Laguna Madre Guide Service 

5.0/5 (24 reviews)
 Harbor Island Drive 1471, Port Isabel, TX 78578, United States

Laguna Madre Guide Service 

Port Isabel, TX, United States
26 ft
5
5.0/5 (24 reviews)

Laguna Mare Guide Service offers exciting adventures on the waters of the laguna Madre in South Padre Island, Texas. The company is run and operated by Captain Zach, a professional guide, who is passionate about everything outdoors. Join him on his day out for a fun and productive experience. Like everybody says, it's a lot better to be on the bay than in the office!

Zach will take you out aboard his 26' Shallow Sport X3, which is a stable and well-maintained boat. It comes powered by a 300-HP 4-stroke engine and is prepared for the current bite. The vessel provides comfortable fishing space for up to six anglers and is rigged with modern navigational electronics and safety equipment. There is a multimedia system, an ice-box for the catch, and a live well that can be loaded with bait.

Whether you want to fish the waters of the Laguna Madre, or out in the Gulf of Mexico, Captain Zach will work hard to help you make a memorable day on the water. The trips are from four to eight hours on the water. Choose the trip that suits you best, take your family and friends, and get ready for some rod-bending action. Your main targeted species will include Redfish, Black Drum, Speckled Trout, and Flounder.

Captain Zach is great with kids so feel free to bring your child with you. After all, there's nothing better than seeing a child's smile when they land their first-ever fish!

All trips come with quality rods, reels, tackle, and lures. Live bait can also be used for an extra fee. You will need to purchase a license before the trip. When you return to the shore, your catch will be cleaned and filleted. You can feel free to bring your own drinks and food with you.

Laguna Mare Guide Service offers exciting adventures on the waters of the laguna Madre in South Padre Island, Texas. The company is run and operated by Captain Zach, a professional guide, who is passionate about everything outdoors. Join him on his day out for a fun and productive experience. Like everybody says, it's a lot better to be on the bay than in the office!

Zach will take you out aboard his 26' Shallow Sport X3, which is a stable and well-maintained boat. It comes powered by a 300-HP 4-stroke engine and is prepared for the current bite. The vessel provides comfortable fishing space for up to six anglers and is rigged with modern navigational electronics and safety equipment. There is a multimedia system, an ice-box for the catch, and a live well that can be loaded with bait.

Whether you want to fish the waters of the Laguna Madre, or out in the Gulf of Mexico, Captain Zach will work hard to help you make a memorable day on the water. The trips are from four to eight hours on the water. Choose the trip that suits you best, take your family and friends, and get ready for some rod-bending action. Your main targeted species will include Redfish, Black Drum, Speckled Trout, and Flounder.

Captain Zach is great with kids so feel free to bring your child with you. After all, there's nothing better than seeing a child's smile when they land their first-ever fish!

All trips come with quality rods, reels, tackle, and lures. Live bait can also be used for an extra fee. You will need to purchase a license before the trip. When you return to the shore, your catch will be cleaned and filleted. You can feel free to bring your own drinks and food with you.

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5.0
24 reviews
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Boat & equipment
5.0
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Chad Dickerson
Chad Dickerson
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Michigan, US
Member since 2024
5.0
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AWESOME GUIDES
4 Hour Trip – Bay Fishing pm on September 17, 20242 adults

My son and I recently visited S.P.I and booked laguna madre guides to gobbay fishing and let me tell you the fishing and the guides a top notch...we were originally supposed to fishing with Zach bit due to a lower unit problem he couldn't go but he set us up with his partner John Martinez for a 4 hr morning trip. Day started out beautiful we were on the water and fishing by day break and within 30 minutes we had our limit of speckled trout.....we caught more but because of the size we had to throw them back...after our limit of trout we cruises around the bay and tries for some red fish. My son caught one small red and had another on but it snapped the line at the boat.....we had a blast and we will fish with John and Zach when we visit S.P.I again....no more capital Murphys for this guy ..the real fishing is with laguna madre..

Reported catch:
Redfish
Speckled Trout
Anna Bosch
Anna Bosch
Repeat angler
us
Minnesota, US
Member since 2024
3 trips
5.0
Verified
Successful trip
8 Hour Trip – Bay Fishing (AM) on March 12, 20254 adults1 child

Zach took us out for a full day. We wanted to bring home fish to eat and he delivered. We caught enough sheepshead to feed the whole family many times over. He was very accommodating of my mobility limited father, as well as providing fishing guidance for my two kids. His equipment was all in great shape.

Reported catch:
Black Drum
Sheepshead
Response from Captain

Thank you very much. I had a blast with you guys. Hope to see you in the future.

Cody Burgett
Cody Burgett
us
Texas, US
Member since 2025
5.0
Verified
Great day on the water!
4 Hour Trip – Bay Fishing pm on March 11, 20252 adults2 children

Captain Zach showed us a great time on the water. He put us right on the sheep head and within a couple hours we had almost limited out. Helpful & good with our boys. Our youngest, at 10 years old, had an absolute amazing time!… And usually he gets bored lol Definitely recommend

Reported catch:
Sheepshead
Response from Captain

I had a blast, Cody thank you very much

Jerrel Schorr
Jerrel Schorr
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Houston, TX, US
Member since 2021
5.0
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We had a Great Fishing Trip
4 Hour Trip (AM) on November 20, 20214 adults

It was my wife’s and my Fortieth Anniversary and we decided to celebrate by doing a Private Fishing Charter out of Corpus Christi. Our daughter and her husband joined us. We had another Fishing Charter scheduled who cancelled on us at the last minute. I was able to schedule Captain Zach with Laguna Madre Guide Service and boy were we pleased! He was great, appreciative, very polite, very professional and very knowledgeable of where and how to fish. If the fish weren’t biting enough in one area, we moved to another and another. Bottom line, the four of us had our hands full reeling in the fish; we kept Captain Zach busy! We caught a lot more than we kept, due to their size. When we got back to shore, Captain Zach did an excellent job of filleting them. Thanks again Captain Zach, see you again next time. We also plan to tell any and all going to Corpus to reach out to you!

Response from Captain

Thank you very much I had a wonderful time with you and your family you were very nice people And I appreciate the chance to guide you and your family on Baffin Bay look forward to seeing you in the future Thanks captain Zack

William Liu
William Liu
Repeat angler
us
Texas, US
Member since 2021
2 trips
5.0
Verified
Awesome experience for kids! Pontoon Boat is the way to go!
8 Hour Trip – Bay Fishing (AM) on December 27, 20212 adults3 children

Captain was great. Been on other trips before on “normal” boats… pontoon is the way to go. So much more room and definitely more comfortable. Well worth it. You don’t get wet either like on some other lower to the water boats. On this trip, adults did not fish…our captain spent a lot of time helping the kids hook up and attach live shrimp to the hooks and casting. We caught over 50 fish for sure but only kept 20 of the bigger ones. Biggest one was a 22”. We had several 20” fish. It was a great experience. Definitely will recommend in the future.

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What is the boat like?

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Boat category
Center console boats
Capacity
5 persons
Boat length
26 ft
Year built
2017
Boat manufacturer
Shallow Sport Boats
Boat type
Center console
Engine model
Yamaha
Powered by
1 x 300HP
Max cruising speed
55 knots
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