We had a fantastic time on our charter with Captain Doug. From start to finish, his communication was excellent and made the entire experience easy and enjoyable. Captain Doug is incredibly friendly, helpful, and full of great stories that made the trip even more memorable. He went out of his way to make sure everyone was having a good time and had everything they needed. His knowledge of the local waters and inlets was impressive, and it was clear he knows the area like the back of his... More

Been coming to O.C. for many years and have never fished in the bay / inlet.  Capt. Doug was a wonderful host.  Easy to talk to and my wife and I enjoyed our conversation.  We’re roughly the same age with grown children so lots of stuff to talk about.  I would describe the fishing today as okay.  While I’m not an expert I’ve fished enough in different formats / locales to know that you don’t slay them every time.  But we did catch fish (mostly my wife, ha !) including fluke, sea... More

this was our first rrip so we booked a short excursion.  we all caught something and had a great time.  captain was great, helpful and knew the area well, with knowledge of where to find fish, good stories and a little local history.

Highly recommend Captain Doug! He took us out on Father’s day to get us on some fish. We went for flounder and we caught flounder. He is very knowledgeable and a great guide!

Doug was a very friendly, helpful, generous, and engaging captain.  The fish weren’t biting much on the day we went out, but Doug kindly stayed out far longer than our scheduled time to make sure we did reel in a few flounder.