Captain Smiley came highly recommended by some local friends. It was a great choice. The weather was so-so for us, mostly overcast, but made for a very relaxing day on the water. The boat was clean and felt extremely safe. Patrick was amazing and made the whole experience a pleasant one. He has a great sense of humor and was... More

We went fishing on May 1st and Patrick put us on fish right away!!! We caught a bunch of Flounder, we even got a big 7.5 lb flattie!! I have only good things to say about Captain Smiley's Fishing Charter, he was very nice and knowledgeable, and he was also very good with my 7 year old son. I would... More

We just took a second trip April 30, 2012 with Captain Smiley. Patrick is just an all around nice guy. He knows his fishing and explains things very well. We highly recommend his service. When we get another chance to go fishing at the beach, Patrick will be our captain. Brad and Cherri More

This was my second trip out with Captain Smiley. We started our day at 7am and headed for the Little River inlet. Within a few minutes we had boated a couple of trout. Then we landed a whopper 7 lb trout. We headed to another location and caught several black drum. Finally we went to the shallows and boated several... More

Fished with Patrick last week. Our group caught a nice batch of flounder near Cherry Grove. 2 were over 18 inches! Great trip! I highly recommend him as a guide. More

Just got back from a great fishing trip with Captain Smiley (4/21/12) and it was a blast. He did a great job explaining what we should do and knew countless spots to take us. It was great not having to buy a fishing license since it is included when you fish with him. All we had to do was show... More

We recently went out on a half a day charter with Capt Smiley and man did we have a blast. Being from the foothills of NC we had never done any saltwater fishing, Patrick was very helpful with teaching use technique of catching our targeted fish and provided use with some awesome equipment and tackle. Our trip was fun, simply... More

My grandson and I had the pleasure of inshore fishing with Captain Smiley for 7 hours and had an extremely memorable day on the water. I have fished with a number of guides and charters in countries throughout the world, and I consider him as being among the best that I have ever fished with. I want my grandoson's fishing... More

Had a great time with Capt. Smiley. Weather was perfect and the fishing was great. More