Michael J. Mullaney is our fly fishing specialist. Michael enjoys light tackle and kayak adventures on Cape Cod. He is a graduate of Germantown Academy and St. Lawrence University. Michael started his fishing career running a hyde drift boat on the Delaware River. Michael is extremely personable and is available for fly casting instruction. Michael handles the guided fishing bookings in relation to many of the major hotel resorts here on Cape Cod. Michael is also the publisher of the Cape Cod Maritime Guide book.
Michael has solidified endorsements from; Cabelas, Heritage Kayaks, Loop Fly Co., Lonely Angler Lures, & Freedom Hawk Kayaks. He has worked on various television shows such as; Orvis/Espn, Cabelas/Versus, Travel Channel/ Samantha Brown, and local community access. Michael either guided for these shows or Mc'd the fishing portions.
David Ruddock
David Ruddock leaves from Outermost Harbor in Chatham. He is experienced in fly fishing and light tackle charters on the flats. Dave is a US Coast Guard licensed captain. Dave is an endorsed guide for Orvis & Loop Fly Fishing Co.
Dave fishes the famous monomoy flats area south of Chatham. Rip fishing from Bearses or Rogers shoals this experienced guide knows the waters at the tip of Monomoy. Dave is an expert fly tier. He enjoys fishing these patterns; squid, sand eels, menhaden, anchovy, and herring.
From a very young age, Captain Shane has held a passion for fishing. He has been running his own fishing vessel commercially since the age of 17 and also has experience on offshore fishing vessels, including long lining. Shane has worked on Cape Cod charter boats with several Captains over the last decade.
His passion and experience for the sport of fishing has provided him with a wealth of knowledge on almost every Atlantic species from Cape Cod to North Carolina. His favorites include Blue Fin Tuna and Striped Bass. Captain Shane loves being on the water and the thrill of the catch. He is happy to customize your charter so that you and your friends or family can experience the very best of fishing Cape Cod.
John Ford
John Ford has been fishing New England’s waters for most of his life. He spent his childhood fishing the waters of MA. He now resides in Southern Maine where he has spent the last 14 years guiding fly and light tackle anglers along the coast of Maine. John lives and breathes saltwater fishing, either stalking striped bass in skinny water or chasing bluefin tuna he has earned his reputation for finding fish.
John has written for and been featured in Saltwater Sportsman Mag, Fly Fishing in Salt Waters and had appeared on ESPN. He has had the pleasure of fishing many famous and accomplished anglers, in 2007 he guided Barry and Cathy Beck both to their first ever Bluefin Tuna caught on fly. But he also feels quite at home teaching the sport to “newbies”. With a choice of “poling” the flats for bass or throwing poppers to tuna offshore there is a good chance you will fall in love the coastal waters of Maine just as John has.
Gary Swanson
Captain Gary Swanson holds a U.S. Coast Guard Masters License No. 894318. He has been fishing the Cape and Islands for the last 35 years and knows the areas where the fish normally frequent. Much of the fishing is done in shoal and rip waters where the peak fishing is limited to a specific tidal period.
Watching the wind and keeping the desires and experience of the anglers in mind, the Captain plans each trip to take best advantage of these peak periods. This offers the angler the best opportunity for an exciting memorable experience. Captain Swanson also highly recommends the option of light line spin casting or fly-fishing near shore shallow and rocky waters for Striped Bass.
This has been a favorite for a truly enjoyable active day. Fishing virtually gets underway as soon as you leave the dock. The river and near shore waters offers more protection from the wind, especially for fly-fishing.
Robert Betti
Rober Betti is a seasoned captain from Barnstable harbor. Located on Cape Cod Bay anglers can expect fantastic bluefish and striper trips. Whether you are an experienced fisherman or a novice that wants to learn, Cape Cod Bay has fun awaiting you. Robert can cater to; families, corporate outings, and groups of friends that are looking for a fun day of fishing.
Robert runs two styles of boats. You have your choice of sport fishing between the Escape for parties up to 6 and the Elizabeth B for parties of 3 or less. Barnstable harbor is a beautiful area protected by the barrier beach called Sandy Neck. Fishers can enjoy superior light angling action in this area.
