I'd like to take my bride of 42 years on our "first ever" salt water fishing trip......it tickles me to death watching her get excited just seeing a bobber go under when bluegill fishing and I'd really like to show her a good time.
I'm thinking about the Galveston area but when looking for guides on Google there are hundreds of them and each one claims to be the best so what I'm looking for is recommendations.......ie name and telephone number.
She will not cast a lure all day so we'd want a guide that bait fishes over reefs, wrecks or by platforms etc......someplace where there are a lot of active fish and where there is someplace calm to fish if the ocean is really rolling .
It's just the two of us so we don't want to bring home a ton of fish, just a few to eat and then catch and release the rest.......we're not particular on the species, I just want her to get her rod bent a lot and have a good time.
I'm thinking drive down one day (Google says 8 hours) and fish two days 1/2 day each......I'm not opposed to fishing one full day but I think it would be more enjoyable for her if we fished two 1/2 days.
We're not interested in one of those multi people fishing / party boats, we'd like just us and a guide.......what are the going prices for 1/2 or full day of guided fishing for two people ?
Not only have we never been salt water fishing but we've also never been to the Galveston area so I'm also open to suggestions on things to do when not fishing, good (not 5 Start) hotels to stay, good places to eat etc.
We could leave at any time but when is the best time of year to go weather and good fishing wise ?
Anybody got a name and number of a good guide ?
I'm thinking about the Galveston area but when looking for guides on Google there are hundreds of them and each one claims to be the best so what I'm looking for is recommendations.......ie name and telephone number.
She will not cast a lure all day so we'd want a guide that bait fishes over reefs, wrecks or by platforms etc......someplace where there are a lot of active fish and where there is someplace calm to fish if the ocean is really rolling .
It's just the two of us so we don't want to bring home a ton of fish, just a few to eat and then catch and release the rest.......we're not particular on the species, I just want her to get her rod bent a lot and have a good time.
I'm thinking drive down one day (Google says 8 hours) and fish two days 1/2 day each......I'm not opposed to fishing one full day but I think it would be more enjoyable for her if we fished two 1/2 days.
We're not interested in one of those multi people fishing / party boats, we'd like just us and a guide.......what are the going prices for 1/2 or full day of guided fishing for two people ?
Not only have we never been salt water fishing but we've also never been to the Galveston area so I'm also open to suggestions on things to do when not fishing, good (not 5 Start) hotels to stay, good places to eat etc.
We could leave at any time but when is the best time of year to go weather and good fishing wise ?
Anybody got a name and number of a good guide ?