You will never regret spending a day with Captain Chris!  He is the Real Thing.  Professional firefighter, expert fishing guide, hunter and alligator chaser!  What a great guy.  I gave my 14 year-old grandson a full day with Chris as a Christmas gift.  He’s been fishing rivers, lakes, ponds and dams all his life, but never had a chance to fish NC coast except off a pier.  We scheduled spring break and, as the day approached, the weather that day looked increasingly bad.  Chris worked overtime trying to make everything work.  I cannot overstate how helpful he was working with us.  We drove 5 hours to get there the night before, and he picked Jack up really early at 6:40AM to try to beat the incoming storm.  The boat is beautiful by the way, and the 2 of them managed to get in about 5+ hours of awesome fishing before the skies turned dangerous and they raced for home, sopping wet but happy!  Chris knows those waters like the back of his hand and can park you on top of a Fish Hotel!  They caught loads of Drum, and even flounder and a baby ray!  My grandson told me it was the best gift ever.  If you want to have a really fun, successful day fishing—-even if you’ve never done it before—-book Tails Up.  Chris has the heart of a teacher and loves to make every trip a fun and rewarding one.

We came down from Maine for a mini vacation and of course had to book a fishing charter as we love everything outdoors and fishing….let me tell you…if you want to feel comfortable and right at home then this is the trip for you! We had some pretty cold temperatures with a decent wind chill but Chris made sure we were comfortable and found some fish! It felt like we were out fishing with a good friend on a casual afternoon. Conversation was easy and the location was beautiful. Very knowledgeable guide that is obviously doing something that he truly enjoys. If you want to make some memories and enjoy a nice day out on the water than look no further. Thank you Chris for helping us experience a memory they we will never forget! Maybe we will see you soon sometime and get after some bulls!

I booked this trip for my husband’s birthday. He has been trying to fish on his own since we moved here with no success. He had the best day with Chris. He has thanked me about 10 times already and said it was the best day he had in years. No amount of money can buy happiness like that. Chris was so helpful and had everything needed so all we had to do was step on the boat. My husband took home three really nice size Red Fish and we cleaned them up as soon as we got home. We can’t wait to cook them tonight. The whole trip was perfect! It was a gorgeous ride and a perfect day of fishing for my husband. We will absolutely book again.

I had a great time with my sons and grandson, thanks Chris for making this happen for us.

We did an afternoon trip, 2 adults and 2 kids. Chris did a great job for us, we all caught nice fish and had a great time. Chris has a great personality and is very knowledgeable and patient with the kids (…and adults).  His boat is well equipped and clean. Chris takes a lot of pride in what he does and we will not hesitate to book with him again. If you’re looking though a mountain of charters trying to book a trip, save yourself the time and go with Chris at Tails Up.