Black Drum Believers
Last year I finally realized black drum are a year-round fishery in Texas. Not just in February/March, when many anglers...
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.
Texas Tuna in Winter
A number of Texas boat crews watch and wait each winter for precious weather windows, hoping to make that long...
Winter’s Wahoo Smackdown
The Flower Gardens reef off Texas very likely offers the best wahoo action in the country, right off Galveston, and...
Winter Partyboats
I am not exactly a stranger to Gulf partyboats, with a number of memorable voyages over the years, and in...
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...
Gulf Coast Kitchen
Get all the latest coastal cuisine recipes from guides and authors.
Recipe of the month
Texas Chrome Outdoors Seafood Pasta
Many thanks to Capt. Joey Smith for sharing this delicious recipe. It’s quick and easy as can be, and sure...