Viking Fleet Fishing Reports

Another Sunday on the ocean with lots of whales!   We keep finding whales! Sunday, September 1, 2024 was no exception. The weather was a bit cloudy but we had a full vessel, and we headed out. Early on, shortly after we pass by the lighthouse we encountered a small group of Tamenend’s bottlenose dolphins….

Mon Sept 2 to Thurs Sept 5 – 3 Day TNT Ultra LTD Captain JR reports a very successful 3 day TNT trip on the Viking Star. We got a late start on day one with some very inconvenient NE breeze keeping us concentrated on the tunas for most of the day. But we made…

Capt Dave reports a pretty good day of fishing today on the Viking Starship. This mornings bite started off ok, with some decent mixed action of Porgies and SeaBass, most the fish were on the medium side. As the bite dropped off we made a move midway between the point and Block and had pretty much the same go, with mixed Porgies and SeaBass, nothing very big, but some decent fish. We worked this area for a bit till the tide came in and we made our move closer to Block Island. Here we kind of had mixed bag pick between keeper Fluke, Blue fish, Mackerell, Sea Bass, and Porgies. Action was ok, getting everyone pretty much what they needed to get close to their limit. The pool winner today went to Levi Hayes from Brooklyn, NY with a 2.6…

Capt Dave reports an excellent day on the Viking Starship. We started out anchored east of the lighthouse fishing the rock piles. Fishing for Porgies was as good as it gets with double and triple headers! Once the tide started running fishing slowed down on the anchor, so we put in a couple drifts but it wasn’t great. We headed offshore for Sea Bass and anchored up. There were tons of little ones, but everyone managed a few nice ones. There were also some Porgies in the mix there. There were also a couple of Fluke by the lighthouse. The pool winner was Damian Palmer from Amityville, NY with a 2 1/2 lb Porgy.

Capt Dave reports a good trip on the Viking Starship. We started out the trip way to the west. Fishing was really good to start with big Porgies & Sea Bass. It slowed down eventually, so we went a bit east. There were mixed size Porgies there. We tried offshore in the deeper water and had a mix of Sea Bass and Porgies. We had mostly nice stuff. It was our best drop with quality fish with some 4 to 4 1/2 lb Sea Bass. There were also some Fluke and Bluefish. The pool winner was Justin Cruz from Plesantville, NJ with a 3 lb Porgy. We are definitely sailing tomorrow at 5AM!

Another Sunday on the ocean with lots of whales! We keep finding whales! Sunday, September 1, 2024 was no exception. The weather was a bit cloudy but we had a full vessel, and we headed out. Early on, shortly after we pass by the lighthouse we encountered a small group of Tamenend’s bottlenose dolphins. We stayed with these dolphins for a short while and then headed offshore. Regardless of the rain, and the seas, as we have done on all of our trips this year, we found humpback whales! Ultimately identifying 18 different individuals including some new ones and some of the moms and calves we’ve seen since early July. As I write this report, I’m still identifying individuals by looking at their flukes, and/or dorsal fin, and/or scars. It takes time to meticulously go through all of the photos…

Although Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, it most certainly did not herald the end of our stellar whale watching season! For starters, dolphins were seen leaping behind the boat as we turned out of the jetty just a few short minutes after leaving the dock. We encountered a few more as we headed south towards the feeding grounds, coming upon a single humpback whale a couple of miles from shore. This whale, likely a juvenile, was traveling far underwater between surface intervals which made viewing difficult, so we decided to continue south in hope of more whales and better views and we were not disappointed. Blow after blow after blow signaled the presence of at least a dozen whales, which were moving in groups of two, three, and four around the vessel. A calf, which we have…

Capt Dave reports a pretty good day of fishing this Labor Day Monday on the Viking Starship. We started our morning off down the beach to get out of that New Moon tide and had some good action for about an hour. We moved on back to the lighthouse and had a nice mix both…

Capt Mike reports a very nice morning of fishing on the Viking Starlite. The trip started off with a steady Porgy and Sea bass bite. We saw a lot of Porgies in the jumbo size. We did manage a couple keeper Fluke this morning, although their seemed to be more short Fluke than keepers today….

Capt JR reports a very good day of catching onboard the Viking Starlite. We had spectacular sea bass fishing with a plethora of giant knot head bass everywhere we went. The fluking was also much improved as we found some very nice specimens to keep the nets busy. All happy anglers today! The pool winner…

Capt Mike reports a lot of action this morning on the Viking Star. With a large capacity of kids aboard, we saw plenty of children catching fish! We had a nice Fluke bite early with about a half dozen in the bucket right off the bat. As the trip continued we found a steady pick…

Capt Dave reports another pretty good day of fishing today on the Viking Starship. We started our morning down the beach to get out of the new moon tide and had some pretty good action, with a steady pick of mixed sized Porgies. We worked this area for a couple hours before venturing offshore and…