Viking Fleet Fishing Reports

Capt. Carl reports a fine day of fishing with plenty of Seabass but a little slow on the Fluke fishing. The pool winner was Stuart Nassauer from East Hampton, NY, who is 94 years young, winning the first place Fluke pool.

Capt. Joe reports good fishing with tons of action catching mostly shorts and some keepers. We caught Fluke Porgies and Sea bass with some lucky catches mixed in. The bite today was okay but we ended up having a good trip. The pool winner was Henry Emmans from Georgia with a 5 lb Fluke.

Montauk Jumbo Lighthouse Porgies & Knothead SeaBass Capt Dave reports an excellent day on the Viking Starship with perfect conditions. A lot of life out there!! The fishing was very good at the lighthouse with mixed size Porgies and a few SeaBass. It was so good there we finished up early and headed offshore to a SeaBass drop where we found plenty of fish to reach our limits. There were also a bunch of Mackerel offshore, along with a bunch of short Fluke and some keepers. The pool winner was Jeff Greenbaum from Yonkers, NY with a 3 1/2 lb Scup.

1/2 Day Fishing AM Capt Mike reports a lot of action of the Viking Star. We didn’t have an early bite, but it picked up and we had a lot of action and some big Fluke by the end of the trip. The pool winner was Marc Santorelli from Bethpage, NY with a 4 lb Fluke.

Wed July 10 Finback whale! 1st of this season, and another ocean sunfish We left on a warm afternoon, looking forward to relief from the heat and to find whales. Both were accomplished. As soon as we got past Montauk lighthouse, we felt relief from the stifling heat on land. We had reports of whales…

Nantucket Fluke Charter- Viking Fivestar – Fri July 5 -Sun July 7 Capt Steven Jr reports another great trip on the Nantucket Fluke grounds over the weekend! We had some tough drifting conditions at times that made us work for them but we still ended up with a swinging load of huge Fluke. Again most…

1/2 Day Fishing PM Capt Dave G reports a good afternoon of fishing aboard the Viking Star. The bite started slowly but improved as the afternoon went on. We ended up with a nice catch of keeper Fluke and SeaBass. The 2 biggest fluke on the boat were the last 2 of the day! Pool winner to follow…

Capt Dave reports a slower day on the Viking Starship compared to yesterday. We had to contend with windy conditions, so it was a bit tough. Those that stuck with it did put a nice catch together. We had some big Porgies and SeaBass along with some Mackerel. The pool winner was Elrich Jarvis from the Bronx with a 3 3/4 Scup.

Capt Dave G reports a very good of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We had rods bending from the beginning of the first drift until the tide dropped out just before the end of the trip. It was a beautiful morning on the water, and we ended up with plenty of keeper fluke and large…

Captain Dave reports from the Viking Starship that today was one of the best days of the season! All the anglers on board were kept busy with plenty of quality Porgy and Sea Bass. Not many shorts today. In the Porgy pool, we had a tie today between Richie Chirichella of Bohemia and Yanick “Nikki” Noel both with 3.5 pound fish. Way to represent the female anglers on board Nikki!

Capt Dave G reports a great morning of fishing aboard the Viking Star. We had light winds and good drifting conditions. The fish bit all morning even through the slack tide. We ended up with a pile of keeper Fluke and large Sea Bass. The pool winner was Aiden Worth of Montauk with a 5.6 pound Fluke. Second place went to Peter Francescos with a 5.25 pound Fluke. A special birthday shout out to Richard Worth from Captain Dave and Steve. Thanks for spending your birthday with us. How many years has it been??

Humpback whales, sea turtle, and sunfish! What a special day we had – our first humpbacks of the season. The day was sunny, breezy, and chilly enough in the shade to make most of us wear sweatshirts, in other words a welcomed relief from the heat and humidity. We heard reports of whales off the Nappeague stretch, as well as further offshore. The NE winds helped us decide to head westward and we found whales off Ditch Plains. We first encountered a really small humpback, perhaps a calf or yearling. It was busy with searching for food on extremely long submersions. Later a larger humpback appeared and we stayed with it long enough to get excellent fluke shots and see some typical humpback behaviors. As we followed this whale to eastward for several miles, while doing so we had a…