Captain
Russell Firth
Member since May 2017
Wanchese, United States
- Background
- I started commercial fishing with my grandfather and fell in love with it. My family goes way back, with many generations working as fishermen. I became a charter captain so I could show others how to fish and enjoy the bounty of our oceans.
Hey, I'm Captain Russell Firth
- Background
- I started commercial fishing with my grandfather and fell in love with it. My family goes way back, with many generations working as fishermen. I became a charter captain so I could show others how to fish and enjoy the bounty of our oceans.
My Charter Listings
$500
$300
Fishing Reports
Back in the water after Hurricane Dorian

She's back in the water after Dorian! Have small things to get her back right for Charters but will be ready for ya this week after visitors are allowed reentry! Yall keep Ocracoke, Hatteras Island, all those involved with… Read Full Report →
Loaded with Shrimp & Crabs

Another great week shrimping and crabbing with Grandpa Charters! As always merry sone awesome Families and hope you all enjoy that fresh catch! Thank you for booking with us! Dont miss out on the fun, educational, fresh dinner providing… Read Full Report →
Shrimping Family Fun

Another great catch of Shrimp & Crabs. Thanks to the Welch Family (3rd time charter guest) and the Pinto Family for chartering with us! Enjoy all those shrimp, see ya next time! Don't miss out on this Family, Fun,… Read Full Report →
All Day Fishing

Ok so this crew....pure tee hoots! Had a blast with yall yesterday shrimping and on all day fishing trip today! On the boat and at the dock, good times. Looking forward to catching up with yall for some hunting.… Read Full Report →
Ocean wreck fishing

Exciting and beautiful day on the water, ocean wreck bottom hole fishing with great company, the Bright Family and Tiny from Elizabeth City! Maxed out on Tile fish and 4 citations, along with dolpin, albacore, king mackerel and a… Read Full Report →
Shrimp for Family of 18!

Set out this morning with the Short family in hopes of getting enough shrimp and crabs for their family of 18 on vacation! Worked out pretty good, should have shrimp for all, for at least a few months. Hope… Read Full Report →
Shrimp&Crabs for days!

Beautiful Monday morning on the water with the Lamb Family from West Virginia! One tow produced 185lbs of Shrimp and nice basket of blue crabs. Enough to put up for a lot of future dinners! Grandpa Charters would to… Read Full Report →
Baskets of Shrimp

Was a pleasure shrimping and crabbing this morning with the Cotton Family from Kanasas! Have fun camping! Thank you for booking with Grandpa Charters..... Read Full Report →
Shrimp for Dinner!!

We had a fantastic week for shrimp chartering! Looking forward to another great week. Charters went home with anywhere from 25 to 125 lbs. This pic is from the Grimwood Family, enjoying those shrimp! Give us a call to… Read Full Report →
Shrimp Crab & Fish

Shrimping, Crabbing and Fishing! 120plus lbs of shrimp, a bushel of crabs and plenty of Spanish mackerel to fill the freezer. Awesome day on the water with the Eubanks Family from Tulsa Oklahoma. Y'all feel like family, can't wait… Read Full Report →
100bs of Shrimp!

SHRIMP ARE HERE!!! Changed out gear last night and it paid off! 100lbs plus Shrimp and a nice basket of crabs on a 4 hour charter. Great morning with the Schmidt Family! You guys and lady were awesome! Thank… Read Full Report →
Clamming for Fathers Day

Had a great Fathers Day Clamming trip today, 197 Clams in 4 hours. Looking forward to a tasty dinner! Happy Fathers Day to Captain Russell, Mate Mike and all the Dads who have Chartered with us! Give us a… Read Full Report →
Rainy day catching!

Weather today weren't good for catching a sun tan but worked out pretty nice for a early morning fishing with the Lennicks Family! Looking forward to seeing yall next time for a Shrimp Trip! Read Full Report →
Year 2 with Awesome Family!!

