Captain
Louis Hocker

Member since October 2016 Norfolk, United States
Background
Captain Louis has been fishing since he was a little boy with his father and grandfather. He loves fishing with guests, as it gives him a great deal of satisfaction to see their smiling happy faces as they reel in their catch. He has 2 sons who he's been taking fishing with him since they were able to walk, and they love it, too!

Hey, I'm Captain Louis Hocker

Norfolk, United States
Background
Captain Louis has been fishing since he was a little boy with his father and grandfather. He loves fishing with guests, as it gives him a great deal of satisfaction to see their smiling happy faces as they reel in their catch. He has 2 sons who he's been taking fishing with him since they were able to walk, and they love it, too!
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My Charter Listing

Prowler Fishing Charter

Excellent
4.6 / 5
(278 reviews)
Norfolk
 2 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $450

Fishing Reports

Hungy Tuna !
Hungy Tuna !
Jun 19, 2025 Norfolk
Last minute decision by charter to get big fish ! We usually leave the dock 4-5 am,6:30 am as we pull off the dock. So a bit of a late start for offshore fishing! We arrived to the fishing grounds and it looks good,birds, bait,a few big fish marks. Aftter working the area for about an hr, we moved out a bit deeper, found some whales! A great thing when looking for big tuna! I worked the area around the whales. Fish on! I hear the mate scream! Line screaming off the rod! I keep the boat at trolling speed for a bit to see if we can get a double! After about a good 1/2 he fight we got him on deck! Get boat clean and start to put spread back out ,charter says head home !
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Chopper Blues!
Chopper Blues!
Jun 2, 2025 Norfolk
It was a windy forecast, i pre warned the charter it is going to be rough out there! They said we can handle it! So we headed out the bay to our first fishing area. We set out a trolling spead and were on the prowl for some blue fish! After about 30-45 Min we sent it to another area ! As we arrived itโ€™s looking fishy! We had birds, bait, and fish marks on the finder. No bites! Stuck with it and finally the fish began to feed..Fish on!! Working same areas and the bite is steady! Never give up !
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Offshore wreck fishing is heating up!
Offshore wreck fishing is heating up!
May 25, 2025 Norfolk
Ran way out to the towers offshore. When we arrived we were marking fish and could see them. We tried everything for a few hrs and couldnโ€™t get a bite! Ran to another spot same thing,?! Went back to the first spot and they were ready to eat! Had a great afternoon battling amber jack and pulling up some nice sea bass!
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Great offshore wreck/bottom fishig!
Great offshore wreck/bottom fishig!
May 18, 2025 Norfolk
The wind forecast was not good for Sunday, i got a last minute call on Saturday night to fish on Sunday! I discussed the conditions and we went for it ! It wasnโ€™t as rough as the weather man had forecast! The fishing was on !!
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Light tackel jigging is picking up!
Light tackel jigging is picking up!
May 7, 2025 Norfolk
So we had a perfect weather forecast, so we decided to head offshore last minute! We went on my friends small boat ,because it was near perfect weather conditions! So we arrived at the edge and set out a trolling spread. We searched and searched finally got a nice tuna on! Fish in the box for dinner! Re set the spread after a few more hours and no luck we pulled in the fishing gear! Just as we got all the gear put away to head in , we see tuna jumping in front of boat ! So we got the light tackel out and cast and jigged up fish for a few hours until we were just exhausted! Thats what its all about !
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Tough weather and tough fishing!
Tough weather and tough fishing!
Mar 19, 2025 Norfolk
Weather has been windy and cold making the fishing tough! We have been working hard to put a decent catch together! The fishing should get better every day as the temps warm up!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.6 / 5
out of 5 stars from 279 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (314)
Good communication
Good communication
Fishing with Louis
+311
Angler rating
208
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
83%
Friendly captain
97%
Recommend this charter
87%
Appropriate for children
93%
Satisfied with the boat
91%
Caught fish
78%
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Ricky L.
Annapolis, Maryland
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Louis

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip โ€“ Shark Fishing on September 1, 2019
Lou and Casper were top notch.ย  The original plan was to catch a Shark but that wasnโ€™t in our cards. Fortunately spades...
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Susan R.
Newport News, VA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half Day Fishing with Captain Lou and Casper

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on August 10, 2019
Awesome!ย  I would recommend the Prowler Tours to anyone. We had such fun in the time we hadโ€”We had to cut it short because...
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Scott M.
Farmville, VA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Time on the Water

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip (AM) on June 24, 2019
Thanks to the Captain and the Mate, we had a great time out on the water.ย  This was my daughterโ€™s first time on this kind...
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Shana P.
Norfolk, Virginia
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on August 18, 2019
No Pretense and flashiness. Just a good captain and good crew that know how and where to put you on the fish and maximize your...
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Tammy C.
Poor
1.0 / 5
Experience:
Poor
1.0 / 5
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Poor
1.0 / 5
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Poor
1.0 / 5
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Horrible eperience

VERIFIED   NEW  Cobia/red drum sight fishing trip on July 28, 2025
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