CHARTERS
I offer several different charters that will fit your needs. If you are looking for a relaxing time with the family, enjoying time with friends or want a personalized adventure, I can accommodate your interest. So, if you are visiting the area on vacation and looking for a fun time on the water or wanting to make a whole day out in pursuit of fish, I can make that happen for you. All charters will provide a high-quality gear to compliment your saltwater fishing trip and are not necessarily time limited. Most trips are 4 – 6 hours but I don’t really keep track of the time. You let me know what you want and I go from there. My intent is to give you as much opportunity to catch the fish you want and give you a memorable experience.
CHARTER OPTIONS
- Inshore Fishing Charters usually begin at sun up or whatever time fits your schedule. Depending on where we are fishing, tides could play a role in fish activity. It is always best to catch fish quickly but it doesn’t always work that way. Sometimes we have to hunt them down. We’ll find cooperative fish at some point in the day.
- Gigging Charters begin when the sun goes down or shortly before. My gigging charters usually target flounder and is seasonal depending on present regulations with flounder. Finding fish while gigging is often dependent on the stage of the tide but we’ll locate them. To be honest, I don’t like high tides because its more difficult to see the bottom and flounder generally have not set up like they do on lower tides. If a high tide is around sunset, I may suggest we start a little later to make the most of your time on the water. If you have never gigged before, I’ll give you all the instruction you need to be successful. Being on the water at night is very peaceful and it is a lot of fun.
- Inshore Fishing and Gigging Charters are also available. With this option, we’ll either fish just before sunset and gig after it gets dark or begin gigging and fish after the sun comes up. It’s usually good opportunities on both sunset or sunrise to catch fish on hook and line. This option offers a little of everything and can easily fit into a trip.
Gigging Charters
Gigging charters will primarily be in pursuit of Flounder, but I also gig Black Drum, Sheepshead, Mullet and an occasional Tripletail. North Carolina will soon have seasonal restrictions on Flounder harvest, so this is certainly a seasonal activity. Gigging charters depart around sunset and last through the night. Most gigging trips are around 6 hours, but if you are willing to hang I am not opposed to fishing all night!
Inshore Charters
In-shore will fish the backwaters of coastal North Carolina. I can also include the Neuse River, Pamlico and Core Sounds. In-shore charters are in pursuit of Red Drum, Black Drum, Speckled Trout, Flounder, Striped Bass and number of other inshore fish. Most inshore fishing charters will run from sunrise to mid-afternoon.
See my Rates for each charter
Departure Times and Locations
Departure times will vary depending on the tides for a given day. Based on the tides,
I will give you a time to meet that I feel will be most productive. If you
have a specific time that you need to be back in, I can accommodate any schedule you have.
I like to give my clients a well-rounded experience and make the most of each opportunity.
Depending on where we are fishing, we have numerous locations that we can meet to launch my boat.