Never Get off the Boat
Over the years I've seen a number of mishaps on the water. In our early years of fishing, mistakes were...
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.
Fly Fishermen on the Rise
This past summer I was impressed with the rising number of fly fishing skiffs along the Texas coast. Or maybe...
Winter Jetties
Not every angler is cut out to fish our granite jetties along the Texas coast, subject to Gulf waves and...
Here’s to Mobility
I've always preferred fishing the entire Texas coast. As luck would have it, this summer I was able to spend...
Glory Days
Those of use who have been on the water for a few years sometimes daydream of the times when the...
Bull Redfish
Labor Day can be considered the peak of bull redfish season, because they're massed in large schools, ready to spawn...
Blacktip Fever!
Over the years I have not exactly been a stranger to blacktip sharks. The upper half of Texas and perhaps...
Spending the Night Offshore
I have many fond memories of spending the night offshore in the Gulf, often in small boats, and thought I'd...
Launching in the Surf
Texas is blessed with a fairly even spread of jettied passes, that allow us to launch in sheltered waters and...
Kingfish and Deceivers
Lots of kingfish are caught off the Texas coast every summer, but there are also what I call deceiver fish...
