There are a couple of questions that a full-time fishing guide gets almost every day because our customers are curious about our lifestyles, income and equipment, but most of all, want to know where and what! Some time ago when I was very active in conservation organizations we would host seminars and try to help […]

I want to share with you a picture of our fishing group. Fishing was a bit tough but we had a great time. I want to tell you how amazing these guys were. One of the hero’s (Doug Shreve) all he talked about was wanting to catch a red fish. Both of the guys never […]

The Memorial Day Kids Fishing Tourney, sponsored by the Port O’Connor Chamber of Commerce, was a fun-filled day for about 75 kids, ages 3-12. A HUGE thank you to Donnie Klesel with POC Rod & Gun, along with Jim and Mary Francis Bauer, with 10th Street Lodge, for chairing this event for these children. Also […]

As a full time, fishing guide at Bay Flats Lodge in Seadrift for five years now I have had opportunities that I had dreamed of for most of my life. The day I received my driver’s license I remember hooking up my dad’s boat and trailering to the ramp! Since that time, I have been […]

Big lures catch big fish. It’s rare that an angler hasn’t heard that phrase before. And most of the time that’s a pretty true statement. But not always. Case in point is Bud Rowland’s state record 15.60-pound speckled trout. He caught that big girl on a crab imitation fly that’s about 2 inches long. Two […]