Viking Fleet Fishing Report

Capt Dave reports an excellent trip on the Viking Starship. We had good fishing conditions for the trip. There were Porgies ranging from Jumbo to small with tons of action. We also had plenty of Sea Bass keepers and a few Fluke again today. The pool winner was Alfredo Vasquez from Brentwood, NY with a…

Capt Steven Sr reports good good fishing this morning on the Viking Star. Lots of Porgy and Sea Bass bites for everyone with many keepers. There were also a dozen keeper Fluke. The crew had their hands full cutting fish way after we landed at the dock!

Jaw-dropping bubble-feeding events all around the Viking Starship Having gotten to bed late last night from one of the most mind-blowing whale watches in my lifetime, I figured I would wake up to find that it was all a dream, but alas, it was not! The humpbacks continue to occur in large numbers offshore of Montauk. After initially spotting a few rogue blows, we found dozens of humpback whales cooperatively bubble net feeding in all directions around the boat. Humpbacks working together in groups of 2-6 blew bubbles underwater in circular patterns to corral and trap the abundant sand eels from 50 feet down towards the surface where the whales erupted with open mouths, feasting on the bounty. Many of the humpbacks seen are repeat visitors to the area, from both previous years and earlier this season, including a few…