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.
The most memorable trips I’ve ever taken, usually while fishing, happened in remote areas far from city lights—where the stars...
Consider the humble mullet. It’s true they’re low on the food chain, but stocks of Texas mullet feed trout, redfish,...
A coveted spoon has returned to the coast, a serious little slab of metal offered up in multiple colors that...
Coastal anglers consider catching tarpon a bucket list species, a lifetime goal they hope to fulfill. For others, tarpon are...
A great many bay boats will be running offshore this month, as June’s wind subsides. In recent summers these low-sided...
Kingfish are summer’s gamesters off the Texas coast, a fast-hitting racecar of a fish that can jump and run and...
In recent years Texas state waters have seen serious progress, in building artificial reefs that can be maintained and fished...
I’ve run into pompano, a fairly unknown fish on most of the the Texas coast, a number of times over...
March could be called official spoon month on the Texas coast; that’s when our first spoons of the year are...
February should be considered official sheepshead month, because it’s now that they’re easiest to catch. Hungry and ready to spawn....