Meet Our North Myrtle Beach Fishing Captains
The captain you fish with can make a major difference in how your day on the water is planned. Tides, weather, sea conditions, boat type, fishing style, group size, experience level, and trip length all influence how a charter is operated.
North Myrtle Beach Fishing Charters has been locally operated since 1991 and works with experienced fishing captains across private Inshore, Nearshore, Shark, Offshore, Deep Sea, and Gulf Stream trips.
Our captain team works with families, children, beginners, experienced anglers, vacation groups, and serious fishermen throughout North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, Little River, Cherry Grove, Calabash, Murrells Inlet, and surrounding Carolina coastal waters.
Different captains and vessels are suited to different fishing trips. This page helps you meet the captains, learn about their backgrounds, understand their fishing specialties, and find the type of charter that best fits your group.
Quick Answer: North Myrtle Beach Fishing Charters has operated since 1991 and works with captains experienced in Inshore, Nearshore, Shark, Offshore, Deep Sea, and Gulf Stream Fishing. Founder Captain Keith Logan has more than 40 years of local fishing experience and is a U.S. Coast Guard Master Captain with a 200-Ton endorsement. Captain and vessel assignments depend on the charter type, group size, trip length, conditions, schedule, and availability.
Our Fishing Captain Team at a Glance
Local Operation
Decades of charter fishing experience along the Carolina coast.
Private Charters
Your assigned charter boat is reserved for your group rather than mixed with unrelated customers.
Fishing Range
Different captains and vessels serve different fishing environments and trip lengths.
Families & Beginners
Many of our captains regularly work with children, first-time anglers, and mixed-experience families.
Captain Keith Logan
Founder and U.S. Coast Guard Master Captain with a 200-Ton endorsement.
Need Help Choosing?
Tell us your group size, dates, experience level, and preferred fishing style.
Why Your Fishing Captain Matters
A fishing captain does considerably more than operate the boat.
Depending on the trip, captains evaluate:
- Tide stage
- Current direction and speed
- Wind
- Marine weather
- Sea conditions
- Water temperature
- Water clarity
- Bait movement
- Seasonal fish movement
- Fishing pressure
- Boat positioning
- Trip length
- The experience and comfort level of the anglers aboard
Those conditions can influence where the boat fishes, which techniques are used, how far the trip travels, and whether the original fishing plan needs to change.
Not every captain operates every boat or every type of charter. Captain and vessel assignments are matched to the trip being booked.
Meet Our Fishing Captains
Below are the captains associated with our different fishing operations. Captain availability and vessel assignments vary by date and charter type.
Captain Keith Logan — Founder & Inshore Captain
Captain Keith Logan founded North Myrtle Beach Fishing Charters in 1991 and has more than 40 years of experience fishing the coastal waters of North and South Carolina.
Captain Keith is a U.S. Coast Guard Master Captain with a 200-Ton endorsement. His background ranges from light-tackle Inshore Fishing to Nearshore, Offshore, Gulf Stream, tournament, commercial, and big-game fishing.
His current schedule focuses heavily on private Inshore and light-tackle trips for families, beginners, children, and experienced anglers.
Primary specialties: Inshore • Light Tackle • Families • Beginners • Fishing Instruction
Primary boat: 25-foot Scout 251XS Bay Boat powered by a 300HP Yamaha four-stroke.
Captain Steve Fennell — Veteran Inshore Captain
Captain Steve Fennell brings decades of fishing experience to the team, including approximately 30 years as a licensed U.S. Coast Guard captain, decades of fishing in Florida, and about 20 years fishing South Carolina waters.
Captain Steve is known for a patient, steady approach that works well with families, beginners, multi-generational groups, and experienced fishermen.
Primary specialties: Inshore • Light Tackle • Families • Beginners
Boat: 24-foot Blue Wave powered by a 250HP Suzuki with Humminbird electronics, Minn Kota trolling motor, and shallow-water anchoring equipment.
Captain Terry Helms — North Myrtle Beach Inshore Captain
Captain Terry Helms was born and raised in the North Myrtle Beach area and has spent more than 50 years fishing local waters.
He has approximately 30 years as a licensed captain and brings extensive knowledge of local tides, structure, seasonal patterns, and Inshore fishing conditions.
Primary specialties: Inshore • Families • Beginners • Local Tidal Waters
Boat: 25-foot Avenger Bay Boat powered by a 300HP Suzuki with Simrad electronics, Minn Kota trolling motor, and shallow-water anchoring equipment.
