Services

Reservations are not required, however, it is good to call ahead of time when fishing with groups of up to 8-20 people, we want to accommodate you the best we can. We ask that you make it to the boat 30 minutes prior to sailing time, "we like all of our visitors to be prepared and ready to go".

When you come aboard the Captree Princess you will be greeted by Captain Rob and one of his First Mates, ready to answer any and all questions you may have.

Our Crew will assist you in getting you a comfortable fishing spot on board the boat and issuing you a rod. If you bring your own, one of our Crew will rig it for you. You will be instructed properly on tackle and baiting your hook to increase your odds on "landing the big one". Beginners are always welcome, and are sure to learn something while out on the trip.

During your stay aboard the Captree Princess, The Crew will assist you with untangling lines, baiting, rigging and bait and tackle. At the end of the trip The Crew will filet, clean and bag your fish for you depending on how you want it. The Crew works hard and gratuities are greatly appreciated.

Testimonials

"My wife and I fished the party boat Captree Princess on sunday....3pm to 7pm boat... thought it would be a good trip since we would have some of the flood tide which is when the fluke are biting good right now. However it was slow pickings until about the last hour of the trip...Capt.Rob did try his best though.. Stayed out till 7:50pm trying to get some last minute action.. when the other boats headed in already. Crew was nice and helpful and we did manage to get 2 fluke. I had a nice time with my wife and enjoyed the weather.. The mates mentioned the fluke have not been biting anything too fancy, meaning terminator jigs, etc. he said to keep it clean and lean.. and it did hold true, most of the fish on board were caught on plain hook with small squid strip and spearing."
-Lenman

"Went fishing last wed. night with two first time stiper pals, we chummed clam bellies and for tow hours the boat was non stop action. The two pals were in disbelief how hard the bass fought. We had fourteen fish within the two hours and released all fish. The biggest fish was 36 inches. The tide was the beginning of the incoming. (Now you know why I called them striper pals because they have been bugging me to take them again.)"
-GR8 ONE

Articles on the Captree Princess

New York Posted Reports

Date: September 12, 2000
Author: reelstate
Location: Captree

Sunday my buddy Chris the Greek was banging on my door a little after 12. He was screaming about catching the boat out of Pt. Lookout. Once we hit the road I knew we weren't going to make it. I mentioned to him a report I read about an afternoon trip on the Captree Princess, just then Chris's son Christopher (real fisherman) called and told us to catch the same boat I mentioned right before. Well I do have to say this was my best day in years. I'm lousy with names but Captain Rob worked his ass off trying to get us on fish.

We hit several spots with slow pickin's for a crowded boat. Then we scored big time, the mates, Steve, Paul and Larry were unbelievable, as soon as you hooked up they were there. " I hope I got their names right". Well it was non stop action , I was getting either stripped or hit before I made bottom. Even after the horn blew to call it a day "an hour late", I had two double headers and ended up trolling for my last pick.

We had seabass galore, porgies and a few macs, blues and I even pulled up a flounder. We had a few wheel chairs on board and the Captain made a special effort to dock at his Dad's slip to make our friends more comfortable in debarking. This is the old Island Princess and it is a great boat with a crew that makes it a super winner.

"Fish On"................and Screamin' Reels

South Bay April 1, 2000

By Rich Johnson
Fishing Editor
The late March day started with crisp cold temperatures and a bright sunny sky as a northwesterly breeze told of a beautiful day ahead. The kind of day where you know it'll make it into the mid 50's or so, but you better bring an extra layer of clothing because on the water it wouldn't be as warm as on the mainland. After pulling into the parking lot at Captree State Park, I stopped by to say hello to their captains and see how everyone had made it through the winter, before boarding the Captree Princess for a day of Flounder fishing.

Stepping aboard the new Captree Princess, I was greeted by Capt. Rob Andresen who owns and operates this beauty of a party boat. Already on board were 25 anglers, some of who had sailed a few times this spring, but because of my hectic schedule this time of year it was my first trip of the 2000 season. It was a perfect flounder day with warm sun laying her rays across the Heckscher Flats and the possibility of a flounder dinner was certainly a realization of mine.

We made our way to the first drop and sitting alongside Capt.Rob at the helm, I could see just how proud he was of the new boat this season. As anglers gathered their equipment and bait was called over the loud speaker and anchors were dropped for our first try of the day. As mates helped customers with their tackle needs, Capt. Rob crushed mussels and broke flatties to join our flounder party. As a few fish came over the rail and landed in the bucket of a few lucky anglers, it was wonderful to be on the water again this 2000 angling season.

As always, the camaraderie on board was just as I expected from my years of party boat fishing. Fishermen playing cards between "drops", fathers with their sons explaining the finer details of finicky flounder and those who have been fishing for decades remembering the same conversations they had with their fathers and grandfathers, myself included.

As they progressed and temperatures rose, flounder activity increased with it an by day's end 26 anglers had somewhere in the vicinity of 55 to 60 flounder. Not a bad day on the water and while some anglers had one or two flounder in the bucket (myself included) for their efforts, some had none and others like 8 year old Tommy Greco out-fished us all with four keeper flounder, a few throwbacks and the pool winner. All in all everyone had a great time on the water and for old and young alike, it's ports like Captree and others spread across Long Island that make youngsters like Tommy Greco future fishermen and make "old salters" like us kids again.