Thursday, July 02, 2009

Thursday July 2 2009
Full Day Porgy Trip:  Porgy fishing was very good today. Quality over quantity. There were many large fish, as well as plenty of sea bass and bluefish. Every angler caught their limit, filling their buckets. The pool fish was around 4.5 lbs
Offshore Noreast.com Charter
Captain Carl reports that fishing was once again phenomenal on this offshore trip! After a banner Abyss trip, all the noreast.com anglers were fired up to get out to the deep. We left at 1pm, stopped at the lighthouse, caught some bluefish for fresh skip baits and then headed out! We arrived at 8.00am and our first drift produced 6 tiles over 30lbs! Also, Joe Benze hooked into a bluefin tuna and after a bit of struggling the fish came over the rail and into the boat. It was about 125 pounds!! After that, the drift and current changed enought to shut down the bite at that spot, so Captain Steve moved to another location and the rest of the day saw steady action of tiles, hake, cusk, cod and pollack.
Day 2 was in a different zone again and it was lock and load! Every cooler on the boat filled up FAST! Lots of wreckfish, barrelfish, big tiles, and everything else was flying into the boat! It was absolute mayhem. Every cooler, tote, basket and everything else that could be found was stuffed full! The crew started fileting fish early in the day and cut fish right up until midnight! Everyone was ready to go home, however, we stayed out to check out a few more inshore spots on the way home. "Tilefish Teddy" took the tile pool with his 50.5lb Monster! Ryan Hickey took the wreckfish pool with a 24.5 pounder, and Mark Kaminski took the edible pool with a 22.4lb Barrelfish. A special thanks goes out to Mark Kaminski again for putting this trip together. Everyone had a great time and Captain Steven Sr., Steven Jr., Carl, Anthony, Tyler and Kobi look forward to seeing everyone again on a future trip!

Sunday June 28 2009
Half Day Fishing AM- Fishing was pretty good this morning aboard the Viking Stariper. Especially for 10 year old Ivana Jadrijev from Ridgefield NJ. She caught a monster porgy weighing in at 4.1lbs- almost as big as her. Good job Ivana!
Half Day Fishing Pm- We did not sail this afternoon.

Saturday June 27 2009
Night Striped Bass- Night Bass fishing was a pick all night on Saturday. Robert Wallace of East Minion NY won the first place pool with a 26.2lbs striper and Guillermo Vargas had a 22.9 pounder for second place. Don't forget- starting next week we will begin our regular Night Striper schedule. Sailing Thursday through Sat. at 7pm. We also have a special full moon trip coming up on July 7.
2009 Abyss Report- The Viking Abyss Trip of 2009 is another one to remember! We stopped on the way out off the lighthouse and jigged up some bluefish for fresh strips, as well as some scup. After getting enough we were bound for the Abyss. We started fishing at 9am Wed morning and had lots of action with tiles, cod, cusk, hake and pollack. After filling up with lots of meat, Captain Steven decided to search for some new grounds and he found "Jurassic Park"! Drift after drift produced nothing but huge tilefish. The 20 pounders were small compared to the rest. 30lbs, 40lbs, and some over 50lbs were all over the place- including Dr. Brian's 53.8 pounder! This unbelievable fishing lasted right up until dark, and with all the monster tilefish overflowing from coolers it was time to call it a day. On a side note, on the way to the Jurassic Park grounds some guys threw in some trolling lures and 2 nice yellowfin tuna were caught! Day 2 we looked even further and we caught some tiles in the morning but with no wind and no tide fishing wasn't too great, so it was back to Jurassic Park. Capt Steven told everyone that if they wanted to go back, everyone had to use a 1 hook rig with heavy leader to avoid any break offs. Everyone agreed and again it was an absolute insanity, with monster tiles all over the boat. More 30's, more 40's and more over 50lbs fish. On the way there we trolled up 3 more yellowfin tuna once again. With all the huge fish aboard the 8 tons of ice we had with us started melting fast. We fished until dark and they were still biting! That night we steamed to another new area and after looking around and finding it we made a drift and every single rod doubled over. More big tiles, cod, huge pollack, hake, cusk, barrel fish, and northern brown grouper made for and incredible mix. The entire day was non-stop- absolute mayhem! The guys that put double hook rigs back on came up with double headers. Every hook that went down came up with a fish. It could not have been any better! Enough was enough. Full coolers of fillets, tired fishermen, low ice... it was time to call it a trip. Everyone aboard was ready to go. 24 different species of fish were caught. Over 300 tiles (with about 75 of them weighing in over 35lbs), over 150 brown grouper, and uncountable amounts of everything else. It was incredible to say the least. George Longschultz of Brooklyn NY took the tilefish pool with a 51.7 pounder (Dr. Brian's 53.8lbs tile wasn't in the pool) George also had a 47lbs tile. Second place in the tile pool was actually a tie between Fred Mayer from North Valley NY and Peter Chiu of Jamaica NY with a twin 50.2 pounders. Peter Chiu also took the first place in the edible pool with a 45lbs yellowfin tuna. Joe Klun of Suffern NY took second in the edible category with a 40lbs yellowfin. If we keep writing about remarkable catches- such as Umar Butt's 26lbs brown grouper- we might run out of room on our website. We are heading right back out with our Noreast. com charter and we'll report again when we return. A big Thank You to everyone on the trip.
Half Day Fishing Pm- Captain Joe reports that porgy fishing aboard the Viking Stariper this afternoon was slow but decent. The winner of the pool was Joe Ferguson from Hicksville New York who had a 2.75lb porgy!
Half Day Fishing Am- Fishing was tough on the half day porgy and seabass trip today. The winner of the pool was James Koeppel from Lindenhurst New York who had a 2.5lb porgy!

