Ponds · Lakes · Creeks · Rivers · Coast · Flats
Fly fishing, the Texas way.
Texas Drift Co. is a fly fishing brand built for Lone Star water, from the stock tank out back to the grass flats of the Laguna Madre. We cover the fish, the flies, and the places.
The Drift
Six kinds of water.
One state.
Most fly fishing brands are built around Montana trout. Texas is different. Here you can catch a Guadalupe bass under a cypress in the morning and be sight-casting to tailing redfish by sunset.
We built Texas Drift Co. for anglers who fish the way Texans fish: wet-wading in sandals, throwing poppers at a tank on the back forty, and poling skinny water while the wind blows 20 knots.
Pick your water
01Stock Ponds & Tanks
Where most Texans catch their first fish on a fly.
02Lakes & Reservoirs
Big water, flooded timber, and schooling fish.
03Hill Country Creeks
Gin-clear spring water over white limestone.
04Rivers
Cypress-lined runs, ledges, and winter trout.
05Coastal Waters
Jetties, surf, passes, and lighted docks.
06Coastal Flats
Tailing redfish in water barely deep enough to float.
Field Guide
Know your fish.
19 species that Texas fly anglers chase, covering where they live, when they bite and what to tie on.
- Guadalupe Bass★ State fishMar – Nov
- RedfishYear-round · fall bull run
- Largemouth BassYear-round · peak Feb – May
- Speckled TroutYear-round · big fish Feb – Apr
When to go
The Texas fly calendar
There’s no real off-season here. When it’s too cold for the bass, the trout show up in the tailwater, and when the rivers get too hot, the coast gets going.
| Fishery | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe tailwater troutRivers | ||||||||||||
| Sand bass river runRivers | ||||||||||||
| Big speckled troutCoastal Flats | ||||||||||||
| Pond bluegill on bedsStock Ponds & Tanks | ||||||||||||
| Topwater largemouthLakes & Reservoirs | ||||||||||||
| Guadalupe bass on creeksHill Country Creeks | ||||||||||||
| Tarpon in the passesCoastal Waters | ||||||||||||
| Tailing redfishCoastal Flats | ||||||||||||
| Flounder runCoastal Waters |
Made in Texas, for Texas water.
Our fly is stitched onto the flag for a reason. Every guide, pattern and product we make starts in Texas.
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