Montauk

Full Moon Striped Bass Capt Carl reports much improved fishing on our Full Moon special trip tonight on the Viking Starship. It wasn’t the typical kind of Full Moon trip that we have been accustomed to, but after 2 slow weeks of tough fishing, it was a welcome site to have steady action throughout the night catching 0-3 fish per drift and a mix of sizes ranging from shorts to over 40 lbs! We picked away until the end and had half a boat limit of Striped Bass. Travis Letson from Orlando, FL took the pool with a 41 pound beauty!!

Half Day Fishing PM Captain Joey D reports a good afternoon of fishing today aboard the Viking Star. They had a nice shot of fluke, sea bass and porgies. Today’s first place pool winner was Claire Calam of Fairfield with a nice 6lb fluke and in second place was Juliana Sabatani of Brookfield with a 5.25lb fluke.

Half Day Fishing AM Captain Joey D reports a tough day fishing this morning. It started slow, but we managed a decent catch in the last 2 drops. We had some fluke, porgies, sea bass and mackerel. Today’s pool winner was Thomas R Gregg Jr of Lindenhurst with a 5.5lb fluke.

1/2 Day – PM Capt Aaron reports pretty good fishing with the rough conditions. We had a steady pick all afternoon. The first place pool winner was Chris Maniatis from Brooklyn, NY with a 7.9 lb Fluke. The second place pool winner was Lynn Huebner from Monroe, CT with a 5.75 lb Fluke.

Whale Watching 20 Humpbacks!! 100 Bottlenose Dolphins…… Our streak of finding whales continues. This time, within 40 minutes of leaving the dock and about 10 minutes past Montauk Lighthouse we found the first of our 20 humpbacks! There was bait all over – mackerel, sand eels, and bunker. The first 8 whales were feeding on sand eels. The last 12 were feeding on bunker. Single whales and 4 mom/calf pairs were seen. Oh, and loads of bottlenose dolphins too. Breaching, tail throws, flipper drops, and tail kicks happened often. It was an amazing day with non-stop whales for over 4 hours. Totals: 20 Humpback Whales 100 Inshore Bottlenose Dolphins 5 Cory’s Shearwaters 2 Wilson’s Storm Petrels

Half Day Fishing – AM Capt Aaron reports great action this morning on the Viking Stariper. We had fluke, sea bass and porgies along with a ton of mackerel. The first place pool winner was Nicholas Iackbelli from Mastic Beach, NY with a 4.75 lb Fluke. The second place pool winner was Angelo Demetroulakos from…

Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Knothead Sea Bass Captain Dave reports another excellent day of fishing today aboard the Viking Starship. We made the first drop and had non stop action with nice porgies, some sea bass and plenty of mackerel. We made a move and another drop for some sea bass and found a ton of them and everyone had their limit. We had mostly medium size fish today with some jumbos in the mix. We also had some trigger fish and a couple bluefish. Today’s first place pool winner was Ismael Velez of the Bronx with a 3.2lb porgy and in second place was Victor Esmana of the Philippines with a nice huge 4.9lb sea bass.

Night Striped Bass Capt Carl reports another very slow night on the Viking Starship. We had perfect conditions, marked them very well on the bottom machine, but again they just did not want the eels. John Bye from Wantagh, NY took the pool with the only Bass boated, which was a nice 27 pounder.

Half Day Fishing PM Capt Dave G reported a slower afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Star today in windy thunderstorms. Still we managed to catch some nice big sea bass despite the difficult conditions. Pool winners to follow.

Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Knothead Sea Bass Captain Dave reports an excellent day of fishing today aboard the Viking Starship! He said it was a one stop drop today with non stop action! Everyone had their limits of fish today. We had porgies up to 3lbs, sea bass up to 4lbs, bluefish, and mackerel. It was a solid day of fishing and everyone went home with full coolers. Today’s pool winner was Sam Gomez of Brentwood with a 3lb porgy.