Kingfisher Inn and Guide ServicesThe only dedicated fly fishing lodge on the Texas Coast

The only dedicated fly fishing lodge on the Texas Coast

Kingfisher Inn and Guide Services
offers fine lodging and guide service on the world-class fishery of the Lower Laguna Madre of the south Texas Gulf Coast. Specializing in fly fishing for redfish, speckled trout and other available species, Kingfisher guides have grown up on the Laguna and have a vast knowledg
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e of the shallowest, most remote sight-casting venues in their unpressured home waters. You will be simply amazed at the quality of our fishery. Some say that it's the best redfish fishery in the world, given the clarity of water, primitiveness of setting, and abundance of fish. The Lower Laguna Madre also boasts five of the seven current IGFA fly fishing world record speckled trout. Easily accessible by Southwest and Continental flying into Harlingen, Texas, Kingfisher is no more than half a day's flight from most airports in the lower 48, providing a serious alternative to far-flung tropical venues.

As the only subtropical fishery in the US outside of Florida, and one of the only primitive estuaries left in the world, the Lower Laguna is a remarkable natural treasure.


Fine waterfront accommodations
Classic, clear waters
Fly fishing specialists

Light tackle option
Group packages
Fly fishing supplies
Unpressured shallow flats
Sight casting for redfish, speckled trout, and other species
World class birding
Birders welcome!






Kingfisher Guides

Capt. Randy Cawlfield, owner
Capt. Rick Hartman
Capt. Scott Sparrow, webmaster and principal fly fishing guide
Capt. Roel Villanueva

"The least pressured, most available saltwater fly fishery in North America"

Most of the photography by G. Scott Sparrow, copyright 2011, use with permission only