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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Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

Prowler Fishing Charter

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

Fishing Reports

Offshore fishing is great !
Offshore fishing is great !
Jul 15, 2025 Norfolk
The tunas are holding good off Va beach this summer! After catching tunas in the morning we have been bottom fishing without disappointing!
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Offshore fising is in full swing !
Offshore fising is in full swing !
Jun 21, 2025 Norfolk
We land in the perfect spot ! We had none stop action most of the day with Yellowfinโ€™s! We must jave lost 6 fish! We ended the day with a nice Mahi ! Beautiful weather for the ride home!
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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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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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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.6 / 5
out of 5 stars from 270 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (312)
Fishing with Louis
Fishing with Louis
Vacation Fishing With Grandson
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
83%
Friendly captain
97%
Recommend this charter
88%
Appropriate for children
93%
Satisfied with the boat
91%
Caught fish
78%
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Franklin C.
Chantilly, VA
Good
2.3 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
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The crew was great but the fishing was terrible

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip โ€“ Nearshore on June 18, 2020
We only caught 1 fish and we saw other charters catch a lot more fish today and we were only at 1 spot the whole time. We asked...
Franklin C. does not recommend Prowler Fishing Charter
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Jorge Q.
Virginia Beach, VA
Poor
1.0 / 5
Experience:
Poor
1.0 / 5
Boat
Poor
1.0 / 5
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Poor
1.0 / 5
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May fishing trip

VERIFIED   15 Hour Trip โ€“ Offshore on May 27, 2021
The capten and the crew member never put us on the fish, we pay almost $3000 for a 15 hours trips and only got 7 fish five...
Jorge Q. does not recommend Prowler Fishing Charter
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Clifford M.

The captain canceled

VERIFIED   July 30, 2020
The charter operator canceled on trip date. This is an automated posting.
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Hasan A.

The captain canceled

VERIFIED   July 23, 2020
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Reggie H.
Harvey, LA
Bad
2.0 / 5
Experience:
Bad
2.0 / 5
Boat
Bad
2.0 / 5
Crew
Bad
2.0 / 5
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Fishing with Louis

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip (AM) on June 23, 2020
Wasted alot of money just to troll for 6hrs. The captain seemed to not want to do the trip. Lots of people caught fish except...
Reggie H. does not recommend Prowler Fishing Charter
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