Captain

Noel Ledesma

Languages: English/Spanish
Experience: 16 years

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Captain
Noel Ledesma

Member since July 2021 South Padre Island, United States

Background: As a kid, Captain Noel has always enjoyed fishing with his dad and older brothers. When he got his first car, he would find myself going fishing to a local lake. Then he started venturing out of the saltwater bay and started fishing game fish. The captain decided to get his captain's license and guide fish. The most rewarding thing for him is to see kids and family bond and enjoy quality time catching fish and making great memories.
Techniques: Captain Noel prefers using live or fresh bait and sometimes artificial lures. Depending on the customers, he'll either bottom fish or drift fishing.

Hey, I'm Captain Noel Ledesma

South Padre Island, United States

Background: As a kid, Captain Noel has always enjoyed fishing with his dad and older brothers. When he got his first car, he would find myself going fishing to a local lake. Then he started venturing out of the saltwater bay and started fishing game fish. The captain decided to get his captain's license and guide fish. The most rewarding thing for him is to see kids and family bond and enjoy quality time catching fish and making great memories.
Techniques: Captain Noel prefers using live or fresh bait and sometimes artificial lures. Depending on the customers, he'll either bottom fish or drift fishing.

Reviews

Fishing Reports

My Charter Listing

Prime Time Fishing—Family-Friendly

5.0 / 5

(73 reviews)

5.0 / 5

(73 reviews)

Recent reports

Angler's choice

South Padre Island • 21 ft • 4 persons

Last booking: 5 days ago

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Trips from US $385

Fishing Reports

Family making priceless memories

Jul 19, 2026 South Padre Island

Started our fishing trip at 8:15am slightly windy day. Dad, mom, 10yr old son and 8yr old daughter. Fishing was a bit slow early. But, Managed to land 3 very nice reds and 1 trout.

Fishing has been fantastic

Jul 9, 2026 South Padre Island

Early mornings have been very productive. Landing limits on speckled trout and black drum.

San Antonio family group

May 29, 2026 South Padre Island

Theses guys have fished with me for the past 3 years. As usual we headed out on a 4hr trip. We started fishing for speckled trout and the bite was on fire. We landed our 5 person limit of speckled trout. They decided to call it a day by 11am. Tight lines my friends ?

Father and daughter visiting SPI from Am

May 30, 2025 South Padre Island

What an awesome time fishing with the father and daughter team. I can relate the happiness on them fishing together. I have a daughter, and I loved being on the water fishing with my daughter as well. We fished a couple of spots looking for speckled trout until we found them. Caught our daily limed and went looking for red fish. Well, the Reds didn't come out to play. We fished different locations for them. But, no luck, the wind completely died on us, making it difficult. But no shame in the game. They had an absolutely awesome time fishing, and so did being their fishing guide ??

Montana newcomers to SPI

May 29, 2025 South Padre Island

Father and kids from Montana fishing for the first time in SPI. We had a blast landing our trout limet and went looking for reds and landed 5 of them. What an amazing family. We had a great day on the water. Saw plenty of wildlife seagulls, pelicans and even saw some dolphins swimming by. Princess family memories for sure. ?

Fishing has been great

May 13, 2025 South Padre Island

Clients have been having a great time fishing.

Customer reviews

Rating summary

5.0 / 5

out of 5 stars from 73 reviews

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Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Experience

5.0 / 5

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Anglers claimed

Good experience
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Friendly captain
	100%
Recommend this charter
	96%
Appropriate for children
	100%
Satisfied with the boat
	100%
Caught fish
	99%

Appropriate for children
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Satisfied with the boat
	100%
Caught fish
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Blayden D.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

I’d leave more stars if i could!

VERIFIED NEW Quick 3-hour mid-morning trip on July 29, 2026

Blayden D.

5.0 / 5

Jul 29, 2026

Quick 3-hour mid-morning trip

I’d leave more stars if i could!

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I booked this trip originally for me, my son and daughter. (9&10) weve never been saltwater fishing and were so excited to try it. I ended up adding my 4yo son also after talking to the captain about if it would be smart and still able to catch fish with more kids on board. Capt Noel said “No problem! bring him!” i was nervous because fishing with kids tends to be more work than fishing. On top of bringing 3 inexperienced kids the water was going tk be rough so i really wasnt expecting much... More

I booked this trip originally for me, my son and daughter. (9&10) weve never been saltwater fishing and were so excited to...

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Noel Ledesma (The Captain)

Replied on July 30, 2026

Blayden I was certainly my pleasure fishing with you and your family. Despite being a windy day I’m so glad that we managed to land some nice fish for the kids and not to mention you landed a very nice black drum. They were so well behaved and definitely determined to catch fish, love it. It makes me happy knowing you’ll had an awesome experience fishing on the beautiful bay of SPI and we even got to see dolphins swimming close to the boat. Its all about making memorable fishing memories with... More

Noel Ledesma (The Captain)

Replied on July 30, 2026

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Hauie T.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Literally the best trip we’ve taken!

VERIFIED NEW 4 Hour Trip (copy) on July 9, 2026

Hauie T.

