Fort Myers Deep Sea Fishing Charters & Guides & Trips

170 captains within 25 miles of Fort Myers, 22 of them in Fort Myers itself, 59 running offshore. A full day is typically $1,500 for the whole boat. Call the captain directly — we take no bookings and charge no fee.

  • 170Captains within 25 miles
  • 59Deep sea boats
  • $900–$3,000Full day, typically
  • Port Sanibel MarinaLeaving from

Contact details checked on each captain's own website

Charters & Guides in Fort Myers

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

170 charters and guides in Fort Myers

Deep sea fishing in Fort Myers

59 of the 170 charters in Fort Myers list offshore trips on their own websites.

State or federal water

Florida state waters in the Gulf run from shore to 9 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

Aboard a charter with a federal Gulf reef fish permit, the federal season applies to red snapper, gag grouper and amberjack, even inside state waters. Ask whether the boat is federally permitted.

Where to find current Fort Myers 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 Fort Myers fleet posts it.

On Instagram 9 Fort Myers boats

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

5 more Fort Myers 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.

Records caught at Fort Myers

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

Heaviest on the list

Yellowtail snapper

10.19 lb

Jeff Bowles · January 30, 2015

6 Fort Myers captains name yellowtail snapper

Why this one is here

The record names Fort Myers 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 Fort Myers

The rates Fort Myers charters and guides 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)$550 – $750 21 charters and guides publish a rate · middle of the range $600
  • Three-quarter day (6-7 hours)$700 – $1,200 21 charters and guides publish a rate · middle of the range $800
  • Full day (8+ hours)$900 – $3,000 32 charters and guides publish a rate · middle of the range $1,500

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.

Fishing trips in Fort Myers by type

Counted from what each captain lists on their own website.

Inshore and bay fishing in Fort Myers

93 charters list inshore trips, in the bays, back-waters and shallows closer to shore. Among them: Caloosahatchee Cowboy Charters, Fishing Trips Fort Myers, Feelin' The Mojo Fishing Charters, Tide Rider Charters, Flatfin Fishing Charters and 88 more.

Half-day and full-day fishing trips

47 charters list half-day trips and 39 list full-day trips. Trip lengths vary by boat, so ask the captain exactly how many hours are on the water.

Family fishing charters in Fort Myers

53 charters mention kids or families on their websites. Ask the captain about life jackets in children's sizes and how long the trip runs.

When are you going?

Typical conditions for the month, from NOAA records.

Planning a trip to Fort Myers

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 Cape Coral Bridge.

Typical conditions by month

  • Warmest water: May to September
  • Fewest rainy days: February and November
  • Coolest water: January, around 67°F
  • Warmest air: July, highs near 92°F

Closest airports

With airline service

  • RSWSouthwest Florida International 7 miles away
  • PGDPunta Gorda 23 miles away

Local public airports

  • FMYPage Field 3 miles away
  • F13Shell Creek Airpark 25 miles away
  • X14LA Belle Municipal 26 miles away

Straight-line miles from the centre of Fort Myers.

See the month-by-month averages
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sunset5:57 PM6:20 PM7:36 PM7:52 PM8:08 PM8:22 PM8:23 PM8:04 PM7:32 PM7:00 PM5:38 PM5:37 PM
Water67°72°76°79°85°86°88°88°86°81°75°70°
Air (high)75°78°81°85°90°91°92°92°90°87°81°77°
Rainy days3334512131411533

Water temperature: NOAA Fort Myers station (9 miles away), 2021-2025 averages. Air temperature and rainy days: NOAA 1991-2020 normals, FT MYERS PAGE FLD AP. A rainy day has 0.1 inch of rain or more. Tides: NOAA predictions for Cape Coral Bridge. Sunrise and sunset: Calculated for Fort Myers, 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, Fort Myers city.

What anglers ask · 121 fishing threads mentioning Fort Myers

Questions before you book in Fort Myers

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

32 Fort Myers charters publish a full day rate on their own site, and they run $900 to $3,000 for the whole boat, with the middle of the range at $1,500. That is the boat for the day, not a price per person — split between six anglers a $1,500 trip is about $250 each. Shorter trips cost less; ask the captain, because fewer of them publish those rates.

