Montauk

Capt. JR reports that the same conditions that chased us from the highly productive fishing grounds persisted this afternoon. We fished some protected areas and caught some sea bass and porgies with a few nice fluke in the mix. The pool winner was Lynn Huebener from Monroe, CT, with a 3.5 lb Seabass.

Capt. JR reports a very good start to the trip with lots of sea bass and porgies. A few fluke in the mix too. When the tide changed it drastically increased the swell from the incoming storm offshore. We traveled to a more sheltered area and picked a few fluke to end the trip. The pool winner was David Wickersham from Rumson, NJ, with a 3.5 lb Fluke.

Capt. Dave reports a good trip with loads of fish. We started out Seabassing and everyone got a nice pick of Seabass. We then decided to go Porgy fishing by the Lighthouse later in the day. We had plenty of action and some really nice size fish. The pool winner was Glen Felix from Brooklyn, NY, with a 2.7 lb Porgy.

Capt Dave G reports a good afternoon despite the windy conditions aboard the Viking Star. We put together a true mixed bag catch of Sea Bass, Porgies, a keeper Fluke and even a small Striped Bass which was thrown back unharmed. The pool winner was Ava Walsh from Oakdale, NY  with a 3.5 lb Sea…

Capt Dave reports a good day on the Viking Starship. The Porgy fishing started out slow at the lighthouse with tough conditions. Once it calmed down the fishing picked up and everyone got their fill of nice size Porgies. We stayed at the lighthouse today because of the weather. There was also some SeaBass and a handful of Fluke. The pool winner was Sly Turner from North Carolina with a 2.1 lb Porgy.

Capt Dave G reports a very good afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We had plenty of nice big sea bass, plenty of porgies, plenty of small fluke and a giant 8.1 lb keeper fluke. Everyone walked off the boat with a nice bag of fillets. The pool winner was Diana Vest of Birmingham…

Capt Dave G reports a very good morning of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We had plenty of nice big SeaBass, plenty of Porgies and a nice keeper Fluke. Everyone walked off the boat with a nice bag of fillets. The first pool winner was Lenora G from Smithtown, NY with a 5 lb Fluke….

Capt Dave G reports a very very good afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Star. The rods started bending on the first drift and didn’t stop until it was time to go home. We had jumbo Porgies, big SeaBass and a lot of short Fluke in the mix, with a few keepers. The pool winner…

Another spectacular 3 species trip! Humpbacks, minkes, and inshore bottlenose dolphins! We couldn’t have asked for better conditions – unlimited visibility, 10-15 knot winds out of the NW, and 2′ seas that later flattened out as the wind changed to SW. Within 20 minutes of passing Montauk Lighthouse we were on our first whale, MTK.2021.08.15-01, a flipper slapping, rolling humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae). 20 minutes later, we are visited by a small ocean sunfish (Mola mola). 20 minutes later, we  meet our 2nd humpback and our 3rd humpback a few minutes after that. 20 minutes later, we encounter our 4th humpback.  It’s a young whale (small) and has survived an encounter with a propeller that left terrible scars on its left fluke. It was resting periodically and feeding, but it looked to be unwell and weak, or so we thought, due…

Capt Dave reports very good fishing on the Viking Starship. At the lighthouse we had mixed size Porgies from mediums to jumbo with plenty of action. The SeaBass grounds were loaded with Porgies and smaller SeaBass, but everyone was able to get their keep of larges to jumbos. There was also a handful of keeper Fluke. The first place pool winner was Marcy Laino from Mt. Vernon, NY with a 2.4 lb Porgy. The edible pool winner was Michael Murray from New Providence, PA with a 3.3 lb SeaBass. The trip for tomorrow, Wednesday Aug 18 is CANCELLED.