Captain Brooks

   Thanks again for a great experience on the water. The trip of October 06, 2011 was as enjoyable as the other trips we have been able to join you for the day.

   Even with the extreme summer heat still effecting the water temps and lack of fresh water feeding into the bay system with the experience and knowledge you carry of the area bay systems you were able to provide a rewarding day of fishing. A very tough assignment considering the conditions, but, as always you made a great effort to find the fish. We definitely enjoyed the entire trip.

   My fishing partner this day with you was my brother in law, whom I like a great deal. Before the day was over he confided in me, do not know if you overheard, he had developed blisters on two of his fingertips from reeling in fish at the pace we were on. The following day, even though he had some lingering small pains here and there, all he talked about was the trip with "Captain Brooks".

   I am working on hunting through the deer hunting season and once early spring arrives I expect I will be calling once again to schedule another day on the water that I know will only generate more great stories and memories. I am pretty certain Cindy wants to be included again in the next trip.

Safety is always very important to me, especially with my wife on board, and you have always provided a safe environment in which to boat, fish, and enjoy the day on the water.

Thanks for everything!

We will do it again!

My wife and I have been out fishing with Capt. Brooks on two occasions, and I can truly say that both fishing trips were fantastic. We have been fishing in the Rockport area for past 2 years and these last two trips have been our best. On our first trip with him, my wife and I caught over 80 fish in a 3-4 hour period with 25 of them being keepers. On top of the great fishing, Capt. Brooks is extremely patient and a very good conversationalist. We are truly looking forward to our next fishing trip with him this coming December.
 
Carlos & Julia Cruz

Fishing with Captain Brooks was a blast.  I have had two fishing trips with him and both times were great.  If there is a particular style of fishing that you want to try, then Captain Brooks will accommodate that.  Or, if you want to let him call all of the shots based on his 35 years of experience, then I can guarantee you that he will not let you down.  If he calls the shots you stand a much better chance of catching fish, but it doesn't hurt his feelings if you want to try something else.  I learned a lot from him.  He is a very knowledgeable fisherman and a fine teacher.

Jeff Tabb

 Testimonial:

My husband was searching the web for guides in the Rock Port area in order to do some bay fishing - and we got LUCKY because he narrowed the search down to about 3 and then after speaking to each one - picked Captain Brooks! He took us out on 10-28-11 which wasn't by all appearances an ideal fishing day: the weather had turned pretty COLD & it had been rainy/windy & the water rough - to the point that the deep-sea boats we usually ride out on weren't going out at all. After we geared up with warmer clothes, Capt.Brooks took us "city slickers" out into the Bay when others were coming in or shaking their heads that they were not going out. First spot he stopped at was all it took for us to get our fish & limit out hours early! He's got some sweet shallow oyster beds he knows of & we fished over them with live shrimp and just as the Captain said, it was murder pretty much! I should take a minute to express gratitude to Capt.Brooks for dealing with me on his boat: "like a bull in a china closet!" was my 2nd name growing up and as an "older woman" it's more like an I Love Lucy episode - needless to say I almost fell in the water, was always in his way, couldn't bait/cast worth a fart, hooked myself in my crotch & always managed to tangle my line up GOOD in the few seconds it had out of the water & before Brooks was re-baiting it!!! He handled it all like a champ tho & I was ever-so-grateful! To our delight, he let us book him again for 10-30 & by then the weather had improved: warm & sunny with smoother water. We went to our lucky spot and caught some but when it slacked off, Capt.Brooks waisted no time taking us to another good spot - where we caught more. And then when that slowed, he took us to yet another good spot & we were in the fish! I caught a whopper but had due to an unfortunate Lucille Ball type incident - had to use my husband's "over the limit" tag/stamp! (What a great man, right?!) We worked a little harder for them the 2nd trip but still successfully limited out. It was a BLAST! Our ice chest contained Flounder, Speckled Trout, Red/Black Drum & Sheep Head. I already told him (threat or promise?) to expect us next year! Not only did he get us in the fish twice, but he's cool as heck to hang out with too - bonus! Down to earth & possessing what appears to be magical fishing knowledge, he'll probably give you a fishing day to remember. One thing I saw written about him on-line rings VERY true after fishing with him and that was something along the lines of "... he's probably forgotten more about fishing than most of us will ever know.."! He's born/raised in the area, has fond memories of hunting/fishing there and cares about protecting the beauty of the bay area for all generations to enjoy. Here's a living Texas Bay Fishing legend in the flesh & we're so happy we crossed his path & got to fish with him. Even tho my husband's shoulder hurt for days after, and even tho we were sore & tired and bruised (maybe just me from ramming the pole into my stomach on the HUGE catches!) but either way - it was considered at the TOP and one of the most awesome of our coastal fishing experiences.

Sincerely, Gary & Starr McNelley

I want to thank Cap'n Brooks for making what could have been a cold and miserable day into a great day.  We went fishing on Nov 24.  It was cold and very windy.  It was so windy I really didn't think we would be able to go out.  Two of our sons had come home for Thanksgiving and I wanted to do something special for them as they both came a very long distance.

Believe me Cap'n Brooks made it one special day the boys and myself will remember for a long time.  His knowledge of the area is very impressive. He operated the boat in a secure manner even faced with a massive amount of wind.  I have fished for at  least 50 years, Cap'n Brooks has probably forgotten more than I will ever know.

More important than all this WE CAUGHT A LOT OF FISH.  I would definitely recommend Cap'n Brooks to anyone wanting to have a great day and catch a lot of fish.

Mike Meurer