome time to be chasing fish in the marsh. We talk game cameras and how I use them for deer herd management. I talk about my whitetail hunting stlye and the different "phases" a hunter/angler goes through. We dive off into reloading rifle cartridges and finish up with "What's in Cary' Whitetail Pack"! Hope you enjoy the podcast! Be sure to share it with a buddy!!
Season 5 Episode 25 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we "tell all" of our 2023 Utah OTC Archery Elk hunt in a general unit in Utah! We name names and give locations so you don't make the same mistakes we did! It was still a great trip with awesome hunting buddies and we learned a few lessons on the way! Hope you enjoy the podcast!!!
Episode 24 Season 5 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we talk about the "opener" to the Texas Hunting season! Dove Season!!! I talk a little stratagies, gear and how I love to cook dove! Hope you enjoy!
Episode 23 Season 5 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we relive our recent "scouting" trip to Utah! We talk all about the adventures and hardships we had had on the trip. Its these "Type 2" trips that make our best memories! This trip was full of "adventure". I hope you enjouy the podcast and share it with your friends!
Episide 22 Season 5 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we talk about the areas I look to find flounder, the lures and set ups I catch them with! We slso take a quick look at how I have modified my elk scouting plans based upon what I learned from this year's "death hike". Texas Fishing Force Tadem Flounder Rig - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZR6NxfZReQ&t=438s
Episode 21 Season 5 - In this week's episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we dive into the 2-23-24 TPWD Drawn Hunt catalog! We talk why one would apply, the different types of hunts, application stragagies and the ins and outs of actually going threw the application process. I hope you love this episode and find it helpful!
Episode 20 Season 5 - The episode of The Salty yak Outdoor Podcast is all about our "glamping" trip to Pedernales Fall State Park to hike, camp and test our gear for our upcoming Uta Elk trip in September. It was a learning experience to say the least! I hope everyone that is going out west to hunt this season learns from our experience! Stay hydrated my friends!!!
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