Bay Flats Lodge was started in 1998 by founders Chris and Deb Martin, with the purchase of a trailer house in Seadrift, Texas, overlooking San Antonio Bay. It was originally also used as a weekend home inspired by the fond memories Chris had as a child while visiting family in Victoria and fishing out on the bay.
Guides use state-of-the-art, ultra-light poling skiffs, then push you silently along, while looking for tailing redfish. This is sight fishing in gin clear water unlike the murky water to the east. The guides are excellent fly anglers and position the boats appropriately for casting to redfish with a fly.
Their fishing grounds include San Antonio Bay, Espiritu Santo Bay, and Shoalwater, Hynes, Ayres, and Mesquite bays. Portions of a few of these bays help make up Matagorda Island, which is a 39-mile-long offshore barrier island separating the mainland from the Gulf of Mexico. It consists of myriad secluded lake areas and hundreds of acres of coastal marsh and dunes. This unique environment is unlike anywhere else along the Texas coast. It provides multiple options when choosing where to fish, and also provides protection from coastal winds that can often be a nuisance to fly anglers.
Headed out on your next adventure with us? The Fly ShopⓇ has you covered. As a thank you to our travel guests, enjoy 15% off all retail purchases for a year! — the perfect chance to gear up before your trip.
Whether it’s flies, leaders, apparel or a new rod and reel outfit, we’ve got everything you need to make your journey more comfortable, more successful, and more fun. (some exclusions apply)