Just outside the harbor the entire Cape Cod Bay can be explored. The bay is very large and anglers can experience rips and shoal fishing at Billingsgate, or hit the deep drop off areas just of Provincetown. Jigging and trolling technique preferred here. Robert is also an experienced pelagic species angler. Pelagics home to the Cape are; blue fin tuna, atlantic marlin, white marlin, false albacore, and several species of shark.
Or cruise along the shore from the Towns of; Dennis, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham, and up towards Truro & P-town for bird diving top water action.
Christopher Willi/Block Island
Christopher Willi grew up in a Navy family from Newport, RI and has lived abroad and all over the US. Calling New England his home he moved to Block Island in 1992 while attending the University of Rhode Island majoring in Wildlife Biology and Management.
He started his guiding career in 1998 showing clients the fantastic surf fishing B.I. is famous for. In 2002 Chris opened Block Island Fishworks, a tackle shop and is the headquarters for all the Islands local charter boats featuring all types of fishing.
His tackle shop specializes in surf and fly fishing tackle and hosts the annual Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament each September benefiting the National Childrens Cancer Society and local youth charities. During the season Chris runs his 20ft Aquasport 'Julia Ryan' from both the Islands Harbors and specializes in Light Tackle and Fly Fishing. Grand Isle Louisiana, Vero Beach FL, and Park City Utah are his favorite off season destinations.
Capt. Tom MLeczko represents our connection to Nantucket Island. Coupled with the Nantucket Retreats Estate Cottage Rentals, Tom's crew is on hand to service all of your angling needs.
Capt. Tom's expansion to four boats has succeeded thanks to the strength and experience of his crew. Capt. Tom has put together one of the most impressive fishing teams on the East Coast. All of his captains have fished the Nantucket's waters since they were children and they average 15 summers of guiding on Nantucket. Jamie Vaughan for example, our youngest captain, has been working in some capacity for Capt. Tom's Charters for 6 seasons, but as a Nantucket native, he still shows his more seasoned colleagues a few new tricks every year. Nat Reeder, by comparison, is now entering his 24th year with Captain Tom.
While Capt. Tom readily admits that he learns new tricks from his experienced fishing colleagues, he is quick to point out that as strong fishermen as they are, that their true strength is with people. For the past 35 years, Capt. Tom's Charters has prospered due to one driving principle: This is a people business. Our goal has been to always show people a good time and have them leave the boat with memories that will last a lifetime (or at least until they have the opportunity to fish again!) The ability and experience of our crew, combined with the fertility of Nantucket's waters, ensure top quality fishing. What has always set Capt Tom's Charters apart from the competition, however, is his devotion and ability to create unforgettable experiences for his clients that encompassed all of what a Nantucket fishing trip should be. This has remained a top priority with Capt Tom and his entire crew.
Our obsession for the ocean and the fish that swim within it keeps us fishing, but our strength as a team and what keeps our clients returning year after year is our shared passion for the people we fish with. Our shared passions and abilities allow us to offer incredible experiences for a wide range of anglers.
Steve Kean
Steve Kean is a tremendous kayak guide focusing on stripers and blues on the Lower Cape. Steve fishes the towns of Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown on a regular basis. Steve also first mates out of Chatham for tuna trips. Steve is a knowlegable fisher. Book Steve early as he is a popular guide.
Steve can take you kayak fishing virtually Cape wide. His favorite areas are on the lower Cape either on the Cape Cod Bay side or on the Race point eastern facing the Atlantic for serious surf casting. This guide is perfect for the adventure driven angler that likes to paddle to various fishing hot spots.
Steve also enjoys participating as the "first mate" on various fishing trips either for; tuna, shark, bass, blues, or exotic species. This guide spends time in the winter down in pursuit of large game species such as; marlin, mahi mahi, and more.
Marc Costa
Marc Costa is our captain from the Rock Harbor fleet. Marc is the owner and captain of the Mystery Charter Boat. Rock Harbor fleet of fishing vessels sail out on the tide 2 times per day in the season. There is an 8 hour trip and a 4 hour trip each day. Rock Harbor is located in Orleans and Cape Cod Bay is accessed from this harbor.
