Captain
Russ Wheeler

Member since August 2016 Aransas Pass, United States
Background
Captain Russ Wheeler has 28 years of experience fishing the waters of South Texas. Not only is he a very experienced and family friendly charter boat captain, he is also a certified Bird & Wildlife Guide, and he will be more than happy to share his knowledge of the area's amazing flora and fauna throughout your fishing trip.

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Aransas Pass, United States
Background
Captain Russ Wheeler has 28 years of experience fishing the waters of South Texas. Not only is he a very experienced and family friendly charter boat captain, he is also a certified Bird & Wildlife Guide, and he will be more than happy to share his knowledge of the area's amazing flora and fauna throughout your fishing trip.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(148 reviews)
Aransas Pass
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Trips from US $500

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 148 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (203)
Great Trip, great guide!
Great Trip, great guide!
Great Trip, great guide!
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
96%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
90%
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Alex B.
Joshua, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Full day trip

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip (6โ€“7 Hours) on June 13, 2021
This was only our second time on a guided trip! Captain Russ was fantastic at communicating with a location change 2 days in...
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Lee L.
Georgetown, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Half day trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (4โ€“5 Hours) on June 23, 2023
The bite was slow but captain Russ worked hard and found us some nice trout including a 23 incher! Russ is a great guy and...
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Jason H.
The Woodlands, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

1/2 day with Capt Russ

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (4โ€“5 Hours) on July 1, 2023
Great Day with Capt Russ.ย  He was awesome to fish with and a wealth of knowledge!! My sonโ€™s first salt water fishing experience...
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Chris S.
Georgetown, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Tough weather to go fishing but Russ made sure we didnโ€™t get blanked!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip (6โ€“7 Hours) on November 23, 2022
The day before our trip the weather turned cold and miserable with high winds. Several boats went out the day before and didnโ€™t...
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Jerry S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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July fishing trip

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip (6โ€“7 Hours) on July 19, 2023
Russ was very knowledgeable and helpful, caught our limit of nice size trout in not so great conditions. We enjoyed our trip.
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