Winter Partyboats
I am not exactly a stranger to Gulf partyboats, with a number of memorable voyages over the years, and in...
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.
True Confessions: Ever suffered a beat-down on the water?
We've all had that certain kind of day on the water where the next boat, or wader, even someone in...
October Snapper Season
Offshore anglers were unexpectedly granted a two-week bonus snapper season from Oct. 1-14, and a number of boats will once...
Tarpon Time
September is official Texas tarpon month. For us, anyway, and we narrow it down and pick a "tarpon week" where...
Grouper ID Time
Texas is blessed with a great many grouper species offshore, in sufficient numbers to pursue on a year-round basis. Ideally...
State Water Kingfish
Boat-bashing whitecaps of early summer finally settle down in July, at some point, and that's when you see bay boats...
Salute to the Gar
In my youth I whaled away on many an alligator gar, since they were numerous and pests on the upper...
A Fishing Diet
As fishing summers continue to get hotter, we've been adapting to the increased heat using our own methods, a mix...
Cover the Bases with Jigs
Ever tried dancing a jig? Not on the famous dance floor at Madden's in Port O'Connor... but saltwater lures, lead-head...
Spring Break Confessions
Perched on the last rocks of the Port Mansfield jetty in March - the end of the road, so to...
