Sat July 31 – 1/2 Day Fishing PM
Capt. JR reports a productive trip this afternoon on the Viking Star. We had SeaBass and Porgies coming up from start to finish. We also had some nice keeper Fluke come over the rail as well, and we were very happy to have some very large Trigger fish in the mix. Today’s 1st place pool…
Sat July 31- Lighthouse Jumbo Porgies and Seabass
Capt. Dave reports an excellent morning filled with wonderful Porgies. We caught tons of medium, large, and jumbo Porgies over by the Lighthouse today. We had extra time once everyone got their limit, so we decided to go offshore to fish for Seabass. It took a couple tries to find the Seabass today, but everyone ended the trip with a handful of them. In today’s mix we had some Mackerel, as well as some beautifully size Fluke. The pool winner was Kevin Haughton from Valley Stream, NY with a 2.75 lb Porgy. In addition, the edible pool winner went to Oswaldo Ventura from NYC, who brought in a delicious 3.75 lb Seabass.
Sat July 31- 1/2 Day Fishing AM
Capt. JR reports very good trip this morning on the Viking Star, despite some windy conditions. Big knothead Seabass and jumbo Porgies kept the rods bent the whole trip. We also boated several nice keeper Fluke. The pool winner was Alex Leither from Westchester, NY, with a 4 lb Fluke.
Sat July 31 – Whale Watching
Within 20 minutes of passing the Montauk Lighthouse, we saw our first whale spout. We spent some time with this young humpback whale giving us a blow or two and before diving down. Showing us its tail fluke, presumably to forage on baitfish close to sea floor and then surfacing every three minutes or so. This humpback gave us a peduncle throw for everyone to see as well. Continuing heading west, we saw another young humpback whale giving us a blow or two before diving. This humpback only fluked once likely feeding close to the surface. Overall, a very nice day out on the water with unlimited visibility. 2 Humpback Whales 1 Corey’s Shearwater
Fri July 30 – 1/2 Day Fishing PM
Capt JR reports a productive trip with mostly Jumbo pPorgies coming over the rail. We did find a few areas that had some nice SeaBass with a few keeper Fluke in the mix. Everyone had a nice bucket of meat. The pool winner was Peter Quartararo from Pelham, NY with a 4.75 lb Fluke.
Wed July 28 – Whale Watching
A special day!! 8 humpback whales,1 minke whale, 120 bottlenose dolphins!! Our best day of the 2021 season so far started with many whale reports. good visibility and good seas. Within 35 minutes of Montauk Lighthouse we were with the first of 8 humpback whales. We encountered just about every humpback behavior we could think of including: breaching, flipper-slapping, tail-slapping, tail throwing, low fluking dives, high fluking dives, logging. Here, we also found 120 inshore bottlenose dolphins (3 groups of 40) and 1 minke whale. We often had whales on every side of the vessel. All of this in a 3.5 square mile area. 8 humpback whales 1 minke whale 120 inshore bottlenose dolphin 1 Wilson’s storm petrel 1 Northern Gannet
Fri July 30 – 1/2 Day Fishing AM
Capt JR reports good action this morning on the Viking Star with Porgies, SeaBass, and Fluke in every area we fished. We also captured several Trigger fish to round out the catch. The first place pool winner was Frank Spadanuth from Sag Harbor, NY with a 6 lb Fluke. The second place pool winner was…
Thurs July 29 – 1/2 Day PM
Pool Winner – Robert Huebner from Monroe, CT with a 4 lb Fluke.
Thurs July 29 – Montauk Lighthouse Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass
Capt Dave reports excellent fishing on the Viking Starship. It was a “Bail Job” at the lighthouse with double and triple headers. There were more medium and small fish in the mix today, but there were plenty of nice ones to go around. Fishing on the SeaBass grounds was very good with sizes ranging from 2 1/2 lbs to 4 lbs. Derrick Buchanan from Teaneck, NJ won the pool with a 23″ – 2.9 lb Porgy.