Viking Fleet Fishing Reports

Block Island Cod & Sea Bass – Viking Fivestar Capt Steven Jr reports a tough grind on the Viking Fivestar. We did manage to find a few nice Cod on a few drops and the few SeaBass we saw were small. We also had some Scup and Ling mixed in.

Block Island Cod & SeaBass – Viking Star Capt Steven Sr reports a lot of action on the Viking Star. We had a good start with Cod, SeaBass, Blackfish and Mackerel. It was a pick all day in each spot. By the end of the day it was a good winter cod trip. Honorable Mention goes to Pete from Huntington with 10 Cod, 2 Blackfish, a limit of SeaBass and 15 Mackerel. The first place Cod pool winner was Patty Tingle from Rocky Point, NY with a 13.5 lber. The first place SeaBass pool winner was Stanley Calkia from Brooklyn, NY with a 4.5 lber.

Block Island Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass Capt Dave reports a good day on the Viking Starship. The Porgies were still biting today and they were mixed size. Everyone had a couple of SeaBass and there were 20 Cod caught also with the light crowd.  

Schedule Update: Now booking for the Special Offshore Wreck Trip for Cod/Sea Bass 0n Wednesday December 12th. We will be departing at 2AM, and returning at 3PM. We are starting to see the Sea Bass move out of the inshore grounds, and we know exactly where to find them on our offshore wrecks so you don’t want to miss this trip! The fare is $140 on the Viking Star and the trip is limited to 45 pass.  

Wed Dec 5 Block Island Cod/SeaBass/Blackfish – Viking Fivestar Capt Steven Jr reports that we ended up with a good day after a slow start. We had to do some looking around this morning, but we finally found a few Haddock to work on and put a nice catch together. Most guys had 4-5 each and high hook had 7 Haddock. We also had a handful of Seabass, a couple of Cod, Ling and a bunch of Scup.

Special Coxes Cod & Black Sea Bass – Viking Fivestar Capt Steven Jr reports a tough day on the Viking Fivestar with fishing and weather. We never found any Haddock to work on and there was mostly Scup, with a few Ling and SeaBass. Most of the day we had a mix of small stuff and we only found a couple of Cod.

Block Island Jumbo Porgies & Knothead Seabass Capt Dave reports an okay day on the Viking Starship. We had a really good Porgy bite first thing in the morning, but when we went looking for SeaBass it was slow and everybody managed a few keepers. The Cod were slower today and we had a couple. We had a light crowd today so there was not a pool.

Wed Dec 5 Viking Locals Cod/Sea Bass/Haddock Report Capt Steven Sr reports a picky day on the Viking Star. We started off catching a few Cod, Sea Bass, Scup, Ling, Whiting, Cunners, and even a Blackfish in the morning. We grinded away throughout the day seeing more of the same everywhere we went. The last drop of the day saw more of the same also, as well as a pick of Haddock. We ended up with close to 20 keeper Haddock for the trip, a small mess of Cod, and lots of other stuff to fill filet bags with a couple of dinners worth for everyone. The crew still ended up cutting fish for 3 hours on the way home so all in all it was a decent trip. Jimmy Nigro from Montauk, NY took the pool with a 14…

Block Island Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass Capt Dave reports a good day on the Viking Starship. On the first drop we stopped for SeaBass and they were mostly on the smaller side, but everyone had a few keepers. We then went to the Porgy grounds and had a steady pick of mixed size fish. Throughout the day we also had Boston Mackerel and a lot of Cod with almost everyone getting one. High hook had 5 Cod. The largest was about 16 lbs. The pool winner was Ivan Wang from Queens, NY with a 3 lb Porgy.

Attention Viking Anglers! It’s that time of year again! Captain Steven Sr. has finalized his exciting 2019 Offshore Schedule and it is now available for booking. You can find the schedule at https://vikingfleet.com/fishing-trips/. Click on “Offshore Fishing Trips” for the schedule and descriptions. You will find all of our popular trips and some new and exciting ones for the Viking Starship, Viking Star and Viking Fivestar. You can book online now and begin calling tomorrow Wednesday, Dec 5th at 8am. You can reach us at 631-668-5700 between 8am and 5pm daily.

Montauk Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass Capt Dave reports a good trip on the Viking Starship. We stopped a little closer than where we have been fishing and found mixed size SeaBass. Everyone had pretty much their limit of keepers after picking thru the smaller ones. We then moved on to find the Porgies and we had a steady pick. We only found a few Cod today, but the Boston Mackerel were back again as a bonus. Overall with the light crowd we put together a good catch. There was not a pool today.

Block Island Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass Capt Dave reports a slower day then we have been seeing on the Viking Starship. We had a rough start with dirty water due to yesterday’s weather, but it progressively got nicer and the fish began to bite. We had a lot of small to medium Sea Bass, a lot of Porgies, and a handful of Cod. Today’s Pool winner was Brendan Kalen from Point Pleasent, New Jersey with a 2 1/4 lb Porgy, y and Zhzyein from Flushing with a 14 lb Cod.