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

My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(10 reviews)
Hampton
 Last booking: 14 hours ago
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Trips from US $250

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 10 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (14)
Tautog
Reef fishing with Capt. Mel
Reef fishing with Capt. Mel
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
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Appropriate for children
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Excellent
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Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

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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Jeffrey S.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

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 couldnโ€™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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Lori K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great trip!

VERIFIED   Sunset cruise on July 24, 2024
Capt Melvin was great! He was very knowledgeable and knew the waters would be too rough if we went out too far. He found a...
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James D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Extremely fun!

VERIFIED   bay reef fishing on June 27, 2024
Captain Melvin called ahead of time to push the fishing trip a few hours back due to weather. We ended up going out to great...
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