Texas Outdoors Network

  • Sometimes you have to be lucky!

    Sometimes you have to be lucky!

    Dewberry Island. Polling through mangroves and key got snagged on a branch – which we did not immediately notice. With a bit of luck and a lot of prayer we found the key! No swim home….

  • From Grind to Grand This Past Week at Bay Flats Lodge

      Bay Flats Lodge on San Antonio Bay April 5, 2018 Wake Up Your Fish WEDNESDAY – Mar. 28th Capt. Steve Boldt – Slow grind over the past weekend with the low tide and strong winds ending with half limits of trout for their efforts but things seem to be picking back up this week…

  • Cedar Bayou and other marine projects

    Cedar Bayou and other marine projects

    Today, we are writing our first matching donation check to (BCT) Building Conservation Trust.  The United States portion of the Gulf of Mexico coastline spans 1,680 total miles, stretching all the way from the border with Mexico to the Florida Keys. Here in the great state of Texas, our slice of this magnificent shore consists…

  • Report by Capt. Nick Dahlman Wade Fishing Lure Pro

    Report by Capt. Nick Dahlman Wade Fishing Lure Pro

    April 1, 2018 Wade Fishing has been very productive the past few weeks. From Corkys to top-waters take your pick. Most of the Trout and Reds are currently holding over shallow sand and grass with water temps around 70 degrees. The March Full Moon has kicked off the spawn and some Big Trout have been…

  • Just in from Capt. Harold Dworaczyk

    LIVE Seadrift Fishing Report Chicken on a chain TTF Hustlers 1/16 oz. jig heads Lakes High tide tight to windward shorelines best Trout to 24 Reds to 27.5 Bay Flats Lodge, Inc. P.O. Box 580 Seadrift, Texas 77983-0580 1.888.677.4868 Office

  • April Consistent Warming

    April Consistent Warming

    Bay Flats Lodge on San Antonio Bay By Capt. Chris Martin March is behind us now, and hopefully the really cold frontage passages have gone with it. It’s April, and it’s time for us to get on to bigger and better things, like better weather conditions and bigger trout and redfish. A lot will be…

  • Capt. Nathan Beabout Seadrift Fishing Report

    Capt. Nathan Beabout Seadrift Fishing Report

    People may have different opinions on trophy trout, but when two of your customers set there new personal best in the same day, that’s trophy class! Congrats to these two boys who fished with me in Seadrift today. With the water coming up 8”-1ft over night, fish were found tight to the grass. Our lure…

  • Seadrift Fishing Report

    Seadrift Fishing Report

    Despite the winds we were able to find a good trout bite, and ended the day with a nice Seadrift trout. We had a lot of topwater action early. Then later in the day it was Chicken of the C and Softdines.  Most all our fish were caught in shin deep to knee deep water. …

  • Enhancing Marine Habitat

    Enhancing Marine Habitat

    BCT @ccabct and @cca_texas have a strong partnership. Bay Flats Lodge @bay_flats_lodge is extremely excited to be involved in raising funds to restore and enhance marine habitat. Together, these three groups are enhancing marine life from Matagorda Bay to Rockport that will be appreciated and enjoyed by the local community for many generations to come.

  • Capt. Nathan Beabout Seadrift Fishing Report

    Capt. Nathan Beabout Seadrift Fishing Report

    Heading out of Seadrift this morning, I thought it was going to be a great pre front day. Especially when on the first wade and back to back cast, you hook two solid fish on topwaters. We grinded when the wind picked up, but once it started to settle we found another trout bite. This…

  • Capt. Nathan Beabout Fishing Report

    Capt. Nathan Beabout Fishing Report

    I don’t know if it was because the weather finally straightened up, or I settled down and went about my strategy the right way, but today was a complete turn around from the last 4 or 5. Last last few days we have caught trout and a few reds, but not the big trout I…

  • 10 Family Fishing Ideas for Spring Break in Texas

    10 Family Fishing Ideas for Spring Break in Texas

    AUSTIN – Many Texans opt outside to help reconnect with nature after a long winter, but Spring Break adventures aren’t limited to swimming, camping and hiking. Fishing also offers a great way for families to experience the diverse aquatic life and scenic places that Texas has to offer. Here are 10 places where families can…

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