A half-day fishing trip in Fort Lauderdale s a great way to get out on the water, admire coastal views, and reel in a few favorites like grouper, trigger fish, and snapper. This tour is geared toward beginner fishers and includes the instruction and equipment you need to make your first catch. Plus, fish cleaning is included so you can cook up your catch when you get home.

Half-day fishing trip in Fort Lauderdale
Great way to try your hand at a new activity
All fishing equipment included
Morning and afternoon tour options available

What's Included

All bait and tackle
Fishing licenses
Ice and coolers
Captain & Mate
Kid friendly
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Driver/guide

Food and Drinks (available for purchase)
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

5400 N Ocean Dr, Hollywood, FL 33019, USA
We are on A1A in between Diana beach Blvd and Sheridan Street bridge on the intracoastal side.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Dress code: comfortable clothing
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Infants must sit on laps
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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luvtotrvl

We had a great time.The crew was funpatient and knowledgeable. It was a slow fishing day but a wonderful cruise and the captain moved several times trying to find good spots. One of the five of those cut a small fish but it was fun and one of the girls brought in a large barracuda. It was the highlight of her year.

Reviews

4.5

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Great trip reasonably priced clean boat.

luvtotrvl, Apr 2024

Was great time and money...

Isaiah_R, Apr 2024

Was great time and money well spent for the trip. Makes me miss the fishing trips i took with family years ago.

Great crew

Erique_C, Apr 2024

The crew is extremely helpful. They’ll untangle your lines, take the fish off the hook, filet the fish, and tell you what kind of fish you caught. They also make sure you take the fish YOU caught home. I am very satisfied with my experience with this trip. Would highly recommend to anyone!

Rough seas, but still a great experience.

Dawn_M, Apr 2024

My son and husband participated in this experience. The crew were very friendly and helpful to them. unfortunately, the seas were rough and many people were sick all over the ship and lost their ability to puke properly. Not the boat's fault at all. We returned early as a result.

Fun

Christine_N, Mar 2024

The trip was fun! I wish we would’ve been encouraged to try a new spot on the boat (or something?) because we didn’t have a single bite. After the trip we saw people were catching a lot! Would’ve been fun to experience. Fun to be on the water nonetheless and the crew was great. Just remember to take something for that sea sickness as I wish I would have ahead of time :)

Horrible

Ali_D, Mar 2024

Horrible, staff is unprofessional, took everyone out without warning of how horrible experience could be with wind, most of the boat was puking and they brought us in early. They were annoying while people were trying to take pictures with their fish. Would NEVER do again

Terrible time. No discussion up front about the extremely rough conditions.

Jeremiah_S, Mar 2024

We were out for 20 mins and all six of us were sea sick. They did not warn us ahead of time about the 10 ft waves we would be up against. Even if we weren't sick the waves made fishing way to hard for my family. The boat was at a sideways 45 degree angle at times and kids didn't have life jackets so that made me nervous. I get what they are doing but I think they need to do a way better job explaining the conditions prior to going out. We would have backed out if we knew it was going to be 5ft waves but it was much greater than that. Trip was cut short once about 75% of the people were puking or sitting in the cabin bracing for the waves. I will say that for my kids and wife it was traumatic and they will probably not do fishing charters like that again. 3 out of 6 puked over the side and the other 3 were paralyzed by the feeling of puking. Huge mistake on my end to let my family go out there.

Fun day of fishing

Kathy_K, Mar 2024

Fishing and seeing the fish people caught. It was beautiful weather. Met some great people. Lots of fun memories!

Superb Family Experience

Christopher_H, Feb 2024

Extremely polite and friendly staff who helped bait hooks and fix fishing lines when the inevitable snags happened. Super fun experience! Thank you!

Great trip but wrong trip

Derek_B, Feb 2024

Overall great experience Domminic and the Mike showed great hospitality and was awesome in our trip. But really wish there was more honesty with my reservation and the availability of the trip. When I buy the tickets it says almost sold out when I show up, there not enough people to get on the boat. I still wanted to fish but was said to pay extra for something different than I originally planned. So all in all some clarification of booking would be much appreciated next time. But overall would come again.

