Archive: 2024

Capt Steven Sr. reports a slower day of fishing today on the Viking Star. The drift was very slow this afternoon which made for difficult fishing, but we did manage some action between Porgies and SeaBass. We had more Porgies this afternoon than we did this morning, but the slow drift made it tough to…

Captain JR reports a good day of Block Island fishing. The sea bass were literally in every area we fished. From small to XL they were very hungry. We easily kept a limit of very nice knot heads. The fluking was definitely a little off from what it was, but we did have a decent pick throughout the day. Some quality stuff came up and couple guys had a nice limit. All around a good day.

Capt Dave reports a productive day of fishing today on the Viking Starship. After a few days docked up after weather cancellations we were finally able to get back out and the Porgy bite was on. We did some fishing in our usual spots and had a good shot of medium to large Porgies with a couple jumbos mixed in. We did venture off the the east and did a little Seabass fishing and it was ok, smaller than we were seeing before the weather hit, but they were biting. The pool winner today went to Vladimir Sandoval from Queens, NY with a 2.8 lb Porgy. We are sailing again tomorrow at 5am on our Montauk Jumbo Porgies and SeaBass.

Capt Steven Sr. reports an action filled morning on the Viking Star. We had a lot of action today between Porgies, SeaBass, and Fluke. We definitely had some smaller fish today than we’ve been seeing however we had a lot of action with fish coming up all around the boat. The pool winner went to Martin Dowd from NYC with a 3 lb SeaBass.

Captain Mike Ricker reports an afternoon of great fishing. The great bite continued from this morning with nice-sized sea bass and fluke. Despite the later pick up in the wind, the crew caught loads of great fish. Our pool winner today was Bob Jimerez from Middletown, NY, with a 4.5-pound fluke.

Captain Mike reports an amazing day of fishing. The weather was fantastic, with clear skies and little wind. There was a steady pickup of nice-sized porgies and sea bass. There was also a tremendous and consistent fluke bite throughout the trip. Today’s pool winner was Matt Wolfe from Commack, NY, with a 6.5-pound fluke.

Capt J.R. reports that we once again had to hide from the strong winds all afternoon on the Viking Star. However we did still manage a couple Porgies and SeaBass, as well as some short Fluke. We did have some action, just not much to keep. Overall we had some fish in the buckets despite the unfavorable weather, just not great fishing. The pool winner this afternoon went Alani Bougard from Bainbridge Island, WA with a Porgy.

Capt Dave reports a very good day of fishing today on the Viking Starship. We started the morning anchored up off the lighthouse and had a really nice shot of large and jumbo sized Porgies for over an hour. When the strong tide started ripping we worked our way offshore, pretty much straight south to…

Capt JR reports that we hid from the strong winds all afternoon but found a few Porgies, Fluke, and Sea Bass to bend the rods. Not our best trip, but a good time was had by all. A few fish in the buckets regardless of the unfavorable weather. The pool winner was Harry Egan from Kilkenny, Ireland with a 2 lb Porgy.

Another trip, another multispecies day  Well, we keep on finding them.  The visibility was exceptional and once we got within 5 nautical miles of  the whale grounds, we saw blows, breaches, and other activity easily.  The whales, dolphins, and pelagic birds were out there, just as they have been now for weeks.  Some feeding near the surface, others at depth, and others giving us views of breaches, flipper slapping, and associated groupings.  While we didn’t observe cooperative feeding, we did encounter  associated pairs, duos, trios, and quadruples, sometimes all at once around us.  The whales were so spread out that we weren’t able to get to all, but there’s always the next trip! The cooler sea surface temperatures and winds helped to cool us throughout our time out there. Heading home brought us back to warmer waters, and with the…