UpScale Anglers
4.8/5 (227 reviews)
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State licensed
715 North Holiday Drive, Galveston, TX 77550, United States–
UpScale Anglers
State licensed
4.8/5 (227 reviews)
715 North Holiday Drive
Galveston, TX, United States
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If you're ready to love fishing in Galveston, look no further than UpScale Anglers. Captain Tyler and his team of experienced captains bring aboard years of local experience.
These waters are known for Redfish, Black Drum, Flounder, Sheepshead, Speckled Trout, Spanish Mackerel, Jack Crevalle, Blacktip Shark, Bonnethead Shark, Bull Shark, Hammerhead Shark, and more – with any luck, you'll have tight lines in no time. On the day of your trip, you're likely to use light or heavy tackle.
Feel free to keep some of the fish you catch within the legal limit. Our captains will even clean your catch for you. How's that for fresh seafood?
Looking to get the whole family outdoors? Kids are absolutely welcome! Children must wear life vests, so find out if the appropriate size is available on board. Also, remember to bring snacks so that nobody gets cranky on an empty belly! Cold bottled water is provided.
You'll be welcome aboard a 26' Center console with space for 6 passengers. It comes with all the essentials.
Rods, reels, tackle, and bait are provided.
Any adult who is fishing needs a Texas saltwater fishing license (with Red Drum and Speckled Trout tag if you want to keep any of those you catch) before the trip. These are available at most sporting goods stores. Some species might be protected or require a tag to keep them, so make sure you know what to expect.
Some essentials you'll want to bring are sunblock (non-spray), sunglasses, and drinks (no glass containers please). Ice cold bottled water is provided.
Get in touch with UpScale Anglers below and start planning your trip today!
Customer reviews
Rating summary
Boat
4.7/5
Crew
4.8/5
Experience
4.7/5
Photos & videos by reviewers (297)
+294Angler rating
199
13
7
6
1
Anglers claimed
Good experience
89%
Appropriate for children
98%
Friendly captain
95%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Recommend this charter
93%
Caught fish
93%
Showing 1 - 5 of 227 reviews
Showing: 5 of 227 reviews
Erick Mejia
5.0
Verified
New
Fun
8 Hour Trip - State Waters on October 13, 2025 • 6 adults
For those reading this, you WILL have fun. This team had been in constant communication with me from the day i booked my trip. We had the pleasure of having Anthony and Sean guide us along the water. They educated those in our group who didnt know how to fish into building the confidence to be able to hook a huge bullshark. They keep us busy in the sense that we keep just catching fish. They also educated us on the type of fish we caught. Never the less I highly recommend this team if you want to go out and have a great time. Dont be shy book with them and i promise you, you WONT regret it. Overall in simple word thia trip was FUN.
Reported Catch:
Response from Captain
October 22, 2025
Thanks for fishing with UpScale Anglers! We’re thrilled to hear you had a great time and appreciate your kind review. It was awesome spending the day with you — can’t wait to have you back on the water with us!
1
Matthew Overall
5.0
Verified
Epic Fishing trip with Captain Colton
4 Hour Trip – Bay/Jetty (7AM) on May 23, 2025 • 3 adults
Upon arrival, boat was clean and ready to go. Cpt Colton introduced himself and loaded my party of 3 and departed promptly at 0700. By 0730 we had keeper trout on the boat. He kept us on fish the entire 4 hour trip. He was professional, communicated consistently, kept the hooks baited, and assisted as needed the entire trip. He kept a smile on our face the entire time. Extremely fun and memorable trip. Catching a ton of fish including bull reds, slot red, black drum, pompano, trout, and sheepshead was great, but Cpt Colton made our time fishing and catching quite the experience.
Reported Catch:
Response from Captain
May 24, 2025
Thank you for the kind words. It was a pleasure taking your family fishing. We appreciate you choosing UpScale Anglers and look forward to seeing you again!
0
Shay Evans
4.7
Verified
New
Best Angler
4 Hour Trip – Bay/Jetty (12PM) on October 12, 2025 • 4 adults
Adam was the best captian hands down. I initially scheduled our trip for 12p.m although I knew its better fish in early am or evenings. I recieved a call at 10:40 am to inform me of a technical issue. We were bumped to 2 pm and the staff were ready when we arrived. Adam searched for hours to find red fish since we showed a deisre to catch them. Finally towards the ladder of the day, 5 reds large bit at the same leaving us with huge smiles and a full cooler to bring home. We will return for another great experience.
