Captain
Darrell Hingle

Member since August 2015 Galveston, United States
Background
I’m from Galveston, have been fishing as long as I can remember. I started guiding in 1996 both offshore and bay. Now I am solely focusing on bay and jetty fishing.
Techniques
Light tackle, drift and wade fishing.

Hey, I'm Captain Darrell Hingle

Galveston, United States
Background
I’m from Galveston, have been fishing as long as I can remember. I started guiding in 1996 both offshore and bay. Now I am solely focusing on bay and jetty fishing.
Techniques
Light tackle, drift and wade fishing.
Anglers Choice
70
Reviews
28
Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

Hingle's Guide Service

State licensed
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(70 reviews)
Angler's choice
Galveston
 Last booking: 4 days ago
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Trips from US $500

Fishing Reports

Bull Reds 2024
Bull Reds 2024
Sep 15, 2024 Galveston
We left the dock around daylight, ran across to the outside of the jetties and dropped anchor. We were blessed with really calm seas today, a change from the usual. Baited up the rods snd started them to soaking. Was t long before the bite took off. We caught serveral bull reds, a few gafftop and some spanish mackeral on the light tackle while we were waiting for the big rods to sing. All in all a nice relaxing day of gishing on Galveston bay.
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Summer time trout fishing
Summer time trout fishing
Jun 30, 2024 Galveston
Leaving the dock and getting on the fish early has been the ticket lately. The summer heat is on and the fish are acting accordingly. Catching limits and lots of throw backs every trip lately, but by 0930-10:00 its pretty much done.
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Smiles for miles!
Smiles for miles!
May 22, 2024 Galveston
Despite windy, less than ideal conditions I have still been pulling quality limits if speckled trout and a few oversized that are being released. We have also been catching limits of puppy drum on most trips along with a few, mostly undersized redfish.
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Early morning smackdown!
Early morning smackdown!
Apr 19, 2024 Galveston
Fished middle Galveston Bay with Denise and her son Jay. Water started off dirty with strong outgoing tide but settled and cleaned up pretty quick after we got tight on anchor. They stayed busy catching nice keeper black drum and fat speckled trout. Finished up their limit at around 0930 then went looking for a wayward bull red but no luck. Ended up a great day with 2 gallon bags of fresh Galveston Bay seafood to enjoy!
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Spring time fishing in galveston bay
Spring time fishing in galveston bay
Mar 14, 2024 Galveston
Spring is here and so are the huge black drum and sheepshead. The weather has been really nice and calm winds most days. This has allowed us to get out and have enjoyable trips on Galveston Bay. We are catching lits of huge black drum, sheepshead and some oversized redfish. Up close to the rocks we are catching some pompano and an occasional trout. That fishing will get better in the next few weeks.
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Spring Break fishig fun for the entire f
Spring Break fishig fun for the entire f
Feb 7, 2024 Galveston
Fishing Galveston bay at spring Break is a great way to spend a day outdoors. These trips are family friendly and really laid back. This time of year we really target fish that are readily available, eager to eat, pull hard and taste great. Often called bay snapper, the sheephead is a great fighter, always hungry and the expression when kids see their ugly mug is great. A bonus to these fish is that you can take them to several restaurants on the island or on Bolivar peninsula and have it cooked for you! The other fish that get the nod this time of year is the black drum. 49-50 lb fish are common. Itโ€™s a great way for kids and adults get to experience pulling a Volkswagen off the bottom without going offshore. Most of these are over the 30โ€ max legal length so a quick pic and back in the water. As a bonus we usually catch bull reds too. If the drum is the Volkswagen of the sea, the bullred is the Ferrari with reel screaming runs, they will test your skills. Book now before the best days are gone!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
100%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Multiple species

VERIFIED   4 hours Morning trip on March 30, 2024
Super windy made it tough but we still managed to catch some fish, tried lots of spots nobody was catching at and still caught...
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Chris E.
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1/2 Day Bay fishing

VERIFIED   4 hours Morning trip on July 3, 2024
Had a great trip with Darrel for a 1/2 day bay fishing trip. Boat was clean, well maintained, and the captain knew his way...
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Adrian S.
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Best trip i ever had

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip on March 23, 2024
I needed to disconnect to clear my mind after a taxing work week at the Hospital. Capitan Darrel, not only had a clean...
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Julian T.
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FISH FISH FISH

VERIFIED   NEW  4 hours Morning trip on September 1, 2024
We caught lots of fish. Captin was knowledgeable and fun.
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Fun Family Fishing Day

VERIFIED   4 hours Morning trip on May 28, 2024
Captain Darrell was terrific with our kids.ย  We had a windy day, but he gave us several opportunities to catch fish. We really...
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