Virginia Beach Sport Fishing with Captain Keith Harlan

Virginia Beach Charter Boat Captain Top Virginia Beach sport fishing Captain, Keith Harlan with his own citation cobia he caught fishing in Virginia Beach.

Because of Captain Keith's extensive Virginia Beach sport fishing knowledge and professionally honed fishing skills you and your fellow anglers have an exceptional chance at catching any species you may be targeting. Captain Keith is an expert Virginia fishing captain and is knowledgeable in all phases and styles of fishing in the Virginia Beach fishing region.

From bottom fishing a bit closer to the beach to offshore big game fishing Captain Keith knows what techniques to use and when to use them to ensure his charter customers have the best chance and advantage possible to catch fish.

When you fish with Captain Keith you will find out immediately how friendly he is. Not only is he friendly but he displays an abundance of patience, a must have quality for a professional sport fishing Captain. He has patience to find the fish, patience to wait on the bite, and above all plenty of patience with his customers.

Maybe you aren't an an experienced angler and don't know what to expect on a charter fishing trip. Well rest easy as Captain Keith  and crew will make every effort possible to make you feel absolutely comfortable and doesn't mind one bit sharing his expertise he has accumulated over his many years of fishing in Virginia offshore waters, Virginia Beach inshore waters, and even the Chesapeake Bay.

Captain Keith Harlan is a 46-year-old lifetime resident of Virginia Beach. Captain Keith has his OUPV "6 pack" License by the USCG (Coast Guard). He has fished local waters from the Eastern Shore, Chesapeake Bay, and Virginia Beach to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina for over 30 years. Captain Keith's vast fishing experience also includes the waters of Barbados, Turks and Caicos, Bahamas, Bermuda, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Key West. An extensive fishing resume to say the least.

Captain Keith specializes in catching large fish, and utilizes the latest reports from sea surface temperature and altimetry to target the best fishing areas. He is known for bringing the Kite Fishing technique to the Tidewater area. For the past ten years he has been perfecting and testing new ways to use this system in order to catch the largest of every species.

Captain Keith has his mate prep all the bait the night before the trip. We slow thaw the ballyhoo on ice; we then apply a mixture of kosher salt and baking soda to bothsides of the baitfish. This toughens the baits and helps them retain their bioluminescence. All our leaders are hand crimped and made “wind on”, allowing the angler to reel the fish up to the side of the boat with less leadering. This allows the mate to get a quicker gaff shot with less time for the fish to break off.

We pay attention to small details like this to provide big results. This why we had one of two grand slams caught in Virginia waters last August. A grand slam is the pinnacle of offshore fishing. Grand slam means that the boat had a white marlin, a blue marlin and a sailfish on the same day. We also had a citation 74lb yellow fin tuna on the same trip. We released all the billfish to live another day.