Had to put my boat in the shop for maintenance and was having fishing withdrawal, so a friend recommended Line Check charters.. went out with Eric Thursday morning and had a great time! Even though the weather wasn’t cooperating and neither were the fish that day. We got into a good school of fish mixed with trout and Spanish mackerel.. had fun catching both on top water plugs and live bait,  caught several undersized trout and were able to put a few keeper trout in the boat along with a very nice keeper spanish.. we ran away from the rain to another spot and put a nice reddish in the boat along with a nice size Bonnet head shark. I’m not one to typically keep shark but Eric told me Bonnet shark are the best eating, so he bled it out and fileted it up for me along with all the other fish. Had a great time and learned a few things and definitely recommend going out with these guys! I’ve been on several guided bay trips in galveston the last few years and Line Check has certainly impressed me the most!!

We showed up to the docks around 5:30 AM, Captain Eric was ready to roll. We immediately set out to catch some live bait. My boys and I proceeded to catch a little over a dozen small trout in about 15 minutes, he knew all the right spots. My boys were really excited about trying to catch some sharks, and captain Eric knew exactly where to go. Once we headed out into the deeper waters, it was all hands on deck. We didn’t have the lines in the water more than 10 minutes before shark after shark was hitting the lines. Black tip, sand bar, and a rare silky. Captain Eric put us right on the money and didn’t stop for the entire trip. 4 hours was all we could handle. If you’re looking for a guide, look no further. The entire family gives captain Eric a 10/10

Captain Eric was awesome.  Unfortunately due to weather there was 20 to 30mph winds. Spoke with the captain the day before and it sounded like we would not make the trip.  Decided to go anyways and stay inside the harbor. Was a great trip. My two boys loved it. They easily caught over 30 trout. Even went out into the bay for about 30 minutes and Capt Eric hooked me up on this shark.  Had to cut the trip short due to some sea sickness but in the 3 hours we spent 80% of the time reeling in fish. Would definitely go back. Bottom line is Capt Eric took a bad situation and turned it into an experience my kids will always remember.  A+++

Had a great morning with Captain Eric. Everyone was catching fish.
Kids loved it. Bait fish were bite after bite.
Even when we went after the big fish we didn’t wait more than 10 to 15 min without something on the line.
And at the end we even had 3 fish on at once, Captain Eric was helping my 4 year old real in a 3ft red fish, I was helping my 6 year old real in a 3ft shark and my 13 year old daughter grabbed the last pole when another 3ft shark hit it. We all had a great time.
Definitely coming back here next time we are in Galviston.

My husband & I planned a week stay in Galveston as our 2021 vacation.  I know my husband loves to fish so I booked a private guided fishing trip with Line Check Charters.  Eric, our captain, was the bomb!  He explained all the rules and what we should expect to catch.  He was very personable and just a super nice guy.  We caught our limit and he cleaned and bagged them.  I want my husband and 2 sons to go next time so I will definitely book again.