Hampton Roads Charters

Horrible experiences for the past few years. Capt. drifts and never anchors boat. I fish off head/​party boats all over the USA and this is the worst one yet. They have definitely lost me as a customer.

Came over for the fishing trip… caught about 6 croaker each… good time. but only thing that boat is set up for is croaker fishing only… if you expect to catch something big and meaty, you need to go farther out.
Asked the captain about getting the fish cleaned prior to departure, he said the mate would do it if we had time. Asked the mate prior to going back to shore and he mentioned it would mean he had to clean the station before the next trip (too much work). He said this after I gave him a 35 dollar tip. Never again.
The mate was good and friendly — and did a great job until this point. This was the only disappointing part about his actions.
Other than that this is an inshore croaker fishing trip— good for drinking beer with your friends and putting a few poles in the water…
Next time we will try for something different unless we want a night trip.

I was so excited to experience this charter boat with confidence that the captain knew where to find spot, croaker, and trout. My dad and I had decided to call before our arrival and we were told the folks from earlier that day had caught hundreds of fish. Say no more, I’m on my way! We were onboard from 12:30 — 5:30pm on a Saturday. The day left me highly disappointed. Only a hand full of fish had been caught on the boat among 16 people. I’m pretty sure my dad & I had the most (certainly no more than 10 fish). $ 40 bucks down the drain! The captain moved his boat several times but it only got worst. We kept catching baby bass and yucky ugly toadfish.
Someone on the boat mentioned that the captain took a different route than earlier that day (where all the fish were). I really hoped that he would allow us more time fish into the evening hours considering there wasn’t another group fishing afterwards. Besides, we spent entirely too much of our time moving around until we ended up in very deep waters. Eventually, nothing came up but a hook with dangling bait. NO FISH!
Either the first group snatched them all or we got the okie doke. Would’ve been much better off fishing from the pier.
Pros: Relaxing water and time spent with dad

Our family came down on vacation from New Hampshire to visit the Williamsburg, VA area. We emailed the Hampton Roads Charter on our drive down after finding them on a Google search to reserve spots. Their reply was quick and courteous and we easily reserved our spots for the afternoon (12:30p-5:30p) charter. We arrived a bit early, boarded a few minutes before departure, and set off right on time.
Our crew was awesome! Our Captain, Brett, and the Mate, Camilla, were extremely personable, and great to talk to. Camilla was super helpful with everything from bait to detangling line and unhooking fish for everyone on board. The Mate works for tips only, so be sure to tip them well.
To top it off, the fishing was fantastic. We fished for about four hours, and I lost count of the fish I caught, mostly «croakers», well over 20 to be sure. We also saw some dolphins and a sea turtle as an additional bonus.
All in all, we had a fantastic afternoon fishing, and I highly recommend this company!

I currently live in PA and was last living in Hampton when I was serving in the USAF. I recently secured a fishing trip for me and 10 of my friends, some of which served with me. After about 2 weeks I was told that my trip was cancelled due to someone paying well in advance and wanting the same day I selected.
Payment in advance was not required to secure my trio but was used to cancel my small vacation. I was told I could receive a 80 dollar discount for my troubles, however I will not attempt to make such plans with a place that doesn’t keep their word.