Captain
John Lee

Member since June 2022 Narragansett, United States
Background
Captain John has been fishing his whole life – and like a kid, he has never lost his sense of wonder about the sea. In college, he studied Fisheries Science at the University of Rhode Island. For many years he was a commercial fisherman, catching everything from Swordfish to Squid, often a hundred miles from land. Lately, Captain John prefers being closer to home, targeting the fish he loves on short trips. Aside from his 31' JC fishing boat, he also captains a pilot boat, which brings pilots to and from large tankers, freighters, and chemical carriers. It's year-round work and has sharpened his skill as a boat captain. The captain also is a writer and photographer. For two decades he has published stories in many fishing magazines, including On the Water, The Fisherman Magazine, Sport Fishing Magazine, Anglers Journal, Soundings, and National Fisherman. Captain John has made videos on commercial fishing for the Commercial Fishing Center of Rhode Island.
Techniques
Captain John likes all kinds of fishing but especially drift fishing with jigs and bait. He likes active fishing, standing up with the rod. He loves catching fish for the dinner table, and takes pride in caring for the catch.

Hey, I'm Captain John Lee

Narragansett, United States
Background
Captain John has been fishing his whole life – and like a kid, he has never lost his sense of wonder about the sea. In college, he studied Fisheries Science at the University of Rhode Island. For many years he was a commercial fisherman, catching everything from Swordfish to Squid, often a hundred miles from land. Lately, Captain John prefers being closer to home, targeting the fish he loves on short trips. Aside from his 31' JC fishing boat, he also captains a pilot boat, which brings pilots to and from large tankers, freighters, and chemical carriers. It's year-round work and has sharpened his skill as a boat captain. The captain also is a writer and photographer. For two decades he has published stories in many fishing magazines, including On the Water, The Fisherman Magazine, Sport Fishing Magazine, Anglers Journal, Soundings, and National Fisherman. Captain John has made videos on commercial fishing for the Commercial Fishing Center of Rhode Island.
Techniques
Captain John likes all kinds of fishing but especially drift fishing with jigs and bait. He likes active fishing, standing up with the rod. He loves catching fish for the dinner table, and takes pride in caring for the catch.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(129 reviews)
Narragansett
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 129 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Appropriate for children
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Caught fish
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Timothy B.
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Awesome Time

VERIFIED   Classic Block Island morning 6hr on August 12, 2025
Great Day overall. We caught 5 types of fish in about 4 locations (ate some of the fish on the way back in!). Everything we...
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John. G.
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Great trip

VERIFIED   Morning inshore trip (am) 4 hrs on August 9, 2025
We had great trip out captain John knew the right spots. Chris was great to bouncing from person to person. We caught our quota...
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Matthew A.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Family outing

VERIFIED   Classic Block Island afternoon 6hr on June 18, 2025
John and Chris gave us an amazing trip. We caught beautiful stripers and blues. Chris treated us to striper cheek sashimi which...
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Tom P.
Excellent
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Excellent trip all the way round !!

VERIFIED   Classic Block Island afternoon 6hr on September 20, 2025
If u want to have a lot of fun fishing and spend some time with a great captain John and first mate Chris this is a trip well...
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John S.
Excellent
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Awesome time

VERIFIED   Afternoon inshore trip (pm) 4hrs on August 9, 2025
We caught more fish than we could count and then went home and made the best fish tacos following firstmate Chrisโ€™s advice.ย ...
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