Montauk

Capt Dave G reports a slow morning of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We had a beautiful morning but the bite was slower than we have been seeing. Still we managed to put together a catch of Porgies, SeaBass and a couple Fluke. The pool winner was Mary Howard from East Hampton, NY with a 4.5 lb Fluke.

Capt Derek reports a good morning on the Viking Fivestar. We started out drifting by the lighthouse with jigs and eels and picked away at small Bluefish and short Striped Bass. We managed two decent keeper Striped Bass along with a few SeaBass and Porgies mixed in.

Capt Dave reports very good fishing today on the Viking Starship. We drifted in one area all day and found everything we needed. It was a good pick of large Porgies and SeaBass. The winner of both pools today was Lennie Owes from Brooklyn, NY with a 3 lb Porgy and a 4.5 lb SeaBass.

Capt Dave reports much improved fishing on the Viking Starship. We started out early around the island drifting until it got fast, then we made a few anchor drops. The fishing was good with some big SeaBass. We went back to drifting and it was very good with mostly large and jumbo Porgies and SeaBass. We also had two keeper Striped Bass and some throwbacks. The first place pool winner was Michael Hill with a 3.1 lb Porgy. The edible pool winner was Marua Roberts from Brooklyn, NY with a 29 1/2″ – 7.5 lb Striped Bass.

Capt Dave reports the toughest day the Viking Starship has had in a long while. There was a giant ground swell on and the water was dirty. We marked them and worked hard at it, but they just didn’t want to bite. After trying a bunch of drifts and anchoring we ended up with some Porgies, a few nice SeaBass, and a couple of Cod. The first place pool winner was Sing Wong from Manhattan with a 3.4 lb Porgy. The edible pool winner was Philip Marinos with a SeaBass.

Captain Dave reports a light crowd and excellent fishing on the the Viking Starship today. We anchored on the West side of Block Island to start.  The increasing winds made drifting a less desirable option.  We had a nice pick of Porgies and Sea Bass.  When the tide changed we did 2 drops on the South side of Block Island.  We had excellent Sea Bass from these two drops many of them in the 4.5- 5 pound range.  In our last drop we went back to the West side and had lots and lots of large to Jumbo Porgies.  All in all an excellent day. Only one pool today with a light crowd.  Charles Small of Brooklyn NY won the pool with a 3.6 pound Scup.

A good afternoon fishing report comes from Captain Jerry on the Viking Star.  We faced a few challenges this afternoon with the wind picking up and a strong current near the Montauk Lighthouse but were able to put together an excellent catch of keeper Porgies, Sea Bass and Bluefish. All our anglers saw lots of action though we did have to pick through the Sea Bass shorts.  We had some visitors that had never been fishing before and enjoyed catching a variety of fish, some keepers and some shorts and were especially excited to bring a dogfish on board. The pool winner today was Rich Bayer of Ronkonkoma NY with a 3.75 pound Porgy.

Captain Davey reports another excellent day of fishing on the Viking Starship. We traveled to an area near Block Island. Drifting conditions were near perfect, each drift lasting more than an hour with a great mix of large Porgies and quality Sea Bass. The pool winner was Lucas Mok of Queens with a 2.7 pound Scup. Second place in the pool went to Erik Hasima with a 4.9 pound Sea Bass.

Captain Jerry reports a fine day fishing on the Viking Star.  We had some young people on the boat, first time anglers who had the rods bending and brought home dinner. We’re pretty sure we have  them “hooked” on fishing. Pool winner was Kenta Nakajima from Woodside NY with a 3.95 pound Scup.  A nice mix of Sea Bass and large Porgies went home with our anglers enjoying this last day of Summer on the Viking Star. Be sure and book your 1/2 Day fishing experience. We still have spots available for September 27th, 28th and 29th and October 11th, 12th and 13th. All fishing tackle and bait are included in the fare.  Our experienced crew gives free fishing lessons and will clean your fish.  Call the Viking Fleet office at 631-668-5700 or book online at vikingfleet.com.

Another night hunting the elusive Striped Bass that swims in legal waters! Captain Jerry reports a better night on the Viking Starship. We started out jigging and after dark used live eels. Anglers did bring in some Striped Bass and were especially disappointed when short by an inch or two. We did get a keeper! Our pool winner was Mike Gundolfo of Shirley, NY with a 15 pound Striped Bass. Our second place pool winner was Nathan Calisi of Holtsville, NY with a 9 pound Bluefish. All our anglers enjoyed a beautiful evening on the water catching and releasing Striped Bass and taking home some Bluefish to make smoked fish dip for the holidays. The hunt continues Friday September 27th and Saturday September 28th. We leave the dock at 6PM and return at Midnight. Go to Vikingfleet.com and book online…