Bay Fishing
My name is Capt. Trace Monse. I was born in Victoria, Texas, and currently reside in Port O’ Connor. It has been a dream of mine since I was little to be a hunting and a fishing guide. I have fished the Port O’Connor and Seadrift waters with my father since the young age of three. Working for Bay Flats
Born and raised in Victoria, Texas, Capt. Bryan Steubing has been fishing the waters from Port O’Connor all the way down to Rockport his entire life. The unknown of what was at the end of a screaming clicker at a young age is what sparked Capt. Bryan’s passion for the saltwater. From the time he could walk, Bryan and his
Capt. Chauncey was born and raised in Victoria, Texas, and grew up fishing in the Port Lavaca and Port O’Conner areas. At the age of 16 while wade fishing Boggy Bayou shoreline with a red and white queen Cocahoe Minnow, he experienced a thump that sent a shock wave up his spine and made the hairs on the back of
With a deep-rooted passion for the outdoors and an unwavering love for fishing, Captain Conner Hedrick exemplifies the dedication and craftsmanship that define Bay Flats Lodge. From an early age, Conner developed an appreciation for the bay through countless days on the water that shaped both his respect for the environment and his commitment to the sport. Conner’s pursuit of excellence in
Capt. Julian Martinez is a native of our small community of Seadrift, TX. He grew up shrimping and oystering on his days off from school, but the one thing that truly stuck with him was fishing. As a young boy, he began fishing the San Antonio Bay complex with his father. He first learned to fish using live bait, but
Capt. Rick Oliver was raised in the small community of Schroeder, TX, located between Victoria and Goliad (don’t blink on your way through town, or you might just miss it altogether)! Rick grew up sitting on shorelines fishing with his grandparents and parents and loved it, but he always wanted more. He began fishing Port O’Connor, Seadrift, Indianola and every
The last name Hunt couldn’t have been any more perfect for a south Texas boy like Capt. John Hunt. Hunting and fishing is Capt. John’s biggest passion, and he wakes up every day feeling blessed that he gets to make a living doing what he loves. He was born and raised in Port Lavaca, Texas, but he now resides in the
Capt. Hoop McClelland grew up in the country on plenty of land, which enabled him to enjoy his favorite hobbies of hunting, fishing, and shooting of guns. In school, Hoop was a member of AG and FFA, and he participated in every sport that school had to offer. His favorite was basketball, and he was all about winning and being
Capt. Todd Jones was raised by his grandparents in Victoria, Tx, and spent his early years with his grandfather down on the Texas Gulf Coast, between the two small fishing communities of Seadrift and Port O’Connor. He must have swallowed just enough saltwater over the course of those early years to keep it permanently coursing through his veins, because he
Born and raised in Yoakum, Texas, Capt. Kevin Matula graduated from Victoria High School, and later attended San Jacinto Community College. After his first year in college, Kevin realized that he simply wasn’t cutout for sitting inside a classroom, so he joined the U.S. Navy where he served for the next two years before being honorably discharged. Upon his release
Perry hails from the Lake Jackson area where his father owned a marina, and most of his memorable years were spent either on, or near, the water. As a young adult, Perry dedicated 6 years to the Airforce and obtained a degree in Equipment Engineering. He traveled to Idaho and worked in the semiconductor industry. That took him to Oregon,
Capt. Jeremy McClelland grew up owning his first fishing pole before he could crawl, and was right at home when it came to hunting and fishing – literally! He was raised on a 3,500-acre working cattle ranch in Jack County, Texas, that was owned by his grandparents, and where his parents lived while they managed the ranch. Between the ranch
Capt. ‘Lil John Wyatt has been fishing along the Texas Gulf Coast most all his life, and he has been doing it professionally now for more than twenty years. His amazing love of the outdoors, and his experience in wildlife and agricultural management of a 500-acre ranch near Seadrift, has allowed him to build lasting relationships with many of the
Capt. Cooper Hartmann is originally from Johnson City, TX, where he grew up fishing small rivers and lakes in the surrounding Texas hill country. As a boy, his passion was bass fishing, but that all changed while on a family vacation down in Port Mansfield, TX. That’s when Cooper learned a lot about sight-casting to redfish, and consequently fell in