Florida has many, many claims to fame. Its various attractions, theme parks, and beaches have been world-famous for decades. And right up among them in terms of adventures that draw people from all over the globe is Deep Sea Fishing.

Indeed, it was a key reason why Ernest Hemingway made Florida his home in the 1930s, and it has been a high-profile element of every marina in the state ever since.

Put, big-game fishing is big business – and one of the most exciting things you can do in the Sunshine State.

Clearwater is a great base from which to sample this most Floridian of experiences, as the waters of the Gulf Coast are positively teeming with the likes of sea bass, white grunt, grouper, pompano, cobia, red snapper, hogfish, and amberjack, as well as the feeding grounds for some of the real headline grabbers, such as tarpon, sailfish, barracuda, blue marlin, and tuna, most of which can be found year-round.