Captain Darien Crumbley — Inshore & Backwater Captain
Captain Darien Crumbley has approximately 30 years of local fishing experience and about 20 years as a U.S. Coast Guard-licensed captain.
His background includes fishing shallow coastal water, tidal backwaters, marsh systems, and seasonal Inshore patterns.
Primary specialties: Inshore • Backwater • Flounder • Sheepshead • Families • Beginners
Boat: 22-foot Coastal Skiff powered by a 115HP Tohatsu with Garmin electronics and Minn Kota trolling motor.
Captain Gary Maruszak — Murrells Inlet Fishing Captain
Captain Gary Maruszak has more than 30 years of fishing experience around the Grand Strand and Murrells Inlet area and approximately 10 years as a licensed U.S. Coast Guard captain.
Captain Gary operates around Murrells Inlet and works with families, children, beginners, couples, and experienced anglers.
Primary specialties: Inshore • Nearshore • Light Tackle • Murrells Inlet • Families
Captain Shad Barfield — Calabash Fishing Captain
Captain Shad Barfield has approximately 25 years of Carolina coastal fishing experience and about 10 years as a licensed U.S. Coast Guard captain.
Operating from the Calabash area, Captain Shad fishes coastal waters near the North Carolina–South Carolina border and regularly works with families, beginners, and experienced anglers.
Primary specialties: Inshore • Nearshore • Calabash • Families • Beginners
Boat: 25-foot Sea Hunt.
Captain Cody Childers — Cherry Grove Inshore Captain
Captain Cody Childers is a Cherry Grove native who has spent more than 20 years fishing local waters and approximately five years as a licensed U.S. Coast Guard captain.
Growing up around Cherry Grove gave Captain Cody years of experience with local creeks, flats, tidal movement, and seasonal Inshore fish patterns.
Primary specialties: Inshore • Light Tackle • Flounder • Red Drum • Trout • Black Drum • Families
Captain Keith Beverly — Nearshore, Offshore & Deep Sea Captain
Captain Keith Beverly operates ocean fishing trips from the Little River area.
His charter schedule includes shorter coastal trips as well as longer Offshore, Deep Sea, and Gulf Stream options depending on the trip, vessel, season, and conditions.
Primary specialties: Nearshore • Offshore • Deep Sea • Gulf Stream
Captain Chris Dawson — Nearshore & Offshore Captain
Captain Chris Dawson operates Nearshore and Offshore fishing trips and has a background that includes service as an EMT and volunteer firefighter.
His fishing style includes trolling and live-bait fishing for seasonal coastal and Offshore gamefish.
Primary specialties: Nearshore • Offshore • Gulf Stream • King Mackerel • Cobia • Live-Bait Fishing
Boat: 26-foot Sea Fox center console powered by twin Yamaha outboards, with GPS, sonar, fish finder, live well, seating, and an onboard head.
Captain Lawrence Long IV — Fourth-Generation Little River Captain
Captain Lawrence Long IV is a fourth-generation Little River fishing captain with more than 30 years of hands-on fishing experience and approximately 20 years as a licensed U.S. Coast Guard captain.
His family fishing history in Little River reaches back generations, and his experience extends from coastal fishing to Offshore and Gulf Stream waters.
Captain Lawrence holds a captain’s license with a 100-Ton endorsement and operates the Long Line, a 45-foot Offshore sportfishing vessel.
Primary specialties: Nearshore • Shark • Offshore • Deep Sea • Gulf Stream • Large Groups
Captain David Catalano — Shark Fishing Specialist
Captain David Catalano has approximately 30 years of fishing experience in the Carolinas and more than 15 years as a licensed U.S. Coast Guard captain.
His background includes both charter and commercial fishing, and he is particularly associated with private half-day Shark Fishing trips.
Captain David regularly works with families, children, groups of friends, and special-event parties.
Primary specialties: Shark Fishing • Nearshore • Families • Kids • Private Groups
Captain TJ — Nearshore, Shark, Deep Sea & Bluewater Captain
Captain TJ operates a range of ocean fishing trips from Little River aboard the Fish Screamer III.
His schedule includes shorter Nearshore and Shark trips as well as longer Deep Sea and bluewater fishing options.
Primary specialties: Nearshore • Shark • Deep Sea • Long-Range Fishing • Bluewater Trolling
Captain Danny Juel — Experienced Nearshore & Deep Sea Captain
Captain Danny Juel brings more than 45 years of fishing experience to Nearshore, Shark, Offshore, and Deep Sea fishing trips.
