Chris greeted the three of us on the docks before our trip began. He made sure we boarded a freshly washed boat ready to set out for the trip. Chris gave us a brief rundown of what to expect and then took us out to his first spot. Chris was very friendly and made great conversation while helping us to fish effectively. He was very knowledgeable of the Sound and would answer any questions we had. All in all, it was a great experience to be on a boat with just our party and a captain that helped make the experience exactly what we were looking for. We will definitely look to charter with First Light next time we are in the Outer Banks.

Our family had a blast!! Chris is amazing, patient, and attentive to kids. My son is just getting into fishing an by the 1.5 hour mark he was ready for snacks/drinks and caught tons of fish. Had we booked a 1/2 day trip I think with the sun an waiting between fish bites he may have came out not enjoying fishing anymore (as he gets older his attention span will increase, but for now I’ld love to keep him interested). Chris brought us to catch some “big” fish and then to a spot every cast yielded a small fish! My son loved to hold them an watch them wiggle back into the ocean. Chris took the time to show him the parts of the fish that could scratch/hurt him if he touched them. Plus, when Chris got a bite, he gave the pole to my son to wheel in! Bonus catches he called it. I am not a fisher, and more enjoyed the boat ride, soaking up some sun, an taking 100 videos/pics of my guys. Overall, it was great to get off shore an still gave us plenty of time to enjoy the rest of the day at the beach! Def recommend an well worth the price.

First time on the Outer Banks and decided to do some fishing.  Captain Chris called us and at the dock and got us to the slip in time to have a great afternoon on the water.  Everyone caught something and we hauled in a couple of rays/skates, a hound fish, and a flounder (not in season though).  Then we changed locations to do some simple bait fishing.  Saw a group of bottlenose dolphins on the way 👍.  Caught a bunch of bait fish and which was simple but an unexpectedly awesome time.  Would definitely sail with him again.

Great experience with First Light Charters and Captain Chris. Very knowledgeable and he put us on the fish! Super nice Captain and a very nice boat with great gear kept in great shape. We slammed the trout and got plenty of fillets for dinner. We had a blast and will definitely book more trips with First Light Charters and Captain Chris for sure!!!

Can’t recommend Captain Chris enough. We were on the fish from the start. Before the end of the day we had an inshore slam! Flounder, speckled trout, and red drum, there were plenty for the cooler and many more that made their way back to the water. Chris knows the spots and had my girlfriend and I catching fish when others weren’t. Quality equipment added to the experience if that sort of thing matters to you, tough to feel a bite when using an old pool queue for a rod though. I’ll be back next time I’m in the area, hopefully he won’t be to busy to take us out again. Don’t hesitate to book him up while I’m gone.