Fri Sept 7
Montauk Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass Capt Dave reports an excellent day on the Viking Starship. The fishing was very good at the lighthouse with jumbo Porgies and mixed sized SeaBass. We also headed down the beach a bit when we had wind against tide and caught well. There were also a couple of Fluke up to 7 lbs. We also headed further east today to find the bigger Sea Bass where we had tons of action with Sea Bass up to 5 lbs. There was no pool today.
Fri Sept 7
Thurs Sept 6 – 48 Hour Tuna Returned today from another good trip with Bob and Capt Shaun! Got a load of fish for the guys and called it a trip a little early!
Thurs Sept 6
Montauk Jumbo Lighthouse Porgies & Knothead SeaBass Captain Dave reports a fine day of fishing with plenty of Porgies in the morning around the lighthouse on the Viking Starship. The wind made it a little difficult but we still landed plenty of Porgies and Sea Bass. We did see more mixed sizes than yesterday when almost all the Porgies were Jumbo. Capt. Dave reports that we also landed plenty of keeper Fluke today also, with the largest (not in the pool) weighing in at over 7 lbs being caught by Jeff Greenbaum. Today’s Porgy pool was taken by Mark Cho from NYC with a Jumbo 4lb Porgy.
Thurs Sept 6
1/2 Day Fishing – AM Capt Dave G reports a good morning of fishing aboard the Viking Stariper. We had a nice catch of fluke, sea bass and porgies and even a couple of bluefish. The pool winner was from the group fishing from Custom Eng. New York with a 4.25lb Sea Bass
Wed Sept 5
Montauk Jumbo Lighthouse Porgies & Knothead SeaBass Capt Dave reports good fishing on the Viking Starship. We had big Porgies at the lighthouse. We started out with slack tide, but once it got going the fishing was really good. The Sea Bass fishing was a bit slower today. There was action with short fish, but…
Tue Sept 4
Montauk Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass Capt Dave reports excellent fishing on the Viking Starship. We had really good fishing at the lighthouse with good conditions and really big fish. We went to the Sea Bass grounds and the fishing was a bit off with smaller fish, but there were some jumbos mixed in. We also had a bunch of Fluke up to 8 lbs. The pool winner was Harold Bussey from Brooklyn, NY with a 2.5 lb Porgy.
Mon Sept 3
1/2 Day Fishing – PM Capt Jerry reports good action on the Viking Star this afternoon. We started out with a quick drift then once it slowed down we had a lot of action with Porgies and a few Sea Bass. Fluke fishing was slower than usual. The pool winner was Cathy Gignorelli from Ronkonkoma, NY with a 4.7 lb Fluke.
Mon Sept 3
Montauk Jumbo Lighthouse Porgies & Knothead SeaBass – Happy Labor Day!! Capt Dave reports a great day on the Viking Starship. We had good action at the lighthouse with Porgies, then we moved on to the Sea Bass grounds and had our fill. The pool winner was DJ Willy from North Philadelphia with a 3 1/4 lb Porgy. ***Reminder that the Fish Bag Limits have increased on Porgies & Sea Bass!! 45 – Porgies at 9″ and 7 – Sea Bass at 15″
Mon Sept 3
AM Half Day Fishing Capt Dave G reports a good morning of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We ended up with a mixed bag of keeper fluke sea bass and jumbo porgies. The first place pool winner was Ryan Anderson of Southampton, NY with a 6.5lb fluke.
Sun Sept 2
Half Day Fishing PM Captain Jerry reports a pretty good afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We had plenty of action with lots of porgies and sea bass. The pool winner was Robert Pergolis of Plainview with a 11.4lb doormat fluke!