I fish a lot in Florida, both Gulf and Atlantic side.

If you go out in a boat the costs vary tremendously. It depends how many on the boat, how long and how far you go out. I suppose anything from $30-40 for a few hours on a big boat with dozens of ‘fishermen’ – mostly inexperienced and a certain recipe to spend most of your time untangling lines – to several hundred dollars a day for a smaller boat. As for fish well just about anything and any size; largely depends on the season.

I would echo what Florida4sun says about fishing from the beach or piers on canals. This is what I do most of the time – although I do have friends with boats I go with occasionally. You can buy good equipment for this at Wal-Mart(and frozen bait) very cheaply and it can also be used if he wants to try his hand in some of the lakes around Orlando. You will get good advice from most of the bait shops.