Fishing the Port O’Connor area bay system, Ispiritu Santo Bay, San Antonio Bay, Matagorda Bay and surf. These waters offer the most productive fishing habitat found on the Texas Gulf Coast. Speckled Trout, Redfish, and Flounder are the game of choice, referred to as "The Texas Grand Slam!!!"

Located in the "heart of Seadrift" on the middle Texas Gulf Coast. You'll find hospitality, the comfort of well designed lodging, the tastes and smells of rich Southern dining, and the best full-time hunting and fishing Guides that are "Team Castaway". Let us show you why Castaway Lodge is "the destination" for your next hunting or fishing adventure!

Kris & Wendi Kelley

Family Friendly

Family groups and friends find the comfort and hospitality of home along with a warm welcome and relationships that last a lifetime. Friendly, personable, helpful, and professional Guides are a "trademark of trust" with our guests. 

Corporate Specialists

Castaway Lodge offers the perfect backdrop for your next corporate fishing trip. Logistics and group planning are our specialty along with talented and personable Guides whose Job One is to "service" your clients and staff members.  

Professional Guides

The best fishing and hunting trips start with the best Seadrift Guides. Our Guides are conservation minded professionals that we've hand picked and have been working with us for years. Our Guides reflect a patient safety conscious professionalism backed by the experience of thousands of days on the water "making memories of a lifetime". Relationships are an essential part of any business, don't hesitate to request your favorite Guide.

 Welcome to Coastal Safaris, your #1 inshore and offshore guide service in Port O'Connor, Texas. 

  Here at Coastal Safaris we offer a wide spectrum of fishing adventures ranging from fishing in eight inches of water for trout and redfish, to fishing in two hundred feet of water for king fish and snapper. 

Offshore Fishing
 
  Offshore we currently run two thirty foot Makos which can accommodate up to six passengers each.  We offer multiple boat trips which gives you the opportunity to invite more of your friends, family, or co-workers.

Bay Fishing

  Inshore we currently run a twenty five foot Majek Redfish Line and a twenty five foot Shoalwater which can accommodate up to five passengers each.  We offer trips to the jetties and surf as well as wade fishing and drift fishing trips from West Matagorda Bay to San Antonio Bay using live and artificial baits.

Lodging

   Coastal Safaris also offers affordable and comfortable lodging for all of our customers.  Be sure to inquire about lodging when scheduling your charter.   

Welcome to our brand-new 10,000 sq foot lodge. The lodge is nestled on 2.1 acres overlooking San Antonio Bay and has a 21,000 sq foot parking lot, 2500 sq foot wrap around deck, and an amazing outdoor kitchen with fire ring, both built with Austin rock. The lodge sleeps up to 29 guests. The lodge offers 8 full time fishing and waterfowl guides, a full time cook, wait staff, and daily housekeeping.  

While attending to the special needs of small private groups is a given, we consider corporate groups a specialty. The hunting and fishing lodge is the ultimate location for off-site meetings and team building. The staff at the lodge provides the perfect backdrop for combining business and pleasure. From contests to conferences, audio-visual to meeting rooms; we make the arrangements that fit the specific and varied needs of the group. Let us take the “hassle out of hosting”. Our experience with numerous corporate groups insures that everything will run smoothly.

The "Blast & Cast" packages includes morning wing shooting for ducks or geese followed by a relaxing afternoon on the bay fishing for speckled trout, redfish and flounder or returning to complete your limit with an afternoon of hunting. Either way your afternoon is totally booked. With half or full day hunts and a combo option like the "Blast & Cast" you are sure to get the most out of your stay at Bay Flats Lodge.