This area is great for shelling and is the 3rd best shell collecting area in the world. You can easily find whelks, banded tulips, kings crown, scallops, conchs, olives, and many more varieties washed up on the beaches. No live shelling is permitted but you won’t be disappointed by the abundance of seashell treasures. For an all day adventure on miles of wild, undeveloped coastline beaches call one of the following numbers for a private tour. Another option is to use one of the water taxi ferry services to access the pristine, unspoiled beaches of Cayo Costa State Park - just a short boat ride away!
Captain Gary Rogers
Captain Gary Rogers with Lee Island Tours provides sightseeing, shelling and water taxi trips.
Captain Pat Hagle
Captain Pat Hagle provides fishing, water taxi, shelling and beach combing, restaurant trips, nature and history cruises.
Hawkeye Charters
Hawkeye Charters provides backcountry fishing, specializes in tarpon fishing, and offers restaurant trips.
Bokeelia, FL 33922
(239) 282-1263
Captain Harvey Hamilton
Captain Harvey Hamilton with Native Charters offers fishing, tarpon trips, taxi, towing, sightseeing, beach combing, and restaurant trips.
(239) 565-1393 (mobile)
Captain Dick Hamp
Captain Dick Hamp with She-Mar Charters offers fishing, shelling, nature and sightseeing tours, island picnics and restaurant trips.
16501 Stringfellow Road
Bokeelia, FL 33922
(239) 283-5836