Bad weather and still fun!

Kelsey_E, Feb 2024

Was going to storm but we still went out and had so much fun! Caught 3 fish between my friend and I. Staff helped with rods, bait and instruction. Would do it again!

A Bucket List Experience

Arlester_J, Feb 2024

Original trip was to drift fish, however the opportunity to change too sport fishing was overwhelming. Glad I did. The adventure turned out to be a Bucket List experience. The Captain and Mate were stellar. I asked for eaters, he put us on them, I asked for large size, he put us on them. 1000% enjoyable outing.

Fun experience

Lissa_F, Jan 2024

The skipper was attentive to the needs and the captain and first mate were friendly and engaging. We tried multiple spots to find a good spot. It was a good encouraging group and they filleted our fish (extra charge of $3/fish) so we're having a good fish dinner tonight.

Amazing trip

Fredrik_S, Jan 2024

Last days of our holiday in the US for the first time. This topped the whole trip by giving us a different view from the sea. Captain and crew were also amazing! Thank you! Memories for life.

Too many lines in the water

Jason_H, Jan 2024

Limited staff for number of people fishing. Too many lines in the water spent most of the time untangling lines. Approx 30 people fishing, caught maybe 10 fish total. Understand can’t help how the fishing goes, however limiting the number on boat would be helpful to keep more lines active in the water vs being in untangling mode. Very limited room to actually fish

Pre-paid tip is bad business.

Chris_B, Nov 2023

Good trip. Mate and captain were great. Seas were a little rough and my 18 and 13 yr olds spent the trip in the cabin. That being said, why was I charged 20% tip BEFORE the trip? Mate did nothing for my kids and unhooked about 6 fish for me in which I paid $42 in tips. Imagine going to a restaurant and prepaying a tip before you ever sat down at the table?

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you for joining us on our fishing adventures. This is a service business and the gratuity helps cover our crew who work hard to clean up the boat, certify your boat, make sure everyone is safe, etc. The pre paid gratuity is added for your convenience and can be added to or removed entirely at your discretion. Thank you again for your feedback, we hope to see you again!

Love this experience

Melissa_O, Nov 2023

Can’t wait to do this again in the spring. It was so much fun the captain and the crew was so friendly

Terrible everything!!!

Chelsey_R, Oct 2023

All they genuinely care about is making money! They are the professionals and know how unforgiving the ocean can be! Which I agree isn’t their fault but they could’ve given the group a heads up and been honest and leave it to our discretion! Didn’t catch a single fish even tho we tried! 6 out of 8 of us got sea sick! They were offering a $60 per person discount for the sport fishing but weren’t willing to lose $20 per person on the drift fishing because they needed the 10 people to make money! They charged for parking and 20% tip before you even get the service! It ruins people’s future deep sea fishing experience because they don’t advise!

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you so much for your review of our drift fishing adventure. On the day in question there was a "small craft advisory". This means "small craft" 24 foot or smaller vessels that weigh 1000lbs or less should be aware of the conditions of the ocean. Our drift fishing vessel is 65" feet long and weighs 20 tons (40,000lbs or 18,144 Kilograms). All adventures where the passegengers wish to... We go out, even in the rain and wind, we do not cancel. Our customers have the opportunity to reschedule. As advertised parking is $5 at our marina, (which is not required) we recommend customers carpool, as our lot will not accomidate all the cars that arrive daily and others need to park at the parking meters on the streets near us or take an uber or lift. You are correct, we collect a 20% gratuity that is 100% for your crew (Both the Captain and the mate. I am very sorry to hear that you were not happy with your adventure. We appreciate all feedback, and welcome the good with the bad.

Great afternoon of enjoyment!

Scott_W, Oct 2023

Catching fish in the ocean and enjoying the beautiful boat, ocean and weather! First time fishing in the ocean and first time taking our fresh catch to a local restaurant for dinner!

We would do it again!

Jeff_P, Oct 2023

Hanging out with my adult son and fishing. Priceless! Great time, the crew was very good but busy due to the number of people on the boat. Bring a cooler if you can.

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