On The Side Charters
On The Side Charters operates out of the historic town of Newburyport, MA, offering a variety of fishing trips from 3 to 10 hours. The waters around Newburyport are teeming with a wide range of species, and On The Side Charters makes the most of this fact, by offering trips targeting anything from Mackerel and Flounder in the shallows, to huge Sharks and monster Bluefin Tuna way out into the ocean.
The boat you will be spending the day on is a 29' Webbers Coast downeast with room aboard for up to 6 guests. She's powered by an impressive 280 HP General Motors engine, meaning you will waste no time getting to the best fishing grounds offshore, and comes equipped with everything you will need for some awesome fishing.
The vessel features all-new Simrad electronics, with CHIRP sonar to allow the best possible view of what lurks beneath you. Once you're locked in on your catch, a choice of realistic lures and live bait fresh from the tank will be too tempting for any fish to ignore, and the vessel's tournament grade tackle will give you the best chance of landing whatever you sink your hook into.
Captain Jonathan Carey takes pride in offering one of the best selections of trips around, welcoming clients aboard for anything from 3-hour stints after work catching tasty Striped Bass for dinner, to 10-hour offshore adventures doing battle with giant Bluefin Tuna. In order to be productive targeting so many species, he offers a choice of light and heavy tackle, with the option to troll, spin, jig, and pop, as well as to drift, fly, and kite fish.
Even if fishing is not your thing, On The Side Charters have the perfect trip for you, taking in the Newburyport waterfront on a 2-hour sunset cruise. No matter what trip you choose, Captain John will work with you to make sure it is exactly what you are looking for. On offshore trips, all large Bluefin are kept by the boat, but Captain John will give you a 10% discount on your next trip.
On The Side Charters operates out of the historic town of Newburyport, MA, offering a variety of fishing trips from 3 to 10 hours. The waters around Newburyport are teeming with a wide range of species, and On The Side Charters makes the most of this fact, by offering trips targeting anything from Mackerel and Flounder in the shallows, to huge Sharks and monster Bluefin Tuna way out into the ocean.
The boat you will be spending the day on is a 29' Webbers Coast downeast with room aboard for up to 6 guests. She's powered by an impressive 280 HP General Motors engine, meaning you will waste no time getting to the best fishing grounds offshore, and comes equipped with everything you will need for some awesome fishing.
The vessel features all-new Simrad electronics, with CHIRP sonar to allow the best possible view of what lurks beneath you. Once you're locked in on your catch, a choice of realistic lures and live bait fresh from the tank will be too tempting for any fish to ignore, and the vessel's tournament grade tackle will give you the best chance of landing whatever you sink your hook into.
Captain Jonathan Carey takes pride in offering one of the best selections of trips around, welcoming clients aboard for anything from 3-hour stints after work catching tasty Striped Bass for dinner, to 10-hour offshore adventures doing battle with giant Bluefin Tuna. In order to be productive targeting so many species, he offers a choice of light and heavy tackle, with the option to troll, spin, jig, and pop, as well as to drift, fly, and kite fish.
Even if fishing is not your thing, On The Side Charters have the perfect trip for you, taking in the Newburyport waterfront on a 2-hour sunset cruise. No matter what trip you choose, Captain John will work with you to make sure it is exactly what you are looking for. On offshore trips, all large Bluefin are kept by the boat, but Captain John will give you a 10% discount on your next trip.
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Ken Lafferty5.0VerifiedThree Hour Weekly
3 Hour Trip – Evening Bass Fishing on August 2, 2023 • 4 adults • 2 childrenVery good experience. Capt Jonathan accommodated us in a short notice booking. We managed to get on the fish and had a great time. Local and knowledgeable Capt from the immediate area. I would recommend this booking.
