This was my first time sea fishing and first time fishing in over 30 years. I took my brother-in-law and 9 year old son, for his first fishing trip, with Captain Joe. My son was incredibly nervous before this trip and very cautious for the first hour of our six hour trip. Captain Joe and First Mate, Tyler, were very attentive to my son and went out of their way to ensure he had a great time. Sure enough, after he snagged a small shark; my son was hooked and it was game on from then on out. Captain Joe got us in the right locations and the three of us were catching Spanish Mackerel, Seabass, Grunt Fish, and Grouper (and a few sharks). Captain Joe and First Mate Tyler were great to hang out with and were a fun time. I really appreciated how they went out of their way to ease my son and essentially enable him to fall in love with the sport. Captain Joe’s boat and equipment were top notch. His boat was beautiful and spacious enough for all three of us. We really enjoyed ourselves and even got to see some 4’ sharks, Barricuda and Amberjack next to the boat. My son was talking about this fishing trip for the rest of the day and said it’s been the highlight of his vacation. We will definitely be back next year and look forward to booking an 8 hour trip next year. Highly recommend booking with Captain Joe!

We took a 4-hour trip with Joe and his mate Tyler. We had a great time and Joe put us in fish the moment the first line hit the water. Both guys worked hard for us baiting lines and taking off fish in the heat and we were very appreciative! It kept us with lines in the water. Captain Joe is laid-back and it’s easy to see he loves what he does.

We will 100% book again with Joe next time we are in Topsail!

Booked a half day trip with Captain Joe and Tyler. Both were great to work with and made the experience awesome!

We caught shark, flounder, grouper, king mackerel, and more. Kept some mackerel and a grouper to have filleted and grilled it for dinner that same evening. 

We look forward to another trip to Topsail and booking a whole day trip.

2nd year with this captain and he puts us in the first every time. We caught everything from mahi and kobia to triggerfish and grouper. We have more fish right now than we know what to do with. I’d definitely recommended anyone looking to catcha lot of fish and have a great time doing it. We’ll be booking again next year

Great trip and accommodating crew