Captain
Michael F Cerchio

Member since December 2022 Lewes, United States
Background
I started with my grandfather in the 60's and 70's reef fishing the Florida Keys for Sailfish in the winters and North Jersey for Flounder in the summers. In the 80's, I moved to Delaware and started Fishing in Lewes with Fishermans Wharf, running everything from full-day trips targeting Sea Trout, Flounder, Seabass, Stripers, and Tuna to half-day and night fishing and deep drops offshore. I will give you 120% effort on every fishing trip!
Techniques
With over 40 plus years of fishing experience in Delaware's Coastal waters we can provide a memorable experience inshore fishing over wrecks or drift fishing for flounder to inshore or off shore shark fishing and offshore trolling we have the knowledge and experience to make fishing fun for a seasoned angler to a novice and willing to provide a platform for fly fisherman

Hey, I'm Captain Michael F Cerchio

Lewes, United States
Background
I started with my grandfather in the 60's and 70's reef fishing the Florida Keys for Sailfish in the winters and North Jersey for Flounder in the summers. In the 80's, I moved to Delaware and started Fishing in Lewes with Fishermans Wharf, running everything from full-day trips targeting Sea Trout, Flounder, Seabass, Stripers, and Tuna to half-day and night fishing and deep drops offshore. I will give you 120% effort on every fishing trip!
Techniques
With over 40 plus years of fishing experience in Delaware's Coastal waters we can provide a memorable experience inshore fishing over wrecks or drift fishing for flounder to inshore or off shore shark fishing and offshore trolling we have the knowledge and experience to make fishing fun for a seasoned angler to a novice and willing to provide a platform for fly fisherman
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(71 reviews)
Angler's choice
Lewes
 Last booking: 45 minutes ago
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Trips from US $700

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 71 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (121)
We caught sharks!
Great trip with our teenagers!
Great trip with our teenagers!
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
100%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
100%
Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
93%
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Brian B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

From croakers to sharks

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on June 5, 2025
We were fortunate to be able to go on 2 different trips this past week with Captain Michael. The first one was a family...
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Dayle C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great trip with our teenagers!

VERIFIED   NEW  4 hr PM on June 17, 2025
Captain Mike and his mate did a great job taking us out this week. He consulted us on what we were interested in catching (fish...
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Chris D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Unforgettable Fishing Adventure

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on August 15, 2024
We recently had the pleasure of joining Captain Mike and Ellie for a fishing trip, and it was nothing short of spectacular!...
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Ryan K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great day on the water!

VERIFIED   NEW  4 hr PM on July 3, 2025
We had a fabulous day with Capt. Mike and 1st mate Tyler. They made sure we were comfortable and catching fish! We had 3 kids...
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Shaun M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Sometimes you have to trust the Captain..

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on October 13, 2024
Our group of five guys were slated to fish Sunday morning. A few days before the trip, Capt contacted us and laid out what...
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