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Best Guided Fishing Trips in Texas

Best Guided Fishing Trips in Texas

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Your guided fishing trips in Texas start here!

With over 7,000 lakes, 15 rivers, and the Gulf of Mexico, there is no shortage of places to fish in Texas. Below you’ll find the top guided fishing trips in Texas to help you catch that giant largemouth bass, record-breaking catfish, or a nonnative fish in the Gulf. So grab your fishing gear and your fishing buddy and book one of these fishing guides for the ultimate day on the water.

Best Guided Fishing Trips in Texas - Young boy holding a fish he caught

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Guided Fishing Trips in Texas

Whether you’re an experienced fisherman or just getting started, Texas is the place to go for guided fishing trips. The Lone Star State has many lakes, so there’s no shortage of great places to cast a line. In fact, there are more than 10 million acres of freshwater in Texas—that’s more than twice as much as the next closest state! There’s also plenty of saltwater off our coast and plenty of opportunities between land and water to catch fish. Here are a few guide services to help you start your next adventure. Good luck!!

Best Guided Fishing Trips in Texas - young boy fishing from a boat

Ucatchem Guide Service – Pilot Point, TX. Photo Credit: Chastity V.

North Texas Guided Fishing Trips

• Get Bit Guide Service

This is the perfect guide for families, beginners, and pros! Dannie with Get Bit Guide Service is a fantastic guide and can find all the honey holes on Lake Ray Roberts. Guests can catch largemouth bass, white bass, and crappie on the charter.

The guide is offered at half-day or full-day rates and starts at —children 16 and under fish for free.

• North Texas Catfish Guide Service

The North Texas Catfish Guide Service offers guided catfish fishing trips on Eagle Mountain Lake, Lake Worth, Lake Lewisville, Lake Grapevine, and the Brazos River. 

Each trip is personalized for each guest’s fishing needs. Whether catching a trophy catfish or enough for a family fish fry, you’ll have the perfect day on the water with your guide.

Guests can bring their gear or use what is provided. The guide will bait the hooks, take the fish off, and clean and fillet your catch at the end of the charter. Prices start at $350.

• Captain Marty’s Guide Service

If you are looking for the ultimate striper fishing guide, Captain Marty’s Guide Service is what you want to book!

This private fishing service takes place on Lake Texoma – the #1 sniper fishing lake in the United States. Lake Texoma is an 89,000-acre reservoir, is one of the four great border reservoirs, and is known for its bass fishing. 

The trips launch out of Cedar Mills Marina in Gordonville, TX. Pricing ranges from $400-$900.

• Ucatchem Guide Service

Since 1992, Ucatchem Guide Service in Pilot Point has guided anglers on Lake Ray Roberts with much luck. Captains Ben and Kenny are ready for their next guests ….and catch!

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Central Texas Guided Fishing Trips

• Fishing Guide Austin

Book your chart on Highland Lakes with Fishing Guide Austin to catch native Guadalupe bass, hybrid stripers, and crappie.

All fishing trips include an up-to-date boat, electronics, tackle, and poles. With over 20 years as a guide, he is the guide for the experts or novice anglers that want to have a fun experience on the water.

During the summer months, guests can book a night charter. Fishing trip prices begin at $450.

• Alvin Dedeaux Fly Fishing

What’s unique about this charter service is that they only fish on rivers—offering trips on the Lower Colorado River, Llano River, South Llano River, San Marcos River, and Upper Guadalupe River. 

This is an excellent option for those wanting to learn and gain more experience in fly fishing. The best months for trout are December through April, with January and February peak season.

All charters include rods and flies. Prices start at $400. Book your trip with Alvin Dedeaux Fly Fishing.

• Hill Country Bass Coach

In the shadows of the Austin skyline, charter guests can choose trips on Lake Travis, Lake Austin, Ladybird Lake, and others in the Texas Hill Country. Hill Country Bass Coach charters range from half-day, full-day, or multi-day trips. 

The multi-day trips focus on teaching the anglers unique fishing techniques, how to rig the bat, knot tying, and reading marine electronics blogs about the movements of the fish.

Fishing packages start at $400.

East Texas Guided Fishing Trips

• Big Dawg Outfitters

Big Dawg Outfitters offers specialized trips for catfish, crappie, white bass, bass, and frog gigging. Tour options occur on Lake Livingston, Sam Rayburn, Lake Nacogdoches, and Toledo Bend. 

They also offer a family fish trip on Lake Nacogdoches, where families can fish during the morning hours and then can enjoy swimming, inner tubing, and knee boarding. 

Trips start at $350. 

• Reel ‘Um N Guide Service

Book a guided trip Reel um N Guide Service on Lake Sam Rayburn and enjoy 114,000 acres of water to fish. With a lake this size, having a guide who knows where all the fish like to be is a must!

They offer bass and crappie tours, both either half-day or full-day. Prices start at $475.

• Lake Fork Fishing Guide Service

Heading to the legendary Lake Fork for your chance at catching 10-pounder bass? Book a fishing service with Lake Fork Fishing Guide Service in East Texas, as the climate is always great for fishing. Lake Fork is one of the top fishing lakes in Texas.

Lake Fork Fishing Guide Service provides all equipment, gear, and lunch. Nights are also available. Prices start at $400.

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South Texas Guided Fishing Trips

• STSL Adventures

Located on the Texas Coast, guests can enjoy a variety of deep-sea fishing and nearshore trips. The Gulf of Mexico offers a wide variety of fish species, including red snapper, wahoo, grouper, kingfish, redfish, mahi mahi, shark, and more. And STSL Adventures is a great service to check out.

Prices start and $1,050 and are per boat (up to 6 guests). 

• Galveston Sea Ventures

Fishing guests can choose from shark fishing trips, red snapper trips, deep sea fishing trips, and bay & jetty fishing trips. Galveston Sea Ventures guided trips range from 2.5 hours to 12 hours. Prices start at $500. All trip pricing is per boat, not per person. 

After the charter, anglers can take their catch to the Huli Huli Hut, where they will cook up your fish in various ways. 

• Captain Jack Barton

This South Padre Island fishing guide has a wide variety of charters. Everything from bay fishing and jetties fishing to custom trips. Anglers that have used Captain Jack Barton before have caught trout, redfish, snook, flounder, kingfish, tarpon, and drum. 

Charter pricing starts at $450.

West Texas Guided Fishing Trips

• Wild Adventures Outfitters

Embark on a four-day fishing adventure with Wild Adventures Outfitters down the crystal clear water of the Devils River. Each angler will be equipped with a fishing kayak to enjoy the 23-mile trek downriver. The camp will be set up each night for you that includes sleeping bags, a cot, and quality meals for the entire trip. 

Sight casting is perfect on this trip, and anglers will catch mostly bass and giant carp. Email for custom quotes and reservations. 

• Far West Texas Outfitters

The Devils River and Lower Pecos River are the most remote destinations for bass fishing in Texas. The rivers run through Big Bend, through the Chihuahuan Desert, and incredible canyons make this area a gorgeous and fun place to fish.

Day trips with Far West Texas Outfitters start at $450 per person and include meals, rods, lures, and a guide are included. 

• Dos Plumas

Whether you are looking to catch bass or crappie, Dos Plumas will set up a costume fishing trip for your needs. Pick one of your favorite West Texas lakes and let them guide you to where the fish are biting. 

Guided trips for two people start at $300.

I hope you find your favorite guided fishing trips in Texas right here! I know there are more, and we will do our best to add more soon.

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