Captain
Melvin Lawrence

Member since June 2024 Hampton, 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

Hampton, 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
(13 reviews)
Hampton
 4 bookings in the past week.
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $250

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 13 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (15)
Fun trip with captain Melvin
Tautog
Reef fishing with Capt. Mel
+12
Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Appropriate for children
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Satisfied with the boat
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Caught fish
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William H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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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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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Reef fishing with Capt. Mel

NEW  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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Joshua C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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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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Jeffrey S.
Woodbury, CT
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
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Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Captain doesn't control the weather

VERIFIED   NEW  bay reef fishing on May 4, 2025
Captain Mel wanted to take us reef fishing for taugaug and redfish but my son and I couldn’t take the choppy seas so we stayed...
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Tasha L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

We had a good trip

VERIFIED   NEW  Sunset cruise on May 17, 2025
Melvin was amazing. I would recommend him and definitely would book another trip.
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