(Lecture: January 27, 2025) As part of the Museum’s 2025 Winter Lecture Series, Captain Dee discussed the evolution of techniques and equipment used in fishing and sportfishing.
About Capt. Dee Wallace
Capt. Wallace grew up in Port Aransas after his family arrived in 1963 when he was eight years old. He worked his way up from a Woody’s dock boy, to deckhand, to licensed captain at 20 years of age. At 23, he had his 500 ton captain’s license. These years put him in contact with many, now-legendary captains. He himself was a captain on one of the pioneering mothership operations, the French Look. He has judged tag-and-release categories for the Deep Sea Roundup for years, along with other tournaments — and was inducted into the Port Aransas Boatmen Hall of Fame in 2023. Capt. Wallace currently is the tournament director at Fisherman’s Wharf and has been a broker for Fox Yacht Sales for more than 20 years.
