Captain
Derek Nelson

Member since December 2022 Wanchese, United States
Background
Capt. Derek runs trips out of Wanchese aboard a 53’ Custom Carolina boat. These waters are known for Billfish and Tuna, and he will show you how to catch them, whether you're bottom fishing or trolling. With excellent knowledge of the area, he has a trick or two up his sleeve, and the only way to learn is to join him out on the water. From being featured in Men’s Health Magazine to tournament wins totaling $2mil+, you and your group will be in good hands!

Hey, I'm Captain Derek Nelson

Wanchese, United States
Background
Capt. Derek runs trips out of Wanchese aboard a 53’ Custom Carolina boat. These waters are known for Billfish and Tuna, and he will show you how to catch them, whether you're bottom fishing or trolling. With excellent knowledge of the area, he has a trick or two up his sleeve, and the only way to learn is to join him out on the water. From being featured in Men’s Health Magazine to tournament wins totaling $2mil+, you and your group will be in good hands!
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Kenny K.
First mate

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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 72 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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We had a great day!
We had a blast with Captain Derek & his mate Kenny.
We had a blast with Captain Derek & his mate Kenny.
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
96%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Christopher B.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Slow day but still plenty of fun

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Offshore on June 8, 2024
It was a slower day for the entire fleet, but Derek did a great job finding the bite and moving to new locations to give us...
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Joe W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great time canโ€™t wait to go again

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Offshore on May 5, 2024
Capโ€™n Derek and mate Jonathan did their best as always to put us on the fish. Canโ€™t wait to go again.
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Kathleen E.
Montoursville, PA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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July 4th - Celebration!

VERIFIED   Am Half Day inshore on July 4, 2023
Super nice guys! Did all they could to make it a memorable day for us. Took time away from their lives on July 4th to spend...
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Daniel K.
Jamesville, NY
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Full day offshore

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Offshore on August 10, 2023
On a day when the rest of the fleet generally struggled, Capt. Derek burned the extra gas to put our group on a pile of fish.ย ...
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Richard (. N.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
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June fishing trip

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Offshore on June 27, 2024
Great crew. Will fish with them again
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