How many fishing charters are there in Fernandina Beach?

Thirty charter operations and four tackle shops appear in our confirmed data. Seventeen of the charters give a Front Street address at the downtown Fernandina Harbor Marina, three are at 251 Creekside Drive, two at Tiger Point Marina, and the rest work from a home address or a county boat ramp.

Where do fishing charters leave from on Amelia Island?

Mostly the Fernandina Harbor Marina at the bottom of Centre Street — walkable if you are staying downtown. But several leave from 251 Creekside Drive or Tiger Point Marina instead, and several captains meet you at a ramp. Confirm the meeting point when you book; it is the detail most often assumed and most often wrong.

Why do Amelia Island charters leave at such odd times?

The tide. A 6 to 7.4 ft range moving through these inlets produces strong current, so inshore trips work the flood or the ebb and offshore trips leave on the water that gets them over the bar. The departure time is the captain working around the tide, not a preference.

Do you need your own gear for a charter here?

Ask. Most charter operations include rods, tackle and bait, and Florida licensing on a licensed charter vessel usually works differently from fishing on your own — but we have confirmed neither for any operator on this page, so treat it as a question for the telephone rather than an assumption.

Fishing Charters on Amelia Island: Where to Go & When

Key facts

Thirty charter operations and four tackle shops work this island. Seventeen of the charters leave from Front Street at the downtown marina, three from Creekside Drive, two from Tiger Point, and the rest meet you at a ramp — which is the detail most bookings get wrong.

Thirty-four fishing businesses on a thirteen-mile island — thirty charter operations and four tackle shops. The first question any of them raises is the one nobody publishes: which dock are you standing on at seven in the morning?

We hold a confirmed street address for almost every one, so here they are grouped by it. It is the most useful sort available, because a dawn departure from the wrong side of the island is a ruined morning.

Front Street, downtown — seventeen of them

The Fernandina Harbor Marina at the bottom of Centre Street is where most of this fleet ties up, and confirmed addresses cluster at five numbers.

1 North Front Street — Amelia Island Charter Boat Association, Amelia Island Sportfishing, Big Fin Charters, Fish Amelia Island, Gonna Miss Her, Island Charters Unlimited, Southern Fly Outfitters, Ye Ole Pirate.

1 Front Street — AC Charters, Amelia Fishing Adventures, Amelia Island Time Charters.

3 and 103 North Front Street — Amelia Offshore, Heavy Hitter.

3 South Front Street — Amelia Backwater Fishing, Bey Bodo, Crawfish Charters, Semper Fi at Dock E.

Practically: if you are staying downtown you can walk to your boat. Several share a dock and an office address, which is normal in a charter fleet — the association at 1 North Front Street exists precisely so independent captains can book through a shared desk. So ask which captain and which boat, not just which company.

Creekside Drive — three

Gail Force II at Dock C-4, No Limits Charters and Pipe Dream Charters at Dock B are all at 251 Creekside Drive, a separate basin off the Amelia River rather than the downtown marina. Not walkable from Centre Street, and the slip letter matters.

Tiger Point Marina — two

Fernandina Flats Fishing Charters and Fire Escape Fishing both give Tiger Point Marina. Different water again, and a different drive.

Captains who meet you somewhere

Five give a home or office address rather than a dock: Amelia Island Charter Fishing (10 Ash Street), Amelia Island Charters (2485 High Rigger Road), Her Money Fishing Charters (95001 Goffinsville Road), Schmidt Happens (24031 Creek Parke Circle) and Spartina Tails (94225 Palm Circle). Two of those are five-digit mainland numbers, which usually means a Nassau County ramp rather than a marina.

Anglers Mark and Fernandina Fishing Charters gave us no street address at all. That is not a mark against either — plenty of good owner-operators run on a phone and a truck — but it does mean agree the meeting point before you agree the time.

Tackle shops, which are not charters

Four sell gear and bait rather than trips: Amelia Angler Outfitters (111 Centre Street), Go Fish (205 Centre Street), Amelia Island Bait & Tackle (1925 South 14th Street) and Old Town Bait & Tackle (1620 North 14th Street).

They are here because a tackle shop is usually the best-informed place on any island about what is being caught this week. And one connection is worth spelling out: Beat the Oddz gives the same South 14th Street address as the bait shop, so it very likely books through that counter.

What the tide does to your booking

The range here is 6 to 7.4 ft, unusually large for Florida, and it drives everything. Inshore trips work the moving water on the flood or the ebb; offshore trips leave on the tide that gets them over the bar. That is why charter departure times here look arbitrary and are not — an awkward hour is your captain working around the water, and moving it to suit your breakfast makes the trip worse.

Check conditions for the tide and the forecast, fishing for what is caught here and when, and the piers if you would rather not board anything.

Season and weather

Year-round, with the caveat that this is the Atlantic. Afternoon thunderstorms are near-daily from June to September, so a morning departure is both more comfortable and less likely to be cut short — September is the wettest month here at 7.19 inches. Winter trips are governed by sea state rather than air temperature, and a captain who cancels is doing you a favour.

We publish no prices, times or durations for any operator on this site, because we have confirmed none. The address, telephone number and official website below were checked against each operator’s own listing on 10 September 2026 — ring them.

Frequently asked questions

How many fishing charters are there in Fernandina Beach?: Thirty charter operations and four tackle shops appear in our confirmed data. Seventeen of the charters give a Front Street address at the downtown Fernandina Harbor Marina, three are at 251 Creekside Drive, two at Tiger Point Marina, and the rest work from a home address or a county boat ramp.
Where do fishing charters leave from on Amelia Island?: Mostly the Fernandina Harbor Marina at the bottom of Centre Street — walkable if you are staying downtown. But several leave from 251 Creekside Drive or Tiger Point Marina instead, and several captains meet you at a ramp. Confirm the meeting point when you book; it is the detail most often assumed and most often wrong.
Why do Amelia Island charters leave at such odd times?: The tide. A 6 to 7.4 ft range moving through these inlets produces strong current, so inshore trips work the flood or the ebb and offshore trips leave on the water that gets them over the bar. The departure time is the captain working around the tide, not a preference.
Do you need your own gear for a charter here?: Ask. Most charter operations include rods, tackle and bait, and Florida licensing on a licensed charter vessel usually works differently from fishing on your own — but we have confirmed neither for any operator on this page, so treat it as a question for the telephone rather than an assumption.

Plan your visit

Tides on this coast run several feet — check the tide table before any trip on the water.
Afternoon thunderstorms are near-daily from June to September. Go early.
Insect repellent is not optional in the marsh from spring through autumn.

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