Montauk

Captain Carl reports a tough morning on our 1/2 day trip on the Viking Star. Breezy conditions made for fast drifts and difficult bites. We had a few Porgies and a few Sea Bass, but conditions made it tough. The pool winner was Kaitlyn Stothoff from Whitehouse Station, NJ with a 2.6 lb Sea Bass. No Photos Today

Captain Carl reports a very promising start to our Fall Squid fishing season! We picked away at mixed sized Longfin Loligo sashimi quality units, mostly medium to large size with a few XL size. There was still some small bluefish around that were a bit of a nuisance, but not too bad. High hook had…

Capt Dave reports a tough trip on the Viking Starship. Up close to the island we were able to drift on the right tide. There was a mix of nice size Porgies and a lot of little Sea Bass. Once the flood started it quieted down. We headed offshore and had a handful of really nice Sea Bass with some Porgies mixed in. There were also some Mackerel mixed in. The first place pool winner was Jaquen Mendes from Bronx, NY with a 2.5 lb Porgy. The edible pool winner was Nichole Blake from Bronx, NY with a 4+ lb Sea Bass.

Capt Dave reports a slower day on the Viking Starship. We started out close to the island where we had a very good first drift on the ebb tide with mostly Porgies. Once the flood started it slowed down, so we headed out to the deep where we had mostly Sea Bass with a lot…

Capt Dave reports signs of life after the storm on the Viking Starship!! It was pretty much a slow pick everywhere we went. We had nice size Sea Bass and Porgies close to the island, with tons of Mackerel. Out in the deep the Mackerel were much more abundant, so we moved around a bunch….

Close to shore and lots of dolphins and 6 humpbacks again! Our last trip of the season turned out to be spectacular. Once again, we had unlimited visibility as we made our way past Montauk Light. The NNE winds were strong and we bounced a bit until we turned westward and headed along the shore. Early on we found a humpback, one that we’d seen 5 days earlier, as well as a group (12) of Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphins. Later we found more juvenile humpbacks that we’ve been seeing the past few trips. Predominantly searching for and feeding Atlantic menhaden (bunker). Juvenile humpbacks are those 12m (39.37 feet) or less. Typically, these are the ones found near shore.  Offshore is where we’d typically find adults, including moms and calves.  Humpback calves typically stay with mom for about 12 months. Soon the…

Captain JR reports a very nice afternoon onboard the Viking Starlite. We found lots of action with Sea Bass, Porgies, and Fluke everywhere we went. Most of the Fluke were smaller, but we found a couple keepers to top off the catch. Everyone ended up with nice fish dinners. Todays pool winner is 6 year…

Capt. Dave reports that today’s trip on the Viking Starship got off to a fantastic start with perfect conditions and plenty of action! We enjoyed a 1½-hour drift loaded with hard-fighting, big porgies. As the tide started ripping, we switched things up and anchored offshore, where the action continued with a steady pick of good-sized…

Capt Dave reports good fishing on the Viking Starship. We fished the SW corner of Block Island the entire trip. Conditions were great there. It was an excellent bite for most of the trip with nice size Porgies and a ton of Sea Bass from tiny to tremendous size. After picking through the catch everyone…

Capt Dave reports a decent day on the Viking Starship. We had very good fishing on the morning tide that lasted longer than yesterday. There were plenty of Porgy and Sea Bass keepers. Once the tide started to flood we headed offshore of Block Island. It was a slower pick out there, but the there…