Wilmington School Captains
2010 Wilmington School Captains
Capt. Butch Foster
Yeah Right Charters (910) 845-2004
Butch is based out of Southport/Oak Island and has 45+ years of saltwater fishing experience. He specializes in gulf stream, king mackerel, and deep water bottom fishing.
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. Stu Caulder
Gold Leader Guide Service (910) 264-2674
Stu is a native fishing guide (fishing here since age 6) based in Wrightsville Beach. He specializes in artificial bait fishing for speckled trout and reds in the areas from New River to the Cape Fear River.
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. His crew also captured the 2009 SKA Class of 23’ National Championship crown. In addition to chartering, Rick also takes clients on their own boats teaching them how to use their own systems.
Capt. Scott Collins
Sea Tow (910) 452-3798
Scott spent six years in the Coast Guard, then got a degree in Marine Science and Technology, and has been working for SeaTow for the past two years.
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 Cityfor the last 15 years.
Capt. David Hooks, Jr.
Capt’n Hook Outdoors Charters (910) 579-7424
David grew up fishing the waters from Southport to Little River. He is an avid tournament fisherman, competing on the Pro Kingfish Tour as well as several local King Mackerel and Bluewater tournaments. He runs both backwater and offshore trips.
Capt. Danny Wrenn
96 Charter Company (910) 619-2224
Danny’s specialties span fishing the inshore waters of the Cape Fear River and Masonboro and Topsail Sounds on out to the nearshore wrecks, live bottoms, and artificial reefs of the Cape Fear region.
Capt. Rennie Clark
Tournament Trail Charters (910) 262-5402
Rennie is a professional redfish tournament angler with over 25 years experience fishing the waters of coastal NC. He specializes in artificial bait light tackle inshore fishing from Southport to Topsail Beach.
Capt. Brad Phillips
Fish Spanker Charters (910) 279-4204
Brad has over 20 years of successful fishing credentials ranging from commercial, chartering, and tournament fishing. His passion truly lies in catching big grouper, although he is an avid flounder and mackerel fisherman as well. He charters out of Carolina Beach.
Capt. Mike Pedersen
No Excuses Charters (910) 352-2715
Mike’s expertise and interests include chasing redfish on the flats, flounder and trout in the deeper inshore water, and nearshore fishing for gag grouper, king and spanish mackerel, Atlantic bonito, and more.
Capt. Arlen Ash
Ultimate Reaction Charters (910) 620-7046
An employee of Tex’s Tackle and Star Rods Pro Staffer along with his charter business, Arlen specializes in exploring new and innovative ways to fool offshore fish like jigging and popping along with traditional live and dead bait fishing.
Chris Primm
West Marine (910) 256-7878
Chris has been on boats since age 4 and working for West Marine since age 14, including doing electronics installs all throughout college. He is certified in Marine Electronics and manages the Wrightsville Beach West Marine.