Montauk

What a wildlife spectacle we witnessed off Montauk yesterday! We always tell passengers how each trip is different and every outing brings with it a special uniqueness, but yesterday’s trip was both familiar and outstanding. Familiar in the sense that we’ve had days at sea like this before, yet exceptional and above and beyond what we ever hope to experience. The trip began with a small pod of Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphins, not far from the lighthouse. As we watched, multiple small pods joined together, first into a group of about twenty, before gaining more individuals into what ultimately became a pod of at least 120 dolphins. It was beautiful to watch their synchronicity and to witness how responsible whale watching pays dividends to all involved; it was as if the dolphins returned their respect for keeping our distance and passively…

Capt Mike reports pretty steady fishing the entire trip on the Viking Star. Rods were bending from the get go. We did not have the large size fish as we did in the morning, but we still put some keeper Fluke, Sea Bass and Porgies in the buckets . The kids caught a lot of…

Capt Dave reports another day of excellent fishing at the lighthouse. We found a spot out of the tide first thing and had a steady pick of mixed size Porgies. Then we had a n hour and a half drift around the lighthouse and had Sea Bass and Porgies. We didn’t have to go further…

Captain JR reports a great day on the Viking Starlite. Early in the trip we had some very tough conditions but had a pick of Sea Bass and mostly small Fluke. Later in the trip the conditions and the catching for Sea Bass vastly improved! We ended up with a good catch of knot-head Sea…

Capt Mike reports a good morning on the Viking Star. We had a pretty steady bite all morning. The amount of keeper Fluke, Porgies, and Sea Bass were down, but the size was up this morning.The pool winner was Ilene Mills from Mahopac, NY with a 4.6 lb Fluke. The second place pool winner was…

Awe Inspiring! What an amazing trip! We headed to an area where whales used to be incredible prevalent for many years, and where whale had been the day before as well as the past weeks. It took a while to get there, and on a day with unlimited visibility, we began seeing whales from several miles away. Humpback whales, finback whales, and short-beaked common dolphins were around us, next to us, under us for several hours. Our senior scientist/naturalist, Dr. Artie Kopelman, is still going through almost 1500 high resolution photos for good views of feeding and other behaviors, as well as photoidentification.  We saw whales in every direction but couldn’t get to all of them.  A more detailed list will come out in a few days. Don’t forget to make your reservations. We sail Sunday, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,…

Capt JR reports a good afternoon onboard the Viking Star. We had to wait a bit for the tide to change, but when it got rolling the bite definitely turned on. Lots of Sea Bass, Fluke, and Porgies kept the rods bent. We also had some nice keeper fluke to round out the catch. The…

Capt Dave reports a pretty slow morning of fishing on the Viking Starship due to the tide. It wasn’t the best conditions, but as soon as the conditions got better we started catching. We did a two hour drift and got some really nice size Porgies, Sea Bass, and Fluke. We then went over towards…

Captain JR reports a wonderful morning of catching onboard the Viking Star. Lots and lots of Fluke, Sesbass, and Porgies kept us busy all trip. A very nice showing of keeper Fluke added some extra excitement to the already fast and furious fishing. A great morning. The pool winner was Emily Sheehan from Wantaugh, NY,…

Capt Dave G reports a very good afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Starlite. The bite was on from the beginning of the trip. We caught plenty of nice size Porgies, and some beautiful keeper Fluke. We also had a lot of Seabass, mostly on the small side. All in all it was a great…