The 5 Best Naples Florida Fishing Trips to Book

1.Private 2 Hour Kids and Family Fishing Marco Island, FL

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 97 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) Our pick

Fish Marco Island’s calm mangrove waters on a private two-hour charter for up to six people. Captains Jason, Kevin, or Joe provide rods, bait, licenses, and patient instruction, while you look for catfish, snapper, sharks, dolphins, and coastal birds. The trip begins and ends at Goodland Boat Park and suits first-time fishers and families with young children.

“Simply outstanding service with experienced captain and impressed with how family-friendly and enjoyable the experience was! Would absolutely go again.”

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2.Naples Backwater/Calm Bay Fishing

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 74 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $145Best value

Set out from downtown Naples with Pure Florida for 3.5 hours of backwater fishing. Captain Chris, Adam, Sam, Dan, and other crew members have earned praise for helping children and first-time anglers. Expect provided gear, several fishing spots, Naples scenery, and a marine restroom. You may also reach the Gulf when conditions allow.

“Sam and Tyler were awesome! We went to three different places and caught some nice fish. Great music in the boat and laid back environment.”

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3.Deep Sea Fishing Four Hour Experience with Experienced Captain

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

Set out from Tin City in Naples for a four-hour Gulf fishing trip, with morning or afternoon departures. The captain and crew provide rods, bait, and tackle, help you handle the lines, and may move the boat when the fish slow down. Expect a shared boat of up to 18 people, changing Gulf conditions, and catches that can range from smaller eating fish to snapper, grouper, or sharks.

“Awesome trip with family! The guys on our boat were friendly, professional, efficient and attentive they made the experience totally worth it. Would book again.”

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4.Private Fishing Boat Charters in Naples Bay and the Gulf

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.)

Captain Paul takes your private group of up to five from Naples into the bay and Gulf for a three- or four-hour fishing charter. Gear, bait, licenses, drinks, snacks, and rain ponchos are included. You fish for about 2 hours 45 minutes or 3 hours 45 minutes, then the captain cleans and bags your catch.

“We took 4 hour boat for a family of 5, and we were pretty sure that between 5 of us with prior fishing experience, will catch a lot of fish. The experience was great, captain had the equipment ready and told us many new facts about fishing, however all the fish we were catching was too little to keep. We had to let go almost all of it and ended up with only 4 fish that just made the 12 inch size to keep. Captain took us to different spots, but it didn’t help much. It was way below our expectations as we had much better catches in other places…”

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5.Private 4 Hour Shelling , Fishing and Eco Tour Marco Island FL

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Captain Jason takes your private group from Goodland Boat Park through Marco Island waters and the 10,000 Islands. Expect wildlife sightings, beach time and shelling at a remote island, then bait, tackle, licenses, and fishing at local hot spots. The boat holds up to six, with two boats available for groups of up to 12.

“Amazing day on the water with Captain Jason. He put us on amazing fish. Saw turtles, sharks, and incredible dolphin experience. Shelling on Lice was incredible. Highly recommend.”

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