Captin’s Reel

We happened to stroll down the docks one morning on our trip to Newport and pass by Captains. We were looking at the ads on the window when a woman opens the door to ask if we have questions. They hadn’t opened yet but Barbara was kind enough to ask if we needed any help. We inquired about what it cost to fish. Being a novice on the ocean, I had questions. She was super helpful and gave me a great deal on a trip out to fish and drop a crab pot.
The next day I got there for the trip and you bet, she was equally as terrific. We loaded the boat with us tourists and headed out. I didn’t get to talk to the captain much but Noah was great to shoot the shit with and was really helpful. We didn’t catch a ton of fish (we meaning me) but everyone that had a crab pot got their limit of 12. The guys back at the dock cleaned everything up for a nominal fee and there I was with a fresh sea bass and 12 full cooked and cleaned crab! What an awesome time!
I would recommend these folks any time. I don’t have any costs to compare to, but the customer service makes up for me needing to shop around. We will be bringing my youngest son out there as soon as crab season comes back and the weather doesn’t suck.
Thanks, Barbara!

This is the beat charter I’ve been on by a long shot. I took my 9 and 10 year old out with them. They are very accomodating and great att catching the fish. We have gone out with them 3 times and plan on going again soon.
I see that some reviews are upset that trips are cancelled, but i have been out with other charters when trips SHOULD have been cancelled but they didn’t want to loose the $$$ — this was NOT SAFE. I trust Captains Reel to be safe. I want to come home.
Thanks for the great trips!
Jim S

Took my son on a Rock fish trip. First time for both of us going fishing on the ocean. While we didn’t limit out, and honestly wasn’t that big a deal to us, we had a pretty good time fishing. We caught the only Canary Rock fish (and the limit is one, so I guess we did limit) and the only ling cod on the trip. Someone did catch a blue ling cod (and that’s weird to see a blue fish), but it was too small and had to go back. My son also managed to hook and bring up a sea star as well. The weird thing, the guys on the bow, they’d hook and bring in two or three fish at a time. Stand next to them with the same gear, and nothing, at least for a while. The captain and the hand were both nice, helped us out, especially the couple of times we hooked the reef. Always extra poles available to change if there was a lost hook.
For us, the time went by quicker than you can imagine. For the couple of people who got seasick, I’m sure it felt like an eternity for them.
Getting back to the dock, there are a few guys there who will filet your catch for you. Based on the cost of the trip, these were some of the most expensive fish ever, but honestly, we had a great time and I’d consider the longer tuna or salmon expedition.

Took my son on the Long Fin and spent the day fishing with Gerald and Noah. We had a blast. Limited on fish and got tons of crab. Great time! Excellent customer service. Highly recommend, especially if you are a new fisherman or have kids!!!

I had been out with them a couple of times back in 2009 & 2010 and had great trips, whether it was for rockfish, salmon, or tuna. The albacore fishing was the best I’ve ever experienced when considering numbers and distance to catch them compared to all of my trips out of San Diego. Very competitive prices and convenient fish-​cleaning services. I would venture out with them again, if and when I come up to Oregon in the future.

My wife and i went on a 5 hour rock fishing trip on one of the smaller boats. The staff were very helpful in setting up our trip and answering all of our questions. It was kind of a kick to arrive at Captain’s Reel and find the young lady who was so helpful and knowledgeable on the phone was a 15 year old intern just helping out for free.
All the staff were great including our Captain who worked very hard to get us on the fish. Fishing that day was hit and miss. I caught a Ling Cod and a few Sea Bass, my wife caught a few Bass as well. Everyone on the boat caught fish, though no one limited. out. We killed it on crab though and the Captain was generous enough to share from his catch with all of us as he was disappointed that he didn’t get us on more fish — though the rest of us felt he did a great job.
Once you get back. there are personnel there to filet your catch and vacuum seal it for you.
We had a great time as did everyone on the boat. Captain’s Reel has my vote!

I was disappointed in my trip with Captain Reel. I signed up for a tuna trip three weeks in advance. The office staff talked me into a 12 hour trip saying that the 18 hour trip would just be a waste of money. They told me that the trip would not be cancelled unless the ocean was not cooperating. Three days before the trip I called to check on some details and nothing was said about a cancellation… or even the possibility of a cancellation. The weather reports I was watching seemed fine. Then less than 24 hours before the trip (too late to cancel hotel reservations in Newport) I was called and told that they were cancelling the trip because the tuna were running too far off the coast to make a 12 hour trip worth the ride. She told me that the 18 hour trip would work, but they were not running an 18 hour trip. Since we were already in Newport at that point, we decided to go along on a 5 hour rockfishing trip. That trip was OK, but a rather insipid substitution for the tuna trip we had been eagerly anticipating. I think Captain Reel managed this whole thing poorly and I will not sign up for another trip with them.

Ok, so let me begin by telling you that in March I saw a Groupon for a Three-​Hour Bay-​Crab Fishing Trip for Two or Four from Captain’s Reel Deep Sea Fishing in Newport (Up to 56% Off). This is a $ 90.00 trip normally, but I got it for $ 35.00. Seems like a hell of a deal huh? As the one star implies… Eek! Methinks NOT!
Our friends got the same Groupon so we were thinking that we would make a weekend trip out of this «deal». My friend calls up, schedules the trip, and we are set up for our Saturday in the bay! This all sounds so good. I mean even as I’m typing it I keep remembering how excited I was. So before you stop reading because you can’t figure out why I would give such a low score when it all sounds so good. here goes the «REALITY» piece to this trip.
The first trip was booked June 9^th. We were originally supposed to go out on the July 21^st, this was a Saturday. Then they called on July 6^th and wanted to move it to August 31^st @ 11am, this was a Friday. Because it was Friday we all had to take the day off as well, but even that was fine with us. Then they called on August 27^th and wanted to change the departure time to 4pm instead of 11am. My friend who was doing all the booking called and left 2 messages on the 27^th and the 28^th with the staff because the woman that owned the company was not available each time he called. He expressed that we DID NOT want to change our departure time again, and if there was any problem to contact me ASAP. So he called again on the 29^th to confirm that there was no issue, and that’s when the owner said they would not be going out at 11 am because of a tide issue.
So here’s the thing, my friend has a coworker who looked up the tide and consulted her spouse who owns a charter out of Newport as well and found out that 4 pm was the worse time of the day to go out. Once the owner of the charter company found out that we were contacting Groupon she was. well…let’s say she was less than friendly about everything, and pretty much said if you don’t come at 4pm then you can kiss your Groupon good bye.
So basically at this point my friend and my husband contacted Groupon and explained the issues and they refunded the money.
So here is the moral of this story… if a company would rather take out a group of people who pay full price instead of those who are using a Groupon… I don’t know… maybe DON’T SELL THE GROUPON TO BEGIN WITH! We plan on going out crabbing; however, will NOT be going with this company!

They canceled our fishing trip a half hour before sail because of a «boat issue.» We had reserved it 24 hours in advance. If you don’t want to get canceled, don’t book with them. There are plenty of other fishing charters in Newport.

Had a great time yesterday. Went on the 5hr bottom fishing trip and Staff was friendly and fun to banter with. Captain Doug worked his butt off to make sure we caught our limit.