Captain
Doug Sullivan

Member since July 2016 Wanchese, United States
Background
Welcome traditional family business the Sullivan family is 6 Generations deep in boat captains and seven generations deep in boat builders Captain Bob Sullivan ran the taxi for over a decade then his son Doug Sullivan ran the taxi for six seasons Together with their knowledgeable Years of fishing to hook and excite you and give you the trip of a lifetime. We are part of the family business we love taking people fishing and we hope to put our names on World Records cuz you just never know when you're going to catch that fish that can do that. Although no one can positively assure you that you will catch a world record under your name we will fish like we have one already and trying to break the record!
Techniques
For up close to the beach we like to troll with spoons for the best way to catch fish is to make it look like what the fish like to eat

Hey, I'm Captain Doug Sullivan

Wanchese, United States
Background
Welcome traditional family business the Sullivan family is 6 Generations deep in boat captains and seven generations deep in boat builders Captain Bob Sullivan ran the taxi for over a decade then his son Doug Sullivan ran the taxi for six seasons Together with their knowledgeable Years of fishing to hook and excite you and give you the trip of a lifetime. We are part of the family business we love taking people fishing and we hope to put our names on World Records cuz you just never know when you're going to catch that fish that can do that. Although no one can positively assure you that you will catch a world record under your name we will fish like we have one already and trying to break the record!
Techniques
For up close to the beach we like to troll with spoons for the best way to catch fish is to make it look like what the fish like to eat
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Excellent
4.6 / 5
(152 reviews)
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Wanchese
 3 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $550

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Rating summary
Excellent
4.6 / 5
out of 5 stars from 152 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
90%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
89%
Appropriate for children
94%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
76%
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Sally F.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Awesome trip - Highly Recommend

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip โ€“ Nearshore (AM) on July 15, 2025
The captain and his mate were great. They made the trip enjoyable. Already planning our next trip with Fishing Taxi.
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Timothy N.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Doug was great

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day โ€“ Sound Fishing (PM) on July 9, 2025
The fishing was tough and not biting very hard The water was very rough Robbie worked hard keeping the lines baited...
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Jeff B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Absolutely Outstanding service !!!

VERIFIED   Half Day โ€“ Sound Fishing (AM) on July 31, 2024
Highly recommend this Fishing charter.ย  Two 11-year-olds and a 15-year-old with us and they had the time of their life.ย ...
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Brian R.
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Fishin With The Boyzzz

VERIFIED   NEW  3/4 Day Trip (AM) on July 1, 2025
Captain Sullivan and Crew did great, conditions were rougher than originally expected, first trip on the ocean and the boys...
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JAMES B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great Time

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Nearshore (PM) on September 10, 2024
This trip was great.ย  We enjoyed the team and all the education and history they shared.ย  We caught plenty of fish to keep...
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