About Us

Raised on the lakes and rivers of North Carolina, Captain Caylin Burrell turned his love for the outdoors into a passion for guiding. Caylin got his start chasing striped bass in the spring on the Roanoke River, where double- or even triple-digit day catches are common. Multiple presentations are used to target these hard-fighting fish, including topwater, jig, live bait, and fly fishing, offering a multitude of opportunities for all anglers.

Fireline Fishing and Captain Caylin Burrell can be found all over eastern North Carolina. From the Roanoke River and Albemarle Sound chasing striped bass in the spring, to the Pamlico River and Sound pursuing trout and redfish in the summer, and finally to the Neuse River targeting the giant old red drum in the fall.

Once the air turns cold and the ducks begin to move in, Fireline Fishing switches gears to pursue some of the finest waterfowl hunting North Carolina has to offer.

This style of hunting is something you must experience to fully understand, conducted in an open-water rig native to North Carolina known as a scissor rig. A scissor rig is a structure made from juniper wood, a naturally buoyant material that has been used for hundreds of years to build ships and boats. It rides atop the gunnels of the boat and, upon reaching the hunting grounds, is deployed into the water. Pines are pegged into holes along the sides, creating a corral that holds and hides the boat from which the hunters shoot. Because it is independent of the boat, the vessel can be driven in and out to set decoys or retrieve birds.