We had an excellent trip, catching a lot of stripers thanks to Captain Newhouse’s cleverness and experience.

Captain Eric Nelson is a highly experienced fisherman and boat captain, with decades of experience.  He’s friendly, amiable, proactive, and and excellent/responsive communicator.  He went out of his way to ensure that my 15-y.o. son had the salt-water adventure of a lifetime.  He used sonar to locate (mackerel?), and even when other boats (with whom he was in radio contact) did not catch _any_fish (Mem Day Weekend, 2024, one week earlier than usual), Eric was all ove lr it.  My son returned with macs, flounder, and they even caught striper (though striper went back in the water). Captain Nelson has decades of experience in commercial fishing. A true professional, and a great guy’

Eric is a fabulous captain and guide. He is very dedicated to finding hot spots and he knows the local waters very well. The day was slow for many of the the charters the day we were out but we still caught strippers and a bluefish. He did a great job teaching me how to use a pencil popper, which is a fun and engaging way to catch fish in the top water and way more fun than trolling. Eric has great stories of fishing lore in the area. Ask him about the lobster diver and the whale. Eric is a must book guide. You will really enjoy yourself!

Awesome fishing experience with Captain Eric! We booked our ½ day charter during a week long trip in August 2023 on the Outer Cape. Eric contacted us the day before to move back our departure time because weather conditions looked less than ideal. We arrived and headed out. I think Eric had hoped waters would calm by delaying, but once we rounded the top of the Cape, it was clear conditions would not yield success. He said to our teenage son “I’m not feeling it” and asked if we could reschedule. We have never had a charter company do that before. Some take you out despite poor conditions and send you home disappointed. Not Captain Eric! This turned into the highlight of our trip. We caught terrific stripped bass and had a fantastic time. Thank you Eric!

As we boarded his boat, captain explained in detail the latest regulations for stripers in the area. Throughout our trip, he adhered strictly to these guidelines which we respected. After a quick ride out of the bay, we arrived at our first spot and we immediately started landed blues and stripers with surface lures. After those fish moved along, so did the boat. We pivoted to a new spot and new tactic and started fishing off the bottom. This proved to be very successful as we were quickly catching oversized and keeper stripers. This was our second consecutive year on this boat and we plan to continue each summer. Cap has a great, easy going personality and his knowledge of outer cape fishing is exactly what you need to fish these waters. Highly recommend. You will not be disappointed.