Aaron LazenbyRepeat angler5.0VerifiedAn afternoon with Capt. Jon
3 Hour Trip – Evening Bass Fishing on August 24, 2022 • 3 adults • 1 childWe had a wonderful afternoon with Captain Jon aboard the Stand Sure. He literally put us on fish within seconds of dropping the lure in the water. I would highly recommend On The Side Charters and Capt Jon. We look forward to our next visit and booking with him again. Thanks Capt Jon!
David Adams5.0VerifiedHalfday AM trip with Capt Jon
4 Hour Trip – Bass (Morning) on July 29, 2023 • 6 adultsGreat time and A great way to start the day. Will be back soon. Thank you for all of us.
Tom Nordhougen5.0VerifiedEvening blue cruise
3 Hour Trip – Evening Bass Fishing on August 22, 2022 • 3 adultsOverall we had a great time out. Capt. Jonathan was on top of everything, and provided some great tips on fishing the area. I would definitely recommend On The Side Charters.
Robert GrzelaRepeat angler5.0VerifiedFirst time fishing together
4 Hour Trip – Bass (Afternoon) on July 16, 2022 • 2 adults • 1 childWe had a great experience. Thank you Jonathan.
Jason Niederkorn4.7VerifiedAugust fishing trip
3 Hour Trip – Evening Bass Fishing on August 24, 2026 • 6 adults • 2 children
Kyle Mckenna5.0VerifiedAugust fishing trip
4 Hour Trip – Bass (Morning) on August 16, 2025 • 3 adults
Robert Brewer5.0Verified3 hour trip with Captain Jon
3 Hour Trip – Evening Bass Fishing on August 3, 2022 • 4 adults • 2 childrenJon was a great guide and his knowledge of the local waters was greatly appreciated. My son in law, grandsons and I had a great time. Landed several good size fish in a short period of time. When a captain enjoys his Chosen profession as much as Jon does, it’s easy to please his party. Nice guy with a good boat. Happy sailing my friend, keep up the great work. I highly recommend a charter with On the side charters. 👍🏻😎🤙 Mr. Brewer
Caleb Porter5.0VerifiedGreat time even without luck
4 Hour Trip – Bass (Afternoon) on September 30, 2023 • 6 adultsMy group and I had an amazing time even though we had no luck at all. The Captain tried everything he could to get us at least something but even without catching anything my group just enjoyed the time with the Captain.
Roger Scandura5.0VerifiedFishing trip
4 Hour Trip – Bass (Morning) on July 9, 2023 • 4 adultsWe had an outstanding trip with Jon. A true professional. My cousins had never fished in the ocean before this trip however Jon made sure that they caught fish ! A memorable day Thanks Jon !!!
FAQs about On The Side Charters
- US $525 per group, additional US $50 per person after 4 guests - 3 Hour Trip – Evening Bass Fishing (3 hours)
- US $800 per group - 4 Hour Trip – Bass (Afternoon) (4 hours)
- US $800 per group - 4 Hour Trip – Bass (Morning) (4 hours)
- US $1,500 per group - 8 Hour Trip – Sharks (8 hours)
- US $1,650 per group - 10 Hour Trip – Bluefin & Sharks (10 hours)
- Toilet Full Marine Head with Holding Tank
- GPS New Simrad NSS 9
- Fishfinder CHIRP Sonar 1Kw
- Bed Full VBerth
- Live bait well
- Kitchen
- Outriggers
- Ice box
- Radar 24 mile Furuno
- Rods, reels & tackle
- Live bait
- Lures
- Catch cleaning & filleting
- First mate
- Fishing license
- River fishing
- Inshore fishing
- Nearshore fishing
- Offshore fishing
- Light tackle
- Heavy tackle
- Trolling
- Spinning
- Jigging
- Popping
- Fly fishing
- Drift fishing
- Kite fishing
- Deep sea fishing
- Bass (Striped)
- Bluefish (Tailor)
- Dogfish
- Flounder
- Mackerel (Atlantic)
- Shark (Blue)
- Shark (Mako)
- Shark (Porbeagle)
- Shark (Thresher)
- Skate
- Tuna (Bluefin)
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