Long Island boats that offer half- or full-day fishing trips

Long Island's open fishing boats have all you need — bait, tackle — for a half- or full-day trip out on the water. They'll clean your catch, too.

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ANGLER FLEET 

405 Main St., Port Washington; 718-659-8181, theangler.com 

• Season April-Dec.
• Offering Choose between public or private cruises and join in on full-day, half-day and night fishing. Blackfish fishing starts early October. Catch the sunset during a private charter cruise. 
• Capacity Three boats: 1 to 80 passengers

CAPTAIN LOU FLEET 

31 Woodcleft Ave., Freeport; 516-623-5823, captloufleet.com 

• Season All year.
• Offering Set out for half-day fishing in the bay or ocean. Trips for fluke, which include bait and tackle, set out daily from 7 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Sunset cruises, private parties and charters are available. Go whale watching (May-Oct.) and seal watching (Dec.-April). 
• Capacity 149

SUPER HAWK 

East Marina, Point Lookout; 516-607-3004, superhawkfishing.com 

• Season All year.
• Offering Half-day family fishing departs daily at 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunset and moonlight cruises are offered by request. 
• Capacity 75

SUFFOLK

CAPT. GILLEN 

Captree State Park Boat Basin, Bay Shore; 631-586-5511, captreefishing.com 

• Season May-Nov. 
• Offering Fishing daily on the bay and ocean. 
• Capacity 125 

CAPT. WHITTAKER 

Captree State Park Boat Basin, Bay Shore; 631-901-8263, captwhittaker.com 

• Season May-Oct. 
• Offering This family-friendly charter offers bay and inlet half-day fishing trips, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-5 p.m. 
• Capacity 85

CAPTREE PRIDE 

Captree State Park, Bay Shore; 631-848-9857, captreeprincess.com 

• Season April-Dec. 

• Offering Sails daily 7 a.m.-4 p.m. and Fri.-Sat. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Private charter sunset cruises are also available. 
• Capacity 150

CAPTREE PRINCESS 

Captree State Park, Bay Shore; 631-404-6817, captreeprincess.com 

• Season All year.
• Offering Sails daily starting at 8 a.m. Also offering night, open inshore and deep-sea fishing.
• Capacity 140

CELTIC GRACE/QUEST IV 

Port Jefferson Harbor, Port Jefferson; 631-928-3926, celticquestfishing.com 

• Season May-Dec. 
• Offering Sound fishing for full-day, half-day and evening trips. 
• Capacity 110-120

EBB TIDE II 

Salivar’s Dock, 470 W. Lake Dr., Montauk; 631-668-2818, ebbtidefishing.com 

• Season May-Dec. 
• Offering Three-quarter and full-day trips sail through the fall. Fish for blackfish, sea bass and cod after Oct. 15. Night trips and private charters are offered for striped bass.
• Capacity 75

FISH ON II 

Atlantic Cove Marina, 215 Atlantic Ave., East Moriches; 631-889-5291, fishonfishing.com 

• Season All year.
• Offering Full- and half-day trips search for all species while in season. 
• Capacity 90

FISHFINDER II 

Captree State Park Boat Basin, Bay Shore; 516-287-3704, captreefishfinder.com 

• Season Mid-April to mid-Dec. 
• Offering Trips for fluke sail daily 10 a.m.-3 p.m. through September. Head out from 5-9 p.m. for striped bass, bluefish, weakfish and fluke. Night trips for striped bass are offered 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Trips from October through mid-December sail 10 a.m.-4 p.m. for striped bass and bluefish and 7-11 p.m. for striped bass.
• Capacity 75

ISLAND PRINCESS 

Captree State Park Boat Basin, Bay Shore; 631-587-6024, islandprincesscaptree.com 

• Season April-Nov. 
• Offering Trips head out 7-11 a.m. and noon-4 p.m. daily April-Nov.; additional trip, 6-10 p.m. daily, May-Oct. for weakfish, bay blues and stripers. Private charters are offered on Bay Princess. 
• Capacity 138

JAMES JOSEPH II 

84 New York Ave., Huntington; 631-651-8235, jamesjosephfishing.com

• Season Mid-April-Dec. 
• Offering Fluke fishing, half-day (4-hour) trips. Bluefish and striped bass fishing, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Moonlight and fireworks cruises. 
• Capacity 144

JIB VI 

Captree State Park Boat Basin, Bay Shore; 516-578-1158, jibvi.com 

• Season April-Nov. 
• Offering Half-day trips sail 7 a.m.-noon and 1-5:30 p.m. daily for fluke, blackfish and sea bass and 7-11 p.m. for bay blues, weakfish and striped bass. 
• Capacity 77

LAURA LEE FLEET

Captree State Park Boat Basin, Bay Shore; 631-661-1867, captree.com 

• Season All year. 
• Offering Go bay and ocean fishing for fluke, sea bass, stripers, bluefish or codfish at 7 and 8 a.m. and 1, 2, 6, 7 and 11 p.m. The fall schedule starts in Oct. 
• Capacity 90

LAZYBONES 

Montauk Harbor, 474 W. Lake Dr., Montauk; 631-500-0580, lazybonesmontauk.com 

• Season May-Nov. 
• Offering Half-day fall trips sail from 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. for striped bass and bluefish.
• Capacity 35

MISS MONTAUK II 

Montauk Marine Basin, Montauk; 631-668-1545, missmontauk.com 

• Season All year.
• Offering Fall fishing for sea bass, porgy, blackfish. Winter cod fishing. 
• Capacity 108

PECONIC STAR III 

440 Fourth St., Greenport; 516-551-4548, 631-522-2002, peconicstarfishing.com 

• Season May-Nov. 
• Offering Book a full-day trip, afternoon charter or a lighthouse tour. 
• Capacity 100

PECONIC STAR lV

440 Fourth St., Greenport; 516-551-4548, 631-522-2002, peconicstarfishing.com.

• Season May-Sept.
• Offering Half-day trips sail from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Capacity 90

ROSIE FISHING 

Center Yacht Club, 222 Old Neck Rd., Center Moriches; 631-905-5829, rosiefishing.net 

• Season May-Nov. 
• Offering Half-day and full-day excursions and private charters. 
• Capacity 78. Additional 6-person private charter available on the Sundowner for tuna, fluke and bass fishing.

SHINNECOCK STAR 

Oakland’s Marina, 365 Dune Rd., Hampton Bays; 631-728-4563, Shinnecockstar.com 

• Season All year. 
• Offering Reservations are required for bay or ocean fishing. 
• Capacity 30 

VIKING FLEET 

Viking Dock, 462 W. Lake Dr., Montauk; 631-668-5700, vikingfleet.com 

• Season All year.
• Offering Open for day trips and offshore fishing plus private charter trips. 
• Capacity 125