The Lower Laguna Madre is a shallow, hyper-saline lagoon perfectly suited for fly fishing. Located at the very southern tip of Texas, it runs from South Padre Island to the land cut. The entire Lower Laguna Madre averages only 2-3 feet in depth, while most of our fly fishing occurs in water calf deep or less. Furthermore, it is home to about 75% of the seagrass on the Texas coast, which keeps the water extremely clear for the Texas gulf coast. Bordered to the west by Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife refuge, the 825,000 acre King Ranch, the 173,000 acre Jaboncillos division of the Kenedy Ranch, and the Padre Island National seashore to the east, the Lower Laguna Madre enjoys a landscape uninhibited by development.
In addition to fly fishing for redfish, the Lower Laguna Madre provides a unique chance to sight cast for very large speckled seatrout. From mangrove lined west side bays covered in massive seagrass meadows, to the expansive east side sand flats, the Lower Laguna Madre offers the best fly fishing for redfish the Texas coast has to offer.
I specialize in fly fishing for redfish and trophy trout. If fly fishing is not preferred, I can accommodate conventional tackle as well. Fly fishing trips are limited to two anglers per boat. All fishing is done out of a 2016 Hell’s Bay Professional poling skiff, although we do occasionally wade fish. In addition to redfish, trout and other inshore species; we have the option to target gulfside species on fly and conventional tackle such as tarpon, jacks, kingfish, cobia, bonito, snapper, etc when conditions allow in a 23 foot Panga.