News From Bay Flats Lodge

2010-BFL Guide Harold Dworaczyk featured in "Warm temps don't feel like duck weather" by Bink Grimes.

2009-Featured "Cooler weather should rejuvenate coastal fishing" by Bink Grimes Victoria Advocate.

2009-Hosted Ducks Unlimited National Media Camp.

2009-Sponsored Tails & Tunes "The First Annual"

2009-Featured "Fall weather pattern not the same" by Bink Grimes Victoria Advocate.

2009-Bay Flats Clothing Compmany opens.

2009- Captain David & wife Dawn along with Captain TJ & wife Angie win 2nd place in the 2009 POC Ladies Classic Fishing Tournament.

2009-Bay Flats Lodge in the Victoria Advocate Newspaper "First signs of fall are beginning to show" by Bink Grimes.

2009-Filmed national pilot cooking show at Bay Flats Lodge.

2009-Coming out with new Bay Flats Lodge Salsa.

2009-Captain Chris Martin Bay Flats Lodge featured in Victoria Advocate Newspaper by Bink Grimes "Hot water and low tides send fish deeper."

2009-Added two brand new  2009 18x8 airboats to our fleet.

2009-Team Bay Flats wins 3rd place in the Tails & Tunes artificial division.

2009-Captain Chris Martin "Ideal conditions mean better catches" Victoria Advocate Newspaper by outdoor writer Bink Grimes.

2009-Captain Chris Martin featured in Texas Fish & Game 2009 Fishing Atlas as a Saltwater Contributor

2009-Bay Flats Lodge, Inc. is proud to give a $536 donation for the month of February to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation CCA/CPL Marine Development Center (Corpus Christi) to to enhance existing populations of red drum spotted sea trout and flounder in our bays.

2009-Featured in Victoria Advocate Newspaper "New moon, warmer tides improve catches" by Bink Grimes.

2009-Featured on 790 AM Radio Sports Show.

2009-Featured in Victoria Advocate Newspaper "Drought affects duck season" by Bink Grimes.

2009-Featured in Jan/Feb09 Ducks Unlimited Magazine "Texas Teal & Trout" by Will Brantley.

2008-Hosted Texas Ducks Unlimited Media Camp.

2008-Captain Cooper Hartman joins Team Bay Flats Lodge.

2008-Supported Victoira Advocate's Newspaper in Education Program.

2008-Featured in San Antonio Express News "A break from tradition" by Ron Henry Strait.

2008-Captain Steve Nixon joins Team Bay Flats Lodge.

2008-Captain Scott Hataway joins Team Bay Flats Lodge.

2008-Featured article in Victoria Advocate Newspaper by Outdoor Writer Bink Grimes.

2008-Captain Chris Martin takes delivery of 2009 18x8 new airboat.

2008-Captain Rick Hammond joins Team Bay Flats Lodge.

2008-Donated to the RFA Jack Cowan Banquet.

2008-Featured in "Ike brings late start, good weather and mixed results for teal hunters" Corpus Christi Caller Times Newspaper Outdoor Writer David Sikes.

2008-Featured in Corpus Christi Caller Times Waterfowl Guides & Lodges by Outdoor Writer David Sikes.

2008-Featured article in Sporting Classic Magazine "Bull Sprig & Black Eagles" by Capt. Chris Martin.

2008-Featured on Benelli On Assignment TV Show "Texas Deer and Duck" aired on Versus TV.

2008-Donated to St. Cecilla Catholic School

2008-Giving Back-1% of total sales for guided fishing trips will be donated to Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation CCA/CPL Marine Development Center (Corpus Christi) to to enhance existing populations of red drum spotted sea trout and flounder in our bays.

2008-Listed in Victoria Guide Biz website as a featured business.

2008-Listed in Texas Parks and Wildlife Outdoor Annual Hunting and Fishing Regulations Magazine "Saltwater Start-Up" by Ron Henry Strait.

2008-Featured in Victoria Advocate Newspaper "July fires off with consistent catches" by Outdoor writer Bink Grimes.

2008-Sponsored & donated trip to American Heart Association.

2008-Angie Christensen joins Team Bay Flats Lodge booking office.

2008-Bay Flats Lodge is growing and welcomes Sherman Johnson from Blanco, Texas as our new lodge master and cook.

2008-Featured in the Texas Propane Magazine "Getting Away from it All" by Julie Lake.

2008-Featured in Victoria Advocate Newspaper "There are signs of better fishing along the Texas shorelines" by outdoor writer Bink Grimes.

2008-Bay Flats Lodge featured in Norton Lures Product Catalog.

2008-12-pack soft sided insulated camo coolers in pro shop.

2008-Bay Flats Lodge attends Food Show in San Antonio.

2008-Bay Flats Lodge attends Houston Fishing Show.

2008-Donated to "Sightfest"

2007-Featured in The Victoria Advocate newspaper "Big fish respond to early spring weather" By outdoor writer Bink Grimes.

2007-Filmed Benelli On Assignment Waterfowl & Whitetail Hunting TV Show with host Joe Coogan featured on Versus TV

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2007-The Baytown Sun Newspaper "Big Winter Trout" By Bink Grimes

2007- The Victoria Advocate Newspaper "Ducks can still be found during low tides" FUN IN THE MUD By Outdoor writer Bink Grimes.

2007-Bay Flats Lodge announces partnership with Waterloo Rod Company.

2007-The Victoria Advocate "Big winter trout are catchable in the wind" by outdoor writer Bink Grimes.

2007-Capt. TJ Christensen featured in The Houston Chronicle reports shooting 6-man limits of duck.

