This is now the second time I’ve been out with captain Bud. There are a lot of fishing charters that will take any tourist that comes down the pike out for a quick buck and do not care if you catch fish or not. This is not one of those charters. Last year I went out and caught fish until I was too tired to reel. Bluefish, striper, reds and more speckled trout than you can imagine. This year I wanted my girlfriend to have this incredible experience. We went out before the sunrise (because he wants to put you on fish and that’s when the fishing is good). We fished popping corks and topwater over grass beds and got into some incredible red drum. We are talking 15 pound fish on light tackle 8 pound test. Highlight of my trip was my girlfriend (novice-intermediate angler) catching the biggest red of the day and landing it. Then we ran over to another spot and got into an absolute speckled trout frenzy. A fish every cast. Several times we were tripled up on trout. We are talking a 2 man limit in 15 min or so. Fish on top. Fish on corks. Light tackle.

All this set aside, captain Bud is a good guy. He is from here/grew up here and knows these waters like the back of his hand. He is constantly working the conditions and the situation to give you the best experience. He wants you to catch fish as much as you want to catch fish.  Like I said, I will probably never go out with any other charter.

This charter was absolutely AWESOME. Went in the middle of March, so there were not a whole lot of great fishing options in the outer banks, but Bud, the Captain, made this trip memorable. Caught probably about 15 Stripers, got to keep my limit, also caught a couple large mouth bass to top it off. 4 hr trip, we caught the keeper 2 minutes before quittin’ time!! Captain cleaned the fish for me, I took it home, cooked it for the wife, it was absolutely AMAZING. Nothing beats fresh fish, especially striped bass. I’ve done MANY charter fishing trips in my life, this was as memorable as any of them. I STRONGLY recommend this boat and captain. He is also great with communication and availability.

Our trip was cut short due to a storm, but Bud put us right on the fish. We caught 9 red drum and lost 1. It was my wife and 5 year old son along for the trip. We had a blast!  My wife’s first fish was even tagged!!  We look forward to getting information back on that fish.  Don’t hesitate to book a trip with Bud!!  Can’t wait to do it again!!

This was by far our best fishing experience in OBX in 10 yrs. Captain Bud put us on the fish. Reached our limit on red drum and had some fun catching speckled trout (a few stingrays too 🥴). Super kind and patient. We’ll definitely use again in the future.

Scheduled a trip for my brother, my son and myself. Scheduling is fast and easy. Capt Bud contacted me within a day to ask what we were interested in fishing for. We had the perfect day and Capt Bud had us on fish with the first cast. He worked hard to keep us there all morning. We ended up limiting out on trout. Great boat, great experience. Will definately use Capt Bud and Mott Ridge Charters on our next trip.