The Gulf of Mexico, offshore of southwest Florida, is well known for its calm sea conditions and excellent year round deep sea fishing. Venice, Florida, located just south of Sarasota, Florida, and directly on the Gulf of Mexico is the perfect launch point to access and enjoy some awesome deep sea fishing. Depending on the season, you can catch all sorts of different species of fish.

Deep sea on the Gulf of Mexico for grouper and snapper is good most any time of the year. Other offshore fish such as kingfish, cobia, tuna, amberjack, Spanish mackerel, shark, barracuda, tarpon, permit, mahi and giant red fish are all caught as they seasonally migrate through the deep sea waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

To go deep sea you must first charter a deep sea boat. Most captains will offer a flat rate for four to eight people that include all the bait and tackle with prices set on the number of hours from the time you leave to the time you get back and how far off shore you go. For four hours you will get about eight miles off shore and pay a group rate of about five hundred dollars. For six hours you will go about twelve miles off shore and pay a group rate of about seven hundred and fifty dollars. For eight hours you will go about sixteen to twenty-eight miles off shore and pay a group rate of about nine hundred to thirteen hundred dollars. For an extended deep sea trip you can go twelve hours and up to forty miles off shore for around two thousand dollars. All of this can be booked online or you can just visit the local docks and ask around.


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