Fun day crabbing with the Cosmato, Smith and Christiani Families! Thanks Patty and Charlie for bringing the whole crew this time and thanks for booking with us again this year! It was great to see ya! Hope you enjoy… Read Full Report →
Huge catch this morning!!

Great morning fishing for Spanish and Blues with the Loving's from VA. No shortage of fish for dinner! Happy Birthday to Mr. Loving. Thanks for being repeat customers, looking forward to seeing yall again when the shrimp show up! Read Full Report →
Spanish and Blues!

This morning with Mrs. Yolanda and crew!!! Yall were a lot of fun, enjoy your dinner and hope to see ya on your next trip to the OBX. Thanks for booking with Grandpa Charters! Call us to book your… Read Full Report →
Mackeral and Blues

Yesterday after noon, good catch of bluefish with few spanish.....thanks for booking with us! Read Full Report →
Blue Crab Mornings!

Nice catch of crabs this morning with Mr. Curry..... had a great time, looking forward to the next trip! ???? Read Full Report →
Crabbing 2019

First charter of the 2019 charter season! Huge thanks to the Matts Family from PA for joining us! Hope yall have a great week here and enjoy kicking back with a cold drink and those blue crabs! Read Full Report →
Greentail Shrimp!

Almost 200lbs of greentail shrimp in 2 tows yesterday! Thank y'all for booking with Grandpa's Charters! No clue how long they will stick around, get on the books now with a shrimp charter or fishing trip while you can! Read Full Report →
GreenTails Shrimping

Shrimping & Crabbing with some good ole boys from VA. Read Full Report →
Shrimp & Crab

Shrimping & Crabbing Friday with Grandpa's Charters. First of the week, wasn't looking really promising but they showed back up! Seeing some signs of Greentails arriving as well. Met some great new people this week, get on the books… Read Full Report →
Shrimping

Nice catch of Shrimp with the Nicely Family. Next week booking quick, give us a call to get on the books. You don't want to miss these fun and educational family trips, and you don't want to miss out… Read Full Report →
2 Tows Loaded w/Shrimp!

Another one of those great tow nights on Grandpa! Filled everything we had available on the boat with Shrimp, with one of our favorite repeat charter families! Thanks to Rick and crew for joining us again, was a fun… Read Full Report →
89th Birthday!

On Thursday we had the honor of chartering with Mr. Shearer and his family. Held this picture until today, so we could wish him a HAPPY 89TH BIRTHDAY!!! Thank you so much for deciding to pre celebrate with Grandpa… Read Full Report →
Bad weather didn't stop this group!

The rain and wind didn't stop the Wei Family from joining us on a shrimp charter this morning and it paid off....nice cooler full of shrimp and a lil mess of Blue Crabs to snack on! Ya'll are troopers!!!… Read Full Report →
Happy 50th Robyn!

I missed these pics from a charter last week! Please allow this to be a BIG OLE little late HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY to Mrs. Robyn!!! We are grateful you spent a few hours of it with us! Looking forward… Read Full Report →
Grandpa Shrimping!

So the weather this week may have put a damper on the fishing but it sure didn't slow down the shrimping! Great catches of shrimp and some crabs to sweeten the pot, the last 2 days! Thank you to… Read Full Report →
100+ lbs Shrimp

Late trip yesterday with the Rankin family (aka Frednecks!!) from Maryland! 100+ pounds of shrimp with a nice little catch of blue crabs for dinner. Hope ya'll enjoy the rest of your trip! Thanks for booking with Grandpa Charters.… Read Full Report →
Shrimping w/ the Brihns

Last nights shrimp charter with Grandpa's longest standing repeat customer! 11th year in a row with the Brihn Family, ya'll are awesome and we always look forward to your trip! Thank you for sticking with us! And from someone… Read Full Report →
Offshore Today

Today on Grandpa, Tilefish, SeaBass and Dolphin. Had a blast with the Birdsong crew from Kitty Hawk! See y'all in August! Read Full Report →
Shrimp & Ribbonfsh

Another great day on the water! No need to detail the catch, pics speak for themselves. But once again Grandpa Charters had 2 awesome families join us for some great fishing & shrimping! Thank you both for booking with… Read Full Report →
Baskets of Shrimp!

