Captain
Al Lark

Member since April 2018 Monmouth Beach, United States
Background
BuckShot Charters is run and operated by Captain Al Lark. Raised on the ocean in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, which is near Sandy Hook Bay, Al began fishing at a very young age. He has over two decades of experience fishing Jersey Coast and Raritan Bay Sandy Hook. Whenever Al is not on the water, he is usually found hunting trophy animals in the woods.

Hey, I'm Captain Al Lark

Monmouth Beach, United States
Background
BuckShot Charters is run and operated by Captain Al Lark. Raised on the ocean in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, which is near Sandy Hook Bay, Al began fishing at a very young age. He has over two decades of experience fishing Jersey Coast and Raritan Bay Sandy Hook. Whenever Al is not on the water, he is usually found hunting trophy animals in the woods.
80
Reviews

My Charter Listing

Buckshot Charters

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(80 reviews)
Monmouth Beach
 2 bookings in the past week.
Trips from US $650

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 80 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (30)
Perfect day
Perfect day
Fun trip
+27
Angler rating
71
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
90%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
93%
Appropriate for children
93%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
77%
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Nick D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great day on the water!

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) on July 27, 2026
We had a fantastic half day excursion with Capt. Al. The boat is great, and Al was a huge help for our younger anglers out...
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Robert G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great Trip

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) on August 5, 2026
captian Al was great … entire group of 6 all caught at least two fish. Great time!
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Logan B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Al is awesome!

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) on July 25, 2026
Captain Al was great and we had a wonderful time!
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Michaela H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Perfect day

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip on August 28, 2025
Thank you for a great day.  The captain was very attentive and helpful in finding best fishing spots I highly recommend this...
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Chris Z.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Buckshot

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip on August 26, 2025
Captain al was great. Family had a blast
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