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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Patrick T.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great time fishing the Outer Banks

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Nearshore (PM) on July 17, 2024
Had a great time with the crew of the Fishing Taxi.ย  Caught several ribbon fish which we cooked and ate two days later.ย ...
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Jeff N.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Met the request!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Nearshore (PM) on July 4, 2024
Captain Doug and First Mate Ben met the request to catch what was biting and try to put us on shark.ย  Probably a wise decision...
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Paul P.
Sharpsburg, GA
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Great Captain and first Mate that above and beyond.

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip (AM) on July 19, 2023
We booked a 6 hour trip and Captain Doug and first mate Ben they couldnโ€™t have been any better.ย  They actually went over...
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Chris R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Capt and mate were great

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip (PM) on July 10, 2024
Took us out to fish for Spanish mackerel and didnโ€™t disappoint, we had a first time ocean fisherman with us 11yrs old, mate...
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Zachary C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Ohio Boys fishing in the OBX.

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Nearshore (AM) on June 13, 2024
Group of 6. Great boat, easy to find with the yellow boat. Ben was very helpful and was very easy to talk to. Fishing was good...
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