Marc can take anglers on on his Columbia boat full with tuna tower. This boat is absolutely one of the treasures on the Cape, with wooden transom and awesome colors of gold & black. or on the Mystery which is a similar vessel. Both of these boats are ready to provide anglers a fantastic journey. Marc is very knowledgable on the history and bio diversity of the Cape Cod Bay. Roack Harbor is located in Orleans.
New For this year, Marc has a flat's style boat that can access to the left of Rock Harbor the famous Brewster Flats for great fly fishing or light tackle experiences.
Will Raye
Captain Will Raye started fishing Cape Cod waters when he was very young, spending much of his time off Chatham. Guiding anglers since 1995 he gets as excited about seeing clients catch fish as did the day he started.
Growing up spending the summers on Morris Island in Chatham, spending every spare minute down at the beach throwing jigs, swimming plugs, poppers and eventually fly fishing. People might have stared at Will when he was fly fishing on the beach for many many hours. Now a days it seems like everyone has a fly rod on the boat. Later on, graduating to a rowboat, Will used to spend countless hours fighting the tide in Stage Harbor while chasing big harbor blues feeding on menhaden.
When he finally was allowed to have an outboard, a monstrous 5 hp, He was hunted schoolies around Morris Island, Monomoy and South Beach. Will has eveolved into an accomplished Captain and he is the perfect choice for light tackle and fly fishing guided tours.
Mark Haley
Mark Haley Come fish aboard the Shannon Sea of out Sesuit Harbor, with Capt. Mark Haley.The Shannon Sea is a 26 foot Sailfish center console powered by twin four stroke150 Yamaha engines which will give you a quiet smoke free ride. She is equipped with the state of the art Furuno electronics and safety gear.
Capt. Mark also uses top of the line fishing gear, Penn Reels , St. Croix and Tsunami fishing rods.
Capt. Mark fishes Cape Cod Bay, targeting Stripers, Blues and Tuna. Mark has been fishing the Cape Cod Bay waters for over 20 years and is more than willing to teach and share his knowledge of fishing these waters to all on board. May you be a novice angler or an experienced angler, your day of fishing with Capt. Mark will be a positive and memorable fishing trip.
Eric Morea
Eric Morea is a fully licensed and insured charter capt hailing from Pamet Harbor. Stripers, blues, and Tuna. Pamet Harbor has easy access to Cape Cod Bay. And cruise up to P-town on the Bay side. Ask for special Cod and shark trips as well.
Enjoy a memorable day or half day aboard the Silver hawk, a new 25 ft. center console with full fishing gear and private bathroom facilities for the family trips. For instance in July a four person charter spotted some tuna on the surface. "The fight lasted over an hour" and the tuna landed exceeded 100 pounds!
Michael Mannix
Michael Mannix is a local school teacher at Mashpee Highschool. Michael is originally from Buffalo and was the head hockey coach at University of Buffalo for several seasons.
He is a wet wade guide who is familiar with spin casting and live line eel techniques for larger fish within the many estuary systems on Cape Cod. Mannix and Mullaney play in the Men's hockey league thru the long winter months on Cape Cod.
Eric Gass
Eric Gass grew up fishing the trout streams of Western Mass. He recently graduated from The University of Massachusetts in Amherst. He spends the summer on Cape Cod and is available for surf cast fishing and kayak adventures.
Eric started GSO outfitters in Greenfield MA. He also works with the Harrison Brothers in western MA plus doing glacial river guided tours in the summer in Montana.
Kevin Huck
Kevin Huck started commercial fishing when he was 13, fishing for Salmon in Southeast Alaska. He`s fished for Salmon, Halibut and Crab in the Bering Sea. He`s also ran a charter fishing boat out of Kodiak Island.
He currently works for the Yarmouth fire dept. as a firefighter/paramedic. This is his 4th year running the Albatross. The Albatross leaves from Sesuit Harbor in Dennis.
The Albatross has the ability to take groups of above 6 anglers on group tours. Kevin leaves from Sesuit Harbor each day at 8:00 am and 12:00 pm, or groups can special reserve the Albatross.
