St. Petersburg, FloridaDeep sea charters minutes from downtown
Gulfport sits on St. Pete's western edge, so a serious offshore day starts a short drive from downtown, the Old Northeast or the beaches.
St. Petersburg is where most of our anglers come from, and the draw is simple: you get a long-range offshore boat without a long-range drive. Mariner's Cove is on the far side of Gulfport from downtown St. Pete — close enough that a 5AM meet time doesn't mean a 3AM alarm.
Both captains have spent their careers on this water. DJ has fished the St. Petersburg area for over twenty years, and Tyler has worked it for ten, including the tarpon fishery that made his name. Between them that's a book of numbers built in the exact water you're asking about, not spots bought off a chart.
For visitors staying downtown or on St. Pete Beach, this is the trip that gets you past the inshore flats boats and out to where the snapper, grouper and pelagics actually live.
- Departs
- Gulfport — Mariner's Cove Marina
- Captains' local experience
- 30+ combined years on St. Pete water
- Popular trips
- Grouper/Snapper Run, Full Day Offshore
- Best for
- Downtown, Old NE, Snell Isle, the beaches
Charter options
What St. Petersburg anglers book
Every trip includes bait, tackle and everything else you need on the water.
We also fish for
Dates go fast in season
We're not satisfied until you're hooked.
Tell us when you want to go and what you want to catch. A captain answers personally, usually the same day.