Captain Derrick went above and beyond to keep us on top of the fish all day. He navigated us through rough seas and did everything possible to keep us comfortable. When the bite was slow, he made a great call to move us out elsewhere, and we had an insane last hour of fishing thanks to this decision. Most captains would’ve called it a day at that point. The bite was slow all morning, despite seeing fish all around us, and we had less than 2 hours left on our charter. Captain Derrick was determined... Meer

I’m a novice when it comes to offshore fishing and have never hired a fishing charter before but my buddy was up from South Carolina and he’s a veteran at both. While I didn’t have a great frame of reference, he said they were worth every penny. Super-friendly and super-knowledgeable. We came home with our limit of fluke and sea bass. You can tell these guys aren’t doing it for the check, they’re doing it because they love fishing. I live here and own a boat and these guys weren’t... Meer

What a great day! Was a little cold but we roughed it out. The captain put us on the fish and we put em in the boat. 5 guys went, 4 guys caught, and 3 fish came home. Couldn’t have asked for a better day. I would definitely recommend Smoke n’ Reel for striper fishing and plan on going a little bit earlier in the season next year with these guys.

I never went ocean fishing before. I found smoke n reel charter, and gave them a try and WOW! Derrick and Andrew were so knowledgeable, patient,and enjoyable to be around. These guys worked very hard to make it a great trip, and we caught a bunch of fish. Thank you!