Wed Feb 5 – Schedule Update – New Trip Added
Attention Viking Anglers! We are excited to be adding a special Gulf Of Maine Haddock/Pollock/Red Fish trip! As most of you know, the fishing has been RED HOT up there, and with a 15 Haddock per person per day limit and unlimited Pollock and Red Fish, we are excited to get up there and get in on it! We will be running the Viking Star, limited to 30 passengers departing February 21 at 5PM, and returning Sunday February 23 at 6AM. The fare is $450 and includes bait and ice for your catch. We will have full galley service for this trip. Tackle is provided onboard for an additional fee. Bring some jigs as well! We will be fishing in around 250-300ft of water. Capt. Steven Jr and crew are excited! You can call to book your fishing position and…
Sun Dec 7- Nantucket Wrecks Christmas Cod/Sea Bass/Hake/Pollock
Capt Steven Sr reports our annual Xmas Nantucket Wreck fishing trip was as good as it could possibly get on the Viking Starship. From the first drop to the last every angler was kept busy. The first drop was insane with everyone pulling aboard multiple market-sized Cod, each one 26-28 inch or larger. The second and third drops saw a nice mix of Sea Bass and Pollock. The fourth drop we found “humpbacks”- Jumbo Sea Bass- many exceeding 5 pounds. A very competitive pool in every category! First place in the Cod pool went to Martin Wellen Dowd from Yorkville, Manhattan with a 12 pound Cod. First place in the Sea Bass pool went to Roman Stolyarchuk of Morristown, NJ with a 6 pound jumbo. Edible pool winner was Michael Bunch from Flanders, NY with a 10 pound Pollock.
Sat Nov 16 – The 2020 Offshore – Tuna, Tile, George’s Bank, Nantucket Wrecks, etc……….
It’s that time of year again! Captain Steven Sr. has finalized his exciting 2020 Offshore Schedule and booking is open for the spring thru fall trips on the Viking Starship, Viking Star and Viking Fivestar. Give us a call to choose your favorite fishing spots and bunks. Spots go fast on these very popular trips! Give us a call at 631-668-5700 or book online at vikingfleet.com. Please visit vikingfleet.com for trip descriptions.
Tue Oct 1 – 36 Hour Tuna Charter – Viking Fivestar
Sun Sept 29 to Mon Sept 30 Capt Steven Jr reports another great trip offshore with 19 Yellowfin, 1 Albicore and a few Mahi caught. We started off on the troll and had a few smaller Tuna and one around 60 lbs. The night chunk bite started off slow but by 2am we started a pick that turned into a non stop bite until we pulled the anchor to go home. We had a couple smaller Yellows, but most were 60-80 lbs which sent the guys home with a pile of meat. Fishing is still really good if you can get a group of guys together for a charter now is the time! We have open dates for charters in October so give us a call for all trip info and bookings! (631)668-5700
Fri Sept 27 – 48 Hour Tuna Charter – Viking Fivestar
Tue Sept 24 to Thurs Sept 26 – 48 Hour Tuna Charter Capt Steven Jr reports that we had an awesome trip offshore with Bob Sullivan and crew on their annual tuna trip. We stayed chunking the entire trip and had steady pick of fish both day and night. We ended up with 9 quality Yellowfin in the 60-80lb range, 5 Albacore, 1 Swordfish, and 2 Big Eyes weighing in at 135lbs and an impressive 284.5! We marked fish consistently through the day and night and we can’t wait to get back out there!! The Viking Fivestar has a couple openings on our last 2 open boat trips of the year on the October 4th – 48 Hour Tuna and Oct 11th – 36 Hour Tuna trip. We also have a couple open dates prior to Columbus day to put…
Tue Sept 24 – 48 Hour Tuna Split Charter – Viking Fivestar
9/20-9/22 Capt Steven Jr reports a decent trip with a mixed bag of 8 Yellowsfin, 2 nice Wahoo, a Swordish and Mahi. The yellows were mixed sizes with the biggest around 80 lbs and the sword was around the same. We had 5 sword bites at night but we could only get the one to stay attached. We are looking forward to getting back out there this week and getting revenge. We only have two open boat trips left for 2019 with available spots! Give us a call at the office to get booked before it’s too late! (631)668-5700
Thurs Sept 19 – 36 Hour Tuna – Viking Fivestar
Sat 9/14 to Sun 9/15 Capt Steven Jr reports a tough go at it last weekend on our 36 Hour Charter. We fished close to home and managed 4 nice Yellowfin around 60-70lbs on our first day, but the night bite was non existent. The next morning we trolled for a couple hours but didn’t turn anything else up. Hoping the night bite improves this week.
Thurs Sept 19 – 3 Day TNT – Viking Star
Mon Sept 16 – Thurs Sept 19 Capt Jerry reports another FINE offshore adventure that started off great, but the weather took a turn for the worse on Wednesday forcing us to head in a bit early. We caught a couple of Yellowfin right away the first morning as we were getting ready for bottom fishing. Bottom fishing was very good, with plenty of Golden Tiles, some Barrelfish, and plenty of other deep bottom dwellers including Hake, Cusk, cod, Pollock and more! We had plenty of meat on the boat as we started looking for a place to anchor up for the night. Right before dark, we trolled up another big Yellowfin and set the anchor there for the night. Conditions rapidly deteriorated making fishing tough that night with just 1 lost Swordfish. Then next morning, we trolled up 3…
Fri Sept 13 – 2 Night Tuna – Viking Star
Tue Sept 10 to Thurs Sept 12 Capt Jerry reports a “WAHOOPALOOZA” on our last offshore adventure on the Viking Star! We have never seen such a consistent Wahoo bite up here in the Northeast canyons like this before, where we landed 10 Wahoo for the boat, and lost a few more because of the sharp teeth biting through the leaders. All were taken on the troll, with the exception of Mr. Kobi landing one on the jig! It was pretty awesome to see this up in our area. We also landed a 200 lb Mako shark, a bunch of Mahi-Mahi, but only 1 Tuna for the trip. We marked tunas and had some bites and run-offs, but only landed the 1 nice Yellowfin. We expect them to really turn on after this upcoming moon. We also lost a swordfish….
Tue Sept 10 – Schedule Update
Attention Viking Fishermen! We have added our Annual Two Day – George’s Banks Cod/Wreck Trip to the schedule! Get booked on this popular trip before it fills up and get yourself a load of fillets for the holidays! Last year the wrecks were on fire with Cod, Jumbo SeaBass and Pollock! We also had the largest amount of Haddock landed in many years!! We will be departing Montauk on the Viking Starship Friday, December 6th at 7PM and returning Sunday, December 8th at 10PM. This trip will be limited to 45 passengers and the fare is $450. We also have made a weather date for the following weekend departing Montauk on Friday December 13th at 7PM and returning Sunday December 15th at 10PM.