Staying and Fishing in Galveston, TX

[The German]

I am thinking about taking a trip to Galveston, mainly for a couple of days of guided fishing trips with some friends. I was thinking about going in the beginning of March.

Can anyone recommend a guide, place or area to stay, things to do, and some good places to eat (and drink)!!!

 

[TwoForFlinching]

I love fishing! It's so relaxing, like yoga... Except you still get to kill things

 

[dennishoddy]

My buddy lives there, and has an offshore boat. He is not in the guide business. I catch a ton of fish every time I go with him.

I don't know if he is into guiding for a trip. I'll ask him.

He doesn't need the money.

 

[The German]

Any other input?

 

[Cohiba]

I use to live in "G" town.

Eating...Gaido's/Casey's on the seawall. Bayside right behind the strand Willie G's.

Guide....can't help...I used my buddy's boat and fished bayside.

Call Smitty's.....Here's the number on guides and fishing spots....and when you get there what bait to use for what type of fish....live,dead, croaker,mullet....
409) 744-7705

7805 Broadway St, Galveston, TX 77554
Cross Streets: Between 77th St and Walsh Ln


ask more detailed questions and I'll give better answers.


Cohiba

 

[freewookie]

I am thinking about taking a trip to Galveston, mainly for a couple of days of guided fishing trips with some friends. I was thinking about going in the beginning of March.

Can anyone recommend a guide, place or area to stay, things to do, and some good places to eat (and drink)!!!

If you're driving stop just east of downtown Houston and eat here. http://ninfas.com/ This will be the best mexican food you've ever had! Here's the (drink) part... http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/houston/

Have a ton of other places all around Houston if you're interested. Nothing food wise really impressed me in Galveston proper. Bunch of chain food touristy places.

 

[Cohiba]

Things to do: Ride the ferry to Bolivar and back. When you park your car...wakl to the back of the boat or the back sides of the boat. Usually you'll see lots of dolhpin and jelly fish. Go to pelican island and see the WWII Sea Wolf submarine.

Go down to the Strand...old part/Bayside of Galveston. If it wasn't for the 1900 hurricane...the Strand looks like downtown New Orleans and would have been bigger....blown away.

Go see the 1900 storm movie. Go see Moody gardens...the big pryamids on the West side of Galveston....Aquarium/I Max.

Bishiops Palace. Where the Flagship hotel use to be...on a peir on the Gulf side of Galveston....there is a pleasure peir.....kinda like Frontier City. Eat at Landry's...but the one's I mentioned in first post are the BEST.


Call Chester Moore. I use to listen to this guy on the radio....he is an AVID outdoorsman.
http://www.klvi.com/pages/chestermoore.html


Also....I can't remember when the flounder are running....ask at Smitty's. Use that bait...lot of guys use to flounder fish over by the Sea Wolf park but lots of rock and brush....lose bait and lures....but they did catch the heck out of flounder.

Also...an airplane museum....can't remember...ask.


***I would not run around the East side of Broadway....down by the hospital...UTMB at night. That area is a little questionable and they might want your car "more" than you.


Cohiba

 

[Cohiba]

In Galveston....Salsa's is the best mexican food. But why eat mexican when you've got the Gulf coast....seafood. Gaido's Casye's and Willie G's.


Salsa's

Gaido's....seafood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....TRUST ME ON THIS ONE!!!!
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Willie G's......SEAFOOD GUMBO!!!!!
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If it's mexican food....Pappasitos ...excellent contemparary traditional food(Ted's or Chelino's BUT WAY BETTER)...in Houston.

OR

If you want Southside OKC real....awesome mexican food...Lengua tacos(tounge), Menudo, Barbacoa Tacos. With a cold beer...OH MY!!!!
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[tntrex]

+++100 on gaidos

 

[Cohiba]

Also....last one. Use this website for details.

Watch the real time web cams of Galveston.

http://www.galveston.com/webcams/