WELCOME TO FISH CAMP
Fish Camp is a straightforward and unassuming fishing-first style of trip, hosted by a handful of us at the House of Fly. Our Fish Camp experience is a little bit different than the traditional hosted/lodge trip. With our Fish Camps, we are inviting you along to what would otherwise be a group of us planning our own trip somewhere. This keeps the trip simple, affordable, and approachable for anyone. To put it simply, it gets you to some fishy destinations at a lower rate. We will still hire the guides, find local accommodations to stay at, cover the meals, and organize the logistics around getting everyone there and having a good time.
REDFISH CAMP 2024
ROCKPORT, TX | NOVEMBER 2 - 6, NOVEMBER 7-11
Centrally located in South Texas, this small Texas fishing town is has become one of our favorites for stalking coastal reds. It hosts a seemingly endless amount of grass flats and mangroves to pole through and provides close-range shots at redfish that just about any skill level can make. If this is your first trip to the coast, this is a perfect trip to start with. You should have many opportunities to land a fly near fish.
TRIP DETAILS
4 Nights ON THE TEXAS COAST
We will be renting vacation rentals on the water in Rockport Texas. The rentals have A/C, Wi-Fi, plenty of beds for everyone, full kitchen, TVs, and multiple bathrooms. However, it is a vacation rental so it’s a different experience than staying in a hotel room. The rentals are within walking distance to the town of Rockport which has coffee shops, restaurants, and a few local bars; and they will allow us a place to hang out, prep for the next day, and share a few laughs.
Rockport is conveniently located about 40 mins from the Corpus Christi airport, but other options for air travel include coming through Houston or San Antonio. It will be easiest to arrive at Corpus Christi airport, as we will be able to coordinate shuttles or a personal pickup from the airport to camp from that location. If you are not comfortable booking your own flights, we have a travel agent we work closely with that can help you get your flight booked.
FOOD + BEVERAGES
Upon arrival in Rockport, the first evening we will have local cocktails, appetizers, and finger food ready as anglers will be arriving at different times. Nights 2 and 4 we will be headed into town to eat at a local restaurant. Night 3 we will have BBQ hosted by The Fly Project. We will provide limited cocktails and other beverages, but we recommend that if you want something specific, you purchase it for camp (and share). Each morning we will have breakfast and coffee ready before fishing. We will pack sack lunches for the boats each evening, so they are ready for the next day.
Three 8-hour Days, Fully Guided
We will be fishing extremely shallow Texas grass flats for redfish. The redfish are generally 5-10 pounds however we specifically chose these dates in November for the chance to target much larger bull reds. The Texas flats are known for wind, and you can pretty much guarantee 10-15 mph winds at least. We recommend bringing 8-9 weight rods, with quick shooting weight forward lines that you can take 20-30 ft shots with one or less false casts. There are also opportunities to fish for black drum, sea trout, jack crevalle, sheepshead, flounder and a few other species that can show up on the flats. We will provide a detailed gear list prior to the trip, and will assist with recommendations on anything you may need.
We are partnered with Fly Fish Rockport and their guiding staff. We will be fishing out of poling skiffs with 2 anglers in each boat, full 8 hour days weather permitting. Equipment, beverages, flies, tippet are provided if needed. Gratuities not included.
$2,300 (NOVember 2-6)
$2,300 (NOVEMBER 7-11)
Includes four nights lodging, 3 days of guided fishing, and all essential food and drink. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner each full day. Includes limited local cocktails, snacks, and other beverages at camp. We will also arrange transportation from the airport in Corpus Christi upon arrival if you choose.
Not included in this rate is airfare or transportation to Corpus Christi, TX. Also not included in this rate is travel insurance, fishing licenses, and tips for guide staff.
Full Payment is required on confirmation, and due to short timeframe before the date of our trip, no refunds will be available for cancelations.
Required Documents
All anglers will have to purchase a Texas saltwater fishing license. We recommend you do this before you arrive at camp. You will have to have your license as well as one form of photo identification.
Travel insurance should be purchased to cover any unforeseen circumstances that do not allow for you make the trip, or for anything that may occur while on the trip. We can help recommend options, contact us for more details.
What To Bring
Rods: 7, 8, 9wt 9’ Fast Action (Bring 2-3 for backup)
Reels: Saltwater Rated, Large Arbor, Good Drag
Fly Line: Scientific Angler Redfish, Airflo Flats Universal, or Redfish
Leader: Rio or Scientific Angler Redfish/Bonefish Tapered 9' 12,16,20lb (one or two of each)
Tippet: Flurocarbon Rio or Scientific Angler 12,15,16,20lb (one spool of each)
Polarized Sun Glasses: (Bring two with different shaded lenses if possible)
Good heavy duty pair of longer hemostats or pliers
Glasses cleaner and a couple cleaning cloths
Leatherman
3-4 Lightweight fishing shirts or longsleeve shirts (hooded for sun protection)
3-4 Pairs of light weight pants
Lightweight packable rain gear (top and bottom)
Medium dry bag for incedentals on the boat
Lightweight base layer (top and bottom)
Midweight top (warm hoody, crew or polarfleece)
Lightweight non-marking shoes for the boat
Small first aid kit (waterproof tape, bandaids, etc.)
12-15 redfish flies (saltwater shrimp, crab, critters, redfish cracklin, yanks assasin)
Good ball cap
Personal water bottle
Sun protection (buff, sunscreen, gloves, chapstick, etc)
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