Daytona Beach Deep Sea Fishing Charters & Trips

88 captains within 25 miles of Daytona Beach, 10 of them in Daytona Beach itself, 34 running offshore. A half day is typically $500 for the whole boat. Call the captain directly — we take no bookings and charge no fee.

  • 88Captains within 25 miles
  • 34Deep sea boats
  • $400–$700Half day, typically
  • Halifax River BasinLeaving from

Contact details checked on each captain's own website

Charters in Daytona Beach

Call or visit a captain's website to ask about trips, dates and prices. If they're out on the water, leave a message.

88 charters in Daytona Beach

Deep sea fishing in Daytona Beach

34 of the 88 charters in Daytona Beach list offshore trips on their own websites.

State or federal water

Florida state waters on the Atlantic run from shore to 3 miles out; beyond that is federal water. Which side of that line you fish on can change the season and the limits.

Federally permitted boats

Boats with a federal South Atlantic snapper-grouper permit follow federal closures in state waters too, such as the April closure for amberjack. Ask whether the boat is federally permitted.

Where to find current Daytona Beach fishing reports

We don’t publish a daily report and we won’t reprint one. What’s biting this week comes from the boats — here is where the Daytona Beach fleet posts it.

On Instagram 6 Daytona Beach boats

Most captains put the day’s catch here, not on their website.

2 more Daytona Beach captains post there.

Handles and report pages come from each charter’s own website; every link goes to the captain and nothing of theirs is reproduced here. Boats are ordered by how established they are locally.

Fish you can catch out of Daytona Beach

Counted from what each captain lists on their own website — the number is how many Daytona Beach captains name that fish.

Redfish57Cobia47Snook47Speckled Trout47Tarpon46King Mackerel44Flounder41Black Drum38Mahi-Mahi34Sheepshead33Amberjack30Grouper30Wahoo29Sailfish27Shark26Jack Crevalle25Gray Triggerfish24Mangrove Snapper24Red Snapper22Barracuda21Pompano21Tuna17Spanish Mackerel16Blacktip Shark14Bull Shark12Hammerhead Shark11Lane Snapper11Atlantic Sharpnose Shark10Bluefish10Blackfin Tuna10Bonito9Goliath Grouper9Snapper9Bonnethead Shark8Ladyfish8Lemon Shark7Mahogany Snapper7Nurse Shark6Spadefish6Gag Grouper6Red Grouper6Scamp6Black Sea Bass5Tripletail5Spinner Shark5Marlin5Crappie5Mutton Snapper4Blacknose Shark4Largemouth Bass4Mako Shark3Yellowtail Snapper3Black Grouper3Snowy Grouper3Warsaw Grouper3Hogfish3Yellowfin Tuna3Blue Marlin3Tiger Shark3Permit3Porgy3Catfish3Nassau Grouper2Yellowfin Grouper2Vermilion Snapper2Skipjack Tuna2Shad2Almaco Jack2Bluegill2Speckled Hind1Silk Snapper1Yellowmouth Grouper1Yellowedge Grouper1Coney1Southern Flounder1Sand Trout1Cubera Snapper1Channel Catfish1Sandbar Shark1Great Barracuda1Blue Runner1Longnose Gar1Rainbow Runner1Redear Sunfish1

Records caught at Daytona Beach

One of Florida's saltwater all-tackle records lists Daytona Beach as the catch location.

Heaviest on the list

African pompano

50.50 lb

Tom Sargent · April 21, 1990

Why this one is here

The record names Daytona Beach as the catch location, which is why it sits on this page rather than the state's. A record is what came over the rail once — it is not what to expect on a trip.

See the record

From FWC Florida Saltwater Fishing Records (All-Tackle), checked Sep 2026. Weights are printed as FWC prints them, in decimal pounds. The place is the catch location FWC recorded.

What a deep sea trip costs in Daytona Beach

The rates Daytona Beach charters publish on their own websites, by trip length. These are the price of the whole boat, and a range across many boats rather than any one boat's rate. Read on 2026-10-01. Confirm with the captain when you call.

  • Half day (3-5 hours)$400 – $700 16 charters publish a rate · middle of the range $500

What a trip costs moves with fuel prices, the size of the boat and how far out it runs, and a quiet Tuesday is not a holiday weekend. Nothing here is a booking; we take no fee and hold no rates.

When are you going?

Typical conditions for the month, from NOAA records.

Planning a trip to Daytona Beach

Check tides for your dates, see what each month is usually like and see the closest airports.

Tides on your fishing day

Choose a date to see high and low tide

NOAA tide predictions for Ormond Beach, Halifax River.

Typical conditions by month

  • Fewest rainy days: December and April
  • Warmest air: July, highs near 89°F

Closest airports

With airline service

  • DABDaytona Beach International 2 miles away
  • SFBOrlando Sanford International 30 miles away

Local public airports

  • OMNOrmond Beach Municipal 8 miles away
  • EVBNew Smyrna Beach Municipal (jack Bolt Fld) 13 miles away
  • DEDDeland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Field 14 miles away

Straight-line miles from the centre of Daytona Beach.

