Viking Fleet Fishing Report

Close to shore and lots of dolphins and 6 humpbacks again! Our last trip of the season turned out to be spectacular. Once again, we had unlimited visibility as we made our way past Montauk Light. The NNE winds were strong and we bounced a bit until we turned westward and headed along the shore. Early on we found a humpback, one that we’d seen 5 days earlier, as well as a group (12) of Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphins. Later we found more juvenile humpbacks that we’ve been seeing the past few trips. Predominantly searching for and feeding Atlantic menhaden (bunker). Juvenile humpbacks are those 12m (39.37 feet) or less. Typically, these are the ones found near shore.  Offshore is where we’d typically find adults, including moms and calves.  Humpback calves typically stay with mom for about 12 months. Soon the…

Capt Dave Reports a VERY good day on the Viking Starship. Tons of Porgies, mostly large and jumbo, with some nice  Seabass mixed in. All in all, a very good day of fishing! Todays pool winner is Errol Burke of the Bronx, NY with a 2.9lb Porgy. Todays Edible pool winner is Amicor Ramos with a 4.3lb Seabass.    

Captain JR reports a nice morning of catching onboard the Viking Star. We found lots of action all trip with primarily Sea Bass, a few Porgies, and Fluke keeping us busy. Everyone ended up with a mixed bag of delicious fish for dinner. Todays Pool winner is Jesse Gretsen of Sea Cliff, NY with  a…