Dylan Mendoza
Pitcher for the Ags around 2010-11
Back injury forced retirement from pitching

Happened upon his guide services recently
OMG
What a great guide this past Fri
25 fly opportunities at reds in a morning out of goose island
Great spotter and instructor
No BS kind of dude
Best fly guide I've had, and I've had dozens.
Can find his info on inter webs

Dylan is a good dude. Went with him on the Guadalupe a couple of years ago. Got tired of catching fish.

Been wanting to go out with him at Rockport.

He was with Wacha & Stripling

Have fished w DM many times. Float trips on the San Marcos and sight casting reds out of Rockport. He's really good. Would highly recommend.

Have him booked for several days end of November
Will update after

Good to have another saltwater fly fisherman around the OB. Used to be quite a few of us, but attrition and life and the changing feel/tone of the OB have taken their toll.

Have you been down this rabbit hole?:

https://texags.com/forums/34/topics/2666913

Has anybody used these guides before? We fly fished the Missouri River out of Cascade, Montana in May and there was a decal on the counter for these guys. Wife and I looked at each other and commented how the decal said Rockport and depicted what was obviously a Redfish. Owner of the company was there and said he spends summers in MT and goes back to Texas in the fall.

dr_boogs said:

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Good to have another saltwater fly fisherman around the OB. Used to be quite a few of us, but attrition and life and the changing feel/tone of the OB have taken their toll.

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I am getting to the point where i want to saltwater fly fish rahter than go hunting.

CE Lounge Lizzard said:

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Has anybody used these guides before? We fly fished the Missouri River out of Cascade, Montana in May and there was a decal on the counter for these guys. Wife and I looked at each other and commented how the decal said Rockport and depicted what was obviously a Redfish. Owner of the company was there and said he spends summers in MT and goes back to Texas in the fall.

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Yes. Longrange and I fished with them last fall.

i fished out of Cascade in June. we did ok. didn't catch any big fish though.

chocolatelabs said:

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CE Lounge Lizzard said:

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Has anybody used these guides before? We fly fished the Missouri River out of Cascade, Montana in May and there was a decal on the counter for these guys. Wife and I looked at each other and commented how the decal said Rockport and depicted what was obviously a Redfish. Owner of the company was there and said he spends summers in MT and goes back to Texas in the fall.

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Yes. Longrange and I fished with them last fall.

i fished out of Cascade in June. we did ok. didn't catch any big fish though.

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We did ok, not a lot of big fish but it was our first time fly fishing and definitely a lot of fun. I had to constantly keep reminding myself that setting the hook on these fish and a Black Drum is ENTIRELY different.

i would recommend missoula if you go back. tons of water and i thought more fun that the Mo.

We used to rent a cabin on the Guadalupe river during the winter for 5-6 weeks. We would ride bikes, fish and entertain friends/ family.

On one of these trips, we needed two boats to float the river and Dylan was one of the guides!

The other couple on this trip were some guys we knew from A&M. One of the guys landed a big stocker from Dylan's boat. When I asked what he caught it in, Dylan replied a "Rainbow Warrior". I nodded and then proceeded to laugh out loud…. What Dylan didn't understand is that these guys in his boat are gay (neither gives a gay vibe). I quickly gave my friend the new nickname of "Rainbow Warrior". Poor Dylan gave us a courtesy laugh but didn't really understand why the rest of us were laughing hysterical!

He is a great guide and fun to chat with in a boat!

LRHF

chocolatelabs said:

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i would recommend missoula if you go back. tons of water and i thought more fun that the Mo.

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Good to know. Thanks for the info.

CE Lounge Lizzard said:

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Has anybody used these guides before? We fly fished the Missouri River out of Cascade, Montana in May and there was a decal on the counter for these guys. Wife and I looked at each other and commented how the decal said Rockport and depicted what was obviously a Redfish. Owner of the company was there and said he spends summers in MT and goes back to Texas in the fall.

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Nothing to add to this thread other than it's funny to see Cascade mentioned. My wife grew up in that town. Graduated from high school there.

My Dad and I snuck away to some of my FILs favorite fishing spots outside of town when we were there for a wedding.