Sea Love Charters

Sea Love Charters has been taking anglers out onto the offshore waters of Northeast Florida since 1980, making it one of the longest continuously operating fishing charter businesses in the St. Augustine area. Rather than focusing exclusively on high end private charters, the company built its reputation on the party boat model, a shared fishing trip format that allows individuals, couples, and families to book a single seat rather than chartering an entire boat, making a genuine offshore fishing trip accessible to visitors who might not otherwise have the budget or group size for a private charter. On a typical party boat trip, an experienced captain and mate handle the boat handling, bait, tackle, and rigging, so guests with little or no fishing experience can still walk away with a cooler of fish and a memorable day on the water, while more experienced anglers appreciate knowing the local waters and productive bottom structure that decades of local knowledge have mapped out. Species commonly targeted depend on the season but frequently include snapper, grouper, sea bass, and a variety of other bottom fish that inhabit the reefs and wrecks off the St. Augustine coast. For groups and families who prefer a boat to themselves, Sea Love Charters also books private charters that can be customized around a group’s specific fishing goals, whether that means targeting trophy sized fish further offshore or keeping things closer to shore for young or inexperienced anglers. Beyond sport fishing, the company has become known locally for its memorial services at sea, a solemn but meaningful offering that allows families to scatter a loved one’s ashes at a meaningful location on the water, handled with the same professionalism the crew brings to a day of fishing. During the winter holiday season, Sea Love Charters also runs Nights of Lights cruises, giving passengers a water view of the famous light display that covers St. Augustine’s historic district each year, a nice change of pace from the company’s usual daytime fishing trips. The company operates out of a boat yard just south of the historic downtown core, giving it convenient access to both the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean inlet. Reviews consistently point to the friendliness and patience of the crew, particularly with children and first time anglers, as well as the fair pricing of the party boat option relative to private charter competitors. With more than four decades on the water, Sea Love Charters represents a genuinely long standing, family style local fishing operation rather than a newer or corporately branded charter service.