Viking Fleet Fishing Reports

Capt Mike reports a good morning on the Viking Star. We had a pretty steady bite all morning. The amount of keeper Fluke, Porgies, and Sea Bass were down, but the size was up this morning.The pool winner was Ilene Mills from Mahopac, NY with a 4.6 lb Fluke. The second place pool winner was…

Awe Inspiring! What an amazing trip! We headed to an area where whales used to be incredible prevalent for many years, and where whale had been the day before as well as the past weeks. It took a while to get there, and on a day with unlimited visibility, we began seeing whales from several miles away. Humpback whales, finback whales, and short-beaked common dolphins were around us, next to us, under us for several hours. Our senior scientist/naturalist, Dr. Artie Kopelman, is still going through almost 1500 high resolution photos for good views of feeding and other behaviors, as well as photoidentification.  We saw whales in every direction but couldn’t get to all of them.  A more detailed list will come out in a few days. Don’t forget to make your reservations. We sail Sunday, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,…

Capt JR reports a good afternoon onboard the Viking Star. We had to wait a bit for the tide to change, but when it got rolling the bite definitely turned on. Lots of Sea Bass, Fluke, and Porgies kept the rods bent. We also had some nice keeper fluke to round out the catch. The…

Capt Dave reports a pretty slow morning of fishing on the Viking Starship due to the tide. It wasn’t the best conditions, but as soon as the conditions got better we started catching. We did a two hour drift and got some really nice size Porgies, Sea Bass, and Fluke. We then went over towards…

Captain JR reports a wonderful morning of catching onboard the Viking Star. Lots and lots of Fluke, Sesbass, and Porgies kept us busy all trip. A very nice showing of keeper Fluke added some extra excitement to the already fast and furious fishing. A great morning. The pool winner was Emily Sheehan from Wantaugh, NY,…

Capt Dave G reports a very good afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Starlite. The bite was on from the beginning of the trip. We caught plenty of nice size Porgies, and some beautiful keeper Fluke. We also had a lot of Seabass, mostly on the small side. All in all it was a great…

Capt. Dave reports another day of excellent fishing. The Porgy fishing today was very good. We started off getting some mixed size Porgies and decided to moved around a bit. We dropped the anchor and got some Porgies, Seabass, Fluke, and  Bluefish. After a while we headed over to Block Island where we got a…

Capt Dave G reports a very good morning of fishing aboard the Viking Starlite. The fish were biting from the beginning of the trip until the end! There were a lot of Fluke in the mix, with quite a few keepers. Also plenty of Porgies and a few nice Sea Bass. The pool winner was…

With the sun shining, a light, cool breeze, and nearly unlimited visibility, it was a perfect summer’s day for a whale watch. Under ideal sea and atmospheric conditions, we had our first signs of cetacean life, the tell-tale signs of a distant blow, approximately an hour after passing the lighthouse. We expertly followed the spout and waited for the whale, a mature finback, to surface. Typically, with fin whales, their speed, and long breath-holding times keep us a good distance away, but yesterday’s trip was an exception. This whale would surface, at first about 100-150 yards from our vessel, increasingly getting closer as we waited safely out of gear. Close approaches by fin whales are rare, but passengers got exceptional views as this whale, likely feeding on the dense patches of bait near the surface, appeared repeatedly around the vessel….

Sun Aug 3 – 1/2 Day Fishing AM Captain Mike Ricker reports a great afternoon on the Viking Star. We were able to get many knot-heads Porgy in the buckets. Kids were asking if we had bigger buckets! We had a beautiful and fun afternoon on the water. Congratulations to our pool winner, Adam Kolesar,…

Capt Dave reports a little slower of a morning today. We looked around for a bit and found where the Porgies were. We got a good amount of Porgies with some Seabass mixed in, but only a couple keepers. At the end of the day everyone got a good catch to take home. The pool…

Captain Mike Ricker reports a morning full of rod-bending action! We caught plenty of nice-sized knothead Sea Bass and jumbo Fluke. It was such a nice morning on the water and all of the kiddos had a blast. Congratulations to our first place pool winner, Casey Steinhert, from Dix Hills, NY, who caught a 7.8…