What to Bring on a Summer Fishing Charter
Long Island Fishing – Port Jefferson NY Getting ready for a day on the water out of Port Jefferson is easier than most people expect. The most common question we
Desmond O'Sullivan July 7, 2026
Long Island Fishing – Port Jefferson NY Getting ready for a day on the water out of Port Jefferson is easier than most people expect. The most common question we
There's a moment on almost every summer corporate fishing charter where the whole dynamic shifts. The titles disappear. The Slack notifications stop mattering. Someone who hasn't laughed that hard in
Picture your whole crew — just your people — casting off from Port Jefferson Harbor on a 70- or 80-foot vessel with Long Island Sound stretched out ahead of you.
If you've been wondering what to bring deep sea fishing, here's the best news you'll read all day: the answer is a lot less than you think. Celtic Quest trips
There's something about a calm spring morning on Long Island Sound that just sets the stage perfectly. The water is settled, the sky is bright, and somewhere between the first
Have you ever wished you could just show up, hand everything off to someone who knows exactly what they're doing, and spend the next four hours laughing with the people
There's a moment on every Celtic Quest trip — rod bending, mate calling encouragement, the whole group leaning over the rail — where you think: I need to do this
More than 200,000 anglers have come through Celtic Quest Fishing over the past 25 years — and a good number of them started exactly where you are right now, wondering
There's a moment on nearly every corporate group trip — somewhere between the first cast and the third round of laughs — where the whole crew just relaxes. A striped
Striped bass have been running through Long Island Sound for thousands of years. And every spring, when the water warms and the fish push in off the beaches, the phone
Figuring out where to go fishing on Long Island is one of the first questions people ask when they call the office — and it's a great one. There's the
Long Island Fishing – Port Jefferson NY Over 200,000 anglers have come through our dock in Port Jefferson over the past 25 years — and some of the most unforgettable
There's a particular kind of magic that settles over Long Island Sound in late spring and early fall — when the striped bass start moving through and the whole waterfront
Imagine standing at the dock on a bright May morning, coffee in hand, Long Island Sound glittering ahead of you. Someone in your group asks, "Did you bring everything?" —
Imagine pulling into Port Jefferson on a Saturday morning. The harbor is glittering, the air smells like salt and coffee, and your group is filing down the dock with big
There's a moment that happens on almost every private charter we run. The lines are in, the Sound is flat and blue, and someone in the group — usually the
So you're thinking about your first porgy charter and you're not quite sure what to expect. That's exactly where most of our guests start — a little curious, maybe a
Over 200,000 fishermen have found their way down to the Port Jefferson waterfront and stepped aboard one of our boats. That's a lot of first casts, a lot of laughs,
Planning what to bring on a fishing charter is one of those things that sounds complicated but really isn't — especially with Celtic Quest. Every rod, reel, tackle, bait, and
Imagine pulling up to a sun-drenched harbor, the smell of salt air drifting off Long Island Sound, and a 70-foot boat waiting at the dock with rods, bait, and a