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Best Fishing Charters in Kauai — Top 2 Ranked (2026)

Ranked by aggregated TripAdvisor + Google reviews · Updated April 2026

TLDR

Ohana Fishing Charters is our top pick for fishing charters in Kauai — rated 4.9/5 across TripAdvisor and Google. Go Fish Kauai is a solid runner-up, starting at $183.

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Rankings

# Operator Score Price Best For Book
1 Ohana Fishing Charters Top Pick 4.9/5 $155+ Best Overall → Book
2 Go Fish Kauai 4.8/5 $183+ Runner-Up → Book
#1

Ohana Fishing Charters

Best Overall

Fishing Charters · Kauai · $155–$1400 · 4.9/5 composite

Family-owned since 2005. Shared and private 4-8hr charters.

“Ohana Fishing Charters was amazing! We caught several ahi tuna and a blue marlin. Took home some fresh fish to eat as well. Captain Wendell and his deckhand Kailana were great, knowledgeable, and worked hard to get fish on the lines and in …” — TripAdvisor · ★★★★★
“Just got back from Kauai and a charter with Britt and Kaulana. Trip was great! Water was a little rough, but Britt got us on the fish. Only 4 on board that day but we all landed. Would certainly recommend and go again. Mahalo Ohana Fishi…” — TripAdvisor · ★★★★★
#2

Go Fish Kauai

Runner-Up

Fishing Charters · Kauai · $183–$1200 · 4.8/5 composite

Bertram 38 Convertible (41ft). Nawiliwili Harbor, Lihue.

“Fun experience. Definitely recommend” — Google · ★★★★★
“We had an amazing time fishing with Go Fish Kauai! Caught 5 fish and got to take some fresh tuna home for sashimi! Chas and Ty were great captains/guides and made sure that we had a great time. Highly recommend and will be booking them agai…” — Google · ★★★★★

How We Ranked These

Rankings are based on composite scores aggregated from TripAdvisor and Google reviews, weighted equally (50/50). Operators within 0.1 points are considered tied and ranked by starting price. Operators without published review data are listed last. We update scores monthly from live API data.

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