You'll also need to plan to be up early - most charters leave the docks between 4:00 a.m. (Make-up charters and refunds due to weather cancellations are common practice, however.) Anything more, and the charter boat may not even be able to go out fishing. The other thing to keep an eye on when planning a charter trip is the weather: wind and wave conditions on the Outer Banks can change within minutes, but if possible, you'll want to book a charter trip during a time when the winds are at most 15-20mph. Smaller parties can be combined together, and individual anglers may want to call a week or so in advance to see if they can be "added on" to a pre-existing fishing trip, generally at a lower cost. Even with a seemingly limitless supply of individually owned charter boat businesses to choose from, reservations book up fast.Įach charter boat can generally accommodate a party of 6 people, and offer half-day or full-day trips to the Gulf Stream.
When reserving a charter trip, you'll want to be sure and book well in advance, particularly during the peak visitation months of June, July and August. Launching points for charter boats include the marinas in Wanchese on Roanoke Island, the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center adjacent to Oregon Inlet, and Hatteras Inlet, which features a number of landings and marinas for charter businesses to dock.
In some areas, like Cape Point on Hatteras Island, the Gulf Stream is a just a 15 mile boat ride away, and provides some of the best big-catch fishing north of Florida. Charter Fishing is one of the biggest draws for vacationing anglers, due mainly to the Outer Banks' proximity to the Gulf Stream. You'll notice that just about every major "harbor" along the inlets of the Outer Banks has a fleet of charter boats just waiting to launch.
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