Viking Fleet Fishing Reports

Capt Dave reports excellent fishing on the Viking Star today. We had Big Big Porgies and plenty of them at the lighthouse. There were also a bunch of Bluefish. We also headed offshore for a quick drift and almost everyone had their limit of keeper SeaBass. There were also some keeper Fluke up to 5 lbs. Unfortunately the angler with the biggest Fluke was not in the pool! The first place pool winner was Chief Johnson from Brooklyn, NY with a 3.1 lb Scup. The edible pool winner was Amin Paredes from NY, NY with a 3.7 lb Sea Bass.

Capt Dave G reports a good morning of fishing aboard the Viking Stariper. Despite the difficult weather conditions the fish were biting from the beginning of the trip until the end. We ended up with a nice catch of sea bass and porgies. The pool winner was Henry Ruh with a 3 lb SeaBass.

Capt Dave G reports a good afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We had great conditions for the afternoon trip, and the fish were hungry. We caught 5 keeper Fluke, Porgies, big Sea Bass, and a Striped Bass. The first place pool winner was Alyssa Frey from Coram, NY with a 5.25 lb Fluke. The edible pool winner was Ethan Ayer from NYC, NY with a 4.25 lb Sea Bass.

Capt Dave reports good fishing on the Viking Star. We had to do some looking around this morning and we did find a nice pile of fish. It was excellent on the flood tide and they were mostly large Porgies. We had a slow period when the tide started to ebb, but after that it got really good again. It was mostly Porgies today with some SeaBass and 100 + Bluefish! The pool winner was Ifa Gordon from the Bronx with a 2.9 lb Scup. The edible pool winner was Ed Green from Brooklyn with a 3.1 lb SeaBass.

Capt Dave G reports a good morning of fishing aboard the Viking Stariper. We had some rough conditions to start the trip, leftover from yesterday’s windstorms. However, the fish were biting from the first drop on. We put together a nice catch of porgies and sea bass, and the conditions improved as the morning went on. The first pool winner was Ava Ruperto from Westbury NY, with a 4.35 lb Seabass at just 11 years old! The second place pool winner was Luis Diana From Westbury NY with a 4.15 lb Porgy.  

Captain Dave reports from the Viking Star. Wind and water conditions near the lighthouse sent us West down the beach where we had a nice pick of medium to large Porgies. In the mix today were some quality Sea Bass and Mackerel. Pool winner today was Jeff Lin of Bayside Queens NY with a 2.6 pound Scup.  

48 Hour Tuna Trip – Viking Fivestar Fri Aug 23 to Sun Aug 25 Capt Steven Jr reports a great trip off to the deep this weekend with 4 nice Big Eyes and a handful of big Yellowfin! We started off down where we have been fishing most of the year and we had a nice Yellowfin on the chunk, but the water just didn’t seem right. We couldn’t get anything going on the troll that morning, so we decided take a gamble and try a new piece of water another 40 miles away and it paid off!! As soon as we found the break we started marking fish and we put together a nice trip in a couple hours of fishing. The 4 Big Eyes weighed in at 115, 156, 187 and 232 lbs and the biggest Yellowfin was…

Schedule Update: Introducing the Fall – Viking Fivestar – Split Charter Schedule Starting October 18th Block Island Cod/SeaBass – 5am to 3pm – $200 – 12 passengers Sailing Daily October 18th to Oct 31 Sailing in December – Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 30-50 Mile Wreck Special – 4am to 4pm – $280 – 12 passengers Sailing in November on Wednesdays Cod/SeaBass/Blackfish – 5am to 5pm – $250 – 12 passengers Sailing in November on Saturday and Sunday All of these trips are available for Private Charter! Please call to book. Block Island Cod/SeaBass $2000 up to 12 passengers Depart – 5AM Return – 3PM Block Island Cod/SeaBass/Blackfish $2500 up to 12 passengers Depart – 5AM Return – 5PM 30 – 50 Mile Wreck $2880 up to 12 passengers Depart – 4PM Return – 4PM        …

Pool winner was Jason Ruiz of East Hampton NY with a 5.25 pound Bluefish.  Report to follow.

Captain Dave M reports rough conditions proved challenging for anglers on the Viking Star today. We traveled far to the West along the beach. We had a slow delicate pick of Porgies and some nice Triggerfish. First place pool winner was Kam Tai from Pennsylvania with a 2.7 pound Scup. Second place in the pool went to Santo Green from the Bronx, NY with a 4.2 pound Triggerfish. Captain Dave M reports rough conditions proved challenging for anglers on the Viking Star today.  We traveled far to the West along the beach.  We had a slow delicate pick of Porgies and some nice Triggerfish. First place pool winner was Kam Tai from Pennsylvania with a 2.7 pound Scup.  Second place in the pool went to Santo Green from the Bronx, NY with a 4.2 Triggerfish.

Capt. Phil reports very good fishing this afternoon. We caught a bunch of Sea Bass and lots of big Porgies. Today was one of the best trips for Fluke this month. Lots of keeper Fluke that were all good sized fish. The first pool winner was Chris Maniatis from Brooklyn NY, with a 8 lb Fluke. The second place winner was Jason Ruiz from East Hampton NY, with a 6.55 lb Fluke.  

Capt Dave reports a great day on the Viking Star. We had excellent Porgy fishing at the lighthouse with medium to large fish. We then went offshore and had a lot of action with SeaBass. You had to pick through the smaller ones, but everyone had their limit of good sized SeaBass. We also had some Mackerel and Bluefish. The first place pool winner was Danny Ko from Brooklyn, NY with a 3.1 lb Scup The edible pool winner was Anthony White from Long Beach, NY with a 3.9 lb SeaBass.