We had an amazing afternoon shrimping! The boat captained by John and his first mate Birch was incredibly cheerful, clean and comfortable for our family of 5 and our dog Chester. Because of John’s knowledge of the area, we were able to catch a big haul, more than 8 pounds of shrimp in less than 2hrs!  They were friendly, professional, great with our 3 kids and taught us lots about shrimping and the different kinds of species in the sound. They made sure we had a great time, and even took the time to help our dog feel comfortable on the boat. We can’t wait to go out with them again!

Captain John and First Mate Birch were very laid back and knew their stuff. My dad has had some experience with crabbing and has fished a lot over his years but said he learned a few things today which is impressive! We had a great day with shrimping and crabbing. Fishing wasn’t great but when it wasn’t working out we were able to continue with what was. We had a lovely dinner for all 11 of us and had crabs and shrimp leftovers. If you’re on the fence, do it! We have been pondering booking a charter for years and are so glad we finally pulled the trigger. We will definitely be back! Thank you!

What a great day on the water with Captain Mike and First Mate Burch.  We were a group of six that learned so much about crabbing and the Outer Banks.  Some in our group had never crabbed before and had a blast pulling up the pots and unloading them.  Caught a good deal of nice crabs before fishing and when the fish weren’t biting as we liked - Captain gave us the option to go back to crabbing - which we did and almost doubled the previous catch.  Some in our party were on a full day trip out of Manteo so we grabbed up the half day out of Wanchese.  Wanchese is just a quaint little area on the island and I loved pulling right up to where Captain John docks Somerset - very authentic feel - which we all loved!  If you’ve driven all that way from the upper part of OBX - be sure to spend some time in the little town of Manteo as well.  Many thanks to Captain John and and First Mate Burch for a terrific day - we will be back and will recommend to all our friends traveling to OBX!!  FISH ON!

Captain John and Somerset Charter were great to work with.  Right after I booked I was confirmed via text. I had some questions and he was great with answering them. 

I took my father in law and 3 sons on the charter.  We trolled for shrimp and went crabbing. We caught more than enough for our family dinner.  Birch the first mate was great with keeping our sons engaged and safe.

I was worried about too much sun exposure but the boat has a canopy which made it very enjoyable day at sea.

Looking forward to our next charter.

All the best!
Mark

We had a great time on the water. Great trip for kids (we had 6 and 9 year old with us). They loved seeing what was caught in the net and then feeding the birds the scraps. We didn’t want to keep crabs but Captain John still put on a good show to show us how to do it and let the kids see them. He was very accommodating to giving us the experience we wanted to have. We had an amazing dinner of fresh shrimp and have plenty more. A great way to experience the water in a different way. Thanks for the fun trip!