November 2, 2026
Striped bass and blackfish
3 reports from 3 sources in and around Captree. Striped bass showed up in 2 of them.
- · Captree Bait and Tackle
- · King Cod VII
- · Laura Lee Fleet
Captree, New York
Fish Captree This Week.
Party boats, charters, tides and local reports from the boat basin at Fire Island Inlet.
Captree today · Fri Nov 6
64°
Heavy Rain
SW 7 to 13 mph
A little chop likely, fine for most open boats, and pack something waterproof.
Next high
5:21 AM
2.2 ft
Next low
11:35 AM
0.2 ft
Sat
Nov 7
62°
Sunny
Sun
Nov 8
60°
Sunny
Mon
Nov 9
58°
Sunny
Tue
Nov 10
61°
Sunny
Wed
Nov 11
58°
Sunny
The report
What Captree is catching
What's biting
The last 7 days, by how often each fish was reported
- striped bass2 of 3 · keep 1
- blackfish1 of 3 · keep 4
Counted from 3 public trip reports. A fish counts once per report, however many were caught. Limits are New York's, from our regulations page.
On the dock
13 boats & shops
Party boat
Laura Lee Fleet
Open-boat fishing on the Laura Lee and Laura Lee Express out of the Captree basin.
Party boatCaptree Fishfinder II
Day and night open trips on a 65-foot boat out of Captree.
Party boatCaptain Gillen
Family-run open boat on the right side of the Captree dock.
CharterBay Princess II
Private fishing charters and group cruises from the Captree basin.
Party boatCaptain Whittaker
Open boat at Captree with morning and afternoon trips; tickets sold online.
CharterCaptree Island Spirit Fleet
Private fishing charters and cruises on three boats of different sizes.
From the magazine
Stories & guides
Guide
New York Saltwater Rules for Captree Anglers: The Registry, Blackfish Regions and Night Permits
A plain-language primer on the rules that matter out of Captree: New York's marine registry, which blackfish limits apply in the Great South Bay and the inlet, the fall limits as posted by NYSDEC, and the park's night fishing permit.
Guide
Captree State Park: The Fleet, the Piers and Night Fishing
What the park at Fire Island Inlet offers anglers, from the open boats and charters in the basin to the fishing piers, the night permit and the entrance fee.
Fire Island Inlet
Tides this week
NOAA predictions · Fri Nov 6
High
5:21 AM
2.2 ft
Low
11:35 AM
0.2 ft
High
5:34 PM
1.9 ft
Low
11:40 PM
0.1 ft
Fire Island Inlet, MLLW datum. Slack current does not line up with high and low water — check marine conditions before you go.