Viking Fleet Fishing Reports

Capt Dave reports another very productive day fishing on the Viking Starship. We started the morning anchoring up, where the anglers were kept busy with a steady pick of medium-sized Scup. We decided to do a couple of drifts farther offshore to pick up some Sea Bass. We picked through some smaller fish but there were a lot of quality 3-4 pound Sea Bass to be had. Towards the end of the trip we decided to do another drift near the lighthouse where we had a steady pick of large and jumbo Porgies. A great way to end the trip. First prize in the pool today went to Wilfredo Nunez with a 3 lb  Porgy and the edible pool went to Delroy Ewing with a 4 lb Sea Bass.

Capt JR reports an okay day on the Viking Star. It wasn’t our best trip, or our worst trip. Everyone went home with some meat. We caught some Sea Bass and Porgies and had some keeper Fluke in the mix too. 5 Year old Brady Donohue from St. James, NY won the pool with a 5 lb Fluke. His brother Kevin caught some Jumbo Porgies too.  

4 humpback whales and massive schools of Atlantic menhaden (bunker). Great way to start the season! The Viking Fleet and CRESLI began our 24th consecutive season of whale watching trips just where we left off, i.e., finding whales. We had reports of whales that morning (seen from shore by our naturalist, Dr. Artie Kopelman, and heard in the fog aboard the Viking Starship that morning by the intrepid Viking Fleet mate, Joey Ferguson). We also had reports of dolphins west of town. Out we headed and within a short while we were past Montauk Light looking for cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises). Shortly thereafter a fog bank rolled in and we continued on and listened for blows. Eventually the fog lifted and we found ourselves in the midst of many massive schools of bunker. Here we encountered feeding humpback whales. Two…

The Tuna bite is on!!!! Capt Steven Jr reports a slammer TNT trip with 20 nice Yellows, 12 Albacore, 6 quality Big Eyes, and a good shot of Tiles, some big Barrel fish and a mix of some other bottom dwellers. We also got a nice 150lb Sword at night. The Yellow Fin were 50-70lbs and the Big Eyes weighed in at 245, 225, 195, 180, and 2 were around 130 lbs. The biggest Tile was 25 lbs and a few Barrel fish weighed in at 25 lbs as well. Over all a great trip with everyone going home with a load of fish. Looks like we are in for another great year of Tuna fishing!! We have a 48hr Tuna trip going out Friday and we have openings!!!! Get in on the hot bite while you can. We have…

Captain JR reports good action all morning on the Viking Star with plenty of quality Sea Bass and Porgies coming over the rail. Anglers boated some really nice Sea Bass. First place in the pool went to Laura Diaz of Copaigue NY with a 4.75 Knothead Sea Bass. Second place in the pool went to Tim S. of Babylon, NY with a 4.5 pound Sea Bass.    

Capt Dave G reports a good afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We caught plenty of Sea Bass and Porgies. We also had a 9 lb fluke to go along with the 8 lb fluke from this morning. The pool winner was Rigo Atiencia of Easthampton NY with a 9lb Fluke!

Capt Steven Sr reports an excellent day of fishing on the Viking Starlite. We caught a full boat limit of Porgies, Seabass, and Trigger fish. Everyone went home happy. The pool winner was Robert Groppe from Brooklyn, NY, with a 2.9 lb Seabass.

Capt Dave reports excellent fishing all day on the Viking Starship. We started off down the beach and we got a nice pick of large to medium size Porgies. We decided to go offshore and we caught plenty of Seabass and Porgies. We finished off the day at the Lighthouse where we caught jumbo Porgies. The first pool winner was Kishan Odjeet from Queens, NY, with a 3.6 lb Porgy. The second pool winner was Clifford Forrester from Brooklyn, NY, with a 4 lb Seabass.  

Capt Dave G reports a very good morning of fishing aboard the Viking Star. The fish are here and they are hungry. We had big Porgies, big Fluke and big Sea Bass all around the boat for the entire trip. The pool winner was John McMahon from Cederhurst, NY, with a 8.5 lb Fluke.

Capt Dave reports a great day on the Viking Starship. There was a hard running tide, so we went down the beach and the Porgy fishing was super. We had a mix of medium and large Porgies as quick as you could catch them. We also hit two SeaBass spots. The fishing was just fine, you just had to pick through the smalls to get to the big ones. We also had some Fluke, Mackerel and Bluefish. The first place pool winner was Armindo Viana with a 3 lb Porgy. The edible pool winner was Pete Seabrooke with a 4.5 lb SeaBass.

Capt Dave G reports a good morning of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We caught big Sea Bass, some nice Fluke and plenty of Porgies during the first part of the trip. The bite slowed a bit as the weather conditions got worse. Still we ended up with a nice catch. The pool winner was Ed Obray from Great River, NY with a 6.75 lb SeaBass.

Capt Dave G reports a very good afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Star. The fish were biting from the start of the trip to the finish. We ended up with a very nice catch of large Sea Bass, jumbo Porgies and a couple nice Fluke. The pool winner was Marcello Santorelli with a 3.5 lb Fluke.