Viking Fleet Fishing Reports

Schedule Update; Unfortunately all trips are CANCELLED for tomorrow Sunday Nov 25th due to the weather. 5AM Block Island Porgy & SeaBass – Viking Starship 5AM Block Island Cod & SeaBass – Viking Star 5AM Block Island Cod/SeaBass/Blackfish – Viking Fivestar

Block Island Cod & Sea Bass – Viking Star Capt Steven Sr reports when the frost is on the rod, it’s time to catch the Cod! The pool winners were Peter Pappas from Syosset, NY with a 26.6 lb Cod, and Metin from Clifton, New Jersey with a 4.8 lb SeaBass. Full report to follow!

Block Island Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass Capt Dave reports a cold and windy morning on the Viking Starship. The 1st spot we found a lot of SeaBass, we had to pick thru a ton of shorts but we found a lot of nice ones mixed in. Our 2nd spot was great! We had a very good mixed bag bite. Lots of SeaBass, plenty of Porgies and over a dozen of nice Cod all over 10 lbs. The biggest Cod was about 20 lbs! The pool winner was Tony Ho with a 2 1/2 lb Porgy.

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lock Island Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass Capt Dave reports the best day of fishing we have seen in a while aboard the Viking Star. We did have to pick through some of the smaller SeaBass, but everyone had their limit of nice size fish! We had a lot more Porgies then we have been seeing, and we had a handful of Cod in the 10 lb – 15 lb range.

Schedule Update: Cancellations: Wed Nov 21 5AM Block Island Cod/Seabass/Blackfish – Viking Fivestar 5AM Block Island Cod & SeaBass – Limited Passenger – Viking Star

Block Island Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass Capt Dave reports a slower day then yesterday on the Viking Starship. The first drop was a tough pick with a lot of small SeaBass and Porgies. We tried one more spot in the deeper water and found a lot more Porgies then we have been seeing. We also found a handful of nice size Cod at 15 lb and everyone had their limit of nice size SeaBass! The pool winner was Donald Moi from NY, NY with a 2 lb Porgy.

Block Island Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass Capt Dave reports a much better day on the Viking Starship than yesterday. We had to pick through some of the smaller ones, but we had a lot of action and everyone ended up with their Sea Bass limit. We didn’t see many Porgies, but we did have a handful of Cod and a couple of Pollock. The pool winner was Miguel Rios from Brooklyn, New York with a 3.5 lb Sea Bass.

Block Island Cod & SeaBass – Viking Star Capt Dave G reports a good day of fishing today aboard the Viking Star. We had much better conditions today compared to yesterday. The sea bass were biting as soon as we started fishing, and fishing was good for the entire trip, with about half the guys catching their limits. We also had some real nice size cod mixed in throughout the day. The pool winners were Paul LaGrandier from Bay Shore NY with a 15.7 lb Cod, and George from Brooklyn NY with a 4.9 lb Sea Bass.

Block Island Cod & SeaBass – Viking Star Capt Dave G reports a good trip today aboard the Viking Star. We started the day in rough windy conditions left over from the nor’easter. The first couple spots we tried were very slow with few bites. We kept moving around and our patience was rewarded! The last two spots we fished were very productive, and we ended the day with a nice catch of sea bass, cod, a few porgies and a couple pollock. The pool winner was Michael Bento from Northport, NY with a 5.3 lb SeaBass. There were also 5 cod more than 10 lbs each that weren’t in the pool!

Block Island Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass Capt Dave reports a tough day on the grounds today with the dirty water and windy conditions in the morning. We started out catching a lot of little Seabass, but by the end everyone had their limit of keepers. There were not a lot of Porgies, but the ones we found were large. We also had a couple of Cod and Pollock. The first place pool winner was “Fatman C” from Wappinger’s Falls, NY with a 2 1/2 lb Porgy. The edible pool winner was Denny Hou from Queens. NY with an 11 lb Cod. Hopefully the water will settle for tomorrow’s trip. The weather looks great!  

Block Island Cod/Seabass/Blackfish – Viking Fivestar Capt Steven Jr reports another good day on the Block Island grounds. Everyone had their limit of SeaBass and a couple of Blackfish with some Scup and a couple of Cod in the mix. All trips tomorrow are CANCELED due to weather.