Welcome to Spec Fever Guide Service!

Captain Gary Dubiel's Spec Fever Guide Service offers  full time, year round light tackle and fly fishing charters from New Bern and Oriental for striped bass, redfish, speckled seatrout and a variety of other salt and fresh water game fish. Our Neuse River charters are great family trips! Spec Fever Guide Service is  fully licensed and insured.

Don't miss out on this world class fishery!  Yes, bull reds, giant red drum, old drum, trophy redfish, we don't care how you said it! Capt. Gary pioneered the daytime artificial lure and popping cork trophy red drum fishery in NC and he is the inventor of the Pop-N-Fly rig.  It has altered the way we catch trophy redfish on the fly!  Prime time July 15th to October 10th.

Captain Gary Dubiel has been guiding for false albacore and other nearshore species for over 16 seasons. He offers Crystal Coast/Cape Lookout fishing charters for both light tackle and fly anglers.   We specialize in  trips for false albacore, bluefish, Spanish mackerel, weakfish, Atlantic bonito, sharks, redfish, jacks and cobia. We offer nearshore and inshore charters with peak fishing times, April, May, June, October and November.

With over 17 years of guiding experience and a life time of angling, Capt. Gary will provide you with a great fishing adventure. You may have seen Gary on one of your favorite TV shows or in one of the many articles he has appeared in or perhaps on the a packaging of his Pop N Fly; produced by the Flymen Fishing Company.  Gary is a National Advisor to Temple Fork Outfitters and works with them  on rod design.  He works with other great companies like Rapala, Sufix Line, Storm Lures and many more. (see our partners below) Capt. Gary started the daytime artificial lure and fly fishery for trophy reds here in NC. He also lectures and gives frequent seminars. Learn more about him...

We now offer Cast and Blast charters with fishing guide, Capt. Gary and hunting guide, Capt. Andy Bates. Andy is offering sea duck hunts on the Neuse River and Pamlico Sound. His hunts can originate from New Bern or Oriental. SFGS offers cast and blast trips with a morning hunt, lunch and a quick turn over of boats for an afternoon of fishing for stripers, speckled seatrout and mix of fresh water fish. Sportsmen can also choose just a hunt with Capt. Andy . 

Capt, Gary has been exploring Europe for a number of years. He has fallen in love with his ancestral home, Poland.  Poland offers some of the best trout and grayling rivers in Europe, plus Danube salmon, barbel and pike. Poland is not only beautiful and friendly but also offers all this at a bargain price. We customize your trip working with some of the best fly fishing guides and tour companies in Poland. If you don't speak the language. no worries, We work with English speaking guides. We also have access to non hosted trips and international angler adventures in other great destinations through or sister company Lilly Pad Travels