Meet the Captain's Son...

First Mate Daniel Buckley

Daniel Buckley III. 
Daniel, the son of Capt. Dan Buckley Jr.,  is a fourth generation First Mate & a valued member of our crew.  

He began his career cleaning the buckets and scrubbing the decks.  On occasion he was given the responsibility of collecting spent bait cups.  In 2015, Danny was offered a promotion!  Danny was charged to man the hose during post charter cleanup! 
 2015 brought Danny opportunities to hone his fishing skills with his brand new custom rod from Capt. Neil. Under his Dad's watchful eye, Danny learned how to tie rigs, and understand how to fish for different kinds of fish around the North Fork of Long Island and even at far away places like Montauk!  

Over time,  Danny has learned about charter boat fishing and all the work involved in keeping our customers happy and safe aboard the ORIENT STAR VI.   He's collected valuable information from all his mentors-  and uses that information to teach the new generation of crew!