Real Fishing Guide (Big Fish Bowfishing of Texas) offers Alligator Gar bowfishing and rod & reel angling trips across Texas rivers, lakes, and saltwater coastline, led by Captain Mark Malfa, who brings close to 45 years of experience and genuinely claims more waterbody, state, and world records for bowfishing and rod & reel Alligator Gar angling than any other guide service in Texas. “I know where the big fish are!” — Captain Mark’s rod and reel success rate runs in the high 90th percentile for landing fish.
Genuinely one of the most decorated operations researched this entire session, Captain Mark served as Jeremy Wade’s guide on the Discovery Channel show “River Monsters,” and one of his own clients currently holds the world record for the largest caught-and-released saltwater Alligator Gar, at 7’10” and over 225 lbs.
The trip lineup spans an Alligator Gar Rod & Reel Angling Trip ($750 for up to 3, typically landing up to 8 rod-and-reel Alligator Gar in a 6-hour outing), an ALPHA Alligator Gar Trophy Trip ($4,200 for 2, a fully inclusive 3-day/2-night trip with lodging, meals, and pickup included), a 3-Day Alligator Gar Bowfishing Trophy Trip ($3,500 for up to 4), a 6-7 Hour Alligator Gar Bowfishing Trophy Trip ($1,250 for up to 4, also targeting Buffalo, Common and Grass Carp, Tilapia, Shad, and other gar species), a 6-Hour Saltwater Bowfishing Trip ($1,100 for up to 4, targeting rays, skates, sheephead, flounder, skipjack, black drum, and a strong chance at Alligator Gar), and a 4-Hour Bowfishing Trip ($750 outboard/$950 airboat, targeting other gar species and carp without Alligator Gar opportunities). Alligator and Wild Hog/Boar hunts round out the offerings, priced by phone.
Every trip includes equipment (matched to left- or right-handed shooters) and fish cleaning, with no hidden fuel or trophy fees — guests just need a Texas fishing or hunting license, purchasable directly through TPWD. Two custom boats are available, a 21-foot outboard or a 23-foot airboat, with day, night, or combined hunts offered and extensions available on request.
Guest testimonials describe Captain Mark going out of his way to teach kids about different fish species, closing a business deal over a genuinely memorable rod & reel trip, and clients landing 10+ Alligator Gar in a single outing after seeing Mark on Discovery Channel.
For anglers and families anywhere in Texas looking for a world-record-caliber, genuinely distinctive Alligator Gar bowfishing or rod & reel angling guide, Real Fishing Guide (Big Fish Bowfishing of Texas) offers an outstanding operation with Captain Mark Malfa.
