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Fishing quiz
Fishing quiz: which trip fits you?
Seven quick questions match you with the kind of fishing trip you will enjoy most – then show you real towns and guides for it. After that, test what you know with eight questions of fishing trivia.
Trip finder
Find your fishing trip
Pick one answer for each question.
The six kinds of trips
Every kind of fishing trip, explained
Your quiz result is one of these. Towns are the ones with the most operators offering that kind of trip.
777 operators listed
Inshore and bay fishing
Calm, protected water close to shore – bays, flats, marshes and passes – on a small, fast boat. Lots of bites, little seasickness, and trips as short as a few hours.
Good for: Families, first-timers and anyone who wants steady action without a long run offshore.
Typical private trip: half day $600, full day $1,162 (medians of the prices operators publish, checked October 2026).
Where to go: Fort Myers, FL · Charleston, SC · Cape Cod, MA · Jacksonville, FL · Carolina Beach, NC · Miami, FL · Port Aransas, TX · Hilton Head Island, SC
628 operators listed
Offshore and deep-sea fishing
A bigger boat heads miles out to reefs, wrecks and blue water for the big ones – snapper, grouper, tuna, mahi-mahi, billfish. Longer days and rougher water, bigger fish.
Good for: Groups who want to battle something heavy and do not mind a full day on the ocean.
Typical private trip: half day $750, full day $1,500 (medians of the prices operators publish, checked October 2026).
Where to go: Kona, HI · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Miami, FL · Clearwater, FL · Hatteras, NC · Destin, FL · Marathon, FL · Key Largo, FL
107 operators listed
A party boat (head boat)
A large boat that sells spots by the person. Bait, tackle and a crew to help are included, and you fish alongside other anglers.
Good for: Budget trips, big groups and kids who want to try fishing without booking a whole boat.
Where to go: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ · San Diego, CA · San Francisco, CA · Jupiter, FL · Montauk, NY · Dana Point, CA · Pensacola, FL · Clearwater, FL
266 operators listed
A guided river or fly-fishing trip
A guide rows you down a trout river in a drift boat, or walks you through wading. Quiet water, beautiful scenery and a lot of technique.
Good for: Couples and solo anglers, people prone to seasickness, and anyone who wants to learn to fly fish.
Typical private trip: half day $500, full day $700 (medians of the prices operators publish, checked October 2026).
Where to go: Soldotna, AK · Jackson, WY · Astoria, OR · Pulaski, NY · Asheville, NC · Bozeman, MT · Basalt, CO · St. Clair Shores, MI
277 operators listed
A lake fishing guide
A guide who knows one big lake inside out takes you after bass, walleye, crappie or stripers – flat water, comfortable boats, often a fish fry at the end.
Good for: Bass fans, families who want calm water, and anyone inland.
Typical private trip: half day $450, full day $650 (medians of the prices operators publish, checked October 2026).
Where to go: Chicago, IL · Port Clinton, OH · Erie, PA · Lake Fork, TX · Ludington, MI · Lake Texoma, TX · Milwaukee, WI · Oswego, NY
25 operators listed
Ice fishing
In the northern winter, guides drill holes through the lake ice – often inside a heated shack – for walleye, perch and pike.
Good for: Winter trips up north, and anyone who wants a story nobody at work can top.
Where to go: Devils Lake, ND · Sturgeon Bay, WI · Mille Lacs, MN · Basalt, CO · Ludington, MI · Milwaukee, WI · Pulaski, NY · Jackson, WY
Trivia
Fishing trivia: how much do you know?
Tap an answer to see if you are right. Your score adds up at the bottom.
1Can you go fishing in all 50 states?
Every state sells fishing licenses and has public water to fish. Most adults need one; kids and some seniors are often exempt. Compare all 50.
2Which state sells the cheapest nonresident annual fishing license (among the states we compare)?
Delaware, at $20 – prices from each state agency’s own site, checked October 2026. See every state.
3And which one charges visitors the most for a year of fishing?
California, at $174.14 for a nonresident annual license. California license details.
4The world-record largemouth bass weighed…
22 pounds 4 ounces – George Perry’s 1932 fish from Georgia, tied in 2009 by a bass from Lake Biwa in Japan. Lake Fork, Texas is where many Americans go chasing a 10-pounder.
5Which river gave up the world-record king (Chinook) salmon – 97 lb 4 oz, in 1985?
The Kenai River – and it is still the record. Kenai River guides in Soldotna.
6Pyramid Lake in Nevada is famous for which fish?
Giant Lahontan cutthroat trout. The lake is on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation, so you need a tribal permit rather than a Nevada license. Pyramid Lake guides.
7On our river pages, flow is shown in “cfs”. What does cfs mean?
Cubic feet per second – how much water passes the USGS gauge each second. A sudden rise usually means muddy, harder fishing. See it live in Missoula.
8About how much is a private half-day charter in Destin, Florida (median of the prices captains publish)?
About $820 for the whole boat, from 4 captains who publish a half-day price. Compare charter prices town by town.
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