Viking Fleet Fishing Report

Captain JR reports a very nice afternoon onboard the Viking Star. We had lots of action all around the boat with our usual Seabass, Porgies, and Fluke keeping us busy. There was definitely a strong showing of Fluke with some very nice flatties topping off the catch. Lots of delicious fish dinners heading off the…

Captain JR reports an ok morning on the Viking Star. We battled VERY strong currents again this morning, but found a pick of mostly Fluke, Seabass, and Porgies. It wasn’t as action packed as it has been, but we managed to get fish in everyone’s buckets. There was definitely a strong showing of Fluke with…

Minke (and fin whale and shark) Mania! We always begin our trips reminding passengers that we have no control over what we will see and no idea what we will encounter. That sentiment could not have been more true aboard yesterday’s trip. We first found a group of 60-80 Tamamend’s bottlenose dolphins a couple of miles from the lighthouse. After spending some time with them and a few additional pods ahead, we continued east to where we encountered humpbacks on Wednesday’s trip. Bait was sparse throughout the area, but we eventually found one finback whale, which we were able to get some good views of. A minke whale was seen in the distance and we decided to continue east looking for the humpbacks and any additional animals. Unfortunately, there were no signs of cetaceans, but there were signs of life…