Stormy Petrel II
Capt. Brian Patteson’s Stormy Petrel II is the only fishing vessel at the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center that is certified by the USCG to legally carry more than 6 passengers for hire and that regularly offers private fishing charters. As such, you can bring your entire family along to enjoy a wonderful fishing adventure off the Outer Banks!
The Stormy Petrel II is a 56’ walk-around design, a stable boat with far more deck space than most charter fishing vessels. As such, you have a big advantage when it comes to bottom fishing and as we can easily fish a dozen rods or more off one side of the boat. Her 16’ beam also means more room across the stern for trolling, which is nice when a school of Mahi comes up behind the boat. There’s also a spacious top deck where guests can take a break or go up and help spot fish. Captain Brian limits offshore trips to 12 passengers and nearshore trips to 20 passengers so that we can provide plenty of space and minimize tangled lines.
The boat’s twin 500 HP Cummins QSC 8.3 liter diesel engines were installed in 2017 and they give a comfortable cruising speed of 16 to 18 knots, with more power in reserve should we need it. Common rail fuel injection makes for clean burning engines with very little fumes.
We offer two types of trips. Our offshore trips are strictly private 10 to 11 hour charters and go to the Gulf Stream. On these trips, both bottom fishing and surface trolling can be productive depending on the conditions. Our 4 hour nearshore trips go to the ocean waters just off the beach and or in the sound depending on the sea conditions. On most of these trips, you’ll be on the ocean trolling small spoons for Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel, and sometimes we might drift for bottom fish and or sharks.
You need to bring your food and drinks, but we have the fishing covered.
Capt. Brian Patteson’s Stormy Petrel II is the only fishing vessel at the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center that is certified by the USCG to legally carry more than 6 passengers for hire and that regularly offers private fishing charters. As such, you can bring your entire family along to enjoy a wonderful fishing adventure off the Outer Banks!
The Stormy Petrel II is a 56’ walk-around design, a stable boat with far more deck space than most charter fishing vessels. As such, you have a big advantage when it comes to bottom fishing and as we can easily fish a dozen rods or more off one side of the boat. Her 16’ beam also means more room across the stern for trolling, which is nice when a school of Mahi comes up behind the boat. There’s also a spacious top deck where guests can take a break or go up and help spot fish. Captain Brian limits offshore trips to 12 passengers and nearshore trips to 20 passengers so that we can provide plenty of space and minimize tangled lines.
The boat’s twin 500 HP Cummins QSC 8.3 liter diesel engines were installed in 2017 and they give a comfortable cruising speed of 16 to 18 knots, with more power in reserve should we need it. Common rail fuel injection makes for clean burning engines with very little fumes.
We offer two types of trips. Our offshore trips are strictly private 10 to 11 hour charters and go to the Gulf Stream. On these trips, both bottom fishing and surface trolling can be productive depending on the conditions. Our 4 hour nearshore trips go to the ocean waters just off the beach and or in the sound depending on the sea conditions. On most of these trips, you’ll be on the ocean trolling small spoons for Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel, and sometimes we might drift for bottom fish and or sharks.
You need to bring your food and drinks, but we have the fishing covered.
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Leslie Adams5.0VerifiedGreat early season trip!
4 Hr Midday Hatteras Inlet on April 23, 2026 • 12 adults • 2 childrenWe had a fantastic experience fishing out of Hatteras aboard the Stormy Petrel II with Capt. Brian and first mate Danny. They did an incredible job taking care of our large group and made the whole trip smooth, fun, and stress-free. The boat itself was sturdy, clean, and very well maintained — we felt comfortable the entire time. Even being early in the season, they put us right on the fish. We caught plenty of bluefish and had a blast doing it! Danny was great about helping everyone out, keeping lines in the water, and making sure we were all having a good time. You can really tell they know what they’re doing and take pride in giving people a great experience. Highly recommend — we’d absolutely book with them again!
Kevin Patterson5.0VerifiedGood Trip
4 Hr Early AM from Oregon Inlet on July 9, 2026 • 7 adults • 1 childLate summer months are always hard fishing. Captain Brian and 1st mate Danny worked hard to keep us on fish. The first two gours the bite was crazy. Fish after fish on the lines. Last two hours as the sun got higher and the tempature rose the bite slowed way down but we still caught some fish. We ended up with 19 Spanish Mackerols. It was a fun morning on the water.
Pierre-luc AubinRepeat angler5.0VerifiedAmazing family fishing trip!
