Shallow Minded Charters
Shallow Minded Charters invites you to experience fishing in a little place Captain Michael Willis likes to call paradise. The place is Morehead City, which is considered to be one of the finest fishing destinations in eastern North Carolina. The area you'll fish offers the most beautiful scenery in the region with lots of wildlife to be seen.
Capt. Michael will take you fishing aboard his 25' Majek Xtreme saltwater fishing boat, ideal for the local waters. Powered by a 300HP Yamaha engine, with a maximum cruising speed of 55 knots, it can reach the inshore and the nearshore fishing grounds very easily.
The vessel's GPS and fishfinder units are available to help you locate the finest fishing spots, and the wireless trolling motor will ensure you move quietly over the shallow waters in order not to spook the fish.
The crew offers inshore and nearshore fishing, often catching various types of fish all on one trip. The species include Redfish, Flounder, and Speckled Trout in the shallow waters. These species are especially good in the summer months when you can topwater fish for them. If you like traveling a little further off the coast, you can target Bluefish, Cobia, Sheepshead, Spanish Mackerel, and Black Drum.
Capt. Michael likes to work one-on-one and teach anglers how to work artificial lures and to perfect their cast. You can also use live bait when the bite gets slow, but most times lures do the job well. Fishing gear provided on the trip includes Penn International rods and reel, and tackle.
This is a family-oriented company and they enjoy having children above the age of 5 on board! Please bring children's life jackets, which are to be worn throughout the trip for their safety.
Join Shallow Minded Charters and explore the productive fishing grounds of North Carolina!
Shallow Minded Charters invites you to experience fishing in a little place Captain Michael Willis likes to call paradise. The place is Morehead City, which is considered to be one of the finest fishing destinations in eastern North Carolina. The area you'll fish offers the most beautiful scenery in the region with lots of wildlife to be seen.
Capt. Michael will take you fishing aboard his 25' Majek Xtreme saltwater fishing boat, ideal for the local waters. Powered by a 300HP Yamaha engine, with a maximum cruising speed of 55 knots, it can reach the inshore and the nearshore fishing grounds very easily.
The vessel's GPS and fishfinder units are available to help you locate the finest fishing spots, and the wireless trolling motor will ensure you move quietly over the shallow waters in order not to spook the fish.
The crew offers inshore and nearshore fishing, often catching various types of fish all on one trip. The species include Redfish, Flounder, and Speckled Trout in the shallow waters. These species are especially good in the summer months when you can topwater fish for them. If you like traveling a little further off the coast, you can target Bluefish, Cobia, Sheepshead, Spanish Mackerel, and Black Drum.
Capt. Michael likes to work one-on-one and teach anglers how to work artificial lures and to perfect their cast. You can also use live bait when the bite gets slow, but most times lures do the job well. Fishing gear provided on the trip includes Penn International rods and reel, and tackle.
This is a family-oriented company and they enjoy having children above the age of 5 on board! Please bring children's life jackets, which are to be worn throughout the trip for their safety.
Join Shallow Minded Charters and explore the productive fishing grounds of North Carolina!
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Leland Mclennan5.0VerifiedGreat trip
Half day - 1:00 PM on June 19, 2024 • 2 adultsGreat trip. Fishing was slow but we did catch a few fish, red fish and trout. Captain Willis did a great job at getting us on fish even though it was slow
Dougs Camo5.0VerifiedJust what we wanted!
3/4 Day Trip on June 15, 2021 • 2 adultsCaptain Mike asked us what we wanted to catch. As my wife had never caught a redfish I wanted to concentrate on her catching these wonderful fish. Captain Mike put us on good sized reds almost immediately. She was shocked and thrilled by the fish! I must admit I was thrilled for her as well! A bonus for me was my landing a 27 3/4 inch speckled trout which qualified as a North Carolina citation! Captain Mike was knowledgeable, polite, and very patient. I don't believe I can recommend him more and trust me you won't be disappointed! 5 stars for boat, equipment, knowledge, and manners. Now my wife wants to come back for another charter with Captain Mike again next year!
Joshua M ElrodRepeat angler5.0VerifiedAwesome trip
3/4 Day Trip on July 30, 2024 • 4 adultsMike is great and worked his tail off to put us on fish. Came away with some bucket list fish. Would recommend him to everyone.
Mark Mclaws5.0VerifiedHalf day with Shallow Minded Charters
3/4 on February 22, 2020 • 2 adultsSunny day but cold water so we expected a slow day. Cap. Mike made sure we got into some nice Sheepshead none the less. He knows the waters and what to do. Good day.
Steven TaylorRepeat angler5.0VerifiedHalf day trip with Captain Mike
Half Day Trip (PM) on October 10, 2020 • 2 adultsWe had a great trip. We caught keep sized flounder, trout and red fish.
Haze LancasterRepeat angler5.0VerifiedFishing with Michael
3/4 Day Trip on October 27, 2020 • 4 adultsLots of drum, trout....great trip
Michael FratesRepeat angler5.0VerifiedFishing with Michael
3/4 on July 6, 2020 • 2 adults
Andrew Holt5.0VerifiedGreat day with Capt Mike
3/4 on June 22, 2018 • 3 adultsCapt Mike took us to a great secret spot where we caught red fish as fast as we could throw a baited hook out there. Between three people we caught 11 red in a little over an hour. It was as amazing trip and captain Mike was very helpful.
Scott Mullins5.0VerifiedGreat trip aboard shallow minded charters
Half Day Trip (PM) on June 5, 2018 • 2 adultsGreat experience with captain willis of shallow minded charters, very friendly, knows the waters and best spots and techniques for finding the best fishing. Highly recommend to anyone
Garrett FowlerRepeat angler4.7VerifiedHalf Day in Sound
3/4 on June 15, 2018 • 3 adultsGreat day even when the weather went south in the early morning. Got us on top of exactly what we wanted to catch. Captain Mike really loves to share his knowledge and it paid off.
FAQs about Shallow Minded Charters
- US $400 per group - Eco tour (3 hours)
- US $600 per group, additional US $600 per person after 2 guests - Half day (4 hours)
- US $600 per group, additional US $600 per person after 2 guests - Half day - 1:00 PM (4 hours)
- US $850 per group, additional US $50 per person after 3 guests - 3/4 Day Trip (6 hours)
- US $1,000 per group - Full Day Trip (8 hours)
- GPS Lowrance
- Fishfinder Lowrance
- Live bait well
- Wireless trolling motor
- Ice box
- Rods, reels & tackle (Penn rods and reels)
- Live bait (Yes we primary we use live bait ! )
- Lures
- Catch cleaning & filleting (No just appreciate aa tip!)
- River fishing (Neuse & Pamlico Rivers)
- Inshore fishing
- Nearshore fishing
- Flats fishing
- Backcountry fishing
- Light tackle
- Bottom fishing
- Trolling
- Spinning
- Jigging
- Popping
- Fly fishing
- Drift fishing
- Handline
- Black Drum
- Bluefish (Tailor)
- Bonito
- Flounder
- Little Tunny (False Albacore)
- Redfish
- Sheepshead
- Spanish Mackerel
- Speckled Trout
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