About Ocean Stinger Charters
Ocean Stinger Charters is a fishing charter operation run by Captain Jesse Gawlik out of Wrightsville Beach Marina at 6 Marina Street, covering everything from the tidal creeks behind the island to the Gulf Stream roughly 60 miles offshore. It's a one-captain outfit, which means the person booking your trip is the same one reading the water on the day.
Trip formats range from four-hour half days through eight-hour full days to extended 10-to-12-hour Gulf Stream runs. Inshore trips target red drum, speckled trout, and flounder in the marshes; nearshore runs chase Spanish and king mackerel and cobia along the beaches; and offshore trips go after mahi, wahoo, tuna, sailfish, grouper, and amberjack over the blue-water ledges. Tackle and gear are provided across all trip types.
The draw here is range — few Wrightsville Beach charters fish everything from skinny water to the Stream — and the flexibility to match the trip to the season and the anglers aboard, whether that's a kid's first red drum or a full-day offshore hunt. Departing straight from Wrightsville Beach Marina keeps run times short and fishing time long.
