Fri Aug 05
1/2 Day Fluke AM Captain Sarah reports a splendid morning of fishing on the Viking Stariper. There was lots of action with plenty of keepers. The mates were kept super busy running and helping all the happy fishers. Today’s pool winner was 13 year old Ethon Massey from Madison Connecticut with a nice 7.1lb Fluke. Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports an overall god day of fishing today aboard the Viking Starship. We had excellent porgy fishing so we went to go look for some sea bass and we found some nice big ones. We also had some blues and fluke in the mix. Today’s first place pool winner was Steve Schwartz of NYC with a nice 4lb porgy and in second place was Jason Cornelio of Jersey City with a 15lb bluefish. 1/2 Day Fluke PM…
Thursday Aug 4
Half Day Fluke PM Capt Dave G reports a nice afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We had a mixed bag of sea bass, fluke and porgies. The pool winner was Pat Carroll from Freeport, NY with a 5.5lb fluke. Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports a slower day than normal for porgy fishing. They had a good shot of fishing right in the morning and then it slowed down as the tide got stronger. It did get better at the end of the day with nice good quality fish. We had porgies, everyone had nice big sea bass and we had a couple fluke. Today’s first place pool winner was Ramon Antonelli of Brooklyn with a 4lb porgy and in second place was Raui Hardial of Brooklyn with a 5lb fluke. 1/2 Day Fluke AM…
Wednesday Aug 3
Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports a nice start with some difficult conditions. We had a hard tide running this morning but at the end of the day on our last drop we got em! We put some extra time in and got some really nice sized porgies and almost everyone had their limit of sea bass with to 4lbs and 3 keeper striped bass. Today’s pool winner was Ronald Burrus of Queens with a nice 4lb porgy. Half Day Fluke AM Captain Joey D reports challenging sea conditions this morning but the Viking anglers were up to the task! We finished up the morning with a nice mix of fluke, jumbo porgies and sea bass. The pool winner today was Chris Scott of Williston Park with a nice 4.3lb fluke. Half Day Fluke PM Captain Joey…
Tues August 02
Montauk Jumbo Summer Porgies & Seabass Captain Dave reports a slow start to the morning of fishing aboard the Viking Starship. They had to sift through lots of small fish at the start but then they found a good spot and brought in a lot of nice big sized porgies. Everyone had a handful of Seabass too. The pool winner was Chris Poyatzis with a nice 3.5lb Porgy. 1/2 Day Fluke & Seabass AM Captain Joe reports a good day of fishing aboard the Viking Star. Despite the bad weather and difficult conditions the anglers prevailed and still managed to bring in a very nice catch. The pool winner was George Reid from Bushill PA with a huge 8.11lbs Fluke! 1/2 Day Fluke & Seabass PM Captain Joe reports a great afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Star. Conditions improved…
Mon Aug 1
1/2 Day Fluke – AM Captain Dave reports tough fishing this morning with the rough conditions. We did manage to put a catch together of mixed size porgies and most of the boat had their limit of sea bass. The pool winner was Ruben Figueroa from the Bronx with a 3 1/2 lb porgy. Montauk Jumbo Porgies & Seabass Captain Dave reports tough fishing this morning with the rough conditions. We did manage to put a catch together of mixed size porgies and most of the boat had their limit of sea bass. The pool winner was Ruben Figueroa from the Bronx with a 3 1/2 lb porgy. 1/2 Day Fluke – PM Captain Joe reports that our Viking Anglers persevered this afternoon to bring home a nice catch under tough conditions. We had porgies, sea bass and fluke. Even…
Sun July 31
Montauk Jumbo Porgies & Seabass Captain Dave reports tough conditions this morning, but the second half of the trip was good. We had nice size porgies and seabass. The boat had their limit of seabass. We also had 2 keeper striped bass. The winner of both pools was Benjamin Allums from Staten Island, NY with a 4.1lb porgy and a 10lb striped bass. 1/2 Day Fluke – AM Captain Liam reports fluke up to 5 1/2 lbs and a boat limit of BIG sea bass. The winner of the pool was Steve Smith from Bayport, NY with a 5lb fluke. 1/2 Day Fluke – PM Captain Liam reports great fishing this afternoon. We had a lot of action with nice BIG sea bass again with fluke in the mix. The pool winner was Gregor Mechaber with a 5lb fluke. Sunset…
Sat July 30
Night Striped Bass Captain Carl reports another SOLID night of bass fishing! It started slow with the very end of the flood tide and slack, but we marked them the whole time. Finally, the ebb tide started rolling and they started chewing! Drift after drift we saw more and more bass flying over the rails! We had a couple of blues in the mix too. All in all it was great fishing! Tonight’s first place winner was Joe Khamis of Westchester with a 39.8lb bass and in second place was William Massaro of Stony Brook with a 38.1lb striped bass. Half Day Fluke PM Capt Dave G reports a very good afternoon on the Viking Star. We started at slack tide and the bite was very slow. Once the tide started, we caught very nice size fluke, with eight fish…
Fri July 29
Full Day Fluke and Sea Bass Captain Sarah reports despite the pouring rain this morning, our hardcore full day fisherman and women were able to put together quite the catch! Many limited out on large sea bass and nice sized fluke. We also saw some porgies come over the rails. All in all a good day on the Stariper! The pool winner was Felix Cuevas of North Babylon with a 6.7lb fluke. Half Day Fluke PM Capt Dave G reports a nice afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Star. The weather cleared during the trip and we caught plenty of keeper fluke, sea bass and porgies. The pool winner was 11 year old Sophie Miller of Bronxville with a 4.2lb fluke. 1/2 Day Fluke AM Capt Dave G reports a good morning of fishing aboard the Viking Star. Despite the…
Thursday July 28
Half Day Fluke PM Captain Dave G reports a very nice afternoon of fishing. We caught plenty of fluke, sea bass and porgies. And even a striped bass! Very pleasant conditions and a great afternoon on the water. Today’s first place pool winner was Joe Campbell of Lynbrook with a 4lb fluke. Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports excellent porgy fishing today aboard the Viking Star. We had some really nice sized porgies with a handful of sea bass, a couple flukes and 1 keeper striped bass. Today’s first place pool winner was Jose Cruz of the Bronx with a 4lb porgy and in second place was Sargent McBride of Staten Island with a 9lb striped bass.
Wed July 27
1/2 Day Fluke AM Captain Sarah reports we had a great morning of fishing with lots of action til the tide dropped out at the end of the trip. We had a lot of keeper fluke as well as plenty of beautiful sea bass. We also caught some monster sized porgies today. Today’s pool winner was 4 year old Liam Nagle of Mahopac with a nice 5lb fluke. Montauk Jumbo Porgies & Seabass Captain Dave reports excellent fishing today on the Viking Star. We had perfect conditions and plenty of BIG fish today and pretty much everybody had their seabass limit. The pool winner was Chris Poyiatzis from Astoria, NY with a 4 1/4″ porgy. 1/2 Day Fluke PM Captain Sarah reports that we had a boat full of families and first time fishers. Loads of excitement filled the boat…