Hieronymus Fishing Charters
Hieronymus Fishing Charters welcomes you for an enjoyable day of fishing in Wilmington, NC. Come explore its bountiful nearshore and offshore grounds and have fun catching fish together with Captain Cord Hieronymus. The captain is a local angler from Wrightsville Beach who'll do his best to put you on the fish and help you enjoy your stay on board. He'll meet you at his boat slip in Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach to take you on your next sea adventure. With Captain Cord, free parking at his marina is provided with a parking pass so you will not have to download an app to pay an unexpected 25$ to $55 for Wrightsville Beach parking. Pick your day and have a great time fishing!
Your boat for the day will be a 25' C-Hawk center console. The vessel is wheelchair-accessible and can sit up to 4 guests. She's powered by a 250 HP Yamaha four stroke engine and uses Garmin GPS technology and a Furuno fishfinder, as well as a VHF radio. There is a food and drink cooler iced up for your convenience. The fishing gear includes rods, reels downriggers, and a livewell. To store your fish, there's even an ice-box you can use.
Depending on trip length and targeted species, you will be using light and/or heavy tackle, trolling, and/or bottom fishing for Spanish Mackerel, King Mackerel, Grouper (in season), Seabass, and many other species that could possibly be hooked. You're free to choose if you'll keep your catch or release it back to the water.
Your trip includes all the fishing tackle, bait, and lures that you'll need. Capt. Cord will also take care of fishing licenses. There's nothing you'll need to bring except for some lunch or snacks.
Come visit Hieronymus Fishing Charters and create lovely memories on the water!
Hieronymus Fishing Charters welcomes you for an enjoyable day of fishing in Wilmington, NC. Come explore its bountiful nearshore and offshore grounds and have fun catching fish together with Captain Cord Hieronymus. The captain is a local angler from Wrightsville Beach who'll do his best to put you on the fish and help you enjoy your stay on board. He'll meet you at his boat slip in Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach to take you on your next sea adventure. With Captain Cord, free parking at his marina is provided with a parking pass so you will not have to download an app to pay an unexpected 25$ to $55 for Wrightsville Beach parking. Pick your day and have a great time fishing!
Your boat for the day will be a 25' C-Hawk center console. The vessel is wheelchair-accessible and can sit up to 4 guests. She's powered by a 250 HP Yamaha four stroke engine and uses Garmin GPS technology and a Furuno fishfinder, as well as a VHF radio. There is a food and drink cooler iced up for your convenience. The fishing gear includes rods, reels downriggers, and a livewell. To store your fish, there's even an ice-box you can use.
Depending on trip length and targeted species, you will be using light and/or heavy tackle, trolling, and/or bottom fishing for Spanish Mackerel, King Mackerel, Grouper (in season), Seabass, and many other species that could possibly be hooked. You're free to choose if you'll keep your catch or release it back to the water.
Your trip includes all the fishing tackle, bait, and lures that you'll need. Capt. Cord will also take care of fishing licenses. There's nothing you'll need to bring except for some lunch or snacks.
Come visit Hieronymus Fishing Charters and create lovely memories on the water!
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Taffin DusdalRepeat angler5.0VerifiedWe Love HFC!!!
3/4 Day Trip on August 10, 2026 • 2 adultsCant say enough about Captain Cord. He’s so knowledgeable about spots to go to and changing conditions. This was our second trip with him and we were on fish right away. He filets and bags your catch as soon as you get back. We can’t imagine a trip to NC without a trip with Cord.
Stephanie Celkis5.0VerifiedCaptain Cord
Half Day Trip on July 28, 2026 • 4 adultsCaptain Cord truly loves fishing and making sure your experience is a success. My family had fun and great conventions with him. Such a neat man. He went the extra mile, literally, to make sure we had fish to take home. Appreciate him and the experience we had. Highly recommend Captain Cord!
Scott WalkushRepeat angler5.0VerifiedGreat trip
Half Day Trip (PM) on July 30, 2026 • 2 adultsCapt Cord took car of us, the wind kept us close to shore but we came home with a nice haul. cant wait to try them on yhe grill. Thank you for a great trip.
Colby Johnston5.0Verifiedknowledgeable, friendly, funny
Half Day Trip on July 5, 2026 • 4 adultsWe had a great time fishing with Captain Cord! He put us on a bunch of Spanish Mackerel and cleaned them for us after! He also catered to our 1.5 y/o niece.
Matt Leach5.0VerifiedMemories for life
Half Day Trip on April 11, 2026 • 4 adultsCapt. Cord knows the waters, the fish, and his boat. Fish on 5 min into dropping lines and constistant the entire trip. I took my son (15) and his two friends (big expectations) and Capt. Cord delivered. We have fish for weeks and memories for life. Thanks angain Captain, see you again soon.
Heidi Zubal5.0VerifiedBest Trip Ever
Half Day Trip (PM) on August 8, 2026 • 2 adults
Les CarrollRepeat angler5.0VerifiedGreat time with Captain Cord
Half Day Trip (PM) on November 15, 2025 • 2 adultsHe was early and ready, took us right to a spot where we caught our limit.
Amanda Reese5.0VerifiedGreat birthday trip!
Half Day Trip on June 23, 2025 • 2 adultsOur trip started out slow for the first hour or so but Capt. Cord made sure to put us on some fish. By the end of the trip we had all 3 lines hooked up at the same time with a cooler full of mackerel. Cord was a great host and made sure we had a good time.
- Taffin DusdalRepeat angler5.0Verified
Phenomenal
3/4 Day Trip on December 1, 2024 • 2 adultsCord was absolutely phenomenal. From the very beginning to the very end. He called us the day before to go over the weather and plans. The boat was beautiful. He knew all the spots and had us on fish right away. We caught a total of 13 different species. Cord is so knowledgeable and spent about 45 minutes at the end filleting and bagging our catches for us. We can’t wait to book another trip with him!
John Summers Jr5.0VerifiedGreat time fishing
Half Day Trip on June 18, 2024 • 4 adultsMy buddy and I took my son and his daughter fishing with Captain Cord. He was very professional and called the night before and asked if we could start a half hour earlier because the forecast was calling for wind later in our trip. We caught about 8 Spanish Mackerel, and after the trip he filet the fish for us. We would definitely use him again. He had a lot of good stories and was very friendly. Thank you Captain Cord.
FAQs about Hieronymus Fishing Charters
- US $500 per group - Half Day Trip (4 hours)
- US $500 per group - Half Day Trip (PM) (4 hours)
- US $700 per group - 3/4 Day Trip (6 hours)
- GPS Garmin
- Fishfinder Furuno
- Live bait well
- Ice box
- Rods, reels & tackle
- Live bait (When necessary )
- Lures
- Catch cleaning & filleting (Fish cleaning is included in the price. This will take place after the trip at the dock at our cleaning station. Fish will be fileted and packed in gallon zip lock bags for your convenience.)
- Fishing license (The boat has a blanket fishing license that covers everyone on board at no extra cost.)
- Nearshore fishing
- Offshore fishing (Offshore trips average around 10 miles, depending mainly on where the fishing is best.)
- Reef fishing
- Wreck fishing
- Light tackle
- Heavy tackle
- Bottom fishing
- Trolling
- Spinning
- Jigging
- Handline
- Deep sea fishing
- Bluefish (Tailor)
- King Mackerel (Kingfish)
- Seabass (Black)
- Shark (Blacktip)
- Spanish Mackerel
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