Thur Sept 8
Montauk Jumbo Porgies & Sea Bass Capt Dave reports they went a bit further east today. They picked away at porgies and sea bass in the deep/clean water. We had our limit of sea bass, but the porgy bite was tougher. The pool winner was Rilla Williams from West Hempsted, NY with a 3 lb porgy. 1/2 Day Fluke – PM Capt Sarah reports tough fishing on the Viking Stariper. We tried numerous spots and depths but only found a handful of fluke. The sea bass though were biting and everyone went home with some fish for dinner. The pool winner was Dave Jurich from Brooklyn, NY with a 6.4 lb fluke.
Saturday Sept 3
Viking FiveStar 36 Hour Tuna Captain Steven Jr reports we just got in this morning from a phenomenal 36 hr tuna trip with Captain James Schinder and friends. We had lock and load fishing all day yesterday making a quick limit of yellow fin in the 50-70 lb range and a pair of big eyes, one around 150 lbs and the other weighing in at 258lbs!!! It seemed like we always had at least on fish on for most of the day and as many as 7 on at times! Fishing keeps getting better here and we are looking forward to getting back on them after this blow. Half Day Fluke AM Capt Dave G reports a decent morning of fishing aboard the Viking Star despite the breezy conditions. We had keeper fluke, big porgies and sea bass all around…
Fri Sept 2
Capt Carl reports just an OK night of Bass fishing tonight. They were chewing as soon as we got to the grounds and we picked away at mostly 20-30 lb bass for 2 hours until the tide eased off. Then, for the whole rest of the night between the East wind and slack and outgoing tide, we never got anything else going. Matt Finn from Westchester, NY took the pool with a 31.5 lb striper. Capt Dave G reports a slow morning of fishing aboard the Viking Star in breezy conditions. We tried several spots but couldn’t get a bite going. The pool winner was Angelo Demetroulakos from Brooklyn with a 5 lb. fluke. Full Day Fluke and Sea Bass Captain Sarah reports a slow start to the full day trip today as we had some really rough weather to…
Thursday Sept 1
Sunset Striped Bass Capt Dave reports a good striped bass trip last night. We had a bunch of striped bass in the 30 lb range along with some bluefish. The pool winner was Jen Mocbeichel from Montauk, NY with a 37 lb striped bass. Half Day Fluke PM Capt Dave G reports a good afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We had keeper fluke all around the boat and nice sea bass also. The pool winner was Hongyui Smoren of Little Neck with a nice 6.75lb fluke. Half Day Fluke AM Capt Dave G reports a good morning of fishing aboard the Viking Star despite the rainy conditions. We caught real nice sized fluke. Today’s pool winner was Chris Catalano of Centerport with a nice 6lb fluke. Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports a slow day…
Wed Aug 31
LongRange Behemoth Bass Capt Carl reports a great night of Bass fishing on the Viking Starship. The bite was on immediately when we arrived on the grounds with multiple moo cows for multiple drifts of all quality stripers. Once the tide died down, they shut down. Then, on the outgoing tide, fishing remained slow with just a couple more smaller bass, but we already had a great catch aboard! Ross Alber came all the way from Medford, NJ just to fish for the Montauk Moo Cows and took the pool with a 39.9 lb beauty. Half Day Fluke PM Captain Joey D reports a very good afternoon of fishing. We had beautiful fluke, nice porgies a couple blues and lots of sea bass. Everyone went home with bags of fish! Today’s pool winner was Lou Kalkines of Lake Grove with…
Tuesday Aug 30
Half Day Fluke PM Captain Joey D reports another beautiful afternoon on the water. It was good fishing aboard the Viking Star with lots of fluke, plenty of sea bass and a couple of porgies in the mix. Today’s pool winner was Terri Coleman of Holbrook with a nice 7.2lb fluke. Half Day Fluke AM Captain Joey D reports a slow start to the morning due to the slack tide and the east wind. Once we left, the tide started to ebb and the wind subsided, the bite improved. We finished up the morning with a nice catch of large fluke, porgies and sea bass. Just about everyone went home with dinner. The pool winner today was George Glass of Commack with a nice 6.75lb fluke. Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports a good day of fishing…
Monday Aug 29
Sunset Striped Bass and Bottom Fishing Captain Dave reports a slow night of bass fishing aboard the Viking Starship. Our next trip will be the 8pm Long Range Striped Bass trip on Wed Aug 31. Call the office for reservations at 631-668-5700 or book online at www.vikingfleet.com. Half Day Fluke PM Captain Joey D reports another very good afternoon aboard the Viking Star. Again we had nice BIG fish- flukes, porgies, sea bass and bluefish. It was good good fishing! Today’s pool winner was Christine Dassler of Bohemia with a nice 6.2lb fluke. Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports a great day of fishing today. There was plenty of action today with nice mixed size porgies and big sea bass. Everyone either had their limit or were close to it. Today’s first place pool winner was Mario…
Sun Aug 28
Montauk Jumbo Porgies & Seabass Capt Dave reports good fishing by the lighthouse. We had mixed size porgies with some sea bass in the mix. The first place pool winner was Chen from Brooklyn with a 4.3lb porgy. The second place pool winner was Arthur Aquind from Jersey City, NJ with a 5.6 lb sea bass. 1/2 Day Fluke – AM Capt Liam reports a lot of nice big fluke this morning. We picked away all morning catching a decent amount of fluke, sea bass and porgies. The pool winner was Angelo Dementoulakos with a 7.5 lb fluke 1/2 Day Fluke PM Captain Liam reports an overall good afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Stariper. Fishing start off slow but by the end of the trip they were catching well. There was plenty of nice sized keeper Fluke as well…
Sat Aug 27
Night Striped Bass Capt Carl reports just an OK night on the bass boat tonight. We had to wait a while for the tide change and once the ebb started we started to pick away at mixed size bass, with some big ones, some smaller good eating sized ones, and some shorts. Considering that the ebb tide has not been too friendly to us this year, we were happy with a fair catch of bass onboard tonight. Mesias Sorcha came all the way up from Ecuador to take the pool with a 31 lb bass, while Jorge Arizaga from Flanders, NY split second place with Grettel Estrada of Southampton, NY with 29.8 lb twins with fins striped bass. 1/2 Day Fluke – AM Capt Dave G reports a great morning of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We had lots of…
Friday Aug 26
Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports a good day of porgy fishing today aboard the Viking Starship. We had a good catch of mixed sized porgies and sea bass with a few fluke and a couple blues. The first place pool winner was Magdy Elsharouny of Rosland with a 3lb porgy and in second place was Han Jin from Closter, NJ with a 4.5lb fluke. Half Day Fluke AM Captain Dave G reports a slow start but a good finish to this morning’s trip aboard the Viking Star in breezy conditions. We had some keeper fluke, porgies and sea bass, along with a lot of action with shorts, which were all returned unharmed. Today’s pool winners were Ken Caruso of Sag Harbor and Luke McQuade of London with a 6lb fluke. Half Day Fluke PM Capt Dave…