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Large group of anglers with fluke catches on Celtic Quest open boat trip

What a Top-Rated Fishing Charter on Long Island Actually Looks Like

Over 200,000 people have stepped off a Celtic Quest boat with a bag of fresh fillets, salt air in their hair, and a story they're still telling at dinner. If you're searching for top fishing charters and every result looks the same — national directories, generic "best of" lists, boats from a completely different coast — it's worth taking a moment to ask what "top rated" actually means to the people who've been out there. Not in Tampa. Right here

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Long Island Fishing Report – Tuesday~June 2nd, 2026

Fishing Report – June 2, 2026 Some from today’s 9-2! We started with a slower pick, but before long it built into a very solid bite around the boat!

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Angler holding large fluke on Celtic Quest charter boat, Long Island Sound

Fluke Season on Long Island Sound: What to Expect

Fluke — or summer flounder — are one of the most popular inshore targets on the East Coast, and for good reason: they're hard fighters, they're delicious on the plate, and when they're running, they're genuinely fun to catch. Fluke fishing on Long Island has a window, though — and knowing when that window opens and closes makes all the difference. On Long Island Sound, that window typically runs from May through early July, and when the conditions are right,

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Large group of anglers with fluke catches on Celtic Quest open boat trip

Why Fall Is the Best Time for Party Boat Fishing on Long Island

There's something genuinely special about stepping onto a fishing boat on a crisp fall morning in Port Jefferson Harbor — the salt air, the coffee, the quiet excitement of a day on the Sound stretching out ahead of you. If you've been curious about the best party boat fishing Long Island NY has to offer, fall is the season that will absolutely win you over. The weather is beautiful, the water comes alive, and the experience of being out on

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Long Island Fishing Report – Monday ~ June 1st, 2026

Fishing Report – June 1, 2026 A bunch of pics from yesterday’s 5-9 trip!!!

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Long Island Fishing Report – Sunday ~ May 31st, 2026

Fishing Report – June 1, 2026 A bunch frim today’s 7-2 trip! Real solid fishing! Sailing tomorrow morning at 9! Some more pics from this morning 7am-11am trip🎣🎣. Solid bite all trip added up quite nicely by the end of the trip. Heading back out to the grounds tonight 5pm-9pm Some from Friday evenings 5-9 trip! 🔥💥🔥💥🐠🎣🐟Solid bite to start this morning on our 7am-11am so far. Plenty of room on our 12pm-4pm and 5pm-9pm. Come and get em while

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Long Island Fishing Report – Friday-May 29th 2026

Fishing Report – June 1, 2026 Beautiful day to do some fluking! Plenty of action with the shorts today, and a few keepers as well! Definitely some encouraging signs, as the fish were spitting up both squid and sandeels. PORT JEFFERSON PORGY TOWN USA🇺🇸🇺🇸 Nice light crowd on a beautiful day today☀️☀️Started off the morning with drop and stick porgy fishing catching our limit in no time. We then switched gears and headed off to the fluke grounds and found

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Long Island Fishing Report – May 31st 2026

Fishing Report – May 31, 2026 Some more pics from this morning 7am-11am trip🎣🎣. Solid bite all trip added up quite nicely by the end of the trip. Heading back out to the grounds tonight 5pm-9pm

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Long Island Fishing Report – Thursday ~ May 28th, 2026

Fishing Report – May 28, 2026 💥🔥💥🔥PORGY TOWN USA IN FULL EFFECT🇺🇸😁😁!!! Sailed this morning with a light crowd and they enjoyed a beautiful day of fishing 🎣🎣🎣filling buckets in no time to get a FULL BOAT LIMIT of porgy’s. We also had a nice keeper sea bass in the mix as well. … Had a group from BNL led by Trevor yesterdayevening! Very soft, picky bite, but they stuck with it and made it work!

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Long Island Fishing Report – Wednesday ~ May 27th, 2026

Fishing Report – May 28, 2026 Port Jefferson 🍀💫Beautiful day out there today !Picked away all day and ended with a decent catch. Never got the blitz going like yesterday but read fish everywhere we went. Here are some pics from the catch Some from today’s private charter with the folks from CareRite Centers! Beautiful day with a pick of scup!

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Long Island Fishing Report – Tuesday ~ May 26TH, 2026

Fishing Report – May 27, 2026 Port Jefferson It took some patience to build the bite today, but build it did! Some had limits, some stopped keeping fish before the limit, and others were close! Great day in beautiful weather! Sailing again tomorrow at 7am! Jamesport Well, today ended our stay in Jamesport for this season. It was very slow fishing once again, and not the same Peconic Bay we’ve come to know and love. See you all in Port

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Long Island Fishing Report – Monday ~ May 25th, 2026 – HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!

Fishing Report – May 25, 2026 Jamesport Well, today ended our stay in Jamesport for this season. It was very slow fishing once again, and not the same Peconic Bay we’ve come to know and love. See you all in Port Jefferson!!!! Port Jefferson Some pics from our 7am-11am trip with a light crowd. Had to pick through the shorts for the keepers but our crew stayed at the rails through the rain and put some fish into the buckets.

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Long Island Fishing Report – Sunday ~ May 24th, 2026

Fishing Report – May 25, 2026 Jamesport Some from Saturday’s trip!

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Long Island Fishing Report – Saturday ~ May 23rd, 2026

Fishing Report – May 25, 2026 Jamesport Bit of a windy day but everyone stayed at the rails and we made a bunch of drops putting some fish into the buckets. Sailing tomorrow and Monday out of Jamesport with only a few spots left on Mondays trip.

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Two boys with shark catch on Celtic Quest fishing trip, Port Jefferson NY

What a Day on the Water in Port Jefferson Really Looks Like

Imagine pulling up to a sun-warmed dock on Long Island's North Shore, the smell of salt water in the air, a 70-foot boat waiting at the pier, and a crew already rigging your rods before you've had your second cup of coffee. That's what fishing trips on Long Island can feel like — and for a lot of people doing it for the first time, the reality is so much better than they ever pictured. Whether you're riding the LIRR

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