Sea Trek Fishing Charters runs the 65 foot head boat out of Fort Myers Beach, and it owns one thing no other operator in the port does: real long-range trips. Beyond the cheap per-person half day, it runs a 30 hour overnight Blue Water Wreck trip and a multi-day Dry Tortugas run, reaching deep ground that no day trip can. For a budget fare you can fish water the private boats only reach on a charter costing thousands. That long-range access is its real strength. It ranks at the foot of the field because the crew record is the most uneven in the port.
The verdict and where it ranks
At 6.4 Sea Trek is a mixed pick, the seventh ranked boat in Fort Myers and the second party boat on this page. Book it with caveats. It is the right call for a long-range or overnight Gulf trip on a budget, the kind of trip that otherwise needs a private charter. It is the wrong call if you want a polished crew or a quiet deck. Between the two head boats it sits just below Captain Tony’s on the day trip, but it is the clear choice for the overnight and Tortugas runs. The private boats above it, led by Blind Date, cost far more. Compare the field on the Fort Myers ranking.
The boats
The headline boat is a 65 foot head boat that takes up to 40 walk-on anglers, with two decks, an air conditioned cabin, and two restrooms, a real party boat built for the long trips. There is also a 36 foot power catamaran, the Sea Days, for private groups of up to 6. The size of the head boat is what makes the overnight and multi-day trips possible, but it comes with the party-boat trade-off of a crowded rail on a busy day. One honest gap: the operator describes its captains as Coast Guard compliant, which speaks to the captains rather than confirming an inspected- vessel certificate for the 40-passenger boat, and we could not verify that inspection independently.
The fishing and what you target
The half day works the nearer Gulf reefs for red grouper, mangrove snapper, and the bottom spread, about 25 miles out. The long-range trips are where Sea Trek stands apart: the 30 hour Blue Water Wreck trip and the Dry Tortugas run reach deep wrecks and distant ground for bigger grouper, red snapper in season, amberjack, and pelagics, fishing that a half day simply cannot touch. The seasonal calendar matters here, with the Blue Water Wreck trip running in late winter and the Tortugas trips across much of the year.
Trips and prices
The fares are posted and run from cheap to mid-range. A half day walk-on seat is $100 plus tax for adults, with $90 and $80 senior and child rates. The long-range trips are the value story: $450 per person for the 30 hour Blue Water Wreck trip and $650 for the Dry Tortugas run, a fraction of what a private boat would charge for comparable water. The private 36 foot catamaran runs $1,500 for a 6 hour charter. Deposits run $150 to $200. The license, rod, tackle, bait, and ice are included, but fish cleaning and a tip are extra, and both come up in the complaints below. Our cost guide and the party boat versus private charter guide put those numbers in context.
The crew
The crew is the weakest part of the operation and the reason captain and crew sits at 5.5. The reviews, holding around a 4.2 rating across roughly 76 TripAdvisor reviews, are genuinely mixed. The good ones credit hardworking, friendly mates and a memorable trip, especially on the Tortugas runs. The critical ones report mates with an attitude, a captain who stayed out of sight on the long trips, pressure to tip up front, steep fish-cleaning fees, and a sense that the actual fishing time on an overnight was small against the hours of running between spots. That spread is what holds the score in mixed territory.
Booking and what to know
Book by phone, and pay the deposit to hold a long-range seat, since those trips fill. Bring food and drinks, a cooler, sunscreen, and motion sickness medication, and be ready for a crowded deck on a busy day. Budget for the fish-cleaning fee and a tip on top of the fare, given the complaints, and confirm what is included before you go. The long-range trips are the reason to book Sea Trek; the day trip is a straight party-boat option.
How we scored it
Sea Trek scores 6.4: unmatched long-range and overnight access on a budget per- person fare, marked down on captain and crew, value, and service for an uneven crew record and recurring complaints about fees and tip pressure. Trips and access is its clear strength; the crew is where it falls short. See how we scored this boat and compare it with the rest of the Fort Myers field.