Captain Des O'Sullivan   
(owner, operator Celtic Quest INC)   


 
Capt Des holds a 100 ton Near Coastal Captains License, and is a native of Port Jefferson who has been fishing the local North Shore waters his entire life.  He has been featured in the Fisherman magazine, Newsday and as a guest on both the Fishing Line and the Noreast Radio shows.  Desmond has also appeared as a speaker at several local fishing seminars including George Poveromo's Saltwater Sportmans Seminar in 2004 and annually at Jerry McGrath's well known Sportfishing on Long Island seminars.

Desmond worked for 11 years as a mate and a Captain for the local party boats.  After graduating  Fordham University with a degree in Liberal Arts and Music he decided that he wanted to continue being a fisherman and moved to Montauk where he worked as a Captain for the Viking Fleet.  For over three years, Capt Desmond ran trips which included 2 and 3 day cod fishing trips to Georges Banks as well as local trips for Striped Bass, Fluke, and Block Island trips for sea bass and porgies.

In 2002, Desmond returned to his home in Port Jefferson and began his own business, Celtic Quest Inc. which he owns and operates today.  

Our humble beginnings began in Mt Sinai Harbor, where we kept our first boat on a mooring and picked everyone up at the boat ramp.  The Celtic Quest was a 1959, 45 foot, 30 passenger boat which was no frills to say the least.  It was a boat though that has seen some epic fishing trips for sure!   Luckily with the tremendous fishing in our area and the great fortune of receiving a birth in Port Jefferson Harbor, business grew and we were able to purchase our current boat, the Celtic Quest II in the fall of 2005.  For  2007 we have added the Celtic Quest III, a 25 foot Mako center console, 40 knot charter boat which will carry up to 4 passengers for custom fishing charters.  And so the adventure continues.....

Capt Chris Kadlec
Capt Chris has been working with us for 5  years now and has been an integral part of the business since the beginning.  Chris is a fantastic fisherman who knows the local waters as good as anyone.  Chris and I worked together on the local party boats growing up and he is one of the top fisherman in our area by far.  We are very fortunate to have Chris as part of our team, as his dedication to excellence and hard work on every trip he runs is always evident to our customers. 
    

Capt Chris with local sharpie, Dave Guzzeta

      Chris with a huge North Shore Fluke

Captain Peter Berry
Pete is another local expert who has been fishing our area his entire life.  He has worked on the local party boats and has run his own boat since he was a kid.  Pete has been with us for 4 years and has been a tremendous addition to our crew. 

He has an incredible instinct for fishing, one that cannot not be taught.  It is just something you are born with.  We all look to Pete often for his opinions on where we should fish.  Pete was one of the top producers of trophy fluke on the North Shore last season and is known by our customers as the tackle guru.  Pete makes all his own tackle, bucktails, and teasers and  comes up with the most impressive custom rigs you will ever see.   
He is gifted fisherman to say the least but most importantly, he is as honest, kind and hard working as you will ever meet.  We are truly fortunate to have him working with us.
 

Captain Jon Bowen
Captain Jon has been working for over a decade now as a local fisherman.  His knowledge of Long Island sound is second to none.  Jon has been with us for several years now and expertise and experience are a great asset to our business.  He  is always a crowd favorite and is great with the kids. 

Jon recently received his teaching certification and will be teaching high school English starting this fall.  He promises though to continue to help us on the weekends and during the summer months.

Check out the cast net video on the home page to see a clip of Jon catching bunker before a recent trip.