The Grateful Fred Charters

5.0/5 (47 reviews)

Tennessee Avenue 2, Ocean City, NJ 08226, United States–

The Grateful Fred Charters

5.0/5 (47 reviews)

Tennessee Avenue 2

Ocean City, NJ, United States

Trips & prices Targeted species Boat info What's biting What's included Contact captain

Trips & prices What's included Targeted species Boat info Reviews Contact captain

The Grateful Fred Charters is located in Ocean City and offers to show you a memorable time in Ocean City, Sea Isle, and the surrounding areas.

Capt. Fred will do his best to make sure you have a fun day full of fishing. This involves 2 to 4-hour trips, mainly fishing for Flounder, Bass, Seabass, Bluefish, and Weakfish, depending on the season and conditions on the day. On these trips, you can expect to use techniques such as light tackle, bottom fishing, drift fishing, gigging, handline, jigging, and spinning.

Your fishing adventure starts on a 24’ Key West boat that can safely take up to 4 anglers. This boat comes with a toilet, an ice-box, and a wireless trolling motor.

All rods, reels, and terminal tackle are included in the price so you can focus on what really matters, fishing. Your trip will include all the necessary fishing licenses for the day. The crew will clean and fillet your catch for you to take home at the end of the trip.

Book your trip now and hit the water with The Grateful Fred Charters.

Customer reviews

Rating summary

5.0/5

out of 5 stars from 47 reviews

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Boat

5.0/5

Crew

5.0/5

Experience

4.9/5

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Anglers claimed

Good experience

97%

Appropriate for children

100%

Friendly captain

100%

Satisfied with the boat

100%

Recommend this charter

98%

Caught fish

95%

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Dan Grubb

5.0

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Great tog trip. Capt Fred was fantastic.

3 Hour Trip – Tautog (back bay) on October 21, 2025 • 2 adults

Perfect 3 hour back bay trip for Tog. the meeting dock was easy to get to, and we were on the way immediately. Capt Fred had us on fish in about 20 minutes from the dock and we were catching tog all morning. Very nice, comfortable boat and reliable fishing equipment. Caught our limit and Capt Fred did an excellent job at filleting our trophies. I would definitely recommend Capt Fred to both experienced and first-time fishermen. I will use Grateful Fred Charters next time I’m in the Ocean City NJ area. Thanks Capt Fred!

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October 21, 2025

Thanks Dan. Great weather and good fishing. Hope to see you and Mark on a future trip. And we saw some dolphins close-up!

John McTigue

5.0

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Friendly, Competent, and Informative.

4 Hour Back Bay AM on June 12, 2025 • 2 adults

Spent half day fishing with my 17 year old son. Fred was totally on top of everything. All the best gear and extensive knowledge gained from experience and shared with enthusiasm. We were inexperienced but determined anglers before we met Fred, now we feel like knowledgeable novice anglers. Thanks so much we will be back soon.

Response from Captain

June 13, 2025

Thanks John it was a pleasure fishing with you and Luke. Hope to see you for another trip

Craig Wheeland

5.0

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great afternoon on the bay

4 Hour Back Bay PM on September 29, 2025 • 2 adults

Captain Fred took us to his favorite spots by the bridges, taught us how to catch Tog, which we did - as well as a couple of sharks. And all the while we talked sports, family, travel, and fishing. A great day on the bay.

Response from Captain

September 30, 2025

Thanks Craig. Nice day of fishing. Hope to see you on a future trip

Kevin Marple

5.0

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Fred Always Finds The Fish!

4 Hour Back Bay AM on June 24, 2025 • 2 adults

My daughter and I went fishing with Fred out of Ocean city, he put us on Fish all day!. Great boat, great gear, great captain!, 10/10. Thank you!.

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June 26, 2025

Thanks Kevin. It was a great day and the fishing was good. Hope to see you and Helen again on a future trip

Robert Gray

5.0

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May fishing trip

4 hour Back Bay PM on May 24, 2025 • 3 adults

Response from Captain

May 28, 2025

It’s was a pleasure fishing with you and your boys

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2 Hour Trip – Tautog (back bay)

FREE Cancellation 1 day notice

2 Hour Trip, starts at 9:00 AM

Seasonal trip Oct 1 - Dec 1

US $300