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Viking Fleet Fishing Reports

Montauk

Mon Aug 22- 1/2 Day Fishing AM

Capt JR reports a pretty good morning of fishing today on the Viking Star. Conditions made for a more difficult day of fishing fighting the rain and wind but we managed to get a decent trip out of it. Plenty of Porgies and SeaBass, everyone went home with fish. Not a bad catch on a wet day. There was no pool today. Our 1pm 1/2 day fishing trip is cancelled due to the weather.

Sun Aug 21- Whale Watch

Another Sunday on the sea with whales!! Sunday was a calm day with little wind and small waves and gray skies.  We headed out to where we’d seen whales on our last trips and found the whales again about a few nautical miles further west. On the way we encountered a shark (undetermined species) and a loggerhead sea turtle.  We found humpbacks and fin whales.  While we stayed with the 12 or so humpbacks as they open-mouth and cooperatively kick fed on sand eels, we were never able to spend time near the fin whales (maybe next trip?).  These were adult humpbacks, some with calves, and some of the same whales humpback we’ve seen over the past month were there, as were new ones.  We passed by 2 juvenile humpbacks feeding on bunker on the way in, not far from…

Sun Aug 21- 1/2 Day Fishing PM

Capt Mike reports a good day of fishing this afternoon on the Viking Star for the half day fishing. It was a nice day on the water with plenty of buckets full of Porgies. We also managed to pick away at some nice sized large and jumbo SeaBass and a few keeper Fluke. The first…

Sun Aug 21- 1/2 Day Fishing AM

Capt JR reports a good morning on the Viking Star with action all trip. SeaBass and Porgies made up a majority of the catch with some very nice keeper Fluke topping off the buckets. Lots of fish to take home for a delicious dinner. Photos to follow.

Sun Aug 21 – Montauk Lighthouse Jumbo Porgies & Knothead Sea Bass

Capt Dave reports an excellent day of fishing today on the Viking Starship. The conditions were terrific and the bite was on. We started the morning off with a 2 hour drift around the Lighthouse with steady fishing, tons of large Porgies and a few medium sized with some SeaBass and Fluke in the mix….

Sat Aug 20 – 1/2 Day Fishing Private Charter – Viking Starlite- PM

Captain Carl reports another absolutely stellar day of fishing on the Viking Starlite for our private charter group in the afternoon! Full coolers, full buckets, lots of fun, and lots of laughs! Thanks for joining us again this year Mendoza group! We look forward to seeing you guys again soon! The Viking Starlite specializes in large group charters and employee appreciation trips! Call us anytime for more information!

Sat Aug 20 – 1/2 Day Fishing PM

Capt Mike reports a good trip on the Viking Star. It was a steady pick the entire trip with Sea Bass and Jumbo Porgies with a few keeper Fluke. It was a beautiful afternoon on the water. The pool winner was Marc Cahn from Bayside, NY with a 2.2 lb Porgy.

Sat Aug 20 – Montauk Lighthouse Jumbo Porgies & Knothead Sea Bass

Capt Dave reports a great trip on the Viking Starship. Fishing was very good early at the lighthouse. We had good conditions and the first drift was an hour long. There were mostly medium Porgies with some larges mixed in. On the Sea Bass grounds there were a lot of small fish again with some…

Sat Aug 20 – 1/2 Day Fishing Private Charter – Viking Starlite

Capt Carl reports a fantastic trip on the Viking Starlite. This morning we had a half day charter for a birthday party and man was it a great trip! We had a lot of children onboard and they had a BLAST with rods bending all trip and lots of keeper Black Sea Bass and Giant Porgies filling their buckets and keeping them smiling and happy! Great work everyone! The Viking Starlite is available for trips of all types. Give us a call at 631-668-5700 to find out more about the trips you can book.

Sat Aug 20- 1/2 Day Fishing AM

Capt JR reports a great day of fishing this morning in the Viking Star for the half day fishing. We had an action packed trip with Sea Bass, Porgies and Fluke that kept rods bent the whole trip. Everyone had a very nice mixed bag of MEAT to go home with. The first place pool…