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June 01, 2026 - 10:36:02

Captain Mike at Tartan II said he was excited to be back on the water and they seemed to pick things up right where they left them last season. Their trips so far have focused mainly on stripers and scup. He said the bass bite hasn’t been hot and heavy but instead a steady pick of quality fish. Scup fishing has been very good so his crews are enjoying some early season mixed bag action. They will run charters as scheduled with open boats on Tuesdays and Thursdays for bottom fishing as well as open boat striper trips on Fridays at 4 p.m. They expect another great year on the eastern sound so give Captain Mike a call now to book your prime dates.

May 26, 2026 - 10:11:04

Captain Mike at Tartan II said he was excited to be back on the water and they seemed to pick things up right where they left them last season. Their trips so far have focused mainly on stripers and scup. He said the bass bite hasn’t been hot and heavy but instead a steady pick of quality fish. Scup fishing has been very good so his crews are enjoying some early season mixed bag action. They will run charters as scheduled with open boats on Tuesdays and Thursdays for bottom fishing as well as open boat striper trips on Fridays at 4 p.m. They expect another great year on the eastern sound so give Captain Mike a call now to book your prime dates.

16 Main St
Niantic, CT 06357
phone: 860-442-6375

The Tartan II is a wooden, slow drifting, partycharter boat captained by Mike Stepksi in Niantic, CT. Mike is professional fisherman who has decades of experience fishing in New England, New York, and New Jersey. The Tartan II specializes in bottom fishing (sea bass, fluke, porgies & blackfish) in the vicinity of Long Island and Block Island Sounds. We encourage families (men, women, children) to come out to enjoy a day on the water. We're available for both open boat and private charters and invite you to bring your family to fish with ours!