Fishing Charter Trip Pricing Calculator

What to charge per charter trip: break-even, target price and what weather cancellations really cost

Enter fuel, crew, bait, your yearly fixed costs, how many trips you expect to book and how many the weather takes. You get the break-even price, the price that pays you the income you want, the per-angler price, and how a flat rate you charge today performs.

It works backwards from your costs. It does not know what other captains charge.

Your boat and season

Trip length, hours

Fuel burn, gallons per hour

Fuel price per gallon, dollars

Deckhand pay per trip, dollars

Bait, ice and supplies per trip, dollars

Yearly fixed costs: slip, insurance, maintenance, boat payment, dollars

Trips you expect to book in a season

Trips lost to weather, %

Card processing fee, %

Profit you want to take home per year, dollars

Anglers per trip (blank = skip per-person price)

Price you charge now per trip, dollars (blank = skip)

Fill in the boat and season, then click Work out the price.

Pricing

Price needed at different season volumes

Trips booked	Completed	Price per trip	Per angler

What it does, and what it leaves to you

Counts: completed trips = booked x (1 - cancelled share); variable cost = hours x gallons per hour x fuel price + deckhand + bait; price = (variable + (fixed + target profit) / completed trips) / (1 - card fee).
Not decided: what the market pays, licences and permits rules, insurance and liability terms, sales or occupancy tax, gratuities, deposit and refund terms, and seasonality within the year.

Common questions

How do I price a fishing charter?

Add up what one trip costs you to run (fuel, deckhand, bait and supplies), add your yearly fixed costs spread over the trips that actually get fished, add the profit you want to take home, then divide by one minus your card fee. The result is the flat price per trip; divide by anglers to quote per person.

Why does weather change my price?

Slip, insurance, maintenance and the boat payment are due whether or not you sail. If 20% of booked trips cancel, the same fixed costs land on fewer trips. Enter your cancellation rate and the page shows what it adds to each trip you do run.

Should I charge a fuel surcharge?

If fuel moves a lot during your season, a clause that adjusts the price per dollar change in fuel keeps the margin. The page shows what each $1.00 per gallon does to one trip.

Does it know what other captains charge?

No. It works backwards from your costs and the income you want. Compare the result with local operators before you publish a rate.

Is my data uploaded anywhere?

No. Everything is calculated in your browser and nothing is sent; a test in the code asserts there are no network calls.