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Best Guided Fishing Trips in Texas

 

Your guided fishing trip in Texas starts here!

With over 7,000 lakes, 15 rivers, and the Gulf of Mexico, Texas has no shortage of places to fish. 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, your fishing buddy, and this all-in-one fishing app, 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
Photo Credit: Chastity V.

 

Best 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 many opportunities to catch fish both on land and in the water. 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. You’ll have the perfect day on the water with your guide, whether catching a trophy catfish or enough for a family fish fry.

Guests can bring their gear or use what is provided. The guide will bait the hooks, remove the fish, 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 the one to book!

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

The trips depart from Cedar Mills Marina in Gordonville, TX. Pricing ranges from $400 to $900.

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• UCatchEm Guide Service

Since 1992, UCatchEm Guide Service in Pilot Point has guided anglers on Lake Ray Roberts to great success. Owner Justin Wilson is ready for his next guests… to catch! Feel free to give him a call at 214-538-2780.

• Lake Fork, Texas Bass Fishing Guide Services

Lake Fork fishing guide prices range from $350 for a half day to $500 for a full day. This includes 1 to 2 persons and tackle. With David Vance as your guide, you’re in for a treat with bass fishing on Lake Fork.

Photo Credit: Chastity V.

 

Central Texas Guided Fishing Trips

 

• 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 as peak seasons.

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

• Hill Country Bass Coach

In the shadow of the Austin skyline and the not-so-distant Hill Country, charter guests can choose trips on Lake Travis, Lake Austin, Lady Bird Lake, and other lakes in the Texas Hill Country. Hill Country Bass Coach charters range from half-day to multi-day trips.

The multi-day trips focus on teaching anglers unique fishing techniques, bait rigging, knot-tying, and reading marine electronics blogs about fish movements. These are the perfect bass fishing trips in Texas.

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 are available 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 and enjoy swimming, inner tubing, and kneeboarding. 

Trips start at $350.

• Martin’s Guide Service

They guarantee you’ll have a “crappie” time! Louisiana side! Check out Martin’s Guide Service for a crappie time—I just love that!!

There are a few charters to choose from here — crappie, largemouth bass, white bass, and a sunset cruise.

Toledo Bend Fishing guide prices start at around $83 per person. Check the website for current prices.

• Reel Um N Guide Service

A guided trip with Reel Um N Guide Service on Lake Sam Rayburn lets you fish on 114,000 acres of water. 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 half-day and full-day. Prices start at $475.

• Lake Fork Fishing Guide Service

Are you heading to the legendary Lake Fork to catch 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.

Photo Credit: Chastity V.

 

South Texas Guided Fishing Trips

 

• STSL Adventures

Deep-sea fishing and nearshore trips. The Gulf of Mexico offers a variety of fish species, including red snapper, wahoo, grouper, kingfish, redfish, mahi-mahi, sharks, and more. And STSL Adventures is a great service to check out.

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

• Galveston Sea Ventures

Fishing guests can choose from shark, red snapper, deep-sea, 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 jetty fishing to custom trips. Anglers who 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 for you each night, with sleeping bags, a cot, and quality meals for the entire trip.

Sight casting is perfect for this trip, and anglers will mostly catch 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 and the Chihuahuan Desert, and the area’s incredible canyons make it 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.

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 Texas fishing vacations.

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