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Get more bookings for your charter business

FishingBooker puts your trips in front of 12+ million anglers a year. Free to list. You set the prices and keep your schedule.

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Takes about 15 minutes. No credit card.
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  • 9,500+
    captains with live listings right now
  • 116
    countries with charters on the map
  • Since 2013
    connecting captains and anglers
9,500+
captains with live listings right now
116
countries with charters on the map
Since 2013
connecting captains and anglers

Why captains list with us

Fill the gaps in your calendar

Anglers book on FishingBooker 24/7, even while you're out on the water.

Get paid securely

Customers pay online when they book. No chasing deposits, no bounced checks.

Stay in control

Your prices, your schedule, your cancellation policy. No exclusivity, ever. Keep taking bookings from anywhere else.

We do the marketing

Industry-leading search and paid marketing puts your listing in front of anglers in 12 languages.

What captains actually earn

$8,100
average first-year earnings of new captains who ran trips in their first season*
Weekend guide
Around 5 trips a year
≈ $3,000
Steady season
About 15 trips a year
≈ $8,000
Top 10%
New captains in the top tenth
$20,000+
in year one
In 2025, captains kept 84% of everything booked through FishingBooker.
*Based on captains who published a listing in 2024 to 2025 and completed at least one trip in their first 12 months. Median first year is about $3,000. Figures are after commission.

What it costs

Free to list. No subscription, no photo fees, no hidden costs.
You pay commission only when you get a booking.
Commission starts at 10%, and you choose your own rate.
The average trip booked on FishingBooker is about US $700.
Your commission
10%
10%
20%
30%
You keep on a booked trip
US $630
Boat stays on the dock
US $0
A day nobody books pays nothing, whatever your rate. Choose a higher rate to rank higher in search, or stay at 10%. Change it anytime.
For reference, big travel platforms typically take 20 to 30%.

Live in 3 steps

1

Create your listing

Your boat, photos, prices, policies. About 15 minutes.
2

Get verified

Our team reviews your credentials within 3 working days. Anglers only see verified captains, so trust starts high.
3

Take bookings

Your listing goes live to millions of anglers. Manage everything from the app and get paid securely.

Talk to a real person any hour, any day.

Tiffany Krcadinac
Director of Sales and Support, Belgrade
Sara Banduka
Account Manager, Belgrade
Kay Williams
Destination Manager, Key Largo
24/7 support by phone, email, and chat
An onboarding call to set up your listing
Help center guides whenever you need them

Run it all from your pocket

See and manage every booking
Sync your calendar to avoid double bookings
Message customers instantly
Track payouts in real time
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Hear it from captains

I would highly recommend FishingBooker to captains, especially during the slow season when you're not getting booked. It's a really good tool to use and it's free.
Epi Garza
Bookem and Hookem, Texas
Tony Nagel
Zach Jones

Your questions, answered

Customers pay online when they book. The payment is held securely and sent to you the way you choose during setup.
No. There is no exclusivity. Keep your website, your regulars, and any other channel you already use.
Sync your FishingBooker calendar with the calendar you already use, and block off days in one tap. Booked or blocked means nobody can double-book you.
We take a commission on the bookings we bring you, starting at 10%. Listing is free, so we only earn when you do.
You make the call. Cancel for weather and either reschedule with the customer or they get their money back. Weather cancellations do not hurt your standing.
You get an instant notification in the app, by email, and by SMS the moment a booking comes in.

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