DALIS Fishing Charters

DALIS Fishing Charters, led by Captain Paul Luciano, operates a fleet of three boats, Dalis, Dalis II and Dalis III, out of Naples City Dock, making it one of the larger charter fleets working the Naples waterfront under a single operation. Running three vessels rather than one or two gives the company meaningfully more capacity than most of its dock neighbors, allowing it to run multiple trips simultaneously and handle both individual bookings and larger group charters on the same day.

The charters cover both near-coastal and offshore fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, with the company citing more than 40 years of combined experience among its captains, a figure that reflects the fleet’s multi-boat structure and the number of crew involved in day-to-day operations. Each trip includes fishing licenses, bait, tackle and fish filleting and cleaning as part of the package, standard inclusions among Naples City Dock’s established charter operators that let anglers show up without any gear of their own.

The boats feature shaded cabins, a detail worth noting given how directly the Southwest Florida sun hits open water through the middle of the day; a covered cabin gives clients, particularly kids or older guests, somewhere to get out of direct sun during a multi-hour trip without having to head back to the dock early. Half-day trips are structured with a standard 7 AM departure, giving anglers a full morning on the water before the afternoon heat sets in, while other trip lengths and departure times are available depending on the charter.

Pricing runs on a tiered structure: shared, multi-passenger half-day trips start around $175 per person, while private charters for up to six passengers range from roughly $1,150 to $2,450 depending on trip length and how far offshore the boat runs. That spread gives the company a genuine range of price points, from a budget-conscious solo angler joining a shared trip to a family or group booking a private, full-day offshore charter.

Operating from Naples City Dock at 880 12th Avenue South keeps DALIS within the same historic marina as most of Naples’ other charter operators, a short walk from Third Street South’s restaurants and shops. With three boats and a wide range of trip options and price points, DALIS has positioned itself as one of the more flexible, higher-capacity fishing charter operations on the Naples waterfront.

The early 7 AM departure common to the operation’s half-day trips is a practical choice built around Southwest Florida’s weather pattern, since mornings tend to bring calmer water and a better chance of avoiding the afternoon thunderstorms that regularly roll through during the summer wet season. Anglers booking a summer charter in particular benefit from getting out early and being back at the dock before conditions turn in the early afternoon.