Porgies

New Bedford Porgies and Sea Bass Capt Dave reports an overall good day of fishing today despite the bad weather. We had a slow start in the morning, but we hit a a nice pile of fish and then it was on! We had some really nice sized fish today, with mostly porgies. We did have some sea bass in the mix, but not as much as we have been seeing, but still some nice sized fish up to about 4lbs. Today, we had a tie for the pool! Good friends Dennis Phillips and Dennis Holtsmeyer, both of Upper Marlboro, MD came in a tie for first place with nice 3lb porgies!

New Bedford Porgies and Sea Bass PM Captain Dave reports a very good afternoon of fishing in New Bedford! He says ” It’s Porgy Time!” He thinks it is the start of some really good porgy fishing! There is a new body of fish coming in, and we had them coming over the rails all afternoon! We had mostly big fish, nice porgies and a few very nice sea bass in the mix as well. The pool winner was Subbaiah Somaiah of the Bronx with a nice 3.5lb porgy. New Bedford Porgies and Sea Bass AM Captain Dave reports a slow start but ended the day with some nice porgies and sea bass.The Pool winner was Michael Smith with a 3lb Edible pool Pool winner Shkelzen Morina with a 4lb Sea Bass. Half Day Fluke AM Captain Ant reports simply…

New Bedford Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports a bit of a picky day on the porgy grounds. There were definitely fish around, but it was a slow steady pick. Some anglers did better than others, with mostly porgies and some sea bass in the mix. Today’s first place pool winner was Joel Jones of Hollis, NY with a nice 3.25lb porgy, and Miguel Eacheio of the Bronx, NY, who accidentally took one of the mates fishing rods but it was returned, won the second place pool with a 3.5lb sea bass.

6th Annual Hungry Man Great Trip !! Trip started off with some fluking close to home and had a slow pick of fish, but some nice quality sized fish. Jose Ruiz was on fire on the fluke grounds catching his limit plus quickly taking the fluke pool with a 8.3lber. From there we headed offshore over night and were on the grounds just after light. The deep water started off with the first tile coming over the rail @30lbs, for chris link. The rest of the day we had steady action with a mix of tiles, hake cusk and some large pollock. The second day was all about the tiles, started off with a pick of small and medium tiles on the first couple drifts then we tried a new area and found the quality. most fish were around 10lbs…

Half Day Pm Fluke Capt Ant reports a Sensational afternoon of fluking. Frederick Shea had his daily limit of 5 fish to 5.2 lbs. Angelo Demetroulakos from Brooklyn, NY took the pool with a 4.65 lber. Christine and Mary each caught dinner and Mikey Nelson bagged 4 to 4lbs and a couple blues. George Reid and Shawn Chatham combined for 6. Montauk Local porgies Capt Ant reports the scup have not arrived yet and based on everything else a week behind schedule. We switched to fluke and had 15 keepers in 90 minutes with a Molly Whopper going 7.5lbs. The Pool winner was Mr Albert Jackson from East Patchogue, NY New Bedford Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports great weather and a steady pick all day on the porgy and sea bass grounds.The pool winner was Mr…

Night Striped Bass Capt Ant reports a hot start to our jigging trip sat night with blues on the surface. Unfortunately once the tide changed they vanished and no bass are in the vicinity of Montauk yet. New Bedford Porgies PM Captain Dave reports that nicer weather in the afternoon on the porgy  grounds showed much Improved fishing  than the morning trip we had a decent catch of porgies in the pm. The pool winner was Mr Chris McKnight from Wading River, NY with a 3lb porgy. New Bedford Porgies Am Capt Dave reports a bit of a slow morning up in New Bedford today. We didn’t have the best weather today, which made for some difficult fishing. Today’s first place winner was Nathaniel Archibold of Bays Water, NY with a nice 3lb porgy, and in second place was Jackson…

New Bedford Porgies Capt Dave reports a good morning in New Bedford aboard the Viking Starship. It was a good start in the morning with some decent sized porgies, but as soon as the wind kicked up it was a bit picky. We also had some sea bass in the mix which were all released unharmed, but it is a good sign for tomorrow when the sea bass season opens! Today’s first place pool winner was Paula Henry from Patchogue, NY with a nice 2.5lb porgy and in second place was Andrew Faison of Atlanta, GA with a 2 1/4 lb porgy.

New Bedford Porgies Capt Dave reports a slow steady pick of decent sized porgies yesterday. The pool winner was Stanley Thompson of Bridgeton, NJ with a nice 3lb porgy. Here are some photos from the beginning of our porgy season in New Bedford, MA! If you are interested in fishing with us, make a reservation at www.vikingfleet.com or call our office at 631-668-5700.

New Bedford Porgies Captain Dave reports another slow but steady pick all day today in New Bedford. It was very similar to yesterdays trip with decent size porgies. A good and promising start for the beginning of the season! Today’s pool winner was James Bostic on Englewood, NJ with a 2.5lb porgy.

New Bedford Porgies Captain Dave reports a good start to the porgy season! They had a steady pick of porgies all day and everyone had at least one bucket full of decent sized fish. Today’s pool winner was Daniel Torres of Hempstead, NY with a 3lb porgy.