Viking Fleet Fishing Reports

Capt Dave reports a decent day on the Viking Starship. We tried something different today and headed to the west side of Block Island. Unfortunately it was too early. There was a lot of action, but it was with small Porgies & Sea Bass. Everyone only managed a few nice ones there. We headed back…

Captain JR reports a nice pick of fish onboard the Viking Star this morning. Decent action kept us fairly busy with mostly Fluke and a few Seabass bending the rods. We ended up finding some very nice keeper Fluke for the buckets! A gorgeous morning to be out. The pool winner was Kevin Carney from…

Capt Dave G reports a slower afternoon in breezy conditions. We still managed to put together a catch of nice size Porgies and Seabass, along with 1 nice size Fluke. The first place pool winner was Ron Ocean from East Hampton, NY, with a 4 lb Fluke. The second place winner was Tommy Sheerin from…

Capt. Dave reports a decent morning of fishing with a slow steady pick all day. We couldn’t go down by the lighthouse due to the conditions, but we managed a nice catch of Porgies, Seabass, and Triggerifsh and made a good day out of it. The first place pool winner was Bayron N. from Edison,…

Capt Dave G reports a good morning of fishing aboard the Viking Starlite. The trip started out a bit slow, but we tried a few spots and finally the fish started to bite! We ended up with a mixed bag of nice size Porgies, Sea Bass and a Bluefish. All in all, it was a…

Captain JR reports a mixed night of fishing onboard the Viking Star. Like the previous night, fishing started out red hot with lots of giant Blues bending all the rods. The action continued until the darkness took over and things slowed down significantly. We definitely had lots of fun for a couple hours and spirits…

Only two days after Hurricane Erin stirred up nearly 20-ft seas off Montauk, we headed off unsure of what we may or may not encounter. Shortly after steaming beyond the inlet, we encountered a small pod of Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphin, a species we typically find much closer to the open ocean beyond the Point. We continued on after a short stop and found a humpback whale just a couple of miles southwest of Camp Hero State Park. We spent time with this whale, a juvenile, which would surface every three to four minutes, likely feeding on bait detected near the bottom. We eventually headed east where humpback and finback whales were spotted the day prior. Almost immediately, more Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphins were spotted, in small groups at first, not exceeding 20-30 individuals per pod. This continued for a few miles…

We headed out after the effects of Hurricane Erin were settling down. Often after these kinds of events, we are sure what might become of the whales’ prey and the whales. We decided to head towards where we had been finding whales over the past few weeks. We were pleasantly surprised by finding whales significantly closer than we expected. At first we saw the characteristic towering blows of finback whales, a mom and her calf. After a while, we headed towards a nearby pair of humpback whales, also a mom and her calf. In both cases always a special treat to see. The humpbacks could be seen open-mouth feeding and filtering – again, always a pleasure to see, whether you’re a newbie or have been at it for nearly 4 decades. We ended the trip while looking at our 5th…

Captain Mike reported that the trip started off a bit slow, but the action picked up and turned into steady rod-bending fun right through to the end. The fluke bite turned on later in the day, with Seabass, Porgies, and a few nice Fluke filling the buckets. All in all, a great afternoon on the…

Captain JR reports a tough day on the Viking Starlite. The fish at Block Island were definitely still feeling the effects of the giant seas from the passing storm. We found some Sea Bass and giant Block Island scup so everyone had enough for a good dinner. But the Fluke were totally turned off… Another…

Capt Mike reports a great and fun afternoon aboard the Viking Star. The morning started off a little slow but picked up as the trip progressed. We managed to throw some nice Sea Bass and Porgies. Kids were able to catch a lot of fish! The pool winners were Thomas Price from Hicksville, NY with a 3.2 lb Sea Bass and Roman Gerrits from Harrison, NY with a 2.8 lb Sea Bass.

Captain Dave reports fishing conditions that were 1000% better than yesterday. We started off by the Lighthouse where we caught a nice mix of Porgies, Bluefish, and Sea Bass. A little further out we were able to find a Jumbo Porgy hotspot. We had mostly large fish today. Congratulations to our pool winner, Abel Najera…