On the Water · Montauk
Montauk Sportfishing Charter
Montauk calls itself the sport-fishing capital of the world and the West Lake Drive harbor backs it up: party boats for $80 a head, six-pack charters for the fluke runs, and tournament-grade private boats chasing tuna twenty miles offshore.
- Skill level
- All
- Season
- May-Nov
- Duration
- full day
- Cost
- $150-1400
- Group size
- 1-6
- Age
- 6+
- Gear
- Provided
- Weather
- Seas < 4 ft
Safety
Tuna runs go deep — confirm seasickness meds are on board before booking offshore trips.
Where it happens
Operators (5)
Viking Fleet
Half-day, full-day, and overnight party boats plus private charters
462 West Lake Drive, Montauk, NY 11954
Price: $95 half-day party boat, $1200 private charter
Lazybones
Open-boat fluke and sea bass trips out of Montauk since 1972
467 West Lake Drive, Montauk, NY 11954
Price: $80 half-day open boat
Marlin VI
Long-running Montauk party boat targeting fluke, sea bass, porgy, and blackfish
Montauk Marine Basin, 426 West Lake Drive, Montauk, NY 11954
Price: $85 half-day, $135 full-day
Star Island Yacht Club Fishing Fleet
Home to one of Montauk's largest private charter fleets
32 Star Island Road, Montauk, NY 11954
Price: $1400 full-day private charter
Capt. Skip's Fishing Charters
Private six-pack charters for striped bass, fluke, and false albacore
Montauk, NY 11954
Price: $1100 six-pack private