14 Deep Sea Fishing Trips in the USA Worth Booking

1.Half-Day Deep-Sea Fishing at Riviera Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 366 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $80Our pick

Review of Riviera Beach’s half-day deep-sea fishing trip, with crew tips, equipment, catch cleaning, pricing, crowding, and booking advice.

“Love this group since it’s actual real fishing - not like some ‘touristy’ charters where you don’t get to touch the pole. I live when people leave poor reviews because they didn’t catch anything 😂. Obviously they don’t understand fishing; sometimes I’m good and sometimes I’m not . . . no one can make the fish come across your bait and they choose to bite or not.”

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2.4-Hour Deep Sea Drift Fishing Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 297 reviews · 4 hours · from $85

Review of Fort Lauderdale’s 4-hour deep sea fishing trip, with family-friendly fishing, boat details, costs, catches, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Mates and captian did what it took to put fish in the boat.”

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3.Miami Half Day Deep Sea Fishing Trip from Bayside Marketplace

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 223 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $80

Review of Miami’s $80 half-day deep-sea fishing trip from Bayside Marketplace, with tips on bait, seasickness, crowds, weather, and value.

“I should have checked the weather before booking. It was a little rough seas about 5-6 ft but the crew was very professional and very kind. I saw them helping everyone to get ther line in the water. Some people and kids did catch fish. We did not but that's our luck lol. am definitely going back but in clear weather lol. I do recommend them but remember its fishing not catching. Still a great experience”

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4.Miami Big Game Deep Sea Fishing Charter

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 198 reviews · 5 hours (approx.)

Review of Miami Big Game Deep Sea Fishing with Captain Mark the Shark, covering cost, catch chances, pickup issues, timing, and who should book.

“We booked this charter and spoke with the captain ahead of time. We let Mark know that we wanted to go deep sea fishing for sailfish in advance. He said this is what we would be doing. The morning before our trip we were notified that there would not be a hotel pickup as advertised. He acted like he didn’t know what we were talking about even though the ad specifically states “hotel pickup”. Our scheduled fishing trip was for 12:30. The captain did arrive at the dock till after 1:00. He then wanted to know if it was ok if other guests of his rode on the boat that…”

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5.Shared BIG GAME Sportfishing Up To Six People

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 142 reviews · from $250

Review of Fort Lauderdale’s shared big game fishing trip, with costs, fish targets, group size, itinerary, tips, and booking advice.

“8 and a half foot lemon shark! Nothing additional needs to be said! Adam and Nick were absolutely the best and made it a very memorable 1st time ocean fishing for my 12 year old son! Spoiled for life now!”

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6.Key West Deep Sea Fishing: Big Fish

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 112 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) Top rated

Review of Key West Deep Sea Fishing with Corsair 2, including catches, crew, pricing, timing, comfort, sea conditions, and booking advice.

“We had a fantastic time with Christian and Jeff! Caught an absolutely beautiful sailfish too! Highly recommend!”

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7.Deep Sea Fishing Four Hour Experience with Experienced Captain

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 61 reviews · from $180

Review of Naples’ four-hour deep sea fishing charter, with gear, bait, captain support, costs, catches, weather rules, and booking advice.

“Alec and McKayla were amazing! This was the second time we’ve booked a fishing tour here. These two were super friendly and informative! They really made the trip! Thanks for everything see you guys the next time around!”

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8.Half Day Offshore Fishing Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 48 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $85

Review of Hilton Head’s 4.5-hour Drifter fishing trip, with family-friendly tips, fish species, weather limits, price, and honest value advice.

“This was a great experience! The boat road out was about 1 hr and 15 minutes and very relaxing. A few people on the boat caught little sharks. We moved spots 4 times to find a better spot. Our final spot was a good mine! Everyone was catching seabass.”

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9.Shared Deep Sea Fishing Trip from Destin

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 44 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $169

Review of Destin’s six-hour shared fishing trip, with catch details, group size, costs, crew tips, parking, and booking advice.

“A great experience for fisherman of any level. The team was very knowledgeable and helpful. My husband can’t wait to come back!”

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10.Deep Sea Shared Fishing Charter in Honolulu

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 43 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $314

Review of Honolulu’s shared deep-sea fishing charter, with boat details, fish odds, price value, timing, group size, and booking advice.

“The captain was really nice but we were out for a while and we only got one bite. There were six of us total on the boat. The boat was decent size and clean. We were very disappointed to not catch anything after paying so much money.”

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11.Deep sea fishing charters in Fort Lauderdale aboard 52′ Hatteras

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Review of Fort Lauderdale’s private 52-foot Hatteras fishing charter, with kite fishing, wreck fishing, offshore species, pricing, and practical tips.

“This was an amazing experience with Happy Day Today, Captain Tom and Kyle. My son caught a 7ft sailfish, a bucket list item for a young 18 year old, now on to more dreaming of the next big catch he will make. Kyle was an amazing angler and it was my son’s first kite fishing experience. It was a nice easy day, although the sea was choppy we had a great time! I would highly recommend this charter to anyone wanting a great day at sea, “fishing…not always catching” as Captain Tom says. I would say you have great luck “catching” with these knowledgeable anglers!”

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12.4-Hour Shared Big Game Deep Sea Fishing Charter in Fort Lauderdale

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 36 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Review of Fort Lauderdale’s 4-hour shared deep-sea fishing charter, with big fish targets, boat details, timing, value, and practical tips.

“The captain and his hand were awesome had a great time caught a shark couldn’t be happier I’d definitely recommend going with these guys”

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13.Orlando Deep Sea Fishing Charter

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 5 to 9 hours (approx.)

Review the Orlando Deep Sea Fishing Charter from Cape Canaveral, including price, fishing, itinerary, boat facilities, guides, and booking tips.

“There's a lovely feeling with captain Tim. He has a great sense of fun. Our daughters were screaming with delight at the fish flapping around in the bucket and our eldest daughter in particular loved catching so many mackerel! I was a bit nervous because of safety, but tim help us all around. Everyone should book a fishing trip with iOutdoor Fishing Adventures; you'll love it.”

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14.Kona Hawaii Deep Sea Fishing experience on the Bite Me 4

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 29 reviews · 4 to 8 hours (approx.)

Review of Kona’s private Bite Me 4 deep-sea fishing charter, with pricing, timing, gear, catches, meeting details, and practical booking advice.

“Our trip was scheduled for 6:30 am, we drove 45 minutes, arrived early, only to find out at 6:20 am that trip was cancelled ( I have the captains email). What a perfectly terrible experience, still haven’t gotten a refund, and we would have to given them 48 hours notice, hmmmmm, think they’ll reimburse us for gas and time, ha ha ha….”

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