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!
279
Reviews
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Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

Prowler Fishing Charter

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

Fishing Reports

Giant bluefine tuna action !
Giant bluefine tuna action !
Dec 28, 2024 Norfolk
Beautiful weather got the fish to bite this morning! Heading out to the fishing with about 10 miles to go and saw some whales,so stop and put lines in and got bet within a few minutes! After 45 min fight we jas a nice tuna on the boat!
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Good fishing when the weather allows!
Good fishing when the weather allows!
Dec 14, 2024 Norfolk
When the wind isnโ€™t blowing we have had some good wreck fishing and trolling for nearshore tuna!
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Fall fishing is in on !
Fall fishing is in on !
Dec 14, 2024 Norfolk
We have been doing good on Sea bass,Trout,Tog,and puppy Drum when we get out! We will be targeting inshore Bluefin Tuna And Rock fish as we hed into December!
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Offshore mahi action
Offshore mahi action
Dec 14, 2024 Norfolk
Headed way offshore to the Norfolk canyon in search of tuna and mahi! Seeing sings of life as we set the spread. Trolling for about an hr we finally get are first bit from a small blackfin tuna! Keep working the area, with no more bites. Another hr and we got bites on every rod!! Stay in the are and had steady bites for nice mahi mahi!
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Good fall fishing
Good fall fishing
Dec 14, 2024 Norfolk
Blues were feeding like crazy!
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September fishing is on!!
September fishing is on!!
Sep 15, 2024 Norfolk
Starting out troling for some blues and Spanish got several pretty quick then died off. We started to cast small jiggs and spoons. We were getting hammered by big blues, the line would break just when the got to the boat! Put some heavy line on and that did the trick!
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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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Justin B.
United States
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

12 hour offshore with capt Lou and 1st mate Jason

VERIFIED   12 Hour Trip โ€“ Offshore on August 13, 2018
They put us on the fish. If your serious about catching fish and not about the luxury,ย  this boat is for you. Great captain,...
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John Z.
Olney, MD
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Good time on the Prowler

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip (PM) on July 19, 2018
Captain Louis and first mate Corry went above and beyond to help us โ€œcatchโ€ it up with fish and made sure we had a good...
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Andrew S.
MENTOR ON THE, OH
Bad
2.0 / 5
Experience:
Bad
2.0 / 5
Boat
Bad
2.0 / 5
Crew
Bad
2.0 / 5
Overall

Disappointing

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (PM) on July 6, 2022
For starters, all I could smell for the first hour of the trip was diesel exhaust.ย  Second, Iโ€™ve been fishing for over 45...
Andrew S. does not recommend Prowler Fishing Charter
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Male P.
Sanford, NC
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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August fishing trip

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip (AM) on August 21, 2018
Male P. recommends Prowler Fishing Charter
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Brittany S.
Weedsport, NY
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   6 Hour Trip (AM) on April 26, 2018
Brittany S. recommends Prowler Fishing Charter
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