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Viking Fleet Fishing Reports

New Bedford

Thursday May 19

New Bedford Porgies Captain Anthony reports a bit of a slower day today, but they picked away all day and found some nice quality fish. Today’s pool winner was Jose Martinez of the Bronx with a nice 3.5lb porgy.

Sat May 14

NB Porgies AM – Viking Star Captain Steven Jr. reports a tougher bite this morning compared to the last few days, but by the end of the trip everyone ended up with a nice mess of quality sized fish! Kevin Robin from the Bronx took the pool with a 3.7lb porgy.

Thursday May 12

New Bedford Porgies Captain Steven Jr reports another solid day of fishing up in New Bedford today. The quality of fish keeps improving and everyone went home with a nice pile of porgies! Today’s pool winner was Carl Kleinberg of Riverdale with a 3.7lb porgy.

Wednesday May 11

New Bedford Porgies Captain Steven Jr reports that fishing continues to improve each day! Today we only had to make one drop and most of everyone had their limit or was close to it. The quality of fish is improving too with a bunch of jumbos coming up today. Drew Thompson from New Jersey won the pool with a 3.8 lb porgy!

Tuesday May 10

New Bedford Porgies Captain Steven Jr reports a much better day of fishing today from what we had on the weekend. We had a steady pick all day that sent everyone home with full coolers of porgies. We also started seeing some better sized fish in the mix, and a couple black fish too. The pool winner was Sydney McFee from Connecticut with a 3.5lb porgy.

Saturday May 7

New Bedford Porgies Captain Steven Jr reports they ended up with an overall decent day. It was a picky bite with a few flurries here and there and we put in some extra time and we found some better fishing. The 1st place pool went to Lloyd Benjamin from the Bronx with a 3.5lb porgy and second was take by Carcy Taylor from East Rutherford with an 8lb black fish.

Sunday June 14th

Montauk Jumbo Spring Porgies Captain Stephen Francis reports that fishing started slow this morning on the Porgy grounds. But it got better as the morning went on.The pool winner Maurice Wauchope from Hempstead, NY with a 3.9lbs. New Bedford Porgies and Seabass Captain Dave reports  a slower day of fishing on the Viking Starship. There was a good mix of porgies and seabass on the boat. The pool winner was Marcos Corea from the Bronx with a 3lb porgy. The Starship is underway and on its way back to Montauk. The Viking Fleet wants to thank everyone who joined us to fish this year in New Bedford, MA.

Saturday June 13

New Bedford Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports that fishing had improved today we had lot Sea bass and nice size Porgies coming over the rails. The Pool winner was Shkelzen Morina  he took the both pools with a 3lb Porgy and the edible pool with a 5lbs Sea Bass. Montauk Jumbo Spring Porgies Captain Steven Francis reports another excellent day of porgy fishing. There were plenty of nice size scup coming over the rails. The pool winner was Kevin Huang, “aka” Flounder of Brooklyn, NY with a 3.8lb porgy. We only have a few spots left for tomorrow’s trip, so please call to make a reservation! New Bedford Porgies and Seabass – AM Trip Captain Dave reports a slower day on the porgy grounds with the windy conditions. The pool winner was Collin Grant with a 2.5lb porgy….

Thursday June 11th

New Bedford Jumbo Porgies Captain Dave reports a tough day with windy conditions but we still manage to catch the limit of Sea Bass and almost everyone caught their limit of Porgies. The pool winner was Mr Stanley Thompson from Bridgeton, NJ with a 4lbs Jumbo Scup. Montauk Jumbo Spring Porgies Captain Stephen Francis reports that fish started out slow, But as the day went on we had a steady pick of some nice porgies. The pool winner was Peter Charly, from Brooklyn, NY with a 3.2lbs

Wed June 10

Schedule Update: The Viking Starship’s last day in New Bedford, MA will be this Sunday, June 14th. Our last Porgy and Seabass trip will be at 5am. Fishing has been red hot so get there! The next few days will be your last chance fishing with the Viking in New Bedford for the 2015 season. We will continue to have porgy trips out of Montauk daily. Dave and the crew want to thank everyone who joined them in New Bedford this season. We look forward to seeing you in Montauk for our daily porgy trips at 5am. New Bedford Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports an excellent day of fishing in New Bedford aboard the Viking Starship! We had plenty of BIG nice sized porgies and sea bass. Today’s pool winner was Tonya Thompson of Bridgeton, NJ with a 3lb…