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Local Cod Capt Carl reports a tough day on the cod grounds. The morning started off painfully slow, with nothing but sculpin coming up for the first couple of hours. Finally, later on in the morning, we tried a couple different zones and had a couple decent shots of cod and ling, but not quite enough to spread around the full boat of anglers. John Brooks from Huntington, NY took first place with a 12.5 lb cod and Mike Derby Jr from Brooklyn, NY took second with a 10 pounder.

Local Cod Capt Carl reports a tough day on the cod grounds. It was very cold out and fishing was very picky. We read them pretty good but they seemed to have lockjaw. There were also dogs around. Me managed a slow pick by days end, but it certainly wasn’t enough. Kevin McCann from Staten Island won the pool with an 8 pound Cod. The picture below is a photo of the big school of cod that would not bite.

Capt Carl reports a much tougher day on the cod grounds today. We did manage to put a catch together, but both the quality and quantity was not what we have been seeing. We did average 2 cod per person with a healthy crowd onboard, with some guys catching 6-7 keepers, but all in all it was definitely tougher today than it has been. Of course we stayed out late and got a few more cod out if it and ling. Long time Viking regular Mike Bunch from Flanders, NY took first in the pool with a 16 pounder, and Kun Kim from Flushing, NY took second with a 12 pounder.

Local Cod Captain Carl reports another good solid day of winter cod fishing! We had a big crowd of anglers out today and everyone caught cod and had a good time! There was no bite in the dark, but as soon as the sun rose a bit the cod started chewing! Every drift saw cod coming over the rail with some better than others. Fresh bait worked best today, with just a few taken on jigs. Plenty of quality gaffers today too! With the big crowd onboard, a whopping amount of cod spread around the boat! Kristoffer Barch from Seaford, NY took the pool with a 27.1 pound slob cod! Corey Pallasino of Merrick, NY took second with a 25.9 pounder! Notable mentions go to 18 yr old Owen Carr who had 6 big cod, and Walter Lesliaswski, who took…

Local Cod Captain Steven Sr reports an excellent day on the cod grounds. The big boys are here! We had a few guys at their limit, but today size mattered with quite a few fish over 18lbs. Doug Heath of Red Bank, NJ took the pool with a 26lb cod and also had another one that was over 20lbs. Mike Kastrati of Flushing, NY took second place with a 23lb cod. Check out the pictures- they tell the story! We are sailing tomorrow Saturday Feb 8th with two boats so come on down! There will be plenty of room for everyone. Also, we will definitely be sailing on Sunday Feb 9th as the weather looks great and the fishing is on! Hope to see you all out soon!

Local Cod Captain Steven Jr reports an excellent day on the cod grounds today! We had lots of quality cod today, with 25 fish over 15lbs and a few fish over the 20lb mark. Things started off slow in the dark with only a couple cod coming up before the sun. By mid morning we had good steady fishing with a few good shots of 20-30 fish per drift coming up. Later in the day, the fish seemed to scatter and we had a pick of a couple cod per drift. By the end of the day we put a good catch of quality cod together for everyone on board. The average angler ended up with 3-5 cod and high hook guys had 6-8 cod. Michael Fronda of Brooklyn took first place with a nice 27lb cod and in second…

Local Cod Captain Carl is happy to report a nice day of winter cod fishing! Winds were light and variable all day, seas were calm, temperature was warm (for February) and fishing was decent too. We had a few short cod and some ling come up in the dark, then once the sun came up we saw a couple of steady drifts with some keeper cods and more ling. We picked away for a little bit but then things went slow, so we searched around some different areas and found a shot of cod here and a shot of cod there. In the afternoon the bite picked up quite a bit for a little while and we saw some nicer size cod as well as quite a few pollack. Jigs and bait both produced today and as always, some fishermen…

Update!! The Viking Captains took an exploratory crew trip yesterday January 30 to look for cod. The report was good, some decent cod action some ling and plenty of cunners too. The Viking Starship is definitely making the trip for Local Cod tomorrow, Sat Feb 1st, departing the Viking Dock at 3am. We anticipate a good day of fishing based on yesterdays trip, so do check back to get the report. Tickets are available at the office starting at 2am at the office.

Block Island Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports another good day of fishing today. Everyone filled their coolers today with plenty of porgies, sea bass and cod, all mixed in sizes. Today’s first place pool winner was Matthew Padavatton of Queens with a 3.5lb porgy and in second place was Mak of Philadelphia with a 12lb cod. Unfortunately, due to weather, tomorrows trip for BI Porgies and Sea Bass has been CANCELLED. Make sure you check with the website or call the office tomorrow to see if we will sail on Monday.

Block Island Porgies and Sea Bass Captain Dave reports another good day of fishing again today. We had a really nice mix of good sized porgies and sea bass. We also had a good amount of cod up to about 15lbs. Today’s first place pool winner was Anna Kapusniak of Queens with a 3.5lb porgy and in second was Carlos Jackson of Queens with a 15lb cod. The Viking Starship is back and will be sailing for the porgy and sea bass trip tomorrow.