Party boat, drift boat, head boat. The names change depending on where you are in the country, but they’re all the same thing: large fishing vessels sailing for a variety of saltwater species that ...

Spend a half or full day on the water — with someone else playing skipper, fish-finder and first mate. More than a dozen party fishing boats depart from Captree State Park in Babylon in hot pursuit of ...

The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry — isn’t that the proverb to use when your idea and plan gets blown to smithereens? I was looking forward to the trip to Florida’s Gulf Coast for more ...

As the calendar is about to turn to September, several party boats are gearing up for their first offshore canyon tuna trips of the year. If you have never done an offshore tuna trip, it’s an ...

One of the fun and oldest traditions of party boat fishing is the pool contest. This is where the mates weigh fish on a balance scale at the end of a trip to determine a winner. Who ever catches the ...

Because of the price of boat fuel and the tough conditions at sea this time of year, more and more saltwater anglers will be turning to party boat fishing when it comes to their quest for groundfish.

Long Island's open fishing boats have all you need — bait and tackle — for a half- or full-day trip out on the water. They'll clean your catch, too.