Montauk

Minke Whale on a Beautiful Day We left Montauk harbor today with beautiful blue skies and good visibility to search for whales and had just enough of a swell to give the passengers an exciting “ride”. We cruised along the south shore of Montauk and enjoyed great views of the bluffs and hills. As usual we saw some pelagic seabirds, either skimming the waters or diving for fish and although we were several miles offshore we also had many butterflies fly past the ship. > We then came upon a Minke whale, about 5 miles south of Montauk town. It surfaced several times in a few locations around the boat. Since there were patches of small fish under the ship we assume it was actively feeding. After leaving that whale we continued to cruise towards the southeast towards where we…

1/2 Day Fishing PM Capt Joey D reports a pretty good afternoon on the Viking Star. It started out slow, but once the tide got moving we had action with Fluke, SeaBass and Porgies and a lot of Sea Robbins. The pool winner was Linda Statam from Westhampton Beach with a 5 lb Fluke.

Attention Viking Anglers! We will DEFINITELY be sailing on our upcoming offshore XXXL Tile Hunt/Full Moon Sword Trip! Captain Steven Sr just returned from another commercial fishing trip and had Big-Eye Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, Mahi-Mahi, and plenty of Tilefish as well! The weather looks perfect and we have a small crowd signed up so don’t miss your opportunity to join in on this special trip. It could be a TRIP OF A LIFETIME! We are departing on Sunday July 14th at 7PM and will be returning on Thursday July 18th at 3AM. Bring your bottom fishing gear and your Tuna gear, as Captain Steven Sr is excited to get out there on the Viking Star!! Call our office to book at (631) 668-5700!

Montauk Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass Capt Dave reports another great day on the Viking Starship. We started out offshore anchored for SeaBass and we had a lot of action. We did have to pick thru the some small fish, but everyone had quality keepers. When the tide eased off we drifted by the lighthouse and had quality large and jumbo Porgies with some SeaBass mixed in. The pool winner was Rasin from Long Beach, NY with a 3 lb Porgy.

Capt Mike reports a good morning on the Viking Star. Conditions were tough to start and it was a bit slow until we were able to get on a good drift. We then had good action with keeper Fluke, Sea Bass, Striped Bass and Bluefish.

Capt Dave reports a fantastic day on the Viking Starship. We started out at the lighthouse with very good Porgy fishing. We then went offshore a bit where the SeaBass fishing was super and we had Jumbo Porgies mixed in. We also had Fluke up to 5 lbs. The pool winner was Gio from NJ with a 3 1/2 lb Scup.

Capt. Carl reports a fine day of fishing with plenty of Seabass but a little slow on the Fluke fishing. The pool winner was Stuart Nassauer from East Hampton, NY, who is 94 years young, winning the first place Fluke pool.

Capt. Joe reports good fishing with tons of action catching mostly shorts and some keepers. We caught Fluke Porgies and Sea bass with some lucky catches mixed in. The bite today was okay but we ended up having a good trip. The pool winner was Henry Emmans from Georgia with a 5 lb Fluke.

Montauk Jumbo Lighthouse Porgies & Knothead SeaBass Capt Dave reports an excellent day on the Viking Starship with perfect conditions. A lot of life out there!! The fishing was very good at the lighthouse with mixed size Porgies and a few SeaBass. It was so good there we finished up early and headed offshore to a SeaBass drop where we found plenty of fish to reach our limits. There were also a bunch of Mackerel offshore, along with a bunch of short Fluke and some keepers. The pool winner was Jeff Greenbaum from Yonkers, NY with a 3 1/2 lb Scup.

1/2 Day Fishing AM Capt Mike reports a lot of action of the Viking Star. We didn’t have an early bite, but it picked up and we had a lot of action and some big Fluke by the end of the trip. The pool winner was Marc Santorelli from Bethpage, NY with a 4 lb Fluke.