Long Island's fishing boats offer all-inclusive trips
Experience private charter fishing on Long Island. Choose from various boats offering sunset cruises, whale watching, and all-inclusive fishing trips. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara
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.
Families fish from the Island Princess, which leaves from the Captree State Park Boat Basin in Babylon. Credit: Corey Sipkin
NASSAU
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; fireworks, historical and other cruises available.
- 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
Passengers participate in a Captain Lou Fleet whale-watching tour departing from Freeport. Credit: Jeremy Bales
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
The Capt. Gillen sails out of Captree State Park Boat Basin in search of fluke. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara
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
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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
Catch fluke aboard the Captree Princess in Great South Bay. Credit: James Carbone
CELTIC GRACE/QUEST IV
Port Jefferson Harbor, Port Jefferson; 631-928-3926, celticquestfishing.com
- Season May-Nov.
- 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 and sea bass 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 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 II.
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Capacity 138
A fluke is pulled aboard the Island Princess. Credit: Corey Sipkin
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
Fishing vessels docked inside the Captree State Park. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost
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 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
Mate Joe McDonald cuts squid in preparation for customers on the Lazybones half-day fishing trip in Montauk. Credit: Gordon M. Grant
MISS MONTAUK II
Montauk Marine Basin, Montauk; 631-668-1545, missmontauk.com
- Season All year.
- Offering Fall fishing for sea bass, porgy and blackfish.
- Capacity 108
PECONIC STAR Vl
104 Fourth St., Greenport; 516-912-4989, peconicstarfishing.com
- Season May-Oct.
- Offering Trips sail daily 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. for porgies, sea bass and weakfish. Bait, tackle and rods provided. Saturday cruises to Bug Lighthouse, 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m..
- Capacity 150
PECONIC STAR Vll
104 Fourth St., Greenport; 516-912-4989, peconicstarfishing.com
- Season May-Oct.
- Offering Charter fishing trips and private cruises available.
- Capacity 70
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
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
TIDE HUSTLE
Brick Cove Marina, 1760 Sage Blvd., Greenport; 631-384-6294, tidehustle.com
- Season May-Nov.
- Offering Full-day fishing, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. daily; bait, tackle, use of rod or reel and fish cleaning included. Fall blackfish and striped bass cruises.
- Capacity 15
The Gonzalez family, of Massapequa, prepare to take a 4-hour Viking Fleet fishing trip in Montauk. Credit: Rick Kopstein
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
