Viking Fleet Fishing Reports

Capt JR reports a fairly good trip on the Viking Star this afternoon. Some anglers were able to catch a good amount of Porgies on jigs with some really nice Fluke in the mix. We explored a new area this afternoon and found a few real trophy Fluke. The pool winner was Lynn Huebner from…

Capt. Dave reports that we had an excellent start to today’s trip with plenty of Porgies being landed. Then it changed and fishing really slowed down, the calm weather and heat seemed to stop the fish from biting and the remainder of the day saw a slow pick . We had a couple of Bluefish in the mix and most of the Porgies were smaller than we have been seeing. Dennis Edwards of Queens NY won today’s pool with a 3.2lb Porgy.

Capt JR reports good action this morning with Fluke and Porgies coming over the rail. There were also some real big gorilla Bluefish bending the rods as well. There was also 1 keeper Cod. The pool winner was 9 year old Richard Parisi from the Bronx, NY with a jumbo 7.5 lb Fluke.

Capt JR reports that action was a little slower this afternoon on the Viking Star, due to the swift drift. We did manage to catch some Fluke and Porgies though. Some keeper Fluke and Porgies with a few Sea Bass were the main catch this afternoon. Unfortunately the sea bass had to be released. The…

Capt Dave reports a good day on the Viking Starlite. It was a slow pick most of the day with nice sized Porgies. We had to move around and make a bunch of drops. Everyone had their limit of quality Porgies. The pool winner was Carlos Alas from Roosevelt, NY with a 3 lb Porgy.

Capt JR reports a decent pick of fish this morning on the Viking Star. We caught some Fluke throughout the morning with some keepers mixed in. We also had a few Porgies in the mix. Every trip seems to be improving with more species beginning to bite everyday. There was a tie for the pool with 7.5 lb Bluefish between Michael Cavaliere from Mount Sinai, NY and Angelo Demetroulakos from Brooklyn, NY.

Capt Dave reports a good trip on the Viking Starlite. Out of necessity due to the weather we headed to the bay where we found a good pick of Large Porgies up to 3 lbs. It was steady all day with medium to large fish at all the drops we made. There was not a pool today.

Tue June 1 to Fri June 4 Capt Steven Sr reports a tremendous offshore trip on the Viking Starship. Knowing that bad weather was coming at the end of the trip, we took a long ride to the far and deep. The start to the trip was very very good. We had Tile, Pollock, Hake…

Capt Dave reports a slower day of mixed bag fishing on the Viking Starlite. We fished the lighthouse today where there was quite a lot of action, just not a ton of keepers. The Porgies we did have were big. We also had keeper Bluefish, 1/2 dozen short Striped Bass and throwback SeaBass. The pool winner was Julio Rebot from the Bronx, NY with a 3 lb Porgy. The trip is cancelled for tomorrow.

Capt Dave reports a very slow day of fishing on the Viking Starlite. We only had a couple of Porgies caught in the bay, so we headed to the lighthouse. We caught a handful of nice size Porgies there. There was also a bunch of SeaBass that were returned. The trip is cancelled for tomorrow. Charles Vaillant Jr. was the pool winner with a 2 1/4 lb Porgy on his birthday!

Capt Dave reports a very tough day on the Viking Starlite. There was a strong moon tide and dirty water after the storm that went through early this morning. It was picky, but we did manage some decent size Porgies, a few Bluefish and a keeper Fluke. The trip is cancelled for Friday May 28 & Saturday May 29.

Capt Dave reports a SPECTACULAR day on the Viking Starlite. Best day so far this spring! The Porgy fishing was very very good with a lot of double headers in the mix. We also had a Striped Bass. The pool winner was Leonardo Reinoso from Brooklyn, NY with a 3 lb Porgy.