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Capt. Thomas Barlow is a U.S Coast Guard licensed
Captain as well as a Texas Parks and Wildlife licensed
guide.

Guided Trips with Capt. Thomas leave from Bayou Vista,
Texas at Capt. Thomas’s home, or local boat ramps and
marinas in the area.  

Inshore Bay Trips:
4-person MAX, unless wading  
Half-Day - $425 (6 hours)
Full-Day - $550 (8-9 hours)

Trip rates above apply to THREE passengers. A fourth
passenger is an additional $75.

Your trip includes all tackle and artificial baits needed.
Live bait is available for an additional charge. 

We can also arrange multi-boat trips for larger parties.
These trips can be hard to schedule, so please allow
adequate time to put a trip together. 

We can custom design specific trips for targeted fish,
styles, tournaments or specific techniques. Please ask,
and we will do our best to provide you with exactly
what you would like. 

Near-Shore Trips: 
Near-shore trips are jetty and beachfront outings in
search of big bull redfish, sharks, ling, tripletail and
other larger species. For safety reasons, these trips
are ONLY available when we have calm, predictable
weather patterns, which are most common in the
months of July, August and early September.

Full-Day Only - $600. (all bait provided)

Tackle:
Capt. Thomas provides all rods and reels, as well as artificial lures. Rods and reels are high-quality combos that are kept in tip-top condition. Examples of the products you’ll use are Laguna and American Rodsmiths rods, Daiwa and Shimano reels, as well as Midcoast Products corks and Texas Tackle Factory lures. 

What to bring: 
hat/sunglasses
sunscreen
drinks
food
camera
ice chest for your catch (to be left at my dock, no additional ice chests are allowed on the boat)
appropriate clothing for current weather 

Capt. Thomas provides: 
high quality rods and reels
tackle and artificial lures
live bait is available for an additional charge
Ice for drinks/fish
fish processing at the dock.
lots of FUN  

Captain Thomas reserves the right to cancel trips due to weather or unsafe conditions.