Captain
Melvin Lawrence

Member since June 2024 Poquoson, United States
Background
Capt. Melvin was born and raised in Hampton Va. and is experienced in navigating the waters of the cheaspeke bay and its tributaries. He has been fishing the local waters for over 30 years. Him & his crew are ready to take you on a therapeutic fishing excursion. He will demonstrate techniques such as artificial reef, jigging , bottom fishing , trolling or something unique to the area like sight casting . The only way to learn is to join them on the water.
Techniques
Sight fishing and reef/wreck fishing

Hey, I'm Captain Melvin Lawrence

Poquoson, United States
Background
Capt. Melvin was born and raised in Hampton Va. and is experienced in navigating the waters of the cheaspeke bay and its tributaries. He has been fishing the local waters for over 30 years. Him & his crew are ready to take you on a therapeutic fishing excursion. He will demonstrate techniques such as artificial reef, jigging , bottom fishing , trolling or something unique to the area like sight casting . The only way to learn is to join them on the water.
Techniques
Sight fishing and reef/wreck fishing
Our Team
Melvin L.
Captain

My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(17 reviews)
Poquoson
 2 bookings in the past week.
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $250

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 17 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (16)
awesome trip
Fun trip with captain Melvin
Tautog
+13
Angler rating
17
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
100%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
100%
Appropriate for children
93%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
100%
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Ruben G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Best in the business!

VERIFIED   NEW  bay reef fishing on June 5, 2025
Captain Melvin is pure class! From the minute we parked our car he came out to greet us and was ready to start catchinโ€™!...
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William H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Evening Fishing Trip

VERIFIED   NEW  Sunset cruise on May 22, 2025
After 2 days of offshore blowouts a couple of friends and decided to book with Captain Melvin. He was friendly, knowledgeable...
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Joshua C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fun trip with captain Melvin

VERIFIED   NEW  Sunset cruise on May 18, 2025
My coworker and I happened to get off work early in the day, so we booked an evening charter with Captain Melvin. We both had...
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Tara G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome

VERIFIED   NEW  Sunset cruise on June 1, 2025
My husband and son did the sunset cruise. They had a great time. They caught a variety of fish and Captain Melvin was very...
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Reef fishing with Capt. Mel

bay reef fishing on May 11, 2025
The day with Captain Mel was bountiful! Cast after cast we were catching Mullets and some Tautog (first and last fish in photos)!...
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