Fishing with David was very enjoyable. He was a little frustrated saying the fishing was slow. I told him I was on the water with a wet hook and didn’t care about much besides that. We did catch a good mess of fish and David went above and beyond to make sure I was satisfied. I would recommend David and his boat to anyone looking for a fun laid back relaxing fishing experience.

We all have friends and family that always want to tell us about that great day they had fishing in the past.  Every time we get together and the discussion turns to fishing we have to hear about their “magical” day on the water. 

Well, the great thing about booking with Captain David at Bow to Stern Fishing is I now have one of those magical fishing days that I can brag about for decades to come.  Once we “got on the reds”, it was like no other fishing day I’ve ever experienced on Galveston Bay.  In total, we caught more than 20 reds (with a majority of them over the 28” size limit….plus an additional 10 black drum and trout).  There were even 4 instances when two of the three of us on the charter were simultaneously reeling in some of the largest redfish we’ve ever caught.  It was just one of those days.

While your experience will be slightly different (and so will my future experiences with Bow To Stern Fishing Tours), trust that Captain David will absolutely do his best to put you in the spots that will allow you to have the best day possible….and maybe, just maybe, your experience your magical day on the water.

Good luck everyone!

Had a pleasure of going fishing with Capt. David and I have absolutely no hessitation in whole heartedly recommending his services.
I believe that there are two parts fishing guide services; one is fishing itself and another one is the professionalism/attitude/company of the guide. In my opinion David gets full marks in both. Though our trip had to end early due to the approaching storms we did catch a lot of fish (including three 10+ lbs Bull Reds). We throughly enjoyed his company as well.
He is very knowledgable as well has a great sense of humor which made the trip very enjoyable.

We are already looking forward to booking next trip with him.

Full day trip with David was awesome. Started off early morning. Fog was heavy but that didn’t stop david from navigating through the thick fog. Hit our first spot and had limits of black drum within the first hour. Fished several spots as he continually made sure we were all baited up and good to go. He offered lunch but we opted out as the fishing was so good we wanted to continue to fish. As a avid fisherman I hit David with several questions and with no hesitation he had brilliant answers.  We caught several fish and would eventually catch my personal biggest fish ever. My friends and family enjoyed his company as well as professionalism. Would book another trip with David with no hesitations.

Friends & family in town for Labor Day, booked a fishing trip with David Rappelet several weeks before, with no clue as to weather forecast. As luck would have it we showed up at Thompsons Fish Camp in Baytown in the pouring rain. By the time we shoved off it was dark stormy skies all around, but only drizzling. Our expectations were low, but spirits high, and knew all signs and conditions were against us. Turns out Captain David kept us dodging the rain and on the fish all day, I was totally amazed because there was no way, given these conditions we should have been getting strikes. Ended up with some nice Reds, Speckled Trout, Perch, and just missed a huge Black Drum. Thanks for everything Captain David, especially your patience and skill!