{"id":304565,"date":"2026-05-22T14:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/304565\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:03:14","slug":"these-2-texas-fishing-charters-just-earned-a-big-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/304565\/","title":{"rendered":"These 2 Texas fishing charters just earned a big honor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s no secret that the Lone Star State is a great place for anglers. Between Texas\u2019 367 miles of Gulf of Mexico coastline, the expansive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/lifestyle\/article\/south-padre-island-tx-city-guide-21325102.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Laguna Madre<\/a> bay, and hundreds of lakes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/south-texas\/article\/mexico-water-treaty-deadline-20809280.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">reservoirs<\/a>, there\u2019s a waterway for every kind of angler. But sometimes, you may not know where to start \u2014 or where the best fishing holes are. Luckily for Texans, two of the state\u2019s most popular fishing destinations are also home to two of the best fishing charter companies in the nation, according to USA Today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/lifestyle\/travel\/article\/port-aransas-best-texas-beach-town-21950212.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Port A\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0Tejas Guide Service came in at No. 7, while Cowboy Charters came in at No. 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll head out to the jetties for\u00a0redfish, speckled trout, black drum, and flounder with Captain Josh Garcia, who\u2019s been fishing the area for over 25 years,\u201d USA Today said of Tejas Guide Service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll trips come with rods, reels, tackle, bait, and ice provided, along with ice chests for the food and drink you will need to bring,\u201d the ranking further reads.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Cowboy Charters offers day-long guided fishing trips with in the bay, inshore, or out in the gulf for deep-sea fishing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCowboy Charters offers unforgettable angling experiences unlike any other in Freeport, Texas,\u201d USA Today said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s no secret that the Lone Star State is a great place for anglers. Between Texas\u2019 367 miles&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":304566,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-304565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}