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
(108 reviews)
Angler's choice
Lewes
 Last booking: 2 hours ago
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Trips from US $795

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 108 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (165)
Great evening of fishing!!!
Great evening of fishing!!!
Great evening of fishing!!!
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
98%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
99%
Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
95%
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Kelly D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Wonderful Captain and Mate

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip โ€“ Shark - 3:30 PM on June 23, 2026
The weather didnโ€™t cooperate โ€” rough seas and all โ€” but honestly, that ended up being part of the story. The vessel handled...
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Benjamin F.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Its the real deal! Go fishing w Captain Mike and Marty

VERIFIED   NEW  4 hr PM on June 4, 2026
we had a last minute booking and captain Mike called and we discussed the options for the trip ahead of time.ย  The crew was...
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Randy S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Lots of fish

VERIFIED   NEW  8 Hour Trip on June 23, 2026
We had a great experience with Master Sportfishing. Captain Mike moved frequently to ensure we were on fish. The five of us...
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Barry M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Sea bass and Flounder trip

VERIFIED   4 hr PM on September 19, 2025
First time booking with Master Sportfishing, definitely wonโ€™t be the last!!!! We will be back!!! Captain Michael and Mate...
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Robert W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

We Had A Great Time!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on August 31, 2025
We experienced some rough conditions early but Captain Mike did a great job still making the trip enjoyable for my entire family....
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