Venice Deep Sea Fishing Charters & Trips

133 captains within 25 miles of Venice, 4 of them in Venice itself, 58 running offshore. A full day is typically $1,200 for the whole boat. Call the captain directly — we take no bookings and charge no fee.

  • 133Captains within 25 miles
  • 58Deep sea boats
  • $800–$1,800Full day, typically
  • Charlotte HarborLeaving from

Contact details checked on each captain's own website

Charters in Venice

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

133 charters in Venice

Deep sea fishing in Venice

58 of the 133 charters in Venice 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 Venice 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 Venice fleet posts it.

On Instagram 3 Venice boats

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

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.

What a deep sea trip costs in Venice

The rates Venice 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 11 charters publish a rate · middle of the range $550
  • Three-quarter day (6-7 hours)$600 – $900 10 charters publish a rate · middle of the range $779
  • Full day (8+ hours)$800 – $1,800 15 charters publish a rate · middle of the range $1,200

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 Venice by type

Counted from what each captain lists on their own website.

Inshore and bay fishing in Venice

69 charters list inshore trips, in the bays, back-waters and shallows closer to shore. Among them: Angling with Adria Charters, Fly Fish Sarasota, Paradise Charters Of Venice, Salty Slam Charters, Scales N Tails Charters and 64 more.

Half-day and full-day fishing trips

35 charters list half-day trips and 32 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 Venice

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

Planning a trip to Venice

See the closest airports.

Closest airports

With airline service

  • SRQSarasota/Bradenton International 21 miles away
  • PGDPunta Gorda 29 miles away

Local public airports

  • VNCVenice Municipal 4 miles away
  • X36Buchan 9 miles away
  • F13Shell Creek Airpark 32 miles away

Straight-line miles from the centre of Venice.

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, Venice city.

What anglers ask · 136 fishing threads mentioning Venice

Questions before you book in Venice

How many fishing charters are in Venice?

This page lists 133 fishing charters in Venice, Florida, each with a phone number and website checked on the captain's own site.

How many deep sea fishing charters are in Venice?

58 of the 133 charters listed in Venice say on their websites that they run offshore (deep sea) trips. 69 run inshore and bay trips.

What deep sea fish can I keep in Venice in October?

Under Florida's rules you can keep king mackerel, mahi-mahi, tuna, wahoo and cobia. For red snapper, grouper and amberjack it depends on the dates or whether the boat holds a federal permit. Sailfish and marlin can legally be kept, but only within strict rules: Sailfish must measure 63 inches, lower jaw to fork, and in federal waters the boat needs a federal HMS permit. Blue marlin must measure 99 inches and white marlin 66 inches, lower jaw to fork, and the boat needs a federal HMS permit. Seasons change, so check each fish page or ask the captain before you keep one.

Where do state waters end off Venice?

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.

How do I book a charter in Venice?

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.

What airports are closest to Venice?

The closest airports with airline service are Sarasota/Bradenton International (SRQ), 21 miles away and Punta Gorda (PGD), 29 miles away. Local public airports nearby: Venice Municipal (VNC), 4 miles away, Buchan (X36), 9 miles away and Shell Creek Airpark (F13), 32 miles away. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of town.

Are there family-friendly fishing charters in Venice?

52 charters in Venice 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.

Where these questions come from
  • 136Threads read
  • 27Weighing a paid trip
  • 7Had ruled one out

The corpus. 136 Reddit threads about fishing that mention Venice, 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 Venice 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 27 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, 22 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 Venice

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

Snook85Redfish84Tarpon78Speckled Trout75Cobia70King Mackerel55Mangrove Snapper41Shark41Snapper40Pompano36Sheepshead35Spanish Mackerel34Grouper33Flounder31Amberjack25Gag Grouper25Barracuda25Jack Crevalle24Tripletail24Goliath Grouper22Red Snapper20Ladyfish19Tuna19Red Grouper18Bluefish17Blacktip Shark17Mahi-Mahi16Wahoo15Black Drum14Bonito12Hogfish12Sailfish11Hammerhead Shark11Lane Snapper11Bull Shark10Permit10Gray Triggerfish9Grunt8Lemon Shark7Blackfin Tuna7Yellowtail Snapper6Scamp5Spinner Shark5Marlin5Catfish5Porgy5Skipjack Tuna4Nurse Shark4Bluegill4Bonnethead Shark4Snowy Grouper3Swordfish3Channel Catfish3Speckled Hind2Bonefish2Mako Shark2Yellowfin Tuna2Black Grouper2Tiger Shark2Crappie2Vermilion Snapper2Blue Marlin2Blue Runner2Black Sea Bass2Largemouth Bass2Sandbar Shark2Tilefish1Black Crappie1Sunshine Bass1Yellowedge Grouper1Mahogany Snapper1Blacknose Shark1Yellowtail1Southern Flounder1Gulf Flounder1Rainbow Trout1Striped Bass1Pickerel1Warmouth1Redear Sunfish1Mutton Snapper1Shad1

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