Good day shrimping on the Grandpa. About 200lbs total between three charters. Which is great numbers for this time of the year. We had a great time with the Fazi, Henderson and Smith Families! Thank you for booking with… Read Full Report →
SHRIMP ARE HERE!

SHRIMP ARE HERE! This morning was the first Shrimp Charter this year for Grandpa Charters and the catch was a VERY promising start to the 2018 Season! 50lbs of shrimp and a basket of blue crabs! Thank you to… Read Full Report →
Another Good Day Inshore

Targetted Ribbonfish this morning and had a nice catch for a 4hr inshore trip. Thanks to the Johnson Family for booking with Grandpa Charters again. Read Full Report →
4hr Inshore Fishin!

Yesterdays 4hour inshore fishing charters.....bunch of great guys with both groups!! Spanish, Blues & Ribbon FIsh…. Thanks for booking with Grandpa Charters! Read Full Report →
Morning Mackeral!

Dock full of Spanish Mackeral this morning! Thanks to the Sheppard Family for booking with Grandpa Charters! Hope ya'll enjoy eating the catch! Read Full Report →
Inshore Fish & Crab Charters

Grandpa's midweek charters. Inshore Spanish and Blue bite has been great for morning charters. Blue Crab charters still producing great. Shrimp are showing up, their small and there aren't many yet, but their here, which hopefully is a good… Read Full Report →
Offshore w/Grandpa!

Offshore yesterday with the Browns from Ahoskie, thanks for booking with us.....looking forward to seeing y'all soon for a shrimp charter! Read Full Report →
Good Times w/ Grandpa Charters

Grandpa Charters late week trips with a few shenanigans and lots of good memories made. Morning bite of blues and spanish much better than afternoon. Great catch of blue crab. Huge thanks to you all for booking with us!… Read Full Report →
Full Coolers of Crabs!

This morning's crab charter catch with the Gilga Family and Friends! 3 and a half coolers of blue crabs on a 4 hour trip! Read Full Report →
Fun Day Fishing!

Fun fishing today with the Jackson's! You guys were great company, thanks for booking with Grandpa Charters! Read Full Report →
Afternoon Blue Crabs

Good catch of Blue Crab on short late afternoon crab trawl charter today. Big thanks to the Cosmato Family for booking with us, ya'll were a complete hoot! Looking forward to seeing ya'll next year. Read Full Report →
Spanish and Blues!

Nice catch of Spanish Mackeral and a few Blues today. Little choppy inshore but had another great charter to catch em with! Thanks to Barry and crew for booking with Grandpa Charters! Read Full Report →
Loaded with Blue Crabs!

All the blue crabs we could handle on one tow! Great time this morning with the Jacobson Family! Thanks for booking a crab charter with Grandpa Charters. Read Full Report →
World Class Cobia Fishing!

Limited out on Cobia today with a great group of guys! Spots filling up and these big fish don't hang around long, book now why you can with Grandpa Charters. Thanks to M Collins and friends for joining us… Read Full Report →
Loaded with Bluefish!

Lots of tight lines this morning on Grandpa Charters, 92 to be exact! The Blues were thick! Huge thanks to the Sheldon Family for joining us! Read Full Report →
Blue Crabs are here!

Great start to the 2018 Charter Season. Happy Anniversary to Mr. & Mrs. Czarniak! We enjoyed your company, hope you enjoy all those hard crabs! The Shrimp will be here soon! Book soon, so your travel dates don't book… Read Full Report →
Shrimp and Crab

Scott and his family from Va. Had a good catch of crabs this morning. Around 2 bushels on the a.m. trip. Only one shrimp seen so far. Read Full Report →