Viking Fleet Fishing Reports

Capt JR reports that despite the very windy morning we had a very good trip on the Viking Star. Because of the difficult conditions we fished very local and it paid off quite nicely. Anglers boated some real quality Fluke and Sea Bass with some big Porgies in the mix. The pool winner was Paul…

Capt JR reports that this afternoon we sailed on the Viking Star with a very light crowd and fished some local rock piles. We picked some really nice Sea Bass and a few Porgies. At the change of tide we headed to the Fluke grounds and found fare action throughout. Mixed in with the Fluke…

Capt Dave reports RED HOT Porgy fishing today on the Viking Starship. We had good conditions and lively action. The Porgies were back to mostly Large and Jumbo size today. After we filled up at the lighthouse we headed offshore and anchored for SeaBass where we found plenty with Porgies mixed in. There was also about a 1/2 dozen Bluefish. The pool winner was Galo Saquinaula from Brooklyn, NY with a 2 lb Porgy.

Capt JR reports very tough conditions this morning with lots of east wind and ebb tide. Fluking was slow due to the lack of a drift. We did manage to boat a couple keepers though. When the wind eased off we were able to find some quality Knothead Sea Bass to end the trip. The…

Captain Jr reports from the afternoon trip that we had lots of action  with fluke and sea bass coming over the rail all trip. The size of the fish wasn’t as impressive as our morning trip, but it was lots of action. We did end up ok with some keeper fluke and sea bass with…

Captain Dave reports that in today’s perfect fishing conditions we caught a ton of Porgies! The fish landed were mostly in the medium or large size range with some Jumbos mixed in. We had plenty of action with most anglers catching their limit so Capt Dave headed off to the east to hit some Sea bass rocks and we were rewarded with plenty of keepers with everyone catching their limit. Today’s first place pool winner was Ricardo Capella of Brooklyn NY with a 3lb porgy.  Second place was taken by Moustafa Nosaed also of Brooklyn who landed a nice 2.4lb Sea bass. Happy 4th of July from us all here at Viking Fleet.

Captain JR reports that  we had a very productive trip this morning on the Viking Star. We fished primarily for fluke the first half of the trip with lots of fluke coming up and some really nice keepers in the mix. The second half of the trip we landed some really nice big sea bass…

Capt Dave reports a good day on the Viking Starship. We started off where we have been catching and had a slower pick than we have been seeing. It was a mix of medium to large Porgies. So we headed off to the east and anchored on a rock pile. We had good fishing with…

Finback whale! We left the dock at Montauk to look for whales and escape the heat.  Once we got into water with sea surface temperatures in the 63-640F, we relished the cool air. The winds were as predicted, SW at 15-20 knots, the seas were as predicted also at 3-4 feet. We headed SW 8 for…

Capt Dave reports a good day on the Viking Starship. We started out anchoring at the lighthouse and landed medium to large Porgies. After that we headed offshore for SeaBass and had very very good fishing with everyone catching their limit. We ended the trip back at the lighthouse where we had great conditions and another nice pick of large and Jumbo Porgies. All in all a good day. The pool winner was Rowland Ramdass from New Hyde Park, NY with a 3.1 lb Porgy.

Capt JR reports a productive trip on the Viking Star this afternoon. We caught lots of Fluke with some keepers in the mix. The last few drifts of the trip we targeted some rock piles for some delicious Sea Bass. A few Porgies were there as well. The pool winner was Greg Walsh from Dix…

Captain JR reports a slow afternoon of fishing on the Viking Starship .  We had a slow pick on most drifts and Fluke fishing just never turned on and we ended the day with significantly less keepers than we have been seeing. The afternoon pool was won by John Cigliano of Franklin Sq. NY who  landed a 2lb Fluke .