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    Pro Websites

    Custom designed WordPress templates by our designers. You get an affordable, semi-custom site with fast turn around.

    Custom Websites

    Fully custom builds, designed and coded around your company and branding.

    Built for the dock, not the boardroom

    Fully custom builds, designed and coded around your company and branding.

  • Seo
    What is SEO?

    What is SEO, and why it decides whether clients ever find you online.

    Local SEO

    Show up when clients are looking for trips in your area.

    Get Found by clients searching google, AI, and Voice

    Every page of your website is aimed at helping you show up when clients are search and to help convert them once they get there.

  • Hosting
    Hosting built for peak season, not just launch day

    Managed hosting, monitoring, and backups on every site we build. We work hard to make sure your site is always running smoothly.

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    WHAT'S INCLUDED
    • Daily automated backups
    • 24/7 uptime monitoring
    • Free SSL on every site
    • Managed updates & security patches
  • Results
    Results

    LODGES · GUIDES · CHARTERS

    Every site below was built for a working guide, charter, or lodge — structured around how fishing clients actually book. The numbers next to each one are what happened after launch.

    More about Our Works
    01
    Bounty Hunter

    Moved off a $150-a-month template and into real online bookings.

    02
    Drifters Lodge

    Organic traffic up 40-65%, year over year.

    03
    Palm State Charters

    Organic search became the #1 source of bookings.

    04
    Wasatch Guides

    Bookings up 87% in the first ten weeks.

  • Blog
    WEBSITE TIPS
    How Much Does a Fishing Guide Website Cost in 2026?

    Real pricing for fishing guide websites: DIY builders, templates, custom builds, and ongoing costs. What you get at each price,

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    What a Fishing Guide Website Should Include (Full Checklist)

    The pages and features that make a fishing guide website rank and convert: trip pages, pricing, captain bio, reviews, booking,

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    How Great Web Design Helps Fishing Guides, Charters, and Lodges Reel in More Bookings

    In today’s digital age, your website isn’t just a nice extra — it’s often the first impression potential customers have

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    SEO & GOOGLE
    Why Your Fishing Charter Website Doesn’t Rank on Google

    The seven problems that keep charter websites off page one, how to check each one yourself in five minutes, and what fixing them costs.

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    How to Get More Google Reviews for Your Fishing Charter

    A working review system for charter captains: the dock ask, the QR code, the follow-up text, and the Google rules you can’t break.

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    Google Business Profile for Fishing Guides: Setup Guide

    Step-by-step Google Business Profile setup for fishing guides and charters: categories, service areas, photos, services, and the settings that drive map rankings.

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    MARKETING & REVIEWS
    FishingBooker vs. Your Own Website: The Real Math

    What FishingBooker commission actually costs a charter business per year, when the platform makes sense, and when your own website pays for itself.

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    How to Write a Fishing Report That Brings In Bookings

    A fishing report template for guides and charters: what to include, how often to post, and how one report feeds your Google rankings, email, and social.

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    Do Fishing Guides Need a Website? An Honest Answer

    Facebook page, FishingBooker, word of mouth: do you actually need a website to run a guide business? The honest cases for no and yes.

    Read More »
    Latest Post
    FishingBooker vs. Your Own Website: The Real Math

    What FishingBooker commission actually costs a charter business per year, when the platform makes sense, and when your own website pays for itself.

    Read More »
    Marketing Is Half the Job: Owning the Digital Landscape in Your Market
    How to Rank in the Google Map Pack: Fishing Charters
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  • Support
    VISIT THE SUPPORT CENTER

    A ticket goes to someone who already knows your site. Most questions get a real answer same day.

    HOW TO CREATE A TRIP REPORT

    Trip reports keep your site fresh, show Google you’re active, and give you a steady stream of geo-targeted content. The whole process takes about five minutes.

    PREFER TO TALK?

    +1 (907) 575-6428

    You'll get a person, not a funnel.

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    • Sat 9am-2pm
  • About
    More than web designers — part of the fishing community

    Founded by Josh Abrams, a guide with 13 years on the water. We’re not a general agency dabbling in fishing this is the only industry we build for.

    Read our story
    What we stand for
    • Quality first, on every site we build
    • Results that matter, rankings, traffic, bookings
    • Integrity first
  • Contact
    Tell us what's going on with your bookings

    We’ll tell you what we’d fix first – even if the honest answer is that you don’t need us yet.

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    • A real reply within one business day
    • No sales script, just a straight answer
    • Free to ask, no obligation
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LOcal SEO
What is SEO?

The short answer, and why it decides whether anglers ever find you online.

Local SEO

Show up first when someone nearby searches for a trip this weekend.

Get found before the dock even opens

We tune every page toward the searches real charter guests actually type — not just industry keywords.

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Results
01Bounty Hunter

Moved off a $150-a-month template and into real online bookings.

02Drifters Lodge

Organic traffic up 40-65%, year over year.

03Palm State Fisheries

Organic search became the #1 source of bookings.

04Wasatch Guides

Bookings up 87% in the first ten weeks.

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FishingBooker vs. Your Own Website: The Real Math
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How Much Does a Fishing Guide Website Cost in 2026?
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What a Fishing Guide Website Should Include (Full Checklist)
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Why Your Fishing Charter Website Doesn’t Rank on Google
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How to Get More Google Reviews for Your Fishing Charter
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Google Business Profile for Fishing Guides: Setup Guide
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Category: SEO & Local Search

Why Your Fishing Charter Website Doesn’t Rank on Google

The seven problems that keep charter websites off page one, how to check each one yourself in five minutes, and what fixing them costs.

How to Get More Google Reviews for Your Fishing Charter

A working review system for charter captains: the dock ask, the QR code, the follow-up text, and the Google rules you can’t break.

Google Business Profile for Fishing Guides: Setup Guide

Step-by-step Google Business Profile setup for fishing guides and charters: categories, service areas, photos, services, and the settings that drive map rankings.

How to Rank in the Google Map Pack: Fishing Charters

What actually moves map pack rankings for fishing charters: proximity, categories, reviews, and the profile-website connection, explained without jargon.

FishySites builds websites and runs local SEO for fishing guides, charters, and lodges across the U.S. You own the site outright — no contracts, no restrictions.

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