Matador Charters offers offshore, nearshore, and inshore fishing charters with Captain Jake Hiles, who has operated Matador Charters since 2004 and splits his season between Virginia Beach and Hatteras, North Carolina’s Outer Banks, one of the most productive fishing ports on the East Coast. Captain Jake works hard to put anglers of every experience level on fish, whether it’s someone’s first offshore trip or a seasoned angler chasing a trophy catch.

Inshore and nearshore trips out of Virginia Beach target spadefish, jacks, bluefish, flounder, drum, and other seasonal species, with a half-day (4 hours) inshore charter targeting Spanish mackerel and bluefish (with occasional cobia and red drum), a 3/4-day (6 hours) trip sight-fishing for red drum, cobia, and spadefish, and a full day (8 hours) adding wreck fishing to the mix. A 10-hour nearshore combo trip mixes trolling and wreck fishing, while 12-hour offshore trips target tuna, marlin, mahi, and wahoo, or run deep-drop/wreck fishing with electric reels for swordfish, sharks, blueline and golden tilefish, wreckfish, snowy grouper, blackbelly rosefish, and black sea bass. Hatteras trips access additional fisheries not available out of Virginia Beach.

Pricing runs $650 for the 4-hour half-day inshore trip, $900 for 6 hours, $1,200 for a full 8-hour inshore day, $1,800 for the 10-hour nearshore combo, and $2,000 for either 12-hour offshore option, all per charter (up to 4 passengers, with additional cost for 5-6). All trips out of Hatteras are a flat $1,500. Every trip includes rods, reels, tackle, bait, and fishing licenses, with a 20% tip for the mate customary and not included. Cash, check, or Cash App/Venmo is preferred (credit cards incur a 10% processing fee), and cancellations within 14 days of the trip incur a 50% surcharge.

For anglers looking for an experienced, tournament-proven captain fishing both Virginia Beach and the Outer Banks, Matador Charters offers a well-reviewed, flexible operation with Captain Jake Hiles across a wide range of inshore, nearshore, and offshore trip types.