Winter Gulf Platforms
February is a tough month along the coast, but if there is one sure deal out there, it's tying up...
Joe Richard
Joe Richard has fished the Gulf since 1967, starting out of Port Arthur, but his adventures have taken him up and down the entire coast. He was the editor of Tide magazine for eight years, and later Florida Sportsman's book and assistant magazine editor. He began guiding out of Port O'Connor in 1994. His specialty is big kingfish, and his latest book is The Kingfish Bible, New Revelations, due for publication in 2013.
January Jetties
Jetty action on a mixed bag of sheepshead, black drum and redfish is pretty much a sure thing during winter,...
Man Overboard!
Many boat anglers never encounter this problem, but what if someone falls overboard? In 48 years of owning boats, I'd...
Mangrove Musings
I recently took a new interest in red mangrove trees, after Port O'Connor's Capt. Curtiss Cash pointed out a healthy...
Fishing at Night
The recent death of Miami's star baseball pitcher Jose Fernandez, while in a boat running at night, left me pondering...
MirrOlure Memories
Recently a salty veteran from Vidor named Dale Fontenot lent me a stash of his MirrOlures, left over from his...
Bull Redfish Ruckus
Autumn's bull redfish run is no myth. They gather and spawn late in summer but especially in September, which coincides...
Tarpon Time
A number of anglers have mentioned over the years that catching a tarpon is high on their bucket list of...
Kingfish Insurance
On a number of occasions we have run out of bait offshore, especially in June, when we still hadn't caught...
Snapper Time
June marks another short season where we can legally spank offshore snapper, without fear of retribution from various law enforcement...