2007-Baytown Sun Newspaper "Duck numbers look good this year" By Bink Grimes, features Bay Flats Lodge & Capt. Chris Martin.

2007, Capt. Chris Martin takes delivery of new 2007 Majek Extreme with 225 Pro XS Mercury.

2007, Bay Flats Lodge welcomes a new and improved website.

2007, Featured in Texas Sporting Journal Magazine The Daily Double "cast & blast".

2007, Featured in Texas Outdoors Journal Magazine Double Dip Trip "cast & blast".

2007, Artist Bryan "Big Pop" Myers paints for Bay Flats Lodge customers.

2007, Featured in Tosh Brown's new coffee table cook book.

2007, Team Bay Flats Lodge joins Victoria Chamber of Commerce.

2007, Takes delivery of new 2007 20x8 airboat by Air Ranger.

2007, Partnership with Colony Creek Country Club for Golf Fish Combos.

2007, Welcomes Lodge Master Rob Rauterkus.

2007, Welcomes new guides Jason Wagenfehr, James Welder, and Nathan Beabout.

2007, Capt. TJ Christensen wins 1st place Spaw Maxwell's Arriba Pescado. 

2007, Grand Opening of the New Bay Flats Lodge.

2007, Capt. Chris Martin featured on radio show with Texas Outdoors Magazine. 

2007, Bay Flats Lodge host 790 AM Sports Animal Battle on the Bays with Doug Pike.

2007, Capt. Harold Dworaczyk wins 17th place Port O' Connor Bash Tournament.

2006, Bay Flats Lodge featured in Texas Sporting Journal article "Gone In A Glimpse".  

2006, Team Bay Flats Lodge TJ Christensen win 2nd place HHO.

2006, Capt. Chris Martin featured in Houston Chronicle by Doug Pike.

2006, Capt. Chris Martin featured in Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Magazine.

2006, Team Bay Flats Lodge Harold Dworaczyk win 1st place Texas Redfish Series Matagorda.

2006, Capt. Chris Martin wins 1st place in Spaw Maxwell's Arriba Pescado Guides Cup Tournament.

2006, Capt. Chris Martin featured in Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Magazine. 

2006, Bay Flats Lodge featured in June issue of Field & Stream magazine.

2006, San Marcos-The Daily Record Newspaper "Blast and cast: The best of both worlds in one outing By Jim Darnell.

2006, Bay Flats Lodge on the South Texas Outdoors radio show with Doug Bird KKTX 1360 AM in Corpus Christi.

2006, Bay Flats Lodge radio commercial, ESPN 790 AM The Sports Animal.

2006, Bay Flats Lodge radio commercial, Inside the Outdoors with Doug Pike, ESPN 790 AM.

2006, Bay Flats Lodge donated to the Ronald McDonald House and the new Children’s Pediatric Gym at Dell Children’s Medical Center.

2006, Capt. Chris Martin featured in Texas Outdoors Magazine, Winter Wading Wonderland for Trophy Speckled Trout.

2006, Capt.Harold Dworaczyk wins 8th place, Capt. Chris Martin wins 18th place out of 58 teams in the Port O'Connor Bash.

2005, Capt. Chris Martin responsible for the development and design of the Laguna Texas Wader II fishing rod.

2005, Featured article Sport Fishing Magazine December Issue Guides Chris Martin "Winter Trout Wizardry...Gulf Coast Gladiators".

2005, Team Bay Flats Lodge wins 2nd place Mid-Coast Guides Cup.

2005, Capt. Chris Martin host Texas Lady Anglers trip at Bay Flats Lodge.

2005, Capt.Harold Dworaczyk won 4th place, out of 50 teams in the Port O'Connor Bash Tournament.

2004, Capt. Chris Martin featured in this book Where, When and How to Wadefish Texas by Bink Grimes.

2004, Guide Chris Martin "Hall Boy's" win 1st place heavy trout stringer & 3rd place big trout division, Jackson County Law Enforcement Tournament. All fish caught on Norton Bull Minnows (Mardi Gras & Margarita colors).

2004, Guide TJ Christensen wins 7th place, and Guide Chris Martin wins 12th place CCA Mid-Coast Guides Cup. All fish caught on Norton Bull Minnows (Mardi Gras & Margarita colors).

2004, Capt.Chris Martin hosted Gander Mountain "We Live Outdoores" TV Show, seen on OLN TV "Trip To Texas" Matagorda Island.

2004, Guide Chris Martin, TJ Christensen and Harold Dworaczyk fished 2nd Annual Tom Nix Memorial Bash Live Trout Tournament- No place.

2003, Guide TJ Christensen guided his team to a 2nd place win in the Tres Amigos Fishing Tournament.

2003, 2003-Capt. Chris Martin team takes a tough 14th place in CCA-Mid Coast (Victoria) POC Guides Cup.

2003, Capt. TJ Christensen wins 1st Place in the Uncle Wiggley's 2003 invitational.

2003, Capt. Chris Martin and Capt. Harold Dworaczyk teamed up to take 13th place out of 30 teams in the 1st Annual Port O'Connor Bash live trout weigh in.

2002, Capt. TJ Christensen wins first place in the 4th Annual Uncle Wiggley's Invitational.

2001, Capt. Chris Martin wins 9th Place in the Port O'Connor Troutmasters Tournament.

2001, Capt. Chris Martin guides all ladies team using artificial lures to win 2nd Place in Rockport's Babes on the Bay Tournament.

2000, Capt. Chris Martin wins 2nd Place in the Port O'Connor Troutmasters Tournament.