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
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 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%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
95%
Appropriate for children
97%
Satisfied with the boat
94%
Caught fish
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Fishing in March

4 Hr Morning Striper (Most Popular) on March 2, 2025
We had a great time.ย  Charles was an awesome guide.ย  We highly recommend him, and we plan to hire him again on our next trip.
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Had a blast dead sticking for stripers!

4 Hr Morning Striper (Most Popular) on January 18, 2025
First time dead sticking for stripers.ย  Charles was a great teacher and put us on the fish.ย  Had a blast!
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Great Fishing Trip!

4 Hr Morning Striper (Most Popular) on January 5, 2025
We had a great trip with Charles.ย  He answered all my questions about the lake and knew right where the fish were.
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Super Fun FIshing Trip

4 Hr Morning Striper (Most Popular) on September 20, 2024
We had a blast fishing with Charles.ย  The weather was perfect and the fish were biting.ย  Charles was ready with bait when...
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Fishing after dark

4 Hour โ€“ Night Fishing Under Lights on August 15, 2024
This was our first time to fish at night, and it was really fun.ย  Watching alll the fish come to the light was really neat.ย ...
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