Welcome to the Deep Sea Fishing Camp

Get ready for the ultimate saltwater fishing experience at Calabash Fishing Camp! This camp offers hands-on experience with two exciting days of fishing: bottom fishing and shark fishing. Saltwater fishing is about connecting with the ocean, learning from experts, and pushing your fishing skills to new levels. Whether you’re landing a fish from the ocean’s floor or a powerful shark from the deep, Deep Sea Fishing Camp will provide you with the tools, techniques, and experiences you need to fish like a pro.

In partnership with Calabash Fishing Fleet, we’ll take you to some of the best fishing grounds in the region, where you’ll reel in some serious catches and create memories that will last a lifetime. Fish are kept if they meet the measurement criteria of a keeper, and we’ll teach the kids how to filet fish using their limb-difference. Campers will also have the opportunity to take their catch home or, on Saturday, have their catch cooked fresh at Calabash Fishing Fleet’s Seafood Shack.

Please note that we fish rain or shine. As long as the Calabash Fishing Fleet says that it is safe, we will go out on the boat. We have contingency plans in place for severe weather, and the weather will play a factor in the type of fishing that we do each day.

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Whats the Camp All About?

At Deep Sea Fishing Camp, you’ll spend your days learning the skills needed to tackle bottom fishing and shark fishing. Our expert coaches and the Calabash Fishing Fleet crews will guide you every step of the way. Limb-different youth and siblings four years of age and older, and at least one attending parent/guardian.

Here’s what’s on the agenda:

  • Baiting, Rigging, and Knot Tying
  • Bottom Fishing: Techniques for targeting species like snapper, grouper, and other bottom dwellers.
  • Fileting Fish: Teaching kids how to filet fish using their limb-difference, making this an experience where they can apply their skills to the task at hand.
  • Fresh Seafood at Calabash Seafood Shack: On Saturday, campers can have their catch cooked fresh at the Seafood Shack for an unforgettable meal.
  • Shark Fishing: Learn how to safely and effectively fish for sharks in the open waters.
  • Take Your Catch Home: Campers will have the opportunity to take home their catch at the end of the weekend.

October 9, 2026 - October 11, 2026

Registration Fees

$200 per camper
$50 per attending family member

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Day 1, October 9, 2026

The camp is hosted by the Calabash Fishing Fleet in Calabash, NC, renowned for its saltwater fishing. This fleet provides access to some of the best fishing spots along the coast where you’ll fish for everything from bottom-dwelling species to sharks.

Time Activity
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Early check-In at camp hotel
    • Get your shirts and swag for camp
    • Meet the coaches

Day 2, October 10, 2026: Bottom Fishing

Time Activity
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
  • Meet at Calabash Fishing Fleet
    • Check-in for families arriving that morning
    • Meet the Calabash Crew
    • Safety briefing with NubAbility coaching team
    • Board the boat
8:00 AM

Leave the dock
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Bottom Fishing
    • Drop your lures and let them sink deep in hopes of landing snapper, grouper and other bottom dwelling fish.
1:00 PM
  • Group Photo
  • Filet the catch of the day
    • Learn how to filet your own catch. A skill that you can use for a lifetime.
  • Lunch at the Calabash Seafood Shack
    • Experience some of the freshest most delicious seafood on the coast.
    • Eat your catch: Calabash Seafood Shack gives you the opportunity to eat your catch of the day for lunch blackened, fried or grilled.
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Optional game Night
    • Whether it be Uno, Clue or Monopoly our coaches come to play and win, challenge them for bragging rights.

Day 3: October 11, 2026: Nub's Revenge: Shark Fishing Excursion

Time Activity
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
  • Meet at Calabash Fishing Fleet
    • Check-in for families arriving that morning
    • Meet the Calabash Crew
    • Safety briefing with NubAbility coaching team
    • Board the boat
8:00 AM
  • Leave the dock
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Shark Fishing
    • Trail behind shrimp boats
    • Bait the lines let them drift and wait for the strike from the ocean’s apex predators
    • Once a shark hits every camper gets the opportunity to crank the reel to bring the shark into the boat
12:00 PM
  • Lunch on the boat
    • Sandwiches and chips a fishermen’s choice for a long day at sea
1:00 PM

Camp wrap-up

Sports Offered

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