Ace In The Hole Guide Service with Captain Experiences

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Brent Hopkins

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About Your Guide

Brent Hopkins

Certified Damn Good Guide

Independent Guide

Captain Brent is a full-time professional fishing and hunting guide serving the Rockport, Texas area and beyond. With over 30 years of professional outfitting experience in the hunting and fishing guiding industry, and while owning his own business for the last 20 years, he is well-seasoned in catering to clients of all backgrounds and ages.

His area bays for fishing cover a wide range, from San Antonio Bay all the way down to Baffin Bay, including Copano, St. Charles, Aransas, Mesquite, Ayers, Carlos, Redfish, Corpus Christi, Nueces, the Upper Laguna Madre, and many more bays and saltwater marshes too numerous to mention. In addition, he has access to numerous hunting ranches throughout South Texas for a variety of hunting trips.

Captain Brent holds licenses from the U. S. Coast Guard and the State of Texas, along with certification in adult CPR and first aid. He is an active member of the Coastal Bend Guides Association, having even served as a member of the Board of Directors, representing the city of Rockport, Texas.

While he specializes in catching redfish, Captain Brent also employs drift and anchor fishing techniques for all saltwater species of fish, including speckled trout, redfish or red drum, flounder, black drum, sharks, and sheephead, catering to both novice and experienced fishermen alike.

In addition to his extensive fishing knowledge, Captain Brent also boasts considerable expertise in South Texas hog hunting. With years of experience and a keen understanding of the region's terrain and wildlife, he offers thrilling hog hunting adventures for those seeking the excitement of the hunt in the heart of South Texas.

Captain Brent extends a warm welcome to children over 5 years of age when accompanied by respectful parental guidance. Join Captain Brent for an exhilarating and memorable excursion to the great outdoors along the Texas Coastal Bend in Rockport, Texas.

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Duck Hunting in Rockport

Coastal Duck Delight

100% (2) Guided by Brent

22 ft 1 - 19 People From $550

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Cast & Blast in Rockport

Cast And Blast Thrills

100% (2) Guided by Brent

22 ft 1 - 6 People From $825

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Inshore, Nearshore, Flats in Rockport

Rockport Fish Frenzy

100% (2) Guided by Brent

22 ft 1 - 6 People From $633

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Hog Hunting in Ozona

South Texas Hog Haul

100% (2) Guided by Brent

1 - 10 People From $250

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Recent Reviews of Ace In The Hole Guide Service

5.0

based on 2 reviews

Michael

Verified Review

Brent did a great job for our group of 6. It was a large crowd, but he had a great set up for us and we enjoyed getting to know him. Brent is easy to talk to and made our experience very memorable. We caught a lot of fish and will be back soon! Thanks for the trip! The Captain Experiences website was super easy. This was our first experience...

Michael

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Sean

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Brent was the real deal. It put us on the fish and we made our limit by 8am and was able to just catch and release the rest of the morning. He is very knowledgeable about the best fishing holes. We got to see dolphins, stingrays, and turtles and he was a wealth of knowledge. I strongly recommend Brent and I hear is hunting/fishing combo is to die for. Can’t go wrong here!

Sean

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Potential Target Species

Color-coded seasonality below is based on .

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Black Drum	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Blue-Winged Teal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Great	Good
Bluebill	Great	Great	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Great	Great
Flounder	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good
Gadwall	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Great	Good
Green-Winged Teal	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Great	Great	Good	Good
Hog	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great
Mottled Duck	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Great	Good
Northern Pintail	Great	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Great	Great	Great
Northern Shoveler	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Great	Good
Redfish	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good
Redhead	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Good
Speckled Trout	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good
Wigeon	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Great	Good