Montauk

Capt Mike reports a nice morning on the Viking Star. We had rods bending from the get go! It was a steady pick entire trip. Good Porgy and Sea Bass bite this morning. We did manage a couple keeper Fluke right at the end of trip. The pool winner was Jack Gallagher from Cold Spring…

Captain JR reports an EXCELLENT start to Saturday morning’s Full Day Block Island trip! Lots of big beautiful Knot Head Sea Bass and some beautiful Fluke to start the day! We have lots of room on tomorrow’s Full Day Block Island trip and the weather looks perfect! Fluke Pool Winner was Tony Sa from North…

Captain Mike Ricker reports a great and challenging afternoon aboard the Viking Starlite. Despite pretty tough wind and tide, we were able to get some nice Porgies and Sea Bass in the buckets. Fishing picked up at the end of the trip, and it turned into a nice afternoon on the water!

Captain Mike Ricker reports a fun morning full of fishing. Our rods never stopped bending; we put plenty of jumbo Porgies and Sea Bass in our buckets. Although it was a bit windy, we still managed to reel up plenty of fish. We had a great morning. Congratulations to our pool winner, Frank Costa, from…

Capt Dave reports great fishing on the Viking Starship. We had excellent conditions the whole trip so we stayed right by the lighthouse for the trip. The Porgies were biting the whole trip and they were mixed size today with some small fish mixed in. There were also some Sea Bass, Fluke and Bluefish in…

Perseid meteors, whales, dolphins, basking shark and more! We left Sunday evening to begin our 36 hour trip to the Great South Channel. With enough bunks for 40 people below deck, many decide to sleep out under the stars and meteors. Morning brought us an exquisite sunrise. We had reports of where some whales had been seen by our colleague, Dr. Jooke Robbins, Director of the Humpback Whale Studies Program at Center for Coatsal Studies (https://coastalstudies.org/). This was our 26th offshore multiday trip, and the 25th to the GSC. Interestingly, most of our trips involved starting at almost exactly where Dr. Robbins suggested.  The trip was phenomenal, with 30 or more humpback whales, as well as a basking shark. Dr. Artie Kopelman, CRESLI’s president and senior naturalist had his hands full – almost 2800 high resolution photos are being reviewed. So…

Captain JR reports another pleasant afternoon of catching onboard the Viking Star. The action was much like it has been with Sea Bass, Fluke, and Porgies keeping everyone busy. Like we have been seeing, some very nice keeper Fluke added to the action and topped off the catch. The pool winner was Lauren Tristam from…

Capt Dave reports very good fishing on the Viking Starship. Porgy fishing at the lighthouse is fantastic with really nice size fish. When we had enough Porgies for everyone we tried out Sea Bass close to the island. There are still a lot of little ones, but everyone managed a few keepers. There were also…

Captain JR reports gorgeous morning onboard the Viking Star. We had a nice pick of Seabass, Fluke, and Porgies all morning. A few zones we tried had some beautiful keeper fluke that we were happy to welcome aboard! A nice productive trip! The pool winner was Gavin Lennon from Wantagh, NY, with a 8.5 lb…

Fin Whale Nirvana! There has been a certain level of magic with our whale watching trips this season. Every trip is different, but this year, each trip is very different from the last and we lay witness to beautiful and unexpected encounters at sea. Yesterday was no exception, but for a short while, it did not feel that way. Our sunny skies turned gray shortly after leaving the dock and there was a strong, gusty wind with a bit of chop. The usual sightings of bottlenose dolphins near the lighthouse were lacking and as we headed south towards an area where whales and dolphins were bountiful on previous trips, we saw few birds and no cetaceans. Then we headed east, putting the strong wind to our back, and turning toward sunny skies as if a switch had been flipped. Almost…