It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for and asking about! We have selected the dates for our 2026 Bluewater Walk-On Trips. If you are a serious fisherman and bluewater / big game fishing is on your bucket list, then this is the trip for you!
So, what does a typical Bluewater Trip look like? Here is a sample itinerary. Keep in mind that our trips are subject to weather conditions, locations of highly migratory fish species, location of bluewater, etc. Even if those conditions force our captains to alter the sample itinerary, you can rest assured that they will do their best to help your group catch lots of fish.
Day 1:
3:00 pm departure (fall trips after Oct 1 will depart at 2:00 pm)
Catch live bait on the way out using sabiki rigs
Grill dinner on the Big Green Egg
Depending on the distance to bluewater, we may fish for cobia, triggerfish, beeliner, and/or amberjack on the way out. If bluewater is further out, we may not do any fishing on evening 1 besides fishing for live bait.
Day 2:
3:00 or 4:00 am- start tuna fishing the morning bite. This usually includes chunking for yellowfin, using live baits, and jigging for blackfin.
After daylight, we will be trolling, live bait fishing, and kite fishing for tuna, wahoo, dolphin, and blue and white marlin.
Deep drop grouper fishing (sometimes on day 3 instead of day 2 depending on location / conditions)
Evening tuna bite- jigging / chunking around oil platforms
Deep drop swordfishing over night
Day 3:
Grouper fishing / bottom fishing on the way in depending on location / distance to travel
Return to the marina at mid-day (noon – 2pm usually)
$1,080.00 Per Person
Reservations are required Full Payment Due At Time Of Booking
A 60 day notice prior to the trip date is required for a refund.
Escape max 11 passengers. Lady Ann max 10 passengers.
Price DOES include all licenses, bait, and tackle. fish cleaning, and deckhand gratuity.
Each passenger needs to bring food & drinks, a pillow, sleeping bag, bath towel, and toiletries.
This trip is a nice option for those who want to experience a half day of deep sea fishing, but don’t have a large enough group or budget for a private charter. We bottom fish our reefs up to 25 miles offshore for Red Snapper (in season), Vermillion Snapper, and Triggerfish (in season). Price is per person. We limit our passenger capacity on these trips in order to give anglers more space. We specialize in a split charter environment rather than a traditional over-crowded party boat experience in order to offer you a higher quality trip.
$170 per person on credit card,$160 per person if paying cash Children under 12 and military get a $10 discount
8am-2pm
Holding your reservation with a credit card is STRONGLY recommended. 48 hour cancellation policy
Price DOES include all licenses, bait, and tackle. Price DOES NOT include deckhand gratuity (20% is customary).
Bring a cooler of food and drinks for your group. No glass bottles please!
We only have one trip left for bluewater walk-on trips for this year! Join us August 28-30 aboard the Lady Ann or Escape. We have just a few spots left available on each boat for these dates! You know that this bluewater trip has been on your bucket list! It’s time to get it checked off!
Red snapper season for boats with federal fishing permits will be 7 days a week from June 1, 2025 through Sept. 15, 2025.
We still have some private charter trips available during these dates on the Lady Ann. Click here to book your group’s private snapper trip on the Lady Ann:
We also have plenty of walk-on style trips if you want to pay per person and join other groups on a shared snapper fishing trip! Prices start at $180 per person on the shared trips. Click here to book your walk-on spaces:
We have heard from so many of you who want to try the spring sheepshead fishing but do not have a large enough group to warrant a private charter.
New for Spring of 2025, we are now offering our 5 hour inshore trip as a shared charter option. We will fish the inshore oil platforms for sheepshead. This trip is available March 1 – April 15 only. Only 8 fishermen are allowed on board, offering a true “shared charter” environment in comfort aboard the 57′ Lady Ann.
Price is per person. You just pay for yourself and we will find other passengers to go along. You get an experience normally only available by private charter at a per person price.
$190 per person on credit card, $180 per person if paying cash Children under 12 and military get a $10 discount
7 am-12 noon or 1-6 pm
Holding your reservation with a credit card is STRONGLY recommended. 48 hour cancellation policy.
Trips aboard Lady Ann only- max 8 passengers.
Price DOES include all licenses, bait, and tackle. Price DOES NOT include deckhand gratuity (20% is customary).
Our Bluewater walk-on trips are almost sold out for the year! Dates that still have spots available are August 29-31- 3 spaces left, and November 14-16- 1 space left.
The National Marine Fisheries Service has set the dates for the 2024 Red Snapper Season. Federally permitted boats will fish 7 days a week beginning on June 1, 2024 and ending on August 27, 2024.
