Montauk

Block Island Behemoth Striped Bass Trip Capt. Ant reports a difficult night of bassing on the BI Behemoth trip although we did nail one Behemoth Bass of 48.7lbs.  We actually started where we left them the night before since it was on our way across the pond but the 20kt east wind made drifting squarely next to impossible.  We had a few fish on and a few fish lost. With nothing to show after 4 drifts we headed over to the Island.  The drift was a bit better but the seas were a bit angrier.  Again we missed a few bites, lost a couple immediately.  When conditions aren’t ideal you really have to let them eat.  On the third drift, Frank Graci of Lindenhurst let one eat, a 32.7lb slob.  The next drift Chris “Cool Hand” Luke hooked into a…

Viking Fivestar 48 Hour Offshore Report We just returned from our first trip to the edge this year looking for the pelagic species. Overall a slow go this time out, the water just broke the 70 degree mark out there last week and had signs of life around but not much as far as tunas. The first day trolling only produced 1 small yellow fin a mahi a couple skip jacks and a big blue marlin estimated around the 400lb mark. The Marlin put a good show on for us jumping over a dozen time coming closer to the boat every time. Come night fall we had tons of squid and dolphins around the boat for the better part of the night but only had a boarder line keeper mako which we released and a few slashed squid baits from…

Half Day Fluke AM Captain Joe reports a fine day of fluke fishing today. We had some nice fluke and sea bass throughout the morning. There was some fine action and everybody left happy. Kyle Hannan from Manor Park, NY had a beautiful 7.3lbs Fluke and 5 year old Luke John Norris from Whitestone, NY caught  a nice 3lb sea bass. The pool winner was Giulio Manucuso from Forest Hills, NY with a 5.3lbs Fluke. Full Day Porgies Captain Dave reports better porgy fishing today. Some sea bass and a few fluke were caught as well. The pool winner was Rodelio Zapanta from Astoria, NY with a 3lb Porgy. Half Day Fluke PM Captain Joe reports good action today despite the windy and wavy conditions. Every group went home with a fluke and a sea bass. The pool winner was…

Half Day Fluke AM Captain Joe reports an excellent morning of fishing today! We had fluke up to 10lbs!! Also some sea bass up to 4.5lbs. We had a great morning, everyone caught fish and had a wonderful time! Today’s first place winner was Ramon Thomas of Mastic NY with his JUMBO 9.9lb fluke! And second place went to Henry Licata of Woodside NY with a 4.5lb sea bass. Full Day Porgies Captain Dave reports that fishing was slow today. Many sea bass were caught but most were small in size. We had sea bass up to 4lbs. Most people limited out on sea bass. The porgy fishing was very slow but the ones that were caught were of the largest variety. We caught 4 keeper fluke and a striped bass. The porgy pool winner was Benjamin Bernard from Queens,…

Half Day Fluke PMCaptain Joe reports another great afternoon of fluke fishing! There was tons of action with fluke and scup and we also saw some really nice sea bass (all released unharmed) but we will have to wait until tomorrow to bring those beauties home! Michele Wisch of Stanford CT took the pool with her 4.5lb fluke! Full Day Montauk Porgies Captain Dave reports an okay day of fishing today. It was a little slow in the morning, but picked up a bit in the afternoon with a couple fluke, some bluefish and some porgies. We also had a handful of sea bass (all released unharmed). Just a reminder- Sea Bass opens tomorrow July 10 in NY!!! So make sure you are here for the first day! Alfredo Olivo Orokn of Brooklyn took the pool with his 3.5lb porgy….

Monday July 8 Sunset Stripers Capt. Ant reports a very successful Sunset Striper trip…we saw the sunset, we caught some Stripers!!!!  We hit the lighthouse and only caught a couple of rats on the first 3 drifts but we didn’t quite have the tide so we ventured on to try a spot we haven’t been to in awhile.  Bust…luckily it was only 10 minutes away so we headed back.  Once again fish were everywhere, from top to bottom on the machine and swirling on the surface and once again they were tough to catch.  3 on the first drift, none on the second, 2 on the third…uggh!!!  We had a couple fluke come up including a 6lber which had a 30lb Striper literally hanging on it’s tail.  At one point we had a pod of bass right under the pulpit…

Sunset Stripers Captain Ant reports a solid Sunday Sunset Striper 4 hour jigging trip.  Once again the fish were rolling everywhere but very difficult to catch.  The fluke however were chewing their heads off as we probably had about 20 caught yielding 5 keepers to 6lbs…on 8oz diamond jigs on a 3.7 knot drift.  We had a few scup as well and of course monster Sea Bass, returned for only another 2 days of freedom!!! We did manage to nail a dozen Stripers, but again scratching and clawing and great effort by our fisherman, they worked hard all trip!!  Fish ranged between 14″ to 24 pounds. Pool winners were:Joe Veltri Middle Island, NY with a 18lber Second Place Mr Robert Mitchell from Elmont, NY with a 13lb 9oz Half Day Fluke AM Captain Anthony reports a tough day fishing today…

Night Striped Bass Capt Ant reports a difficult night of bassing for crew and captain. We had full on flood, zipped right to the light to find fish everywhere. the screen was lit up from top to bottom, fish rolling on the surface, yet no bites. We scratched and clawed all night. Frank Stoutenberg limited out and took the pool with a 26lb fish novelist George Jehn had a 22 pounder Frank Graci nailed a fat 18lber. It wound up okay but should have been a slam. looking forward to tonights Jigging trip to try again. Half Day Fluke PM Fishing was a little slow this afternoon. We got out as the tide was dying so the fishing was tougher until towards the end,and  by then it was time to head home. We ended up with a few keepers, and…

Block Island Behemoth Trophy Hunt- UPDATED REPORT We got to our honey hole with a trickle of flood tide, but plenty of breeze left to help move the Starship.  After about 10 passes all around the rock, we had a whole lot of nothing to show for it.  No bait, not tide, no fish.  We moved on from there and explored a couple different areas but again, even when marking fish, they just would not bite.  We finally got a drift, around 1.2 kts so we went back to the “Rock”.  Drifting due east we got our first bite, then second, then third.  3 fish, 3 slobs feeding on the slow moving water. Every fish was green as could be.  Danny Wes had the largest at 48lb 8 oz and I swear it fought with the energy of a schoolie…