Viking Fleet Fishing Reports

3 Humpbacks and about 300 NW Atlantic Norther Migratory Common Bottlenose Dolphins Wednesday August 12, 2020 WOW what a trip! We had reports of whales around they Midway Buoy and within an hour we found out first whale, a humpback we hadn’t seen before. A short while after staying with this whale, we came upon our first groups of NW Atlantic Norther Migratory (AKA “In-shore”) Common Bottlenose Dolphins. At least 3 groups interacting and seemingly driving massive groups of prey.  The groups dolphins would work together, with some driving forward and others turning to produce vortex-like field which formed a large circular slick.  The dolphins would converge and chaos would occur. Our second groups of dolphins, over 180 of them joined in the fray. Were they feeding? We never saw them with prey in their mouths? We they mating? This…

Capt Dave reports a lot of action on the Viking Star. We avoided around the lighthouse due to the leftover conditions from the storm, but there was plenty of life off to the east. Everyone was busy catching Porgy and SeaBass this afternoon. We had quite a few short Fluke, but no keepers. The first place pool winner was Christian Capano from Yonkers, NY with a 5 lb Bluefish. The edible pool winner was Peter Yeung from Stanford, CT with a 3 lb Porgy.

Capt Dave reports tough conditions on the Viking Starship. Rough seas and rain made for a very challenging day of fishing. We started out anchored up down the beach and had a steady pick of medium to large Porgies, no Jumbos today. We then ventured to a wreck offshore hoping for some of the quality Sea Bass we’ve been seeing. Anglers were able to bring aboard a handful of keeper Sea Bass, a lot of shorts went back. There were a lot of Porgies on the wreck today which is kind of unusual. The fishing deteriorated as the day progressed. Most of our anglers were able to put together a good catch, but it wasn’t an easy day of fishing. Improving conditions later this week should improve the bite. Charles Duhaney from the Bronx, NY won the first place pool…

Capt Dave reports excellent fishing despite the rough conditions. We started out by the lighthouse where we caught mostly medium to large size Porgies and Seabass. We went offshore of Montauk to anchor up and do some Seabassing. The fishing over there was good, we had to pick through a lot of little ones, but everyone ended up with their limit. The pool winner was Shmell Dupre from Brooklyn, NY with a 2.25 lb SeaBass. The edible pool winner was John Williams from Amityville, NY with a 3 lb SeaBass.

Capt Dave G reports a very good Limited Porgy Trip aboard the Viking Star in windy conditions. We had Porgies, Porgies and more Porgies. We also had some nice sized SeaBass mixed in with the Porgies. Most everyone on the boat caught their limit. The pool winner was Allen Tam from the Bronx, NY with a 3 lb Porgy.

Capt Dave G reports a very good afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We ended up with a great catch of scup along with some nice sea bass and fluke. The pool winner was Elizeo Ramos from Southampton, NY with a 5.5 lb Fluke. The second place pool winner was John Mankonski from Sag Harbor, NY with a 5.25 lb Fluke.

Capt Dave reports a good day on the Viking Starship, We had a good pick of medium to large Porgies at the lighthouse. After that we headed off to the east and found a lot of SeaBass with some nice big ones in the mix, although we had to pick through a bunch of Porgies and smaller SeaBass to get to them. Pretty much all had their limits. Nikki Noel from Brooklyn took back her reign as first place pool winner with a 3 1/2 lb Jumbo Porgy! The edible pool winner was Oussienou Ouedraogo with a 4.4 lb SeaBass.

Capt Dave G reports a very good morning of fishing aboard the Viking Star. There was plenty of action all around the boat, with a lot of shorts in the mix. We also had the most keeper Fluke of any trip so far this year along with jumbo Sea Bass and jumbo Porgies. It was a great morning on the water. The first place pool winner was Andrea Pinero from Boston, MA with a 5.75 lb Fluke. The second place pool winner was Pesi Carpo from Staten Island with a 5.5 lb Fluke.

Capt Dave G reports a very good afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We started the trip by catching some nice keeper Fluke. Then some nice sized Sea Bass and jumbo Porgies began to bite. Everyone on the boat ended up with a nice catch. Pool winner to follow.

Capt JR reports a solid day of fishing on the Viking Starship. We had decent Porgy fishing at the lighthouse. After we filled up there we headed east towards Block Island and had plenty of SeaBass action. The pool winner was Dimitros Gountis from Upper Darby, PA with a 3 lb Porgy.

Capt. Dave G reports a very good morning of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We had a load of big sea bass, some nice keeper fluke and some nice sized parties. A true mixed bag and a lot of action throughout the entire trip. The pool winner was Julian Solomon from Bethpage, NY, with a 3.5 lb Fluke.

3 Day TNT – 8/7 to 8/9 Capt Steven Jr reports that we put together a good trip with good bottom fishing and a little slower on the Tuna fishing. As far as the pelagic we had a tough time getting the Yellows to cooperate, but we managed a couple Yellows, a nice Big Eye around 150lbs and a couple of Swordfish. Tile fishing was good with action everywhere we went with Tiles up to 34 lbs. We also had Barrel fish up to 26lbs, some Pollock, Hake, Blueline Tile, Rosie’s and a Wreckfish. Everyone went home with a nice variety of fish. We recently added some Tuna trips for September and October!! You can view the schedule and trip info on our website vikingfleet.com or by giving us a call at the office 631-668-5700.