El Canelo Charters

If fishing the flats and bays of the Coastal Bend for redfish, speckled trout, and flounder is your perfect day, Capt. Ray Burdette can take you there. Casting for tailing redfish, throwing top waters for trophy speckled trout, or catching enough fish to take to a restaurant for dinner, Capt. Ray can get you there and also show you a few tricks to catch more fish.

Maybe you would like to run up the surf and catch redfish and speckled trout in the breakers. How would you like to make a run into the Gulf of Mexico and catch kingfish, ling, snapper, and sharks? Capt. Ray can take you there.

If you’re an experienced angler, Capt. Ray can tailor a trip to improve your skills and sharpen your technique. If you are a beginner, Capt. Ray can teach you the best way to catch some fish for dinner.

offers boat, drift, or wade fishing from Rockport and Port Aransas to the Laguna Madre and Baffin Bay. Fishing with artificial lures or bait, Capt. Ray can put you on the fish. With 40 years of coastal bay fishing experience, Capt. Ray can show you the best techniques for catching redfish, speckled trout, and flounder.

Capt. Ray Burdette is US Coast Guard and Texas Parks and Wildlife Licensed Guide and a member of the Coastal Bend Guides Association.

with Modified V and 225 HP Yamaha 4 Stroke engine is comfortable and can take you to the shallows where the big fish hide. El Canelo Charters provides all bait, ice, tackle, and cleans your fish at the end of the day. Bring your clients, buddies, or the whole family, we’ll catch fish. Children are always welcome.

Enjoy a day on the water with family and friends, Capt. Ray will handle the rest.

You know the Birds and I know the Bays

Half-day private bird watching and photography charters (usually 4 hours) are available at $300.00 for up to 4 people. (Whooping Cranes are usually seen from November thru March.)