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
(72 reviews)
Angler's choice
Lewes
 5 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $700

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 72 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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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
100%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
100%
Appropriate for children
96%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
93%
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Zachariah M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Amazing Time

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on June 8, 2025
Incredible time with Capt. Mike. Incredibly experienced with a deep knowledge bank of both fishing and the area. It was great...
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Jerod L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Michael F

VERIFIED   NEW  4 hr PM on July 19, 2025
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Sylvia H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

July fishing trip

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip (AM) on July 8, 2025
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Blase G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall
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Michael R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Lots of fish!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on June 19, 2025
Captain worked the boat very well and put us on the available fish. We are making the fillets as I type this! Mike, Barry and...
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