Captain
Austin Aycock

Member since April 2018 Ocean Isle Beach, United States
Background
Captain Austin grew up charter fishing with his uncle around 2010, where he began working as a mate. He continued working alongside his uncle until he was old enough to obtain his Captain’s License, and he has been running fishing charters ever since. There is nothing Captain Austin enjoys more than putting clients on fish and helping them create unforgettable experiences on the water.
Techniques
Captain Austin does all different kinds of fishing but he mostly does trolling, both trolling for Kingfish with live bait or trolling for bigger pelagics offshore with ballyhoo. He also likes to use some other styles of fishing as well, such as high-speed trolling for Wahoo, kite fishing for Kingfish, and also jigging for Grouper, Snapper, and African Pompano. There are so many different styles of fishing in the world that he feels like there is always something new to learn.

Hey, I'm Captain Austin Aycock

Ocean Isle Beach, United States
Background
Captain Austin grew up charter fishing with his uncle around 2010, where he began working as a mate. He continued working alongside his uncle until he was old enough to obtain his Captain’s License, and he has been running fishing charters ever since. There is nothing Captain Austin enjoys more than putting clients on fish and helping them create unforgettable experiences on the water.
Techniques
Captain Austin does all different kinds of fishing but he mostly does trolling, both trolling for Kingfish with live bait or trolling for bigger pelagics offshore with ballyhoo. He also likes to use some other styles of fishing as well, such as high-speed trolling for Wahoo, kite fishing for Kingfish, and also jigging for Grouper, Snapper, and African Pompano. There are so many different styles of fishing in the world that he feels like there is always something new to learn.
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Capt. Austin's Fishing Adventures – WORLDCAT

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Capt. Austin's Fishing Adventures CAROLINACAT

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(55 reviews)
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Fishing Reports

Inshore Contender Fishing
Inshore Contender Fishing
Jul 25, 2026 Ocean Isle Beach
The wind is still blowing so were still sticking it out in the backwater. Theres a few nice trout hanging out, some reds and plenty of flounder to keep everyone active right now. It looks like the weather is going to break for us soon, so fingers crossed.
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Inshore World Cat Fishing
Inshore World Cat Fishing
Jul 25, 2026 Ocean Isle Beach
Heres a couple more photos from another inshore fishing trip. Theres still a few redfish hanging around with trout mixed in. Theres also plenty of flounder around that keep everyone busy.
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More 8 Hour Fishing Action
More 8 Hour Fishing Action
Jul 24, 2026 Ocean Isle Beach
This was another great trip that we had whenever we had a break in the weather. The bottom fishing in the 8-10 Hour range has been really good. This trip we also fished in 90-100ft of water and it was really good action. Lots of red snapper, gag grouper and vermillion snapper. Our bottom fishing will continue to be great the rest of the year.
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Great 8 hour bottom fishing
Great 8 hour bottom fishing
Jul 24, 2026 Ocean Isle Beach
We had one beautiful day of weather in the midst of all the storms. We were able to sneak out and get after some bottom fish. We started out in the 35-40 mile range and caught some really nice gag grouper and red snapper. We were also able to catch our limit of vermillion snapper. The weather for the upcoming week looks a lot better so we are hoping for some better fishing as well on our other trips.
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Cape Fear River Shark Trip
Cape Fear River Shark Trip
Jul 22, 2026 Ocean Isle Beach
The offshore weather has been tough for us this past week. Between the wind and the thunderstorms, we have been doing mainly inshore trips and shark trips. The inshore fishing has been a grind, but we have been able to keep on trucking. These pictures are from a great shark trip that we had a couple days ago. These shark trips are a great option whenever the weather is bad because we are able to stay in the protected waters of the Cape Fear River.
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12 Hour Offshore Trolling and Bottom Fis
12 Hour Offshore Trolling and Bottom Fis
Jun 12, 2026 Ocean Isle Beach
As we start to transition into our normal summer pattern, the mahi and other pelagic fish start to move out. There are still some hanging around, but as the move out the grouper start to move in. Captain Brian took these guys out in search of mahi, wahoo and tuna. They did not have red hot action but they succeeded in catching one of every species! Once the trolling action slowed they slid inshore a few miles and caught some bottom fish to round out the box. They had a great day out on the ocean and hopefully we will see them back soon! Give us a call or book online, the fishing is great and our availability is limited! - Capt. Austin
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 62 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Was a great first fishing trip
excellentday on the water with a great crew!
Fishing with Austin
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Good experience
93%
Friendly captain
96%
Recommend this charter
90%
Appropriate for children
81%
Satisfied with the boat
96%
Caught fish
93%
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Jacki L.
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5.0 / 5
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Great for beginners!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Nearshore - 12:30 PM on June 9, 2026
5 of the 6 people in our group had never been deep sea fishing. Luckily our captain was a true expert. He helped us all feel...
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Todd B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Had a great time!!

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Nearshore - 12:30 PM on August 5, 2026
The weather finally broke after several terrible days. We didn’t catch a lot of fish, but Captain Keith and Mate John did...
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Matt J.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Best trip ever

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Nearshore - 10:30 AM on July 28, 2026
Captain and Mate went out of their way to put us on the Spanish Mackerel.  Extremely friendly.  Made for an unforgettable...
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Holt R.
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5.0 / 5
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Great trip

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip – Offshore on June 26, 2026
we started off slow trolling for kings no action. the captain made the right call to head alittle further out and bottom fished...
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Timothy L.
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Captain Keith was great!

VERIFIED   NEW  6hr Nearshore reef trip on July 24, 2026
Enjoyed our trip!  Captain and Mate were awesome, very professional and fun to be around. would definitley do it again!
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