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Viking Fleet Fishing Reports

Archive: 2017

Sun Aug 6

Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Knothead Sea Bass Captain Dave reports another excellent day of fishing today aboard the Viking Starship. We made the first drop and had non stop action with nice porgies, some sea bass and plenty of mackerel. We made a move and another drop for some sea bass and found a ton of them and everyone had their limit. We had mostly medium size fish today with some jumbos in the mix. We also had some trigger fish and a couple bluefish. Today’s first place pool winner was Ismael Velez of the Bronx with a 3.2lb porgy and in second place was Victor Esmana of the Philippines with a nice huge 4.9lb sea bass.

Sat Aug 5

Night Striped Bass Capt Carl reports another very slow night on the Viking Starship. We had perfect conditions, marked them very well on the bottom machine, but again they just did not want the eels. John Bye from Wantagh, NY took the pool with the only Bass boated, which was a nice 27 pounder.

Sat Aug 5

Half Day Fishing PM Capt Dave G reported a slower afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Star today in windy thunderstorms. Still we managed to catch some nice big sea bass despite the difficult conditions. Pool winners to follow.

Sat Aug 5

Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Knothead Sea Bass Captain Dave reports an excellent day of fishing today aboard the Viking Starship! He said it was a one stop drop today with non stop action! Everyone had their limits of fish today. We had porgies up to 3lbs, sea bass up to 4lbs, bluefish, and mackerel. It was a solid day of fishing and everyone went home with full coolers. Today’s pool winner was Sam Gomez of Brentwood with a 3lb porgy.

Sat Aug 5

Half Day Fishing AM Capt Dave G Reports a good morning of fishing aboard the Viking Star despite the poor weather conditions. We had fluke, sea bass and plenty of porgies to go around. Today’s first place pool winner was Chris Eckart of Hampton Bays with a 6.75lb fluke and in second place was Bruce…

Fri August 4th

Night Striped Bass Capt Carl reports yet another very slow night of fishing on the Viking Starship. We caught 1 beauty Striped Bass right away, but then besides some sea bass and scup, we never had any action for the rest of the night. Mike Carroll of Noyack, NY was the lucky pool winner with a 24 lbs Striped Bass.

Fri Aug 4

Half Day Fishing PM Capt Dave G Reports an okay afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We did not have a great drift for most of the trip. Still we managed a decent catch with some big fluke and sea bass. Today’s first place pool winner was Robert Huebner of Monroe, CT with a…

Fri Aug 4

Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Knothead Sea Bass Captain Dave reports a very good day today with a nice mix of fish aboard the Viking Starship. The drop we made first thing in the morning was great! We got loads of porgies, sea bass and mackerel. We made a couple more nice drops as the day went on a found some trigger fish, flukes and bluefish. We had all medium to large fish. Today’s pool winner was Leonard Hylton of NJ with a 3lb porgy.

Fri Aug 4

1/2 Day Fluke AM Capt Dave G Reports a good morning of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We had some nice fluke and also a lot of action with sea bass and porgies. Jayda Fogarty-Catrina from Corona NY won the pool with a 6.5lb Fluke. Second place was a tie between Bob Michaelson from Sag…

Thur Aug 3

Night Striped Bass Capt Carl reports another very slow night on the Viking Starship. The bass bite was again nearly nonexistent with very little action. We had one short bass, and one keeper all night long. We also only has 1 bluefish, one big 8 lb fluke, and a couple seabass and scup. Unfortunately, the…