Sun July 17 – 1/2 Day Fishing AM
Capt Steven Sr. reports a very good day of fishing today on the AM portion of the half day on the Viking Star. There was a nice steady pick today fishing to the east, plenty of action with some great sized SeaBass and keeper Fluke. Porgy fishing today was hot today all mixed sized, but…
Sat July 16 – 1/2 Day Fishing PM
Capt Steven reports a Mac attack on the Viking Star. The Mackerel moved in heavy. Steven Sr estimates about 250 for the trip. We saw them on every drop, along with SeaBass and Porgies. It was a lot of action keeping the rods bent all afternoon. We did not see as many Fluke this afternoon…
Sat July 16 – Montauk Lighthouse Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass
Capt Dave reports great fishing on the Viking Starship. We had a perfect two hour drift this morning with excellent Porgy fishing the whole time with double headers of large Porgies.When the tide ran hard we headed east for SeaBass. We had two good drifts with one slow one then it was time to head home. We had a mix size of Porgies and really nice 3 lb SeaBass keepers with some smaller ones mixed in. Also a 7 1/2 lb giant Fluke along with some smaller ones. The first place pool winner was Olivares Dominican with a 2 1/2 lb Porgy. The edible pool winner was Derrick Buchanan from Teaneck, NJ with a 7 1/2 lb Fluke.
Sat July 16 – 1/2 Day Fishing AM
Capt Steven Sr reports good fishing on the Viking Star. We had slowish fishing on our first few drifts with tons of shorts, some Fluke, Sea Bass and it was Sea Robin heaven. We moved location and the fishing cleaned up. We found nice SeaBass with Fluke mixed in. There were also some Porgies and…
Fri July 15 – 1/2 Day Fishing PM
Capt Steven Sr reports mayhem on the Viking Star this afternoon! Rods were bending all over the boat from the start of the trip. Buckets filled up quick with mostly SeaBass and some Fluke. During the last hour of the trip conditions changed with the tide easing off and the wind picking up making for…
Fri July 15 – Montauk Lighthouse Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass
Capt Dave reports a good day of fishing today on the Viking Starship. We had good conditions this morning fishing around the Lighthouse bringing in a handful of Porgy, SeaBass and Mackerel. Seabass and Porgies were mixed sized, but mostly on the large size with a few XL. Overall steady day of fishing. The first place pool winner went to Kevin Chann from New York City with a 2.8 lb Porgy. The edible pool winner went to Willie Mayzack with a 4lb SeaBass. We will most definitely be sailing tomorrow at 5am and the spots are limited, don’t forget to make your reservation online at vikingfleet.com/ or by calling the office directly.
Thurs July 14 – 1/2 Day Fishing PM
Capt JR reports a good trip on the Viking Star. This afternoon we ventured out to a new area. Drifting the 40-60 ft depths yielded us some quality Sea Bass and some quality Fluke. Bigger fluke than we have been seeing the last few days. Pool winner was Vincent Horan from Old Bethpage, NY with a 6.2 lb Fluke.
Wed July 13 – Whale Watching
An excellent day on the water with 120 short-beaked common dolphins and loads of pelagic birds, and 6 phalaropes, 2 Wilson’s storm petrels. It was a beautiful afternoon on the Viking Starship. We had reports of whales nearshore and searched without success, we headed offshore and we encountered pelagic birds, Portuguese Man-o-Wars, and too many…
Thurs July 14 – Montauk Lighthouse Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass
Capt Dave reports good fishing on the Viking Starship. We started out at the lighthouse with a quick shot of Porgies then the strong tide came on and we headed down the beach. We had mixed size Porgies, lots of SeaBass, Trigger fish, Mackerel, and a handful of keeper Fluke to finish out the day….
Tue July 12 – 1/2 Day Fishing AM
Capt JR reports a slow day of fishing today on the AM portion of the half day on the Viking Star. This morning’s trip was a little off due to heavy current from last nights full moon. However, we did have a pick of SeaBass, Porgies, and a few keeper Fluke. The pool winner went…