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Experiences

Start with the lodge. Build the rest your way.

Guides, meals, travel, and the small details, arranged around your group and confirmed before you arrive.

Plan Your Experience
Arranged around your group

Your coast.
Your pace.

Some stays need nothing more than the house, the dock, and everyone under one roof. When you want more, we’ll help arrange it. Tell us your dates, your group, and what a great trip looks like, and we’ll shape the days around it.

Guides, hunting, chef service, and travel are provided by independent local partners. Each is arranged separately, quoted for your group, and subject to availability, season, and conditions.

Illustrative staged scene of a private chef meal with guests in the actual lodge kitchen
Illustrative guest scene. Private chef service is arranged separately, subject to availability.

On the Water

01

Guided inshore fishing

Half-day and full-day trips with a local captain. Redfish and speckled trout lead the story, with flounder, black drum, and sheepshead in the mix. Tackle and bait are typically provided by the captain, and the dock is ready when you return.

02

Guided offshore

A longer day with a captain when conditions and the boat allow Gulf access.

03

Blast & Cast

Waterfowl in the morning, the bay in the afternoon. Offered in season.

04

Your own boat

Bring your boat and tie up at our two-slip dock, with an optional sling-style lift, a fish-cleaning station beside the Ready Bait keeper, and a commercial freezer for your catch and frozen bait. Slip and lift access are add-ons confirmed with your reservation.

05

Kayaks and paddle tours

Ask about guided paddles through the canals and along the refuge shoreline.

At the Table

01

Private chef

A meal prepared at the lodge for your group, from a relaxed fish fry to a multi-course dinner. We’ll talk through menus, dietary needs, and timing.

02

Breakfast and provisioning

Stocked kitchen, ice, coolers, and early-morning coffee set up before you arrive.

03

Catered gatherings

Ask about barbecue and group catering.

04

The bar, through licensed partners

Wine, cocktails, and a bar setup arranged through licensed partners.

Getting Here

01

Private ground transfer

SUV or van service from the Houston airports, arranged around your arrival.

02

Air charter

Coordinated with an independent operator, with Bay City Regional Airport and Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport as nearby options. Aircraft, operators, and routes are confirmed individually, and transportation is not included in lodging.

Make getting here part of the trip

Air travel. Ground transfer.
One coordinated arrival.

For a client retreat, a family gathering, or a fishing trip with friends, ask us to coordinate air charter and ground transportation around your itinerary.

Aircraft on the ramp with boarding stairs open

Start with your departure point.

Tell us where your group is coming from and when you want to arrive. We’ll discuss travel options alongside your lodge stay.

Discuss travel options

Then, settle into coastal time.

Continue by ground transfer to the lodge, where the water, the kitchen, and your crew are waiting.

Aircraft footage is illustrative of air travel. Aircraft, operators, routes, and transfers are confirmed individually; transportation is not included in lodging.

Around the Lodge

01

Six-passenger golf cart

For beach runs and getting around Sargent. A rental add-on, subject to availability.

02

Beach day setup

Chairs, umbrellas, and a cooler packed for the afternoon.

03

Wellness and massage

Ask about in-lodge massage and recovery.

04

Pets welcome

Bring the dog. There’s a secure, lit dog area beside the lodge.

Sample itineraries

A few ways it can unfold.

Sample itineraries. Each trip is built for your group.

01

The Fishing Weekend

Arrive Friday. Dockside dinner. A full-day guided trip Saturday. A fish fry that night. Slow Sunday morning.

02

The Team Offsite

Two days of sessions in the lodge, a morning on the water, a private chef dinner, and a coordinated arrival from Houston.

03

The Family Gathering

Beach days, dock nights, one chef-prepared dinner, and a half-day guide for anyone who wants to fish.

Make it yours

Tell us what sounds like your kind of trip.

We’ll follow up with availability and options for your group.

Tell Us About Your Trip

Services are arranged by inquiry and are not a confirmed reservation or quote.

Reach the lodge

Call or text us.

Phone or text: (979) 401-4545
Email: info@aceintheholelodge.com

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Use the copied number on your phone to call or text. For dates and trip planning, use the inquiry form.