4 Hr Early AM from Oregon Inlet on July 27, 2026 • 10 adults • 6 childrenWe had an amazing experience! We caught lots of fish, and the captain was friendly, patient, and made sure everyone had a great time. The whole family loved it, especially the kids—they haven’t stopped talking about the trip since! We highly recommend this charter to anyone looking for a fun and memorable fishing adventure.
Matthew Reedy5.0VerifiedGreat Trip!!
Gulf Stream from Oregon Inlet on July 8, 2026 • 7 adultsCaptain Brian and Mate Danny were exceptional. Our group was a bunch of first timers at sea. Brian and Danny were open and explained everything. Brian knew were to go and Danny never stopped with rigging, explaining and hauling in our catch. Skip Jacks, Black Fin, and Yellow Fins were fun to catch. The dolphins they put us on were a blast!!
Colby Black5.0VerifiedBig ol’ Tuna
Gulf Stream from Oregon Inlet on July 7, 2026 • 7 adultsMorning started out a little slow but it picked up really quick. Brian and Danny were awesome and super helpful in getting us a ton of fish in the boat. We even caught a ~100lb tuna! Would definitely recommend giving them the chance to help you catch a ton of fish? Make sure you know to bring non spray style sunscreen for this trip.
Jeff Brewin5.0Verifiedawesome day
6 Hour from Hatteras Inlet on June 1, 2026 • 7 adultshad a great day captain and mate had us on fish practically all day on 6hr trip caught amber jack cobia afew other types we took home only what we would be able to use .we took 80lbs of fish but caught much more and released my crew of 7 had a great time and are already talking about the next time. thanks for a awesome time of memories!!!!!
Jennifer KrupinskiRepeat angler5.0VerifiedFantastic Fishing Trip!
4 Hr Midday from Oregon Inlet on July 18, 2026 • 13 adults • 2 childrenThe Captain and his deckhand were amazing - they found the fish for our large group of teens, young adults and parents. We had a successful morning, and took home over forty fish in just a few hours. We will definitely book again when we return next summer!
Jennifer Rhodes5.0VerifiedGreat Trip
4 Hr Early AM Hatteras Inlet on June 29, 2026 • 10 adults • 1 childWe had an early morning trip and it was amazing. All of us had a great time. Only thing that would have been better was to catch more fish. But we was able to catch some soanish mackrel.
Joseph Readling5.0VerifiedGreat fishing trip!
4 Hr Midday from Oregon Inlet on September 21, 2026 • 8 adults • 1 childwe went off the 4hr midday to rip and the captain got us on them. we caught 40 Spanish and 3 blues. it was a wonderful experience for our whole family.
James Mykins5.0VerifiedMost fish we've ever caught
4 Hr Midday from Oregon Inlet on September 15, 2026 • 14 adultsFirst mate was awesome, friendly, knowledgeable, always on top of our lines. It was a great trip, definitely recommend.
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We had a fantastic experience fishing out of Hatteras aboard the Stormy Petrel II with Capt. Brian and first mate Danny. They did an incredible job taking care of our large group and made the whole trip smooth, fun, and stress-free. The boat itself was sturdy, clean, and very well maintained — we felt comfortable the entire time. Even being early in the season, they put us right on the fish. We caught plenty of bluefish and had a blast doing it! Danny was great about helping everyone out, keeping lines in the water, and making sure we were all having a good time. You can really tell they know what they’re doing and take pride in giving people a great experience. Highly recommend — we’d absolutely book with them again!
Late summer months are always hard fishing. Captain Brian and 1st mate Danny worked hard to keep us on fish. The first two gours the bite was crazy. Fish after fish on the lines. Last two hours as the sun got higher and the tempature rose the bite slowed way down but we still caught some fish. We ended up with 19 Spanish Mackerols. It was a fun morning on the water.
We had an amazing experience! We caught lots of fish, and the captain was friendly, patient, and made sure everyone had a great time. The whole family loved it, especially the kids—they haven’t stopped talking about the trip since! We highly recommend this charter to anyone looking for a fun and memorable fishing adventure.
Captain Brian and Mate Danny were exceptional. Our group was a bunch of first timers at sea. Brian and Danny were open and explained everything. Brian knew were to go and Danny never stopped with rigging, explaining and hauling in our catch. Skip Jacks, Black Fin, and Yellow Fins were fun to catch. The dolphins they put us on were a blast!!
Morning started out a little slow but it picked up really quick. Brian and Danny were awesome and super helpful in getting us a ton of fish in the boat. We even caught a ~100lb tuna! Would definitely recommend giving them the chance to help you catch a ton of fish? Make sure you know to bring non spray style sunscreen for this trip.