Captain Danny has extensive experience with Carolina coastal waters and works with both experienced anglers and guests who are new to ocean fishing.
Primary specialties: Nearshore • Shark • Offshore • Deep Sea • Bluewater
Captain Jim — Murrells Inlet Deep Sea Captain
Captain Jim operates Deep Sea and Offshore fishing trips from Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.
He operates the Wicked Hooker, a 28-foot Triton center console powered by twin Yamaha 250HP engines.
Primary specialties: Offshore • Deep Sea • Murrells Inlet
Choose a Captain by Fishing Trip
You do not need to decide on a captain before deciding what type of fishing you want to do.
For most guests, the better approach is:
Choose the fishing experience first → then match the captain and boat to the trip.
Inshore Fishing
Intracoastal Waterway, tidal creeks, marshes, backwaters, docks, and other coastal Inshore areas.
Captain team can include:
- Captain Keith Logan
- Captain Darien Crumbley
- Captain Cody Childers
Nearshore Fishing
Ocean fishing closer to shore without the time commitment of a full Deep Sea or Gulf Stream trip.
Captain team can include:
- Captain Chris Dawson
- Captain Lawrence Long IV
- Captain David Catalano
- Captain Danny Juel
Shark Fishing
Private Shark Fishing using tackle and techniques appropriate to the conditions and current regulations.
Captain team can include:
- Captain Lawrence Long IV
- Captain David Catalano
- Captain Danny Juel
Offshore Fishing
Offshore trips require the appropriate captain, vessel, weather window, trip length, and group preparation.
Captain team can include:
- Captain Chris Dawson
- Captain Lawrence Long IV
- Captain Danny Juel
Deep Sea Fishing
Longer open-ocean trips using vessels equipped for Offshore travel and structure fishing.
Captain team can include:
- Captain Chris Dawson
- Captain Lawrence Long IV
- Captain Danny Juel
Gulf Stream Fishing
Our longest-range fishing option for anglers prepared for a full day in Offshore Atlantic conditions.
Captain team can include:
- Captain Chris Dawson
- Captain Lawrence Long IV
- Captain Danny Juel
How Captain & Boat Assignments Work
North Myrtle Beach Fishing Charters operates several types of fishing trips, and not every captain operates every vessel or every charter type.
Captain and boat assignments can depend on:
- Fishing trip booked
- Trip length
- Total number of guests
- Vessel capacity
- Captain schedule
- Boat availability
- Departure area
- Weather
- Sea conditions
- Seasonal operating needs
Can You Request a Specific Captain?
Yes. If you would like to fish with a particular captain, tell us when you call or text.
We will consider your captain request when scheduling. A particular captain remains subject to the fishing trip, vessel, schedule, and availability.
What If You Do Not Know Which Captain to Choose?
That is completely fine.
Tell us:
- Total number of guests
- Ages of children
- Fishing experience
- Preferred date
- Preferred trip length
- Whether you prefer protected or open water
- The fishing style you are considering
We can help determine which charter type, captain, and vessel best fit what you are trying to plan.
Fishing Captains for Families & First-Time Anglers
You do not need previous fishing experience to book a private charter.
Many of our captains regularly work with guests who have never fished saltwater before.
Depending on the trip, captains can provide instruction with:
- Rod and reel use
- Casting
- Bait presentation
- Recognizing bites
- Hooking fish
- Fighting fish
- Using the appropriate tackle
- Basic fish handling
For many first-time families, a shorter private Inshore Fishing Charter is the first option to consider because it uses more protected coastal water and generally involves less open-ocean exposure.
Kid-Friendly Fishing Charters →
Captain Experience & Safety
Captains operating charter vessels hold the appropriate U.S. Coast Guard credentials required for their vessel and charter operation.
Each captain remains responsible for the safe operation of the vessel under his command.
Depending on the trip, captains consider:
- Marine weather
- Wind
- Sea conditions
- Tide
- Current
- Visibility
- Passenger comfort
- Vessel capabilities
- Trip distance
Captains provide appropriate safety instructions as needed for the vessel and trip.
Required safety equipment and child PFDs are carried and used as applicable to the vessel, passenger, and regulations.
If conditions are not appropriate for the planned trip, the captain may modify the operating plan or make the final decision regarding whether the vessel should depart.
What Guests Say About Our Fishing Captains
Choosing a fishing charter is about more than selecting a boat or trip length. The captain affects how the trip is organized, how beginners and children are assisted, how changing conditions are handled, and how the overall day feels on the water.
