Like all top deep sea fishing destinations, Boca Raton is home to many private charter boats as well as many larger drift boats. While drift boats like the Lady K or the Sea Mist III may offer the cheapest rates per person, but they also take out the largest number of people per trip. You may find yourself not only in competition with the fish in the ocean, but also with the guy next to you on the boat. If you’re looking for a genuine deep sea fishing experience, private charter boats are the way to go. When you book a trip with the Happy Fish, you increase your chances of reeling in a fish. The Happy Fish takes up to 4 people per trip, with available trips of 4 hours for a half day or 8 hours for a full day. The Happy Fish will pick you and your party up at the boat ramp, and within 10 minutes you can be out on the open water on a deep sea fishing charter. Another advantage a private charter boat such as the Happy Fish has over the drift boats is its flexibility, and can accommodate trip length and times according to the customer’s needs.
Known for its soft sandy beaches, luscious palm trees, and luxury living, Boca Raton has always been known as a popular travel destination… but only the best fishermen know it is also one of the top deep sea fishing destinations in the world. Located in Palm Beach County which has 47 miles of shore available to the surf and beach angler, Boca Raton is also the closest city to the Gulf Stream for the offshore angler. The Gulf Stream keeps a nonstop Northerly flow of warm 80 degree waters that funnels pelagic species through like a river within a mile of Boca Raton’s shoreline. This means that within 5 minutes you can be in 800ft of water and deep sea fishing, which gives Boca Raton an uncontested advantage over all other cities along the Atlantic coast and over all other top deep sea fishing destinations. Also, unlike the winter constrained northern states, fishing in Boca Raton is available year round. In fact, the winter months provide the best times for catching tuna, blackfin and yellowfin, sailfish, cobia and king mackerel. Other popular fish that can be found throughout the year are wahoo, swordfish, sharks, snapper, grouper, and more!
Another advantage Boca Raton has over other top deep sea fishing destinations is its natural reefs coupled with the artificial reefs that give anglers and divers access to a large variety of marine life. Some of these artificial reefs are old ships that have run aground. Just 175 yards offshore lay the Lofthus, a wind driven merchant ship that was grounded and then intentionally sunk above existing wreckage from the Oh Kim Soon. With these wrecks and more all along the coast, Florida has also become known as the Shipwreck Capital of the World. This makes it an even more popular destination for
For these reasons, Boca Raton is the best kept secret of the top deep sea fishing destinations.