Morehead School Captains
Capt. Charles Brown
Old Core Sound Guide Service (252) 728-2422
Charles is a lifelong waterman and a fourth generation resident of the Davis community east of Beaufort. He specializes in everything from big red drum and speckled trout, to false albacore, to king mackerel.
Capt. Gary Dubiel
Spec Fever Guide Service (252) 249-1520
Gary’s passion for fishing the NC coast relocated him here in the late 1980’s. He specializes in guiding anglers on the Neuse River and Pamlico Sound for seatrout, red drum, stripers, and flounder.
Capt. Dave Tilley
Continental Shelf Head Boat (910) 458-3145
Dave considers his offshore specialty to be “grouper groping” and has operated Head Boats and Charter Boats fishing Onslow Bay for grouper and snapper for the last 11 years. He’s based in Carolina Beach.
Capt. Jim Sabella
PLAN 9 Charters (910) 367-2224
Jim works out of the Wrightsville Beach and Topsail Beach area specializing in nearshore light tackle fishing adventures, including fly fishing, spinning, jigging, light tackle trolling, and bottom fishing.
Capt. Ricky Kellum
Speckled Specialist Fishing Charters (910) 330-2745
Ricky primarily fishes New River and specializes in speckled trout fishing. He is an avid inshore tournament fisherman, with several wins and a consistent top finisher.
Capt. Rick Croson
Living Waters Guide Service (910) 620-7709
Rick started working on a 53′ Davis out of Oregon Inlet, and has fished WB locally for the last 10 years. In addition to chartering, Rick also takes clients on their own boats teaching them how to use their own systems.
Capt. Jeff Cronk
Fish’N 4 Life Charters (336) 558-5697
Jeff has over 35,000 hours logged fishing the waters of the Crystal Coast and specializes in light tackle fishing for flounder, trout, redfish, sheepshead, stripers, and more using both artificials and live baits.
Capt. Rob Koraly
Sandbar Safari Charters (252) 725-4614
Rob is a light tackle guide who grew up fishing in the Swansboro/Emerald Isle area and has 10 years experience as a first mate and 6 years as a licensed captain. He specializes in live bait and light tackle fishing for everything from flounder and redfish to king mackerel and grouper.
Capt. Shane Brafford
Second To None Charters (252) 422-0066
Shane specializes in Gulf Stream and bluefin tuna fishing out of Morehead City. He’s been fishing bluewater off of Morehead City for the last 15 years.
Capt. Jamey Copeland
Coastal Carolina Charters (910) 787-2500
Jamey, a licensed captain for 15 years, does light tackle nearshore and offshore fishing out of the Swansboro/Emerald Isle area. Kings, stripers, flounder, reds, yellowfins, and wahoo are his specialties.
Capt. Chesson O’Briant
CXC Fishing (919) 215-1950
Chesson’s expertise is pounding the nearshore rocks within 20 miles of Bogue and Beaufort Inlets pursuing trophy king mackerel on light tackle (and often bottom fishing as well). His Emerald Marine Fishing Team has enjoyed success on the SKA trail.
Capt. Bryan Goodwin
Native Guide Service (252) 725-3961
Bryan was born and raised on the southern Outerbanks of North Carolina. He is an 8th generation waterman, specializing in light tackle fishing for red drum, flounder, and trout.
Capt. Matt Lamb
Chasin’ Tails Outdoors Charters (252) 240-3474
Matt is in his second year as owner/operator of Chasin Tails Outdoors in Atlantic Beach. In addition, he continues to run inshore charters specializing in redfish, trout, and flounder using both live bait and artificials.