5.0 / 5

Jul 9, 2026

4 Hour Trip (copy)

Literally the best trip we’ve taken!

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Saying this was the best guided trip we’ve taken would be an understatement. Before the trip I had message captain Noel that I wanted my wife to land her first red fish. We not only landed a 33” bull red, we also landed our PB trout as well at 23” & 22.5”. Captain Noel not only made the trip fun but also taught us lots of things on the guide such as where to find fish and what to look for. We’ll be booking with him for every trip we take down to SPI going foward!

Saying this was the best guided trip we’ve taken would be an understatement. Before the trip I had message captain Noel that...

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Noel Ledesma (The Captain)

Replied on July 9, 2026

I had an awesome time fishing with you’ll. Im so glad that your wife got to experience landing her first 33” bull red that literally took her around the boat before landing it lol and releasing it was the icing on the cake. The speckled trout were hungry we had non stop action landing big trout. Some over the size limit which is always a plus. Till next time my friends and till then tight lines 🎣

Noel Ledesma (The Captain)

Replied on July 9, 2026

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Brenda J.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

An Incredible Day on the Water with Captain Noel! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

VERIFIED Quick 3-hour mid-morning trip on June 27, 2026

Brenda J.

5.0 / 5

Jun 27, 2026

Quick 3-hour mid-morning trip

An Incredible Day on the Water with Captain Noel! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ We had an amazing fishing trip with Captain Noel! He worked hard to keep us on the fish all morning, and it paid off—we caught 8 fish, had several more bites, and even almost landed a 3-foot baby shark on the boat! That was definitely the highlight of the trip. Captain Noel was knowledgeable, friendly, patient, and made sure everyone had a great time. To top it all off, he arranged to have our fish cleaned and filleted, so we were able to head home and enjoy an... More

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ We had an amazing fishing trip with Captain Noel! He worked hard to keep us on the fish all morning,...

Brenda J. recommends Prime Time Fishing—Family-Friendly

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Noel Ledesma (The Captain)

Replied on June 29, 2026

Brenda, You guys were awesome. It was certainly a very windy day to begin with. We didn’t have many options on where to fish on the bay. The first spot was good and landed nice speckled trout and nearly landed a small shark. I decided to take you’ll to the second fishing spot and game on! We landed some very nice size black drum. Most importantly everyone landed fish. It’s all about making unforgettable family Fishing memories and enjoying the outdoors. Once again thank you so much for your... More

Noel Ledesma (The Captain)

Replied on June 29, 2026

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Frank A.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Great time! tight lines!

VERIFIED Quick 3-hour mid-morning trip on March 5, 2026

Frank A.

5.0 / 5

Mar 5, 2026

Quick 3-hour mid-morning trip

Great time! tight lines!

VERIFIED

we had a great time with Noel! very courteous and great sense of humor. started a little shakey because we left the dock without filling up. A quick trip back to the pump and we were back on the water in no time. Captain Noel put us on fish within a few minutes of putting lines in the water. had our limit in less than two hours! And that was even with catching a trout over the limit! Biggest red was 28”. Catching fish is fun, but having a great captain makes the whole experience worthwhile.... More

we had a great time with Noel! very courteous and great sense of humor. started a little shakey because we left the dock without...

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Noel Ledesma (The Captain)

Replied on March 6, 2026

It was certainly an awesome morning out on the bay having fun and landing slot reds and a stud trout was certainly a plus. Its all about making priceless memories my friend. Till next time stay safe and tight lines 🎣

Noel Ledesma (The Captain)

Replied on March 6, 2026

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Hector C.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Excellent trip!!!

VERIFIED Quick 3-hour mid-morning trip on May 29, 2026

Hector C.

5.0 / 5

May 29, 2026

Quick 3-hour mid-morning trip

Excellent trip!!!

VERIFIED

Noel was excellent! He was great with my 9 year old son on his first time bay fishing! Very accommodating and he had a great line of communication leading up to our fishing trip. He called the day before and made sure we knew eveeything we needed to know. I would highly recommend him to anyone and we will defintely be coming back to book with Noel again!!!

Noel was excellent! He was great with my 9 year old son on his first time bay fishing! Very accommodating and he had a great...

Hector C. recommends Prime Time Fishing—Family-Friendly

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Noel Ledesma (The Captain)

Replied on May 29, 2026

Hector I had a wonderful time fishing with you guys. Im specially glad that your son had a good experience out on the bay. The excitement of him landing his first nice big trout on his own is priceless. Is all about making memorable family memories. Stay safe and blessed my friends tight lines🎣

Noel Ledesma (The Captain)

Replied on May 29, 2026

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Hey, I'm Captain Noel Ledesma

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Prime Time Fishing—Family-Friendly

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I’d leave more stars if i could!

I’d leave more stars if i could!

Literally the best trip we’ve taken!

Literally the best trip we’ve taken!

An Incredible Day on the Water with Captain Noel! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

An Incredible Day on the Water with Captain Noel! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Great time! tight lines!

Great time! tight lines!

Excellent trip!!!

Excellent trip!!!

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