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Sally Ann Moffett has been a lifelong lover of the outdoors and grew up along the shores of Lake Erie. Her father was a boating and fishing enthusiast and the family spent many summers aboard their Chris Craft cruiser fishing and camping along the inlets and bays. He shared with her his fishing and boating knowledge and often joked that Sally was the son he'd never had.
After pursuing a career as a paralegal and computer networking specialist in Houston, Texas and San Diego, California, she moved to the Rockport area in 1984, deciding to leave the big city hustle and bustle behind. She found that her legal skills were very much in demand and became a free-lance paralegal while outfitting her first fishing boat. The legal and computer world became less important, and with the encouragement of several old time guides and friends, her skills as an angler began to be known throughout the Rockport area.
She obtained her 25 Ton Near Coastal Masters Coast Guard Captain's license and decided to go out on her own as a professional fishing guide in 1998. Her present guide boats are a custom 24 ft. Carolina Skiff, and custom Ocean Kayaks, and her newest addition, a beautiful custom Curlew fly fishing boat made by NewWater Boatworks. She has gained wide recognition as one of only a handful of female fishing guides in the country, the first female fly fishing guide on the Texas Coast and the first professional fishing guide to specialize in Kayak Fishing in Texas.
She is a member of the NewWater Boatworks and the Laguna Rod Company Pro Staff, the Fly Fishing Federation, the Coastal Bend Fly Fishers, the Coastal Conservation Association, the Saltwater Conservation Association and Ducks Unlimited. She is a founding member of theTexas Women Fly Fishers Club and on the advisory staff of the Texas Lady Anglers saltwater fishing club.
Sally contributes regular columns to local fishing magazines and newspapers. She is a regular voice and guest host on several urban radio shows. Captain Sally has been featured on ESPN2, on the national fishing show Inshore Angler. She has been featured in magazine and newspaper articles both in Texas and nationally and has also authored the Texas Mid Coast chapter of the nationally published book, Saltwater Fly Fishing From Maine to Texas, edited by Don Phillips.
Sally has just published the first of several new books about kayak fishing and shallow water sightcasting. Entitled, "Kayak Fishing the Texas Way, a Beginner's Handbook. It can be purchased on her website, or at most of your local retailers.
But above all, Capt. Sally loves fishing the wild coast of Texas with its birds, wildlife and rich marine environment ... and sharing it with those new to its charms.
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