Read recent guest reviews to learn more about the captains, communication, instruction, family experience, and private fishing trips offered through North Myrtle Beach Fishing Charters.
Why Trust North Myrtle Beach Fishing Charters →
See Our Captains & Fishing Trips on the Water
Our fishing gallery includes trips with families, first-time anglers, experienced fishermen, and private groups throughout the Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach area.
You can see different fishing environments and charter styles ranging from protected Inshore waters to Nearshore, Shark, Offshore, Deep Sea, and Gulf Stream Fishing.
Past catches and photographs do not guarantee future fishing results.
Watch Our Myrtle Beach Fishing Videos →
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Fishing Captains
Can I request a specific fishing captain?
Yes. Tell us which captain you prefer when you call or text. Captain requests depend on the trip, vessel, date, schedule, and availability.
Will I know who my captain is before the trip?
Captain and vessel information is provided as part of the confirmed charter arrangements.
Are the charter captains U.S. Coast Guard licensed?
Captains operating our charter vessels hold the appropriate U.S. Coast Guard credentials required for the vessel and charter operation.
Who founded North Myrtle Beach Fishing Charters?
Captain Keith Logan founded North Myrtle Beach Fishing Charters in 1991. He has more than 40 years of local fishing experience and is a U.S. Coast Guard Master Captain with a 200-Ton endorsement.
Does every captain run every fishing charter?
No. Different captains and vessels operate different fishing trips.
How is my captain selected?
The assignment can depend on the fishing trip, trip length, group size, vessel, captain schedule, conditions, and availability.
Which captains operate Inshore trips?
The Inshore captain team can include Captain Keith Logan, Captain Steve Fennell, Captain Terry Helms, Captain Darien Crumbley, Captain Gary Maruszak, Captain Shad Barfield, Captain Cody Childers, and other available Inshore captains.
Which captains operate Shark Fishing trips?
The Shark Fishing captain team can include Captain Lawrence Long IV, Captain David Catalano, Captain TJ, Captain Danny Juel, and other available captains depending on the vessel and schedule.
Which captains operate Deep Sea trips?
The Deep Sea team can include Captain Keith Beverly, Captain Chris Dawson, Captain Lawrence Long IV, Captain TJ, Captain Jim, Captain Danny Juel, and other available Offshore captains.
Can the captains work with beginners?
Yes. Many of our captains regularly work with first-time anglers and provide fishing instruction as needed.
Are the captains good with children?
Our private charters regularly include families and children. The best trip depends on the child’s age, comfort level, trip length, boat, weather, water conditions, and the individual child.
Can the captain adjust the trip for our experience level?
Captains can adjust instruction and fishing techniques to the group’s experience while still considering the booked trip, fishing conditions, and safety.
Does the captain decide where we fish?
Yes. Captains evaluate tide, current, weather, sea conditions, seasonal patterns, bait activity, fishing conditions, and charter type when deciding where and how to fish.
Can the fishing plan change during the trip?
Yes. Conditions can change throughout the day, and captains may adjust the location or technique accordingly.
Does requesting a captain guarantee that captain?
A request can be considered, but the final assignment remains dependent on trip type, schedule, vessel, and availability.
What happens if the assigned captain or boat needs to change?
Operational circumstances can occasionally require a change. The goal is to keep the confirmed trip matched with an appropriate captain and vessel for the charter type.
Do different captains use different boats?
Yes. Our Inshore, Nearshore, Shark, Offshore, and Deep Sea vessels have different sizes, configurations, equipment, and operating requirements.
Can I choose a captain based on a particular boat?
Tell us if you have a specific captain or vessel preference. We can explain whether that combination is available for the trip and date you are considering.
Which captain should I choose for my family?
Start with your family’s ages, experience level, desired trip length, and comfort with open water. We can then help match the fishing trip, captain, and vessel.
Can the captain team handle a large group?
Large groups may require an appropriate higher-capacity vessel or multiple coordinated charter boats depending on fishing type and availability.
Large Group Fishing Charters →
Can I talk to someone before deciding which captain to book?
Yes. Call or text 843-907-0064 with your group size, children’s ages, date, fishing experience, and the fishing trip you are considering.
Ready to Fish With Our North Myrtle Beach Captains?
Whether you are planning a child’s first fishing trip, an Inshore family charter, a Shark Fishing trip, or a longer Deep Sea or Gulf Stream trip, we can help match the fishing experience with an appropriate captain and vessel.
If you already have a captain preference, include that when you contact us.
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