Take a deep-sea fishing voyage with one of the best captains in the business on a private charter with “Mark the Shark”—a record holder for big game catches. With expert knowledge of the Gulf Coast waters, he knows just where to go to reel grouper, sailfish, barracuda, tiger sharks, and other large species. No need to bring a camera, as you’ll get a framed photo and underwater footage of your catches.

Spend a half day deep sea fishing off the Florida coast
Captain is a famous fishing expert and record holder for large-game catches
Underwater cameras capture the action from below
Affordable private charter can seat up to eight passengers

What's Included

Snacks
Alcoholic Beverages

Customary 20% percent gratuity not included. After six people $50 each

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

Opening hours

2/4/2023 - 5/4/2025
Monday - Thursday : 07:30 AM - 09:00 PM
Friday : 07:30 AM - 08:30 PM
Saturday : 07:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Sunday : 07:30 AM - 09:00 PM

Pickup details

We can only pick up on hotel when there is a dock at the hotel.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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.

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Featured review

John_H

Great crew, great experience. Looking forward to my next charter. Mark and Russ don't disappoint. They know what they're doing and are very helpful in guiding you through the process

Reviews

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Mark the Shark!

John_H, Mar 2024

Great crew, great experience. Looking forward to my next charter. Mark and Russ don't disappoint. They know what they're doing and are very helpful in guiding you through the process

Mark the shark is terrible

Dave_T, Nov 2023

Mark the shark was terrible guide. We have been on a lot of fishing tours. This was worst by far. Would not recommend to anyone.

Experience of a lifetime!

Mark_K, Jul 2023

Phenomenal experience of a lifetime. Captain Mark The Shark was amazing. His crew super friendly and highly professional! Thank you!

Well worth the money and experience!

Matthew_G, Feb 2023

Great communication right from the initial booking. Mark and his crew were very accommodating, fun and helpful. Most importantly the entire family had fun AND we caught a sailfish! Thank you.

Could Have Been Better

Michael_R, Nov 2022

This would’ve been an excellent trip, but if not for the guide honoring our voucher. We would not have been able to go on the trip after booking five months in advance. Viator never communicated to the tour guide that we had a booking. Never experienced this with Viator in the past and only good experiences. However, because of this, we got to go, but not even for the full half day. Only an hour and a half of fishing.

The best

Francois_V, Aug 2022

Super nice crew and a very nice experience! Great family activity! We will come back next year! Thank you very much!!

Viator accepted payment without checking with the captain for availability.

Mark_M, Jun 2022

Viator accepted my payment and booked the charter without checking with the captain for availability. I contacted the captain and he told me that Viator books him without checking with him. He was already booked that day. So we moved our reservation to the next day. It turned out that there was a tropical storm passing over Miami on Friday and Saturday. We did not get to take the charter due to the weather. I requested a refund from Viator.

Best fishing trip

alinadumitru2312, Feb 2020

I highly recommend this boat trip. Mark is amazing, he helped us to catch 2 monsters fish. If your passion is fishing rhis trip is for you 🎣

Terrible Fishing Experience

Baron_G, Dec 2019

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 we rented. We felt awkward saying no so they rode along with us. The captain told us he wasn’t going to take us out deep sea fishing but would instead be fishing very close to bay and the boat docks for sharks. He complained about the water being murky and that we would only be fishing for sharks. After 3.5 hours of trolling by docks and not getting any bites he turned the boat around took us back to the boat dock. Our trip was advertised as a 6 hour fishing trip. We were only on the boat for 4 hours. The captain then asked for a tip. He insisted we give him our credit card number. Overall disappointment and rip off.

Un gran dia

Gerardo_S, Nov 2021

Pasamos una mañana fantastica de pesca, pudimos pescar dorados y un vela que partio la linea. Precioso verlos saltar. Entrando a puerto pudimos ver las grandes mansiones que hay en Miami. Un Capitan muy experto y ayudante divertido!!

Response from Host, Dec 2021

another totally fake client...sad you have no life ...must work for PETA

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