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. i also keep a few catfish holes baited year round with cattle cubes. Customers are always a little suprised and excited that it only takes a few minutes after we arrive on a catfish hole to start getting bites. Seeing peoples eyes light up from excitement is whats its all about for me.

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. i also keep a few catfish holes baited year round with cattle cubes. Customers are always a little suprised and excited that it only takes a few minutes after we arrive on a catfish hole to start getting bites. Seeing peoples eyes light up from excitement is whats its all about for me.
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Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Kingston
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Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 76 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Terrible fishing excellent captain!!
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Good experience
93%
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93%
Appropriate for children
97%
Satisfied with the boat
95%
Caught fish
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5 Boats and Great Time

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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We had so much fun! Thank You Charles!

4 Hr Morning Striper (Most Popular) on January 11, 2025
We had so much fun.ย  Charles was a super guide and a really fun guy to be around.ย  When we arrived the boat was at the dock...
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Ken S.
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Great guide

VERIFIED   4 Hr Morning Striper (Most Popular) on October 16, 2025
Put us on fish and eat he educated us on the fishery.
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Mike L.
Excellent
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Experience:
Very good
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August fishing trip

VERIFIED   4 hr Morning Catfish Jugline Trip on August 8, 2025
We saw what others were catching and decided to change locations and caught fish so fast we couldnโ€™t keep up netting and...
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Ralph P.
Durant, Oklahoma
Excellent
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Charles put us on a limit of Stripers!

4 Hr Morning Striper (Most Popular) on June 9, 2025
The lake was flooded, so Charles suggested we fish below Denison Dam because the gates were open.ย  He knew what he was talking...
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