Montauk

Montauk Jumbo Summer Porgies & Knothead Sea Bass. Captain Dave reports a mixed day of fishing back on the Viking Starship. We started off in the AM with some really good porgy fishing. We caught some good sized jumbo fish. We then went looking for sea bass but we only found a handful and they were mostly small. This might be because there was a pretty big swell. Even when we went looking for sea bass though the porgy fishing was still good and we got lots more nice mixed size ones. The pool winner was Benjamin Thomas of NJ with a 3.2lb scup.

1/2 Day Fishing – AM Capt Joey D reports good fishing this morning on the Viking Star. We had a lot of action with Fluke, Sea Bass and Porgies. We also caught one Trigger Fish. The first place pool winner was Angelo Demetroulakos from Brooklyn with a 5.2 lb Fluke. The second place pool winner was Brian Towns from Smithhaven, NY with a 4.9 lb Fluke.

Half Day Fishing – PM – Viking Stariper Pool Winner – Danny Sheehan from Smithtown, Long Island – 6.6 lb Fluke Report to Follow

Half Day Fishing AM Captain Aaron reports an okay morning of fishing today aboard the Viking Stariper. We had some fluke mixed with a few porgies and sea bass. Today’s pool winner was Viking regular Angelo Demtroulakos of Brooklyn with a 4.75lb fluke.

Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Knothead Sea Bass Captain Dave reports a great day of fishing today! It was a steady pick all day of nice JUMBO fish! We had great conditions that landed everyone some beautiful trophies. All good quality fish- we had jumbo porgies and knothead sea bass up to 4.5lbs. We also had some fluke, trigger fish and mackerel. All in all it was a great day of fishing. Today’s pool winner was Eric Gilliam of Riverhead with a 3.75lb porgy.

Whale Watching Can we find whales in the fog? YES WE CAN! The trip started out with clear skies and full visibility until some patchy fog rolled in. We had repeats of whales and when we got to the area, the fog lifted and we found our first humpback. Our second humpback showed up next to us as we travelled through foggy areas. We saw one farther off fin slapping, but lost that one in the fog as the near one lured for bunker. Our third humpback also feeding on bunker. When the fog had finally cleared we were able to watch it for a while as it selected dense large bunker patches and avoided smaller ones. A spectacular day again! Totals: -3 humpbacks -12 Great Shearwaters -5 Corey’s shearwaters -30 Wilson’s storm petrels

1/2 Day Fluke AM Captain Aaron reports a solid afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Stariper. We had lots of fluke and sea bass biting. The pool winner was Jennifer Leahy from Locust Valley NY with a 5.4lb fluke and and in a close second was Katie Vey from Ashburn Virginia with a 5.2lb Fluke!

Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Knothead Sea Bass Captain Dave reports an excellent day of fishing today aboard the Viking Starship. We had mostly large and jumbo porgies today with a mix of some nice sized sea bass. Everyone ended up with their limit of sea bass and a nice pile of porgies, mackerel, trigger fish and a couple fluke in the mix. Everyone had a little bit of everything and it was all good sized stuff! Jorge Hernandez won the pool with a 3.5lb pogy and in second place was EK Papoutis of PA with a 7.4lb fluke.

1/2 Day Fluke AM Captain Aaron reports good fishing aboard the Viking Stariper. There was a steady pick of fluke and sea bass all day. 11 year old William O’Leary and his brother John from Southampton NY won the pool with a 6lb Fluke! Second place went to Diana Del Vecchio from Bayshore NY with…

Night Striped Bass Capt Carl reports another SOLID night of Bass fishing aboard the Viking Starship. Once again, we had to wait a little while for the right tide to start, and once it did, it was game on with many Quality Striped Bass taken! Drift after drift saw multiple hook ups and they were…