Fishing Reports

Local Cod Captain Carl reports just an OK day on the cod grounds today. Things started off very good in the morning with nice quality Cods. This lasted for a couple hours, and then things went quiet. We searched around for just a few here and a few there, and a few more at the end of the day, but with a capacity crowd, the numbers of cod were spread throughout the boat. Some folks had 8 or 9, some folks had just 1 or 2, with most averaging 3 or 4 fat Cods. It was fine fishing, just spread out through the crowd. Montauk local Arden Gardell took the pool with a 22 lb cod he jigged up, and Giovanni Manisculeo from Brooklyn, NY took second with a 18 pounder. We are sailing tomorrow! The office will be open…

Local Cod Captain Carl reports another SOLID day on the cod grounds. We were able to drift all day, and some drifts were better than others, but we picked away at some nicer sized cod all day. Jigs and bait both worked and there is tons of mackerel and other bait in the area. A bunch of guys had their limits, and some had just 3 or 4, but all around it was solid fishing again. Johnny R was high hook again with 16 keepers. Brian Gillespie from Glen Oaks, NY took the pool with a 26 lb cod, and Kwang “Mr” Oh from Southampton took second with a 22 pounder. All in all it was another good day. 

Montauk Local Cod Captain Carl reports a great day on the cod grounds! We caught them on anchor and drifting, and both bait and jigs worked well. We didn’t see any big ones, but plenty of keepers for a full boat limit of tasty green cod! Brian Huggard from Key West, FL  and WFM member took the pool with a 14 pounder. Brian and his two friends teamed up for 54 keeper cod (orl) and plenty of shorts. It was good fishing! Viking Fivestar – Private Charter – Local Cod Captain Steven Sr. reports a great day of cod fishing. They picked at fish all day long. When they got on the drift it was good, good and they had their limit by 11am. After that they did a little catch and release then headed home. We have just added…

Montauk Local Cod-Starship Captain Dave reports an excellent day of cod fishing. Nearly the whole boat retained their limit of cod fish. Braving the cold and wind, ten year old Chris Viggiano from Seaford, NY caught his limit with fish up to 12lbs and 10 year old Erik Cusumano had his limit up to 15lbs. We also had a group of young anglers from Huntington, Long Island, NY including Aidan McCormack, Jack Gols and Taigue Anna bring home their limit! The first place pool winner was Shastang Liu from New Hyde Park, NY with a 26lb cod. The second place pool winnere was John Pine from Bellerose, NY with a 25lb cod. Unfortunately, the trip scheduled for Sunday at 3am is cancelled due to weather. Montauk Local Cod-Fivestar Captain Steven Sr called in to report a “Lock and Load” day…

Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports an okay day of fishing today aboard the Viking Starship. We had excellent cod fishing with a mix of sea bass and a handful of porgies. Today’s pool winner was Tzvi Bernholtz of Fresh Meadows with a nice 12lb cod. Tomorrow Thurs Dec 31st is our last trip for Porgies and Sea Bass! We leave at 5am! Make sure you are there! After that, we will begin Montauk Local Cod on Saturday Jan 2nd and will sail daily (weather permitting) departing at 3am and returning at 3pm with a fare of $125. Please call the office for reservations or book online.

Christmas Cod Special Captain Carl reports another good day on the cod grounds. The weather wasn’t as nice as yesterday, making fishing a little tougher, but everyone who stayed at the rail put a good catch of COD together. Father and son team Sean and Brendan Farrell teamed up for 26 keepers and just as many shorts, ORL, and Johnny “pizza” had 14 for himself ORL. Vikings own Alex B had a day off so of course he came fishing and jigged 13 keeper Cod. Tayfun Yazies from the Brooklyn took the pool with a 17 pound Golden Cod! All in all it was another good day!. Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports another slow day aboard the Viking Starship. We had a handful of porgies and sea bass, with more codfish coming over the rails today. The…

Christmas Cod Special Captain Carl reports an excellent Christmas Cod trip on the Viking Star today. We had steady solid action all day with market size cod and a lot of shorts as well to keep the action fun, along with some sea bass and cunners too. Bait worked best for most of the day, and we had a pretty awesome afternoon jig bite as well. The Wreck Fish Mafia boys all held their cappo status with size and numbers! WFM member Theo Zmach, of Oceanside, NY took the pool, again, with a 19 lb cod, and Saso Tsiatis of Elmont, NY took second with a 17 pounder. Daniel Stanislawski of Lindenhurst had high hook with 26 keepers (ORL), and Marty Wellen Dowd had 19 (ORL), so they must have been thick! Ronnie and Bruce teamed up for 31 keepers…

Montauk Fall Jumbo Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports a really great day of porgy fishing. We left the porgies biting in search of some sea bass. Everybody caught a few sea bass and there were about 15 cod caught up to 14lbs. The pool winner was Kevin “Flounder” Wong from Flushing, Queens, NY with a 3.2lb porgy.

Montauk Fall Jumbo Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports despite the rough conditions, with most of our anglers toughing it out, we had great porgy fishing with quality JUMBO scup! The sea bass were a bit slower today and everyone had at least one cod. The first place pool winner was Luke Lachmann from Waterville, NY with a 4 1/4lb porgy. The edible pool winner was Leonardo Reyes with a 12 1/2lb cod.

Montauk Jumbo Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports a good day of bottom fishing today aboard the Viking Star. We had plenty of nice big porgies, a handful of sea bass and plenty of cod- with the high hook being 6 codfish. Today’s pool winner was Winston Brown of the Bronx with a nice 3.5lb porgy.