Response from Captain
October 22, 2025
Thanks for fishing with UpScale Anglers! We greatly appreciate your flexibility on the time change and are thrilled to hear you had a great time! It was awesome spending the day with you — can’t wait to have you back on the water with us!
1
Aaron Savallo
4.7
Verified
Got Worried
6 Hour Trip – Bay/Jetty (7AM) on September 27, 2025 • 4 adults
Man I
was getting worried that we had booked a trip on one of those days when the fish arent bitting. We werent getting any big bites at first, just bait fish and some little fish you dont want to keep. The Captain was geeting just as mad about no big fish as we were, which made me feel better because he wasnt just like oh well the fish arent bitting. He took us to one last spot before our time ran out and got us hooked on to three good size Reds. The deck hand and the captain both were awesome, probably one of the better fishing trips I’ve been on in Galveston. I will definitely be fishing with Captain Anthony and Upscale Anglers again!!
Reported Catch:
Response from Captain
October 22, 2025
Thanks for fishing with UpScale Anglers! We’re thrilled to hear you had a great time and appreciate your kind review. It was awesome spending the day with you — can’t wait to have you back on the water with us!
0
Doug Davies
4.7
Verified
New
Great time in Galveston Bay
6 Hour Trip – Bay/Jetty (12PM) on October 10, 2025 • 3 adults
Captain Adam took us out for six hour trip in the afternoon and we had an absolutely great time. He was very laid back as well as the deck hand and got along with this very well. He quickly put us on fish and kept us going until we finally gave in! Treated us all very good would have absolutely no problems going out with him again. It was a great experience we will definitely have again thank you upscale Anglers!
Response from Captain
October 22, 2025
Thanks for fishing with UpScale Anglers! We’re thrilled to hear you had a great time and appreciate your kind review. It was awesome spending the day with you — can’t wait to have you back on the water with us!
0
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4 Hour Trip – Bay/Jetty (7AM)
FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
4 Hour Trip, starts at 7:00 AM
US $600
Entire boat: up to 6 people
4 Hour Trip – Bay/Jetty (12PM)
FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
4 Hour Trip, starts at 12:00 PM
US $600
Entire boat: up to 6 people
4 Hour Trip – Bay/Jetty (2PM)
FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
4 Hour Trip, starts at 2:00 PM
US $600
Entire boat: up to 6 people
6 Hour Trip – Bay/Jetty (7AM)
FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
6 Hour Trip, starts at 7:00 AM
US $750
Entire boat: up to 6 people
6 Hour Trip – Bay/Jetty (12PM)
FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
6 Hour Trip, starts at 12:00 PM
US $750
Entire boat: up to 6 people
6 Hour Trip – Shark Hunt (7AM)
FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
6 Hour Trip, starts at 7:00 AM
US $1,150
Entire boat: up to 6 people
6 Hour Trip – Shark Hunt (12PM)
FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
6 Hour Trip, starts at 12:00 PM
US $1,150
Entire boat: up to 6 people
8 Hour Trip - State Waters
FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
8 Hour Trip, starts at 7:00 AM
US $1,525
Entire boat: up to 6 people
10 Hour Trip - State Waters **NEW**
FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
8 Hour Trip, starts at 7:00 AM
US $1,675
Entire boat: up to 6 people
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Customer reviews
Rating summary
Boat
4.7/5
Crew
4.8/5
Experience
4.7/5
Photos & videos by reviewers (297)
+294Angler rating
199
13
7
6
1
Anglers claimed
Good experience
89%
Appropriate for children
98%
Friendly captain
95%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Recommend this charter
93%
Caught fish
93%
Showing 1 - 5 of 227 reviews
Showing: 5 of 227 reviews
Erick Mejia
5.0
Verified
New
Fun
8 Hour Trip - State Waters on October 13, 2025 • 6 adults
For those reading this, you WILL have fun. This team had been in constant communication with me from the day i booked my trip. We had the pleasure of having Anthony and Sean guide us along the water. They educated those in our group who didnt know how to fish into building the confidence to be able to hook a huge bullshark. They keep us busy in the sense that we keep just catching fish. They also educated us on the type of fish we caught. Never the less I highly recommend this team if you want to go out and have a great time. Dont be shy book with them and i promise you, you WONT regret it. Overall in simple word thia trip was FUN.