See the month-by-month averages
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sunset5:48 PM6:14 PM7:32 PM7:50 PM8:09 PM8:25 PM8:25 PM8:04 PM7:29 PM6:54 PM5:29 PM5:28 PM
Air (high)69°70°74°79°84°88°89°89°87°82°76°71°
Rainy days5544510101010754

Air temperature and rainy days: NOAA 1991-2020 normals, DAYTONA BEACH. A rainy day has 0.1 inch of rain or more. Tides: NOAA predictions for Ormond Beach, Halifax River. Sunrise and sunset: Calculated for Daytona Beach, 15th of each month. Airports: FAA airport registry for public-use airports and their locations, FAA CY2024 passenger boardings for which have airline service, town centre from the Census 2024 gazetteer, Daytona Beach city.

What anglers ask · 57 fishing threads mentioning Daytona Beach

Questions before you book in Daytona Beach

How much does it cost to go deep sea fishing in Daytona Beach?Google's top question

16 Daytona Beach charters publish a half day rate on their own site, and they run $400 to $700 for the whole boat, with the middle of the range at $500. That is the boat for the day, not a price per person — split between six anglers a $500 trip is about $85 each. Shorter trips cost less; ask the captain, because fewer of them publish those rates.

What happens if it is too windy to go offshore?

Often the trip just moves inshore rather than being called off — 22 of the 88 boats here run both, so a blown-out morning can become a back-country or bay trip. 3 of them publish a weather or cancellation policy on their own site — read the one belonging to the boat you book.

Back-country or offshore — which trip should I book in Daytona Beach?

They are different days on different water. 12 charters here list offshore only, 24 list inshore only, and 22 list both. Offshore means a longer run and bigger fish; inshore means calmer water, shorter runs and sight-fishing. The month-by-month table above shows which fish the fleet says are around when you are coming.

How long is a trip out of Daytona Beach?

Four and ten hours are the lengths Daytona Beach captains list most often. The clock starts at the dock rather than at the fishing grounds, so the run out and back comes out of your time on the fish.

Do Daytona Beach charters clean your catch?

Most do, at the dock when you come in, and a good few say so plainly on their own sites. As Pole Dancer Fishin' Charters Daytona Beach puts it: “Also referred to as the “collar”, I will take the throat over the fillet of the fish any day!” Whether it costs anything is up to the boat, so ask when you book.

What should I bring on a Daytona Beach charter?

Sun protection and your own food and drink. Snacks, sunglasses, drinks and hat come up most often on Daytona Beach charter sites. As Captain CB's Daytona Beach Fishing Charters puts it: “All you need to bring is food, drinks, sun screen lotion, a hat and sunglasses.”

How many people can come along in Daytona Beach?

Six is the usual limit on a private boat here, though plenty take eight and twelve — it is set by the captain's licence and the boat, not by how many will fit.

Are there family-friendly fishing charters in Daytona Beach?

20 charters in Daytona Beach mention kids or families on their websites. Ask the captain about children's life jackets, trip length and whether there's a restroom on board.

How do I book a charter in Daytona Beach?

Call the captain or use their website. CharterFishingBoat doesn't take bookings or payments, and there's no fee to use the directory.

What should I ask the captain?

Ask what the trip includes, how long it lasts, how many people can come, what you're likely to catch that time of year, and the cancellation policy if the weather turns.

Where do state waters end off Daytona Beach?

Florida state waters on the Atlantic run from shore to 3 miles out; beyond that is federal water. Federal seasons and limits apply beyond it, and for some fish they also apply to federally permitted charter boats inside state waters.

What airports are closest to Daytona Beach?

The closest airports with airline service are Daytona Beach International (DAB), 2 miles away and Orlando Sanford International (SFB), 30 miles away. Local public airports nearby: Ormond Beach Municipal (OMN), 8 miles away, New Smyrna Beach Municipal (jack Bolt Fld) (EVB), 13 miles away and Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Field (DED), 14 miles away. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of town.

How many fishing charters are in Daytona Beach?

This page lists 88 fishing charters in Daytona Beach, Florida, each with a phone number and website checked on the captain's own site.

Where these questions come from
  • 57Threads read
  • 3Weighing a paid trip
  • 7Had ruled one out

The corpus. 57 Reddit threads about fishing that mention Daytona Beach, across 8 angling forums. The collector requires the town to be named somewhere in the thread and the title to be about fishing, so some of these discuss Daytona Beach in passing rather than fishing out of it.

How a question was chosen. Each thread was assigned to the decision the person was stuck on, and ranked by the 3 where a paid trip was actually on the table — not by how often a topic came up. Shore access is the most discussed topic here, 14 threads, and it is left out: 7 of them had already decided against hiring a boat.

What this cannot show you. The collector keeps counts and subreddits, not permalinks or post dates, so there is no representative thread to link. A thread count is not a survey.

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