Are there family-friendly fishing charters in Fort Myers?8 threads

53 charters in Fort Myers 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.

What happens if it is too windy to go offshore?

Often the trip just moves inshore rather than being called off — 38 of the 170 boats here run both, so a blown-out morning can become a back-country or bay trip. 6 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 Fort Myers?

They are different days on different water. 21 charters here list offshore only, 55 list inshore only, and 38 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 Fort Myers?

Six and ten hours are the lengths Fort Myers 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 Fort Myers 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 Fishing Trips Fort Myers puts it: “At the end of the trip, your catch will be cleaned and bagged for you to take home.” Whether it costs anything is up to the boat, so ask when you book.

What should I bring on a Fort Myers charter?

Sun protection and your own food and drink. Snacks, cooler, drinks and sunscreen come up most often on Fort Myers charter sites. As Adrenalin Fishing | Sanibel Fishing Charter | Fort Myers Fishing Charter puts it: “Bring a cooler of your favorite beverages sandwiches and snacks.”

How many people can come along in Fort Myers?

Four is the usual limit on a private boat here, though plenty take 49 and three — it is set by the captain's licence and the boat, not by how many will fit.

How do I book a charter or guide in Fort Myers?

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 Fort Myers?

Florida state waters in the Gulf run from shore to 9 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.

When is the water warmest near Fort Myers?

May through September, when the nearest NOAA station averages 85–88°F. It's coolest in January, around 67°F.

What airports are closest to Fort Myers?

The closest airports with airline service are Southwest Florida International (RSW), 7 miles away and Punta Gorda (PGD), 23 miles away. Local public airports nearby: Page Field (FMY), 3 miles away, Shell Creek Airpark (F13), 25 miles away and LA Belle Municipal (X14), 26 miles away. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of town.

How many fishing charters and guides are in Fort Myers?

This page lists 170 fishing charters and guides in Fort Myers, Florida, each with a phone number and website checked on the captain's own site.

Where these questions come from
  • 121Threads read
  • 20Weighing a paid trip
  • 12Had ruled one out

The corpus. 121 Reddit threads about fishing that mention Fort Myers, 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 Fort Myers 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 20 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, 11 threads, and it is left out: 6 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.

Fish you can catch out of Fort Myers

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

Snook110Redfish98Tarpon97Speckled Trout85Cobia52Sheepshead51Shark45Snapper42King Mackerel41Mangrove Snapper40Grouper35Pompano33Tripletail27Goliath Grouper27Jack Crevalle26Spanish Mackerel26Black Drum25Gag Grouper23Barracuda22Hammerhead Shark21Amberjack19Permit18Red Snapper18Bull Shark17Ladyfish16Blacktip Shark16Flounder15Red Grouper15Mahi-Mahi10Tuna9Bonnethead Shark8Bluefish8Catfish7Lemon Shark7Scamp6Porgy6Lane Snapper6Yellowtail Snapper6Skipjack Tuna5Bonefish5Black Grouper5Nurse Shark5Bonito4Tiger Shark4Sailfish4Wahoo4Grunt4Gray Triggerfish4Peacock Bass4Blackfin Tuna3Sandbar Shark3Largemouth Bass3Mutton Snapper3Great Barracuda3Blue Runner3Spinner Shark2Bluegill2Almaco Jack2Warsaw Grouper2Crappie1Schoolmaster Snapper1Vermilion Snapper1White Marlin1Yellowfin Tuna1Cubera Snapper1Snowy Grouper1Yellowedge Grouper1Speckled Hind1Tilefish1Blackfin Snapper1Channel Catfish1Hogfish1Warmouth1Bowfin1Redear Sunfish1Lesser Amberjack1Banded Rudderfish1Marlin1Yellowtail1Blacknose Shark1Swordfish1Striped Bass1Albacore1

Charters & Guides near Fort Myers

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