Reported Catch:
Response from Captain
October 22, 2025
Thanks for fishing with UpScale Anglers! We’re thrilled to hear you had a great time and appreciate your kind review. It was awesome spending the day with you — can’t wait to have you back on the water with us!
1
Matthew Overall
5.0
Verified
Epic Fishing trip with Captain Colton
4 Hour Trip – Bay/Jetty (7AM) on May 23, 2025 • 3 adults
Upon arrival, boat was clean and ready to go. Cpt Colton introduced himself and loaded my party of 3 and departed promptly at 0700. By 0730 we had keeper trout on the boat. He kept us on fish the entire 4 hour trip. He was professional, communicated consistently, kept the hooks baited, and assisted as needed the entire trip. He kept a smile on our face the entire time. Extremely fun and memorable trip. Catching a ton of fish including bull reds, slot red, black drum, pompano, trout, and sheepshead was great, but Cpt Colton made our time fishing and catching quite the experience.
Reported Catch:
Response from Captain
May 24, 2025
Thank you for the kind words. It was a pleasure taking your family fishing. We appreciate you choosing UpScale Anglers and look forward to seeing you again!
0
Shay Evans
4.7
Verified
New
Best Angler
4 Hour Trip – Bay/Jetty (12PM) on October 12, 2025 • 4 adults
Adam was the best captian hands down. I initially scheduled our trip for 12p.m although I knew its better fish in early am or evenings. I recieved a call at 10:40 am to inform me of a technical issue. We were bumped to 2 pm and the staff were ready when we arrived. Adam searched for hours to find red fish since we showed a deisre to catch them. Finally towards the ladder of the day, 5 reds large bit at the same leaving us with huge smiles and a full cooler to bring home. We will return for another great experience.
Response from Captain
October 22, 2025
Thanks for fishing with UpScale Anglers! We greatly appreciate your flexibility on the time change and are thrilled to hear you had a great time! It was awesome spending the day with you — can’t wait to have you back on the water with us!
1
Aaron Savallo
4.7
Verified
Got Worried
6 Hour Trip – Bay/Jetty (7AM) on September 27, 2025 • 4 adults
Man I
was getting worried that we had booked a trip on one of those days when the fish arent bitting. We werent getting any big bites at first, just bait fish and some little fish you dont want to keep. The Captain was geeting just as mad about no big fish as we were, which made me feel better because he wasnt just like oh well the fish arent bitting. He took us to one last spot before our time ran out and got us hooked on to three good size Reds. The deck hand and the captain both were awesome, probably one of the better fishing trips I’ve been on in Galveston. I will definitely be fishing with Captain Anthony and Upscale Anglers again!!
Reported Catch:
Response from Captain
October 22, 2025
Thanks for fishing with UpScale Anglers! We’re thrilled to hear you had a great time and appreciate your kind review. It was awesome spending the day with you — can’t wait to have you back on the water with us!
0
Doug Davies
4.7
Verified
New
Great time in Galveston Bay
6 Hour Trip – Bay/Jetty (12PM) on October 10, 2025 • 3 adults
Captain Adam took us out for six hour trip in the afternoon and we had an absolutely great time. He was very laid back as well as the deck hand and got along with this very well. He quickly put us on fish and kept us going until we finally gave in! Treated us all very good would have absolutely no problems going out with him again. It was a great experience we will definitely have again thank you upscale Anglers!
Response from Captain
October 22, 2025
Thanks for fishing with UpScale Anglers! We’re thrilled to hear you had a great time and appreciate your kind review. It was awesome spending the day with you — can’t wait to have you back on the water with us!
0
FAQs about UpScale Anglers
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What is the boat like?
Boat category
Center console boatsCapacity
6 personsBoat length
26 ftYear built
2009Boat manufacturer
Sea HuntBoat type
Center consoleEngine model
YamahaPowered by
2 x 150HPMax cruising speed
44 knots