Mon Sept 2 – Whale Watching
Although Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, it most certainly did not herald the end of our stellar whale watching season! For starters, dolphins were seen leaping behind the boat as we turned out of the jetty just a few short minutes after leaving the dock. We encountered a few more as we headed south towards the feeding grounds, coming upon a single humpback whale a couple of miles from shore. This whale, likely a juvenile, was traveling far underwater between surface intervals which made viewing difficult, so we decided to continue south in hope of more whales and better views and we were not disappointed. Blow after blow after blow signaled the presence of at least a dozen whales, which were moving in groups of two, three, and four around the vessel. A calf, which we have…
Mon Sept 2 – Montauk Lighthouse Jumbo Porgies & Knothead Sea Bass
Capt Dave reports a pretty good day of fishing this Labor Day Monday on the Viking Starship. We started our morning off down the beach to get out of that New Moon tide and had some good action for about an hour. We moved on back to the lighthouse and had a nice mix both…
Mon Sept 2- 1/2 Day Fishing AM
Capt Mike reports a very nice morning of fishing on the Viking Starlite. The trip started off with a steady Porgy and Sea bass bite. We saw a lot of Porgies in the jumbo size. We did manage a couple keeper Fluke this morning, although their seemed to be more short Fluke than keepers today….
Sun Sept 1 – Full Day Block Island Fluke & Sea Bass
Capt JR reports a very good day of catching onboard the Viking Starlite. We had spectacular sea bass fishing with a plethora of giant knot head bass everywhere we went. The fluking was also much improved as we found some very nice specimens to keep the nets busy. All happy anglers today! The pool winner…
Sun Sept 1- 1/2 Day Fishing AM
Capt Mike reports a lot of action this morning on the Viking Star. With a large capacity of kids aboard, we saw plenty of children catching fish! We had a nice Fluke bite early with about a half dozen in the bucket right off the bat. As the trip continued we found a steady pick…
Sun Sept 1 – Montauk Lighthouse Jumbo Porgies & Knothead Sea Bass
Capt Dave reports another pretty good day of fishing today on the Viking Starship. We started our morning down the beach to get out of the new moon tide and had some pretty good action, with a steady pick of mixed sized Porgies. We worked this area for a couple hours before venturing offshore and…