Independent US fishing guide
Find a fishing charter, and know what is biting before you go
Charter captains and fishing guides town by town, listed A to Z with their boats, published prices and direct phone numbers – plus live tides, water temperature and the season for each fish. You call the captain directly. We never take a commission.
How can we help you today?
Book a fishing charter or guide
Or I want to…
Listed A to Z, updated October 2026.
Pick a state
Fishing charters and guides in all 50 states
Tap a state to see its fishing towns, or a pin to go straight to that town’s captains.
The directory
Popular fishing towns
The towns with the most captains and guides listed. Each town page lists them A to Z, with live conditions and the season for each fish.
Every town, by region
- Anna Maria Island, FL 10
- Clearwater, FL 21
- Cocoa Beach, FL 18
- Crystal River, FL 16
- Daytona Beach, FL 9
- Destin, FL 22
- Fort Lauderdale, FL 20
- Fort Myers, FL 25
- Islamorada, FL 15
- Jacksonville, FL 19
- Jupiter, FL 15
- Key Largo, FL 18
- Key West, FL 20
- Marathon, FL 17
- Marco Island, FL 16
- Miami, FL 24
- Naples, FL 14
- Panama City Beach, FL 12
- Pensacola, FL 9
- Port St. Joe, FL 5
- Sarasota, FL 13
- St. Augustine, FL 13
- Stuart, FL 13
- Tampa, FL 16
- Asheville, NC 9
- Basalt, CO 9
- Bozeman, MT 9
- Branson, MO 9
- Broken Bow, OK 10
- Burlington, VT 5
- Chamberlain, SD 3
- Craig, MT 8
- Denver, CO 4
- Devils Lake, ND 10
- Dutch John, UT 5
- Fayetteville, WV 5
- Gatlinburg, TN 4
- Guntersville, AL 10
- Island Park, ID 5
- Jackson, WY 12
- Kentucky Lake, KY 6
- Lake Fork, TX 15
- Lake McConaughy, NE 3
- Lake Okeechobee, FL 8
- Lake Tahoe, CA 8
- Lake Texoma, TX 14
- Milford Lake, KS 4
- Mille Lacs, MN 7
- Missoula, MT 8
- Mountain Home, AR 4
- Navajo Dam, NM 5
- Okoboji, IA 4
- Page, AZ 5
- Pulaski, NY 11
- Pyramid Lake, NV 10
- Soldotna, AK 12
The number is how many captains and guides we list in each town. All 117 towns and 50 states.
Beyond the US
Fishing just across the border
A short flight or drive from the US: charter captains in Mexico and the Caribbean, and where to fish in Canada, province by province.
Species
What do you want to catch?
The fish captains list most often across the towns we cover.
Plan your trip
Plan a fishing trip
How it works
A fishing guide, not a booking platform
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Commission
We never take a cut of a trip. You book with the captain directly, by phone or on their own website.
A–Z
Alphabetical, always
Every town lists its captains alphabetically. A paid Featured spot is labeled and never changes the order.
Live
Conditions
Tide times and water temperature come straight from NOAA stations, so you can plan around the water, not a brochure.
Quick answers
About Gone Fishing HQ
How do I book a charter listed here?
Call the captain or use the booking page on their own website – the buttons on each listing go straight to them. Gone Fishing HQ does not take bookings or payments.
How are captains chosen?
We list charter boats and guides that take paying anglers out from that town and that you can reach directly. Booking platforms and lead-generation sites are left out. How we list.
Do you take a commission?
No. Captains are listed free. Some pay a flat monthly fee for a more detailed listing or the one labeled Featured spot in their town. Nothing changes the A to Z order.
Where do the tide and water temperature numbers come from?
From NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, the federal tide and water-level network, read live in your browser from the station nearest each town.
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From Florida sailfish to walleye through the ice: the towns where at least three fish stay in season all of December, January and February.
For captains and guides
Your boat, listed free. No commission, ever.
Anglers call you or book on your own website, and you keep 100% of every trip. Want more detail or the one Featured spot in your town? Enhanced is $19/month and City Spotlight $49/month.