Archive: 2024

Capt Mike reports pretty good action this morning on the Viking Star. We had a steady Porgy and Seabass bite the entire trip.  The Fluke bite seemed to pick up right at the end of the trip with several keepers in the buckets. The first prize pool winner went to Dylan Krisbergh from Scarsdale, NY…

Capt Mike reports a better afternoon of fishing on the Viking Starlite. The wind died out early allowing some steady mixed bag fishing. We had nice SeaBass and some jumbo Porgies in the buckets early. We start getting a good Fluke bite midway through the trip, ending this afternoon with some big fluke in the…

    The Porgy pool winner went to Appollo Abiad from Portly, NJ with a 3 lb Porgy. The SeaBass pool winner went to Victor Esmance from Bridgefield, NJ with a 4.2 lb fish.

CRESLI 36-hour Offshore Trip to the Great South Channel and Chatham, MA August 11-13, 2024 Our first offshore trip since 2019 was a resounding and stellar success! We scheduled the trip to coincide with the Perseid Meteor Shower, and many folks slept out on deck to view the meteors and await the morning. As expected, we arrived in the Great South Channel (the southern end of the Gulf of Maine) in 10 hours, it was clear, calm and beautiful, but with little life.  Captain Carl Forsberg had reports from colleagues about whales off Chatham MA, about 2 hours NNW.  It was there that we were greeted with the sight of approximately 3 groups of bubble-ring feeding humpback whales, approximately 10 humpbacks per group. Bubble-ring feeding is a cooperative feeding behavior that is unique to humpbacks whales. This is always a…

Capt Mike reports pretty good fishing this morning on the Viking Starlite despite windier conditions. The wind had us limited on where we could fish this morning, however we did manage some nice Porgies and SeaBass. We also had some short Fluke mixed in. Overall a pretty productive morning with a lot fish in the…

Captain JR reports another delightful afternoon of fishing onboard the Viking Star. The fishing was much as it has been with sea bass, porgies, and fluke making up the majority of the catch. However, this afternoon we had an improved showing of fluke with lots of “flattie” life and a decent amount of keepers. I…

Capt Dave reports another good day on the Viking Starship. Porgy fishing was very good by the lighthouse. We also had a bunch of nice Fluke today with about a 1/2 dozen keepers. There were also Mackerel. On the Sea Bass grounds we had a ton of little ones, but everyone managed a few keepers. Michael Bolton from Brentwood, NY was the first place pool winner with a 3.1 lb Porgy. The edible pool winner was Gim Lee from Queens, NY with a 5.2 lb Fluke.

Without a doubt, exceptional days are becoming standard on Viking/CRESLI whale watching trips this season! Once again, we found a large group of humpbacks, approximately twelve miles from Montauk. We first encountered a group of three humpbacks feeding on dense shoals of bait (likely sand eels) midway through the water column. We know this because the whales pooped frequently and often came up straining the engulfed water through their baleen at the surface. Things quickly got interesting as a mom and calf pair appeared and at least seven more humpbacks were encountered, many of which were in close proximity of the vessel, affording excellent views. One adult humpback approached the vessel no more than ten feet off the starboard bow in an exhilarating encounter for the passengers. As we continued a bit more south, a group of five humpbacks were…

Capt JR reports a productive morning of catching onboard the Viking Star. Sea bass, Porgies, and Fluke kept rods bent and our anglers busy at the rail. Lots of Sea Bass and Porgies filled the buckets with a few nice keeper to top off the bags of meat. The pool winner today went to Rob Lenois from Larchmont, NY with a 4.5 lb Fluke.

Captain Mike Ricker reports good numbers of massive sea bass and many jumbo porgies and a half of dozen nice fluke. We had ourselves an excellent afternoon of mixed bag fishing! Our pool winner this afternoon was Ron Ocean with a 4-pound fluke.