Montauk

Montauk Jumbo Summer Porgies & Sea Bass Captain Dave reports excellent fishing in beautiful conditions today. We went east of the lighthouse looking for some bigger porgies and we found them! We caught plenty of mixed size porgies getting fish that were nicer than the last few days. We went looking for sea bass for a couple of drifts then. We had to pick through lots of smaller sea bass but everyone ended up with their limits. Then we kept on picking away at mixed size porgies as we worked our way back in. We also had some keeper fluke and mackerel. Jerome Hay from Manhattan NY took the pool with a nice 3lb porgy.

1/2 Day – AM Capt Joey D reports that fishing was very good today on the Viking Star. The conditions were very favorable and we had very good drifts. The first place pool winner was Dominick Barressi and his son from St. James, NY with a 6.4 lb Fluke. The second place pool winner, who also had his limit of Fluke, was Mark Hopkins from Bayshore, NY

Half Day Fishing PM Captain Joey D reports a good afternoon of fishing today aboard the Viking Star. It was a nice afternoon and everyone went home with some fillets for dinner. We had fluke, porgies and sea bass. Today’s first place pool winner was Robert Warner of Woodbridge, CT with a 4.1lb and in…

Montauk Jumbo Summer Porgies & Knothead Sea Bass Captain Dave reports a steady day of fishing aboard the Viking Starship today. We started off the morning trying to hide from the weather but we found a nice spot and anchored up.  We had a good pick of smaller porgies here. There was lots of action here and we had lots of double headers.  We went looking for sea bass then and found a good amount of them too. On our last drop we had a mix of poriges, sea bass, trigger fish and mackerel. All in all it was a very good day of fishing! The pool winner was Dennis Edwards from Teaneck NJ with a 2.5lb porgy.

Half Day Fishing AM Captain Joey D reports a good morning of fishing. We had a good mix of a little bit of everything including fluke, porgies, sea bass and some mackerel. Today’s first place pool winner was Jack Cash of Westfield, NJ with a 3.63lb fluke.  

Coxes Cod Charter – Viking Fivestar Capt Steven Sr reports a good day of fishing for the group that chartered the Fivestar for a full day offshore trip. We had Cod and a lot of Red Hake being picked away on all drops. Everyone went home happy with full coolers.

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.