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.
I don’t use live shrimp for bait very often but when I do, I catch my own. Many of today’s...
Hooking kingfish on lighter tackle is serious business, because an angler must show real finesse and footwork in order to...
Texas had a lucky run of 32 years since the last big winter freeze that seriously crippled coastal bay fish...
Years ago we made annual summer road trips while trailering boats, with our tow vehicles generally pointed at Florida. We...
Our trout population took a hit during the freeze back in February, and at this writing the damage survey wasn’t...
For almost a year, friends used to joke, “What’s in Joe’s tacklebox?” after a saltwater lecture series I was invited...
Not many Texas anglers get far offshore during winter, but catch a “weather window” between cold fronts, and the weather...
Coastal fishing is at a low ebb in January, but there’s one fish that peaks out this month, and that’s...
It’s that time of year again after a year of hard fishing. Glancing around the boat, I’ve come up with...
Sometimes when fishing, it’s better to Just. Sit. Still. Stop running around and burning gas and instead, focus on two...