St. Petersburg Deep Sea Fishing Charters & Trips

286 captains within 25 miles of St. Petersburg, 29 of them in St. Petersburg itself, 114 running offshore. A full day is typically $1,000 for the whole boat. Call the captain directly — we take no bookings and charge no fee.

  • 286Captains within 25 miles
  • 114Deep sea boats
  • $800–$1,350Full day, typically
  • Bay Pines MarinaLeaving from

Contact details checked on each captain's own website

Charters in St. Petersburg

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

286 charters in St. Petersburg

Deep sea fishing in St. Petersburg

114 of the 286 charters in St. Petersburg 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 St. Petersburg 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 St. Petersburg fleet posts it.

On Instagram 14 St. Petersburg boats

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

10 more St. Petersburg 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 St. Petersburg

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

Snook185Redfish175Speckled Trout168Tarpon159Cobia121King Mackerel121Mangrove Snapper90Spanish Mackerel89Shark86Grouper85Snapper78Sheepshead77Gag Grouper73Flounder71Hogfish64Amberjack56Black Drum49Red Snapper49Tripletail42Red Grouper40Pompano38Mahi-Mahi37Goliath Grouper34Tuna31Grunt30Wahoo29Jack Crevalle28Blacktip Shark25Hammerhead Shark23Barracuda23Sailfish22Blackfin Tuna21Bull Shark20Ladyfish19Gray Triggerfish19Lane Snapper15Scamp12Porgy12Bonito12Black Grouper11Marlin10Swordfish9Catfish9Skipjack Tuna8Yellowtail Snapper7Bonnethead Shark7Bluefish7Permit6Blue Marlin6Atlantic Sharpnose Shark5Lemon Shark5Tiger Shark5Snowy Grouper4Speckled Hind4Yellowedge Grouper4Black Sea Bass4Channel Catfish3Nurse Shark3Tilefish3Spinner Shark3Cubera Snapper2Bonefish2Vermilion Snapper2Mako Shark2White Marlin2Warsaw Grouper2Largemouth Bass2Reef Shark2Shad2Gulf Flounder2Mahogany Snapper1Yellowfin Tuna1Silk Snapper1Peacock Bass1Snakehead1Perch1Yellowmouth Grouper1Yellowfin Grouper1Rock Hind1Coney1Rainbow Runner1Mutton Snapper1Bluefin Tuna1Yellow Jack1Rainbow Trout1Southern Flounder1Blue Runner1Great Barracuda1Atlantic Croaker1Dog Snapper1Blacknose Shark1Sandbar Shark1Crappie1Almaco Jack1Sand Trout1

What a deep sea trip costs in St. Petersburg

The rates St. Petersburg 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)$450 – $650 32 charters publish a rate · middle of the range $600
  • Three-quarter day (6-7 hours)$600 – $979 28 charters publish a rate · middle of the range $800
  • Full day (8+ hours)$800 – $1,350 24 charters publish a rate · middle of the range $1,000

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 St. Petersburg

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 Gulfport.

Typical conditions by month

  • Warmest water: June to September
  • Fewest rainy days: November and April
  • Coolest water: January, around 63°F
  • Warmest air: July, highs near 91°F

Closest airports

With airline service

  • PIESt. Pete-Clearwater International 10 miles away
  • TPATampa International 16 miles away

Local public airports

  • SPGAlbert Whitted 1 mile away
  • 48XManatee 11 miles away
  • TPFPeter O Knight 16 miles away

Straight-line miles from the centre of St. Petersburg.

See the month-by-month averages
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sunset5:58 PM6:22 PM7:39 PM7:56 PM8:13 PM8:28 PM8:29 PM8:09 PM7:36 PM7:02 PM5:39 PM5:38 PM
Water63°67°72°76°82°85°88°88°86°79°73°68°
Air (high)70°73°76°82°87°90°91°91°89°84°77°72°
Rainy days534339111110434

Water temperature: NOAA St. Petersburg station (4 miles away), 2021-2025 averages. Air temperature and rainy days: NOAA 1991-2020 normals, ST PETERSBURG. A rainy day has 0.1 inch of rain or more. Tides: NOAA predictions for Gulfport. Sunrise and sunset: Calculated for St. Petersburg, 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, St. Petersburg city.

What anglers ask · 50 fishing threads mentioning St. Petersburg

Questions before you book in St. Petersburg

How much does it cost to go deep sea fishing in St. Petersburg?Google's top question

24 St. Petersburg charters publish a full day rate on their own site, and they run $800 to $1,350 for the whole boat, with the middle of the range at $1,000. That is the boat for the day, not a price per person — split between six anglers a $1,000 trip is about $165 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 — 75 of the 286 boats here run both, so a blown-out morning can become a back-country or bay trip. 9 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 St. Petersburg?

They are different days on different water. 39 charters here list offshore only, 93 list inshore only, and 75 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 St. Petersburg?

Four and eight hours are the lengths St. Petersburg 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 I need to bring rods and tackle to St. Petersburg?

No. Rods, reels, bait and tackle come with the boat on most trips here — fly anglers are the exception, and usually bring their own. As DayBreaker inshore charters puts it: “Bait and tackle usually included but it gets crowded quick especially when the fish are biting.”

Do St. Petersburg 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 Inverted Fishing Charters puts it: “Many trips end with your catch cleaned and ready to take home.” Whether it costs anything is up to the boat, so ask when you book.

What should I bring on a St. Petersburg charter?

Sun protection and your own food and drink. Drinks, sunscreen, food and snacks come up most often on St. Petersburg charter sites.

Are there family-friendly fishing charters in St. Petersburg?

99 charters in St. Petersburg 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 St. Petersburg?

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 St. Petersburg?

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 St. Petersburg?

June through September, when the nearest NOAA station averages 85–88°F. It's coolest in January, around 63°F.

What airports are closest to St. Petersburg?

The closest airports with airline service are St. Pete-Clearwater International (PIE), 10 miles away and Tampa International (TPA), 16 miles away. Local public airports nearby: Albert Whitted (SPG), 1 mile away, Manatee (48X), 11 miles away and Peter O Knight (TPF), 16 miles away. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of town.

How many fishing charters are in St. Petersburg?

This page lists 286 fishing charters in St. Petersburg, Florida, each with a phone number and website checked on the captain's own site.

Where these questions come from
  • 50Threads read
  • 7Weighing a paid trip
  • 9Had ruled one out

The corpus. 50 Reddit threads about fishing that mention St. Petersburg, 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 St. Petersburg 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 7 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, 6 threads, and it is left out: 5 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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