I first got in touch with Captain Michael about two months before this trip. In early May, I took a week off and drove 10 hours to North Carolina to target Sheepshead. However, I wasn’t having any luck. Even at the local bait shops, no one was hearing about Sheepshead being caught—only a few Bluefish here and there. I didn’t want my long-awaited vacation to end without catching anything, so even though I hadn’t originally planned on hiring a charter, I decided to reach out to a few captains.
While some didn’t even bother to reply, Michael responded right away. More importantly, he was incredibly honest and told me that even the boats weren’t catching much at that time. Since I knew I would be returning to the area for work in July, I told him I’d love to book a trip then if the timing worked out.
Once I coordinated the schedule with my friends for July, we finally made the trip happen. Leading up to the day, I had so many questions, but Michael always replied instantly and gave us complete peace of mind. Since Sheepshead can be very tricky to catch, I asked if we could switch targets if things got tough. He happily agreed and took us to several great spots throughout the day.
For the big catches, one of my friends landed a 25-inch Black Drum, and Michael himself caught a 24-inch one, which he generously let us keep and take home! We also caught plenty of smaller fish and had a blast.
I will absolutely book with Michael again next time. Thank you so much for an unforgettable trip!

We are first timers visiting OBX, I was looking to book a fishing trip to gift my boyfriend for his birthday. After searching so many pages I found Old School Charters and Captain Mikes video. From the time of booking Mike was very responsive and helpful even contacted me the day before because the day we were set to go was going to be windy for the trip. We chose another day and set out on our trip. Captain Mike was very friendly,. knowledgeable and accommodating. We caught a few fish before an unfortunate downpour arrived and had to cut our trip short. Despite the weather changes we had a blast. Definitely recommend and hope to return for another trip in the future

Captain Mike was fantastic! we had 2 combined families with 3 kiddos (10,7,3) and 3 adults and Captain Mike was patient and helped make sure each kiddo felt like a pro! His boat and equipment was great. highly recommend!

we were able to catch some big sheepshead and a large black drum. The tacos were great. Mike was very funny and kept everyone engaged in the task of fishing.  Outstanding guide.

Booked with Captain Mike as a gift for my boyfriend’s birthday. Captain Mike was great, tried many spots to put us on fish. He told us about a couple of trails to ride our scooters on and where we could fish from while we were in town too. No luck on the fish but it was still fun being out on the water. Will definitely book again when back!