Our Guides
George “Cupe” Adams IV joined Redfish Lodge in 2002 immediately following his graduation from Texas A&M University school of Agricultural Development. He is originally from New Braunfels, Texas and a product of New Braunfels High School class of 1997. Cupe has been the lodge’s guest hospitality director for three years, and is starting his 3rd season as a full-time guide. He runs a 21 foot Shallowsport with a 150 Mercury.
Alan Beck joined the Redfish Lodge team in the 2004 season. Originally from Flour Bluff Texas, Alan attended Beeville high school and graduated from Mansfield Technical College in 1983. He went to work for Ford Motor Company in Three Rivers while fishing professional bass tournaments in his spare time. Alan was soon drawn to the salt water and made Rockport his home in 2000. He became a full time guide in 2001 and established a private guide service before joining the lodge full-time in 2004. He runs a 23 foot Haynie with a 200 Mercury motor.
Paul Brown came to Redfish Lodge from Memphis, Tennessee as a guest in 1995, and returned to join the staff full time in 1996. He graduated from the University of Memphis in 1986 with a degree in finance and worked as an insurance agent for seven years in Memphis before moving to Rockport to work at the lodge. Paul has also owned and operated Prairie Goose Waterfowlers in Newport, Arkansas. He is our flyfishing and waterfowling specialist. Paul runs a 23 foot Haynie with a 200 Mercury motor.
Duane Flowers has been with Redfish Lodge since 1995, moving to Rockport from San Antonio in 1994. He graduated Alamo Heights High School in 1994 and spent time traveling in California and Colorado before returning to San Antonio and eventually moving to Rockport. He has fished the coast all of his life, and is one of the lodge’s veteran guides. Duane also guides big game hunters at the Callaghan Ranch when he is not busy putting lodge guests on fish. He runs a 22-foot Blazer Bay with a 200 Mercury.
Brian Holden has been with Redfish Lodge since 1993, first as a guide and now splitting his time between guiding and managing the lodge. He is a product of Wallingford, Connecticut and 1993 graduate of Castleton State College in Vermont with a degree in sports medicine. He spent years fishing both the fresh and salt waters of New England before moving to Texas to work at Redfish Lodge. Brian runs a 22-foot Compass with a 200 Mercury motor.
Joel Pruitt is originally from Garland, Texas where he worked in his family automobile business for 25 years. He made regular trips to Rockport, stayed in the beach house his family built in 1926, and fished the area waters for the majority of his life. He moved to Rockport in 1986 to fulfill his life-long dream of becoming a fishing guide. He joined Redfish Lodge in 1998 after running a successful guide business for five years. He spends his winters as a quail guide and dog trainer for the Baluarte ranch in South Texas. Joel has earned the title of Black Drum King by successfully fishing the spring spawn every year and putting lodge guests on the biggest fish of their lives. Joel runs a 21-foot Shallowsport with a 150 Mercury.
Justin Siltman graduated from Seguin High School in 1997 and went to work in the industrial safety field, first for Toyota and then for Brown and Root. He joined Redfish Lodge as host in 2006 and guided on a part time basis during the 2007 season. He is committing all of his time to the water as a full time guide for the 2008 season.
