Williams Party Boats has offered deep sea and bay fishing charters out of Galveston, Texas since 1946 — nearly 80 years, genuinely one of the longest-established businesses researched this entire session, docked at Pier 19. The business bills its offshore trips as the most affordable way in Galveston to go deep sea fishing.
The 12-Hour Deep Sea Fishing Charter with Captain John (most popular, from $105 for a child ticket ages 7-12) travels up to 80 miles offshore to reefs, structures, and rigs to bottom fish for Snapper, Grouper, Amberjack, and Kingfish. The 36-Hour Deep Sea Tuna Trip (from $450) fishes reefs and structures in 150-3,000 feet of water for deep water Tuna, Snapper, Grouper, and more, including a night of tuna fishing at oil platforms up to 200 miles out. The 4-Hour Bay & Jetty Fishing Charter (from $37) is a genuinely affordable, family-friendly way to experience Galveston’s bay fishing alongside the jetties, within five miles of shore.
Both boats feature men’s and women’s restrooms, air-conditioned cabins, tables and seating, sleeping bunks on overnight trips, and an onboard snack bar (beer available on offshore trips only; food and drinks may be brought aboard, no alcohol or glass on shorter trips). Captain Jillian Williams is a genuinely notable fourth-generation party boat operator who grew up on the water and is currently the only female party boat captain in the Gulf — a real rarity in this industry. Captain Cody Carter brings 15 years of Galveston fishing experience.
With extensive TripAdvisor reviews spanning decades of repeat family visits, guest testimonials describe genuinely memorable multi-generational trips, helpful and attentive deckhands assisting first-timers and kids alike (including handling motion sickness with care), and consistently strong catches that keep families coming back year after year for their annual Red Snapper trip.
For anglers and families of any experience level near Galveston, Texas looking for a deeply historic, nearly 80-year established deep sea or bay fishing charter, Williams Party Boats offers an outstanding operation with genuinely rare female leadership in Captain Jillian Williams.
