Boca Grande Fishing Charters Overview

Boca Grande, Florida

Boca Grande itself is actually a small community on Gasparilla Island. This is located on Florida's Southwest coast. Boca Grande has become known as a fishing mecca for a few reasons, one in particular that usually comes to mind is world class tarpon fishing. From a visitors standpoint, the beaches here are white (sugar) sand backed by a blue water ocean.

The name is spanish for "Big Mouth." This refers to the opening to the Boca Grande Pass. Boca Grande Pass is a waterway located on the southern tip of Gasparilla Island. 

Boca Grande Fishing

Fishing in Boca Grande goes beyond that of the Tarpon. Though through a typical 80 day Tarpon fishing season, an average of 5000 of these Silver Kings are landed. This is what makes it the Tarpon Fishing Capital of the World.

Outside of Tarpon fishing, you will find yourself in an excellent inshore, nearshore, and offshore fishery. The inland estuaries and backcountry areas are home to Florida favorites such as Snook and Redfish.

In deeper waters you will find Cobia, Grouper, Snapper, Tuna, Kingfish, and and many more deeper water species.The combination of all of these available types of fishing, truly places Boca Grande as a fisherman's paradise for all types of fishing.

Boca Grande Fishing Charters

Choosing a Boca Grande fishing charter service can seem a bit daunting at first. But this is where Google is your first best friend. Really think about what kind of fishing you want to do. Is it inshore, offshore? Big boat, little boat? Live bait or artificial? Fly fishing or light tackle? Catch and Release or release on the grill? Once you have decided all of these aspects to what you would like, plug them all into a single Google search. Example;

"Light Tackle Catch and Release Fishing In Boca Grande"

This will give a refined list to browse from that are exactly what you are looking for. From here maybe list 3-5 services you would be interested in. With this list, you can now refine the best experience by doing follow up searches on TripAdvisor, Yelp, and Google Plus. Read the reviews, see what people are saying, and so on.

You will now have a perfectly refined list of options that are sure to make your fishing trip into Boca Grande the best it can be.

Some of the Fish Species in Boca Grande

Tarpon, Snook, Redfish, False Albacore, Pompano, Sea Trout, Permit, Ladyfish, Jack Crevalle, Tripletail, Flounder, Cobia, Grouper, Snapper, Sharks, Tuna, and much more.