
Capt Will Johnson (USCG) licensed captain,(AMSEA) certified
and North Carolina native. Will, grew up in-shore and began fishing in
ponds on the family farm. Made first offshore trip in 1982 from Morehead
City which is now his home port. Graduated high school in 1988 and moved
to South Florida where he fished for 10yrs with private and charter boats
as a mate. In May of 1999 he moved to Kodiak, Alaska persuing a chance
to fish aboard a Bering Sea crab boat. He made his first of 13 trips
to the Bering Sea in Oct of 99' with the crab boat F/V Cougar. First
as a greenhorn/baiter and finally as an engineer/deckboss. He also worked
as a hunting and fishing guide there in Alaska during the summers. Finally
moving to Morehead City NC in 2002 where he has fished as a mate and
captain for the past 5 years. He believes in sharing his passion for
all types of fishing with younger and older anglers alike. He spends
much of his time, when not offshore aboard the Delta Dawn, at the Morehead
City waterfront answering questions about the Delta Dawn and fishing.
He welcomes anyone who would like to talk about his favorite subject
to stop by and share some fishing stories the next time they are on the
MHC waterfront.