BY DYLAN ROSE

Hosted Trip to Bay Flats Lodge, Texas with Idaho Angler's Tom Governale

October 16 - 21, 2023

Bay Flats Lodge, Texas

Sight cast to schools of tailing redfish in ankle-deep, gin-clear water

Group size: 5 anglers + Tom Governale (Idaho Angler)

Itinerary:

  • October 16: Arrive Bay Flats Lodge
  • October 17 – 20: Four full days of fishing
  • October 21: Depart Bay Flats Lodge

Rate: $2,996 per person based on double occupancy for a 5 night/4 day package

Included: Accommodations, meals and beverages, guided fishing, all fishing tackle, waders and boots, Texas hotel tax, equipment and flies

Not Included: Airfare, transfers,alcohol, staff and fishing guide gratuities, fishing license

Meet Tom Governale

Tom has lived in Boise since 1984. He claims to have started fishing before memory and has no consciousness of ever not fishing, and therefore, believes he was born a fisherman! Tom has a passion for pursuing fish with a flyrod – cold, warm and saltwater species. He is a non-discriminating fly fisher and divides his time between rivers, lakes, oceans and cold and warm water. His fresh water catch list includes just about anything that swims – the five Pacific salmon, numerous trout species, grayling, char, whitefish, bass, bluegill, northern pike, carp catfish, garfish, rock bass, suckers, and many others. Saltwater species include bonefish, permit, Giant, Golden, Blue, Yellow and Silver Trevally, Trigger fish, shark, Jacks Barracuda, Puffer fish, and more! Tom is the lead fresh warm water consultant in the shop. In addition to his trout expertise, he enjoys guiding for smallmouth bass on the Snake River in the summer months.
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Fly Water Travel's Favorite Texas Redfish Setup

The Bay Flats Lodge Experience