Captain
Charles Stanley

Member since March 2019 Kingston, United States
Background
I have been fishing for Stripers for 40 years on Lake Texoma and Lake Whitney. My father taught me to drive a boat when I had to stand on a box to see over the console. We lived halfway between Lake Texoma and Lake Whitney, so we fished each lake every other weekend. I know both lakes like the back of my hand. After I got my marketing degree at Texas Wesleyan University I was in management with a Fortune 500 Insurance company for 20 years. After spending 3 hours in work traffic for 20 years I was ready for a change. I knew everything there was to know about Lake Texoma and Lake Whitney, so I decided to open a guide business. I have been guiding fishing trips for 15 years, and I look forward to every trip. Providing a service that helps people smile, de-stress, and have fun is very fulfilling.
Techniques
Most of the year I prefer to fish with live bait for Stripers. When the Stripers and White bass are schooling on top, we catch them on spoons and slabs. When they go deep we drop live shad or troll with down riggers while we wait for them to surface again. I adjust our fishing to the conditions, so we may fish with live bait, cast spoons, and troll all in the same trip. It just depends on what the fish are doing at the time..

Hey, I'm Captain Charles Stanley

Kingston, United States
Background
I have been fishing for Stripers for 40 years on Lake Texoma and Lake Whitney. My father taught me to drive a boat when I had to stand on a box to see over the console. We lived halfway between Lake Texoma and Lake Whitney, so we fished each lake every other weekend. I know both lakes like the back of my hand. After I got my marketing degree at Texas Wesleyan University I was in management with a Fortune 500 Insurance company for 20 years. After spending 3 hours in work traffic for 20 years I was ready for a change. I knew everything there was to know about Lake Texoma and Lake Whitney, so I decided to open a guide business. I have been guiding fishing trips for 15 years, and I look forward to every trip. Providing a service that helps people smile, de-stress, and have fun is very fulfilling.
Techniques
Most of the year I prefer to fish with live bait for Stripers. When the Stripers and White bass are schooling on top, we catch them on spoons and slabs. When they go deep we drop live shad or troll with down riggers while we wait for them to surface again. I adjust our fishing to the conditions, so we may fish with live bait, cast spoons, and troll all in the same trip. It just depends on what the fish are doing at the time..
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Excellent
4.8 / 5
(61 reviews)
Kingston
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Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 61 reviews
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Excellent
4.8 / 5
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4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Good experience
93%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
95%
Appropriate for children
97%
Satisfied with the boat
94%
Caught fish
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Awesome Captain in Rough Waves

4 Hr Morning Striper (Most Popular) on April 3, 2025
The day we fished the wind was blowing 40 mph, and the waves were as high as the boat.ย  It was obvious that Charles was an...
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#1 Best Guide We Have Ever HIred

4 hr Afternoon Striper FIshing on February 22, 2025
We have hired several different guides on Lake Texoma over the years, and some have been quite rough.ย  We are so glad we found...
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5 Boats and Great Time

NEW  4 Hr Morning Striper (Most Popular) on May 4, 2025
I canโ€™t say enough about the awesome experience we had.ย  Captain Charles and the 4 other boats he put together to take our...
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Great Company Outing For 15 Person Sales Team

4 hr Afternoon Striper FIshing on February 27, 2025
We brought our sales team down for a trip, and Charles took good care of us.ย  Charles brought 3 boats and 3 captains with...
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FUN TIME!

4 Hr Morning Striper (Most Popular) on February 10, 2025
We braved the cold and it turned out to be a great day!ย  We had a lot of fun catching fish, and Charles really new his stuff.ย ...
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