I was looking for a last minute, spur-of-the moment fishing trip in South Padre Island.  I’ve used other guides before but Captain Steve gets the gold medal.  I saw that he was available, read a few reviews on him (thank you past clients, you were spot on), messaged him from the App, and he replied within a few minutes.  Within 15 minutes we had the trip planned, paid for, and instructions ready on where to meet him the next morning.  Like clockwork, Captain Steve was there at the boat launch, boat in the water, ready to go. From the beginning Steve was extremely informative and talkative about conditions, what to expect, and what we hoped to accomplish.  Within 30 minutes we were out at his first spots drifting and fishing.  Had some good trout with a few keepers and one larger 21” trout we couldn’t keep.  Moved spots and Captain Steve had us on some big Reds. Even pulled in a nice 28.5” Red, then a 26.5 Red, then a 21” Red.  I know that doesn’t happen all the time, but both of us were excited and had a great time. After we returned to the launch he even cleaned and filleted all the fish for me to take home.  Fish Tacos for everyone!  As a testament to Captain Steve’s services, I have a luxury condo in SPI that I rent and I don’t refer anyone to my clients unless I’ve tried and tested them first. Captain Steve has made it on my list as a highly recommended fishing guide to my clients.  I will use him again in the near future.  Thank You Captain Steve for a great morning fishing.

It was a pleasure fishing with Captain Steven. My brother and I took our parents out on a fishing trip and all the conditions were right! The weather was great, the water not choppy, and the sun not too hot. All of that combined with Captain Steven’s experience and knowledge of the area led us to a lot of fish. We were two fish short of our bag limit for the group but we caught a lot more that we couldn’t keep. All in all I’d definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a good day fishing.

This was an amazing experience for both seasoned and inexperienced fishermen. My son and husband went and had an amazing time. Captain Steven is very well educated and you can tell he knows what he’s doing. He is also very nice and always ready to help as he makes the customers his main priority. We caught some trout and an even a shark. Because my husband doesn’t fish, captain steven helped him with the whole process to make sure that he truly enjoyed himself, and since my son is a seasoned angler captain Steven let him do his own thing while giving him tips and pointers. Overall this was one of the best experiences ever the crew was helpful and matched the vibe very well. The boat was clean, and we caught fish. 10/10 will try again.

We were supposed to go Thursday but captain reached out to say the weather was supposed to be awful, did we want to reschedule or cancel. Reschedule it was!! Went this morning and had a great time. 4 of us and we all caught fish. Captain Steve definitely knew the spots to try, moving us to new areas when things cooled down. Patient and helpful with a less experienced angler and had them catching fish as well. Definitely recommend!

Fishing with Captain Steven Hillary was a great experience. He was very informed when it came to species of fish, types of bait, weather conditions, etc. Would recommend for both newcomers and experience fishers.