Summer 2018 Update for Southern Oregon Deep Sea Fishing

Weather has been very good this summer, (for the most part).

According to Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, there has been much greater sport rockfish trip efforts than this time last year.

Due to this extra impact on rockfish ODF&W have reduced the near shore sport rock fish bag limit to four rockfish. You can still catch two lingcod. This has an impact on everyone and we don’t like this reduction in limits.

We are offering the long leader mid water rock fishing as an alternative. The cost is more, $125.00, but the sport rockfish limit is ten! Yes, you can catch 10 Rock Fish using the long leader method! We have fewer people on the boat (12 to 14) as it is more labor intensive, we travel farther out off shore, about 4 to 5 miles and fuel costs are higher…

This is how it works… We drop a 2 lb. Cannonball down to the bottom (300’) and 30’ above we start setting hooks and work 3 hooks with shrimp flies another 30’ up and hold them in position with a float. This fishery keeps the fisherman away from the fish which is protected (yellow eye rockfish). You are not allowed to keep the ling cod on these trips, but the good thing is you can catch up to 10 rockfish! Frequent caught varieties are Canary, Yellowtail, deacon, and Bocaccio Rockfish. They are all delicious eating!

Please consider going out on one of these mid water fishing trips. Give us a call at 541 888-9021 or go to our online calendar to book one of these plentiful catch trips!

At Betty Kay Charters we want to make sure that we have the date you’re looking for. Please take a minute to check out our Calendar. We’ll be very happy to take your booking. We can pretty much guarantee that you’ll have a fabulous and memorable time fishing with our friendly Captains, and we’ll make sure you get your safety instructions and are comfortable on the water.

All first-timers welcome! Please give us a call at 800.752.6303 if you’d like to learn more. Or read all about us by clicking on our website Betty Kay Charters. We’re located at 90389 Albacore Avenue (don’t you love it?) in Charleston, Oregon and we’re looking forward to sharing the wonders of the ocean with you.

See you soon!

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Let's have the best Deep Sea Fishing Season Ever in 2018 with Betty Kay Charters!

Summer is here and looking back to the great catches of spring rock fish & halibut, I can’t help but anticipate the same for summer fishing!

We are looking forward to great offshore (20 to 50 miles) albacore tuna fishing, the nearshore rockfish & ling cod catches and where are the salmon? July, August & September are the months for prime salmon fishing. When we see salmon carried up the dock we’ll make a call out from our salmon list! Come tuna and salmon to our waters!

Something new and exciting for Bill & Margery Whitmer is coming! We are happy to share with you that long time office staff Gaylene, and longtime captain Kurt Smith have decided to buy our business! Yes, we are under shared management through the next few months until legal documents can be processed! After having our business on the market for over a year, Capt. Kurt & Gaylene have decided to make the commitment. We are confident that this new management/service will maintain the Betty Kay Charters mission of “Your Pleasure and Great Catches is our business”. Because of Captain Kurt & Gaylene’s dedication to Betty Kay Charters; giving our fishing customers the best quality fishing experience; encouragement to the sea sick, tips on fishing, sharing his lunch, making sure you are on the fish and having great catches or giving hot cocoa to a fisher kid returning cold from a fishing trip, much of Betty Kay Charters success is credited through the years by Captain Kurt & Gayleen Smith!

Look to see some creative innovations with the new owners Kurt & Gaylene! Who knows, crabbing & Clamming trips in the fall/winter? What about 18 hr tuna trips, or heading out at dusk for star gazing on a quiet stellar clear night? Who knows, maybe you can view the near shore reefs & pinnacles via video monitor/ pro/camera while under way with a Simpson’s reef nature tour.

As for Bill & Margery, they are not retiring. Retiring is a fading word in our language. More and more people can relate to “career change” than retiring. They will stay in this area, the beautiful Southern Oregon coast. Bill will be in the maintenance mode with rentals and making 4 oz. Diamond jigs for Betty Kay Charters. Margery hopes to volunteer at the Charleston Visitor’s Center along with catch up in gardening and everything else!

At Betty Kay want to make sure that we have the date you’re looking for, please check out our Calendar and we’ll be very happy to take your booking. We can pretty much guarantee that you’ll have a fabulous and memorable time fishing with our friendly Captains, and we’ll make sure you get your safety instructions and are comfortable on the water. All first-timers welcome!

Please give us a call at 800.752.6303 if you’d like to learn more and also check out our website... Betty Kay Charters. 

We’re located at 90389 Albacore Avenue in Charleston, Oregon and we’re looking forward to sharing the wonders of the ocean with you.

See you soon, we hope! -Betty Kay


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Come Celebrate Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday, May 19th!

In just a few days, because we appreciate all of the wonderful customers we have in Charleston, Oregon, the town is celebrating you on Saturday, May 19th, with discounts all over the place! This special pricing is for all of our terrific regular locals and all of you who have made it a point to visit our beautiful community.

At Betty Kay Charters we’re delighted to offer you 10% off our Ocean Rock fishing trips all through the entire month of May, Monday through Thursday. When you book your excursion, just please mention where you found this offer, either on our website, or on another website, or on Facebook or wherever you came across this ... and us!
To see some of the great businesses also offering discounts, just click here. Merchant Discounts. And, of course, there’s more to do than shop when you visit Charleston, if you can tear yourself away from the stores. We have some of the best restaurants and if you like to golf, this is your spot. And, oh, the views! As it says on the visitors’ website, “Charleston is Oregon’s Adventure Coast’s gateway to outstanding ocean beaches, state parks, and stunning untouched scenery.” Come and visit. You just might make us your yearly destination.

