Our recent family fishing charter was an absolute highlight of our trip, thanks to the incredible team of Captain Andrew and First Mate Garrett. From start to finish, they guided us through a day packed with fun, learning, and plenty of fresh seafood!

Captain Andrew and Garrett were both incredibly knowledgeable and patient, especially with our 4-year-old son. They made sure everyone felt comfortable and engaged throughout the entire day.

One of the most unique and enjoyable parts of our charter was the time we spent on the sandbar digging for clams. They even thoughtfully provided socks for my husband, our sons, and me, which was a huge plus and made the experience even more comfortable. Our little guy (4yo) had an absolute blast exploring the sandbar, happily discovering periwinkles and hermit crabs – it was truly magical to watch his excitement.

After our sandbar adventure, we moved on to fishing, and then had the added bonus of picking up crabs from their crab pots. Our haul was fantastic: two large buckets brimming with fresh clams and about 25 crabs!

Beyond the incredible experience on the water, Andrew and Garrett went above and beyond by providing invaluable advice on how to cook and process our catch so we could bring it all the way back to Pennsylvania to share with our family. This thoughtful touch truly made our charter an all-inclusive and memorable experience.

We highly recommend this family fishing charter package to anyone looking for a fun, educational, and delicious day out on the water. Andrew and Garrett are a fantastic team, and we can’t wait to book with them again!

We had an amazing fishing trip with Captain Pete’s Fish Tales! My 10-year-old son and I had a blast fishing for flounder—we caught several, took a couple home, and learned a lot along the way. The captain was patient, knowledgeable, and made the whole experience fun and memorable. Being out on the water near Chincoteague was beautiful, and spotting dolphins made it even more special. Highly recommend this charter for a great family-friendly fishing adventure!

Th fishing was a little slow , but we caught a few fish . Tide and temperature are key factors, and it is after all , fishing …
Had a great time , Capt. and crew were knowledgeable , friendly and engaging .
Capt. Andrew put us up close to a bunch of dolphins, which was one of the highlights of the trip .

We had a great day with Chris leading the way. Unfortunately, we chose a little late in the season for shark fishing, but Chris was great working with me and my boys. He answered my son’s many questions, pointed us in the right direction for tackle, food, and other fishing spots from shore. The fishing was slow, but my son was ecstatic to land a Dusky shark with only a few minutes left in our trip. We were very pleased with our experience and would recommend Fish Tales and Chris to anyone. We will definitely come back, hopefully soon, and earlier in the season. Thank you for a wonderful day on the water!

I am quite new to fishing. I only caught 1 fish in total over the past couple months. Me and my friends had made plans to go to Wallops for a fishing trip.

My family helped in booking me and my friends a fishing charter as a graduation gift. I was very happy with the result.

First off, the person leading us on this charter, Jed Messinger, was a really fun person to be around. The trip with him was very light, his humour was on point, and he was very helpful and patient. (Especially for me because I was very inexperienced with fishing compared to my friends.)

Secondly, the ride itself on the boat was very fun. Sure we got blasted with water and bumped around by the waves a bit, but hey, ain’t that the life of an ocean fisher.

Finally, I wasn’t really expecting to catch much on this charter. I’ve only caught one fish in my whole line of fishing with my buddies so I wasnt that confident that I would catch anything. Boy was I thrown for a loop. We were catching fish left and right and get this each of my friends got to reel and hold a shark including me!! A SHARK!!

TLDR: I had a wonderful time! I highly recommend Jed Messinger for anyone else fishing (he was awesome). The boat ride was fun, and I got to catch a shark along with several fish.

This was definitely money well spent.