Viking Fleet Fishing Reports

Sun June 23 1/2 Day FIshing PM Captain Phil reports on the Viking Stariper that crew, Captain and fishers were kept busy this afternoon. Lots of action, rods were bent all afternoon but only some keeper Fluke and some keeper Sea Bass. The pool winner was 4 year old Marco Brucato of Queens, New York. Marco enjoyed his first time fishing with his Mom and Dad.  

Captain Dave reports from the Viking Star; Porgy fishing remained tough today near the Montauk Lighthouse. After the Viking Star moved further off shore the fishing improved with a slow steady pick of quality Porgies and Sea Bass. All the fish caught were good; most of them keepers. The pool winners today were Danny Hsu of East Meadow with a 4 1/2 pound Scup and Martin Tejeda of the Bronx, NY with a 6 pound Seas Bass. +5  

Light House Jumbo Porgies and Seabass Capt. Dave reports a challenging day for Porgies. On the first drift we got okay Porgies and plenty of Seabass. Fishing was slow in AM put picked up trough out the day. We went offshore and dropped for Seabass we got a good mix of Seabass, keeper Flukes and…

Night Striped Bass Trip Capt Phil reports an OK night on the Viking Star. We had tide and conditions that were far from optimal, but still landed a couple of big Moo Cow Striped Bass! Mike Nelson from Queens, NY took the pool with a 35 pounder! We are happy to see some big fish…

Offshore John Szymanski group Capt. Steven reports an awesome trip that went just as planned. We fished in deep water the first two days caught plenty of Tile fish, Hake, and Barrel’s, and some Pollack. We had full coolers by the end of each day. On day three we had Fluke mania we fished areas…

1/2 Day PM Capt Phil reports fast and furious action on the Viking Stariper. We had multiple fish on at the same time keeping the mates busy! We had a few keeper Fluke and a bunch of shorts. There were also some SeaBass, but we tried to ignore them since you can’t keep them until tomorrow. The pool winner was Tim Scott with a 5 lb Fluke.

  Capt Dave reports a slow pick on the Viking Star. The Porgy fishing was tough today, but we did have some Jumbo Scup and everyone managed to put a catch together. There were also some Bluefish, Fluke and throwback SeaBass. With the amount of SeaBass we have been seeing on all of our trips…

1/2 Day – AM Capt Phil reports good fishing this morning on the Viking Stariper. We had good conditions and a lot of action with a ton of shorts and a couple of thowback SeaBass. The pool winner was Chris Longo with a 4 lb Fluke.

Captain Mike on the Viking Stariper reports that despite some rain showers everyone had a good time fishing today. Unfortunately a lot of the caught fish were beautiful Sea Bass. All Sea Bass were returned unharmed. Some Fluke were caught, a few were keepers. One jumbo Porgy and some smaller Porgy were brought on board. The Viking Stariper had some younger passengers today who enjoyed catching a variety of fish, including Skates. No pool was held this afternoon.  

Captain Carl reports excellent action aboard the Viking Stariper. Big, fat, giant Sea Bass kept the rods bent all afternoon. All Sea Bass were returned unharmed. Very few Fluke were brought on board today. A few keepers went home. Smiles all around were shared. All the captains and crew at the Viking Fleet are looking forward to Sunday June 23rd when Sea Bass season is open. We know where the Sea Bass are and Sunday can start bringing them in. Sea Bass can live 10-12 years, grow to a maximum of 24-25 inches and weigh up to 8 pounds; there should be some really competitive pools this season.  

Montauk Jumbo Lighthouse Porgies Capt Dave reports a decent day on the Viking Star. We had good fishing but unfortunately the Porgies were smaller today. There were plenty of bites with some Bluefish mixed in, 2 keeper Fluke and some shorts and about a half dozen small Striped Bass. There was no pool today with the small crowd.

1/2 Day Charter Capt Carl reports a fun charter on the Viking Stariper. We had a great group who saw a lot of action this afternoon. If SeaBass was open everyone would have gone home with fish, unfortunately we will have to wait until Sunday!