At Betty Kay we’re well into our 2018 season, so to make sure that we have the date you’re looking for, please check out our calendar and we’ll be very happy to take your booking. We can pretty much guarantee that you’ll have a fabulous and memorable time fishing with our friendly Captains, and we’ll make sure you get your safety instructions and are comfortable on the water. All first-timers welcome! Please give us a call at 800.752.6303 if you’d like to learn more. Or read all about us by clicking on our website Betty Kay Charters. We’re located at 90389 Albacore Avenue (don’t you love it?) in Charleston, Oregon and we’re looking forward to sharing the wonders of the ocean with you.

See you soon!

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Customer Appreciation Day is May 19th in Charleston Oregon!

Betty Kay Charters is giving 10% OFF Fishing Trips throughout May as we show our gratitude for our customers here in Charleston, Oregon.

The merchant’s here in this picturesque beach community are naming May 19^th this year as Customer Appreciation Day here in Charleston!

There will be great shopping, good eating, golfing, playing and of course fishing! The Merchant’s will have incredible Specials going on all day, be sure to ask participating merchants. See the Charleston Merchants Association Facebook page for more details of the event through the next few weeks.

Betty Kay Charters Deep Sea Fishing Charters will be offering a 10% Discount for all Ocean Rock Fishing Trips, Monday through Thursday, from now through the entire month of May. Just mention where you found this Offer,  on our Website, on a another website, on Facebook or wherever you found this, and we will take 10% off your trip if booking Monday through Thursday.

Go here to Book Your Trip.

We are well into the 2018 season and many of our deep-sea chartered fishing trips are filling up. Take a look at our calendar and see what date and activity appeals to you. We’ll take you out for ocean fishing with our friendly Captains, and we’ll make sure you get your safety instructions and are comfortable on the water. Please give us a call at 800.752.6303 if you’d like to learn more. Or read all about us by clicking here Betty Kay Charters. We’re located at 90389 Albacore Avenue in Charleston, Oregon and we’re looking forward to sharing the wonders of the ocean with you.

See you soon, we hope!

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THE CRAB FEED IS ON!

It’s time for the 34th Annual Charleston Crab Feed! On Saturday, February 10th, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., volunteers will be serving up whole or half fresh crab dinners with side dishes of salads, beans and bread and a beverage, and for an extra $1, your choice of a cake or pie serving. Whole crab dinners are $20, and half crab dinners are $16 but prices will be subject to the markets.

There will also be local wine, craft beer, crab bibs, entertainment and lots of fun. And vendor coupons and prize drawings during the festival! Bring your family and your friends, or come by yourself and make new friends or see old ones! This party is the main fundraising event for the Charleston Visitor Center but also provides funding to other needs in the Charleston community. How nice to give back while you’re having a great meal.

Join everyone at the North Bend Community Center at 2222 Broadway, in North Bend, Oregon. For those of you who aren’t local residents, make reservations at one of our fine hotels in Coos Bay, North Bend or Charleston and enjoy the shopping, hiking and the beach. Not to mention our wonderful fishing harbor. Just click here to Book Your Trip.

The other exciting news is that Betty Kay Charters is just a month away from starting its 2018 season. On March 1st we’ll have our first trip with a half day of rock fishing. Take a look at our calendar and see what date and activity appeals to you. We’ll take you out for ocean fishing with our friendly Captains, and we’ll make sure you get your safety instructions and are comfortable on the water.

Please give us a call at 800.752.6303 if you’d like to learn more. Or read all about us by clicking here Betty Kay Charters.

We’re located at 90389 Albacore Avenue in Charleston, Oregon and we’re looking forward to sharing the wonders of the ocean with you.

See you soon, we hope!

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Looking for a Great Year of Fishing in 2018 with Betty Kay Charters!

Another year is underway and we at Betty Kay Charters are looking forward to a great season right around the corner. We will start our near shore ocean rock fishing March 1st. The season is a month away and we are already getting calls for March, April, & May fishing! Yes. We have plenty of opportunity for everyone so give us a call at 541 888-9021 to book a trip for adventure, fun, and fresh ocean rock fish & lingcod catches!

Each winter our inspected charter vessels Shamrock & Betty Kay go to the Charleston shipyard to get hauled out for maintenance and prepare for United States Coast Guard inspection and re-certification.

We are excited to begin this season with beautiful new upholstery on the seats in the Betty Kay. Also, a new work station for the Betty Kay will be ready for our crew and fishing customers! Yes!

We look forward to seeing you fishing with Betty Kay Charters! 2018 will be a fantastic year!

Call us at (541) 888-9021 for more information and book your Rock Fishing trip today! We’re located at 90389 Albacore Drive in Charleston, Oregon.

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Ocean Rock Fish Opens for Mid-Water!

A great new opportunity has opened up for Fall ocean fishing! You can NOW catch up to 10 rock fish, yes 10! Our fishing area will be out to deeper waters 250’ to 450'. We will be using a different gear set up to stay away from fish that have reached their quota and are protected – yellow eye, ling cod, blacks, and cabezon, china, deacon, blotched, copper, quillback, blue rock fish.

This area has been off limits for years so the rock fish species we can catch will be plentiful. You can catch  yellowtail, widow, canary, bocaccio, brown and green striped rock fish. For the month of October, we are offering $5 off! Just mention you read this on our web page or of our social platforms!

We will be doing bay crabbing with perch fishing as well! Come enjoy the fresh catch with Betty Kay Charters!

Call us at (541) 888-9021 for more information and book your Rock Fishing trip today! We’re located at 90389 Albacore Drive in Charleston, Oregon.

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