Montauk

Capt JR reports a great trip on the Viking Star. The afternoon trip brought lots of action with the primary catch being SeaBass and Porgies. Rods were bent all trip and we even boated a nice keeper Cod! We did not have a pool this afternoon. Join us on the Viking Star! Two trips daily. #montauk #montaukfishing #vikingfleet #bottomfishing #fluke #seabass #halfdayfishing #familyfunfishing

Capt Dave reports good fishing on the Viking Starship. We started at the lighthouse where we found a lot of smaller Porgies. We made a bunch of adjustments and found the bigger ones we have been seeing. Offshore for SeaBass the tide was running hard and the first drift was tough. We were rewarded on the second drift with Red Hot fishing. There were also 5 keeper Fluke in the mix and a bunch of Mackerel. The pool winner was James Cook from Philadelphia, PA with a 2.8 lb Porgy.

Capt JR reports a very good trip this morning on the Viking Star. We started the trip drifting some deep holes for some very nice KEEPER Fluke with some very big Knot Head SeaBass in the mix. When the tide eased off we moved to some local rock piles and topped off the buckets with…

Capt JR reports that we ventured out a little farther from home for our afternoon trip. We found really nice SeaBass fishing with some real jumbo Knot Heads coming over the rail. We did find a few Porgies mixed in, but there were a few very large Fluke scooped up in our nets as well….

Another AMAZING multi-species day!  Unlimited visibility, flat seas, gray skies, with just a few sprinkles for 2 minutes after leaving the dock – a far cry from the storm/rainy weather to our west. Our first whale was a minke, not far from Montauk Lighthouse. Within 45 minutes we saw 2 other minkes, and then the first of 5 humpback whales. Within an hour we found 3 more minkes, another humpback, and 15 inshore bottlenose dolphins and that was just the beginning. Within the next 40 minutes we encountered 4 more humpbacks and 45 more inshore bottlenose dolphins. To top it off, we found a smooth hammerhead shark on our way back in. 6 humpback whales 6 minke whales 60 inshore bottlenose dolphins 1 hammerhead shark 2 Cory’s shearwaters 5 Wilson’s storm petrels Photos soon at https://drartiek-cresli.smugmug.com/CRESLI-2021-Whale-Watches/2021-08-08-Montauk-Whale-Watch/  

Capt Dave reports tough conditions today on the Viking Starship. The east wind and strong tide made for quick drifts, but all of the fish we caught were nice size. We went for SeaBass offshore and had a mix of SeaBass and Porgies with SeaBass up t0 3 lbs. The pool winner was Jose Campos from NYC with a 3 lb Porgy.

Capt JR reports that had a good pick of Porgies and SeaBass all trip. Rods were bent all trip long with some real nice fish filling buckets. We also had a few very nice KEEPER fluke in the mix. Pool Winner – Mike Breier – N. Babylon, NY with a 6 lb SeaBass.

Capt Steven Jr reports that we had another great trip on the Viking Fivestar. We had 17 Yellowfin, 2 Albacore, 4 Big Eyes, a few Mahi and a niceSword! The night fishing has been improving the last few trips with quite a few Sword bites every night. On our way back out here now hoping to do it all over again. #vikingfleet #furunoelectronics #tunafishing #yellowfintuna #swordfish #mytimezero #bigeyes

Capt. JR reports loads of action from start to finish. Jumbo Porgies made up the majority of the catch for the first half of the trip. The second half we took a ride to some deeper rock piles and captured some big beautiful knot head Seabass to round out the catch. The pool winner was…

Capt. JR reports that morning was good. Big Porgies some nice big Seabass. Also some really nice keeper Fluke in the mix. The pool winner was Atsushi Shiina from Scarsdale, NY, with a 6.25 lb Fluke .