Sunday June 21 2009
Half Day Fishing Am and PM
The weather kept us tied to the dock today. We will be half day fishing for Porgies and Seabass next Saturday June 27 and June 28 so come on down and join us.

Saturday June 20 2009
Night Striped Bass - Fishing on the night bass boat was okay last night but not as good as las week. There was a slow but constant pick with some decent sized fish. Chris Luk from Southampton Ny caught his limit his biggest being 30 pounds. Join us again next Saturday at 7pm!
Half Day Am and Pm
The Viking Stariper was chartered on Saturday by a school from the Bronx NY who had a great day on the water. Captain Carl took them in search of Porgies and Sea Bass and had some good results. Everyone caught some nice fish but decided not to have a pool.

Saturday June 13 2009
Night Striped Bass - Fishing on the Night Striped Bass boat was fantastic! The majority of the fish were between 25-35 lbs. First place in the pool went to Michael Nelson from Jamaica NY with a 40.8 lb bass! All in all it was a great night with many fish. We will be fishing next Saturday at 7:00 pm. Also be sure to check out our pictures from Saturday night in the photo gallery. As of July 2nd the Viking Starship will be sailing for Night Striped Bass every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7pm.
Half Day Pm- Captain Joe reports good fishing on this afternoons fluke trip. The winner of the pool was Nicole Podell from East Hampton, NY who had an 8.7lb keeper fluke.
Half Day Am- First mate Eric reports a good morning of fishing on todays Am trip. Fishing was good from the start until we lost the tide. By the end of the trip, however, the tide was back and fishing was once again good. Pete Ferguson and son had their limit of fish, including a 4.2lb, 5.7lb, 6.9lb and 7.8lb fish. Umar Butt also caught a nice 6.10lb keeper fluke.

Sunday June 7 2009
Half Day Am- Captain Carl reports a slow morning of fishing on the fluke boat this morning. The pool was won by Tae Lee of Little Neck NY with a 4.9 pounder.
Half Day Pm- Captain Joe took the afternoon trip out today and reports that despite great conditions the fish did not really bite. They ended the day with about a half dozen keepers and even a Striped Bass. This afternoons pool went to Pete Ferguson of Freeport NY who caught a 4.7lb Fluke.

Saturday June 6 2009
Half Day Am- Captain Joey D reports a pretty tough morning of Fluke Fishing not helped by the difficult weather. However they did manage to secure some nice size keeper Fluke. This mornings pool was won by Byron Powell of Malaga NJ with a 7.79lb Fluke.
Half Day Pm- An improvement in fishing and in weather was seen on this afternoons trip. The Fluke coming over the rails are still a great doormat size. Michael Nelson of Queens NY caught himself a whopper 10.3lb Fluke to win this afternoons pool. Second place in the pool went to Ron Rossi of Brooklyn NY who landed an impressive 9.4 pounder. Nice job guys!!! We are sailing tomorrow at 8am and again in the afternoon at 1pm. Hope to see you onboard soon!!!
Night Striped Bass- Tonights Striped Bass trip which was our first one of 2009 was a success. We had good action on both Bass and Blues for the first half of the trip. Then the tide slacked up and the action slowed down somewhat. Michael Nelson was tonights pool winner with a 16 pounder. Joe Ferguson was high hook limiting out with Striped Bass. Joes biggest fish was 26lbs but bad luck for him he was not in the pool!!! We are sailing tonight again tonight and with the full moon are expecting good results.

Saturday May 30 2009
Half Day- Captain Joe said that fishing was tough for both trips. The weather was not that cooperative and the wind slowed things down. Billy Schulken of Valley Stream New York took the pool on the morning trip with a 5 pounder. The afternoon remained slow with the weather not helping.

Monday May 25 2009
Half Day- Captain Joe reports that Fluke fishing remained as good today as we have seen over the weekend. We saw many fish come over the rails in the 3 to 5lb range and even landed about 6 Fluke in the 6 to 9 pound size range. Todays pool winner was Matt Winakor of East Rockaway NY.

Sunday May 24 2009 Monday May 25 2009
Half Day Am- The bite was on from the first drop with many fares limiting out on beautiful Fluke reports Captain Anthony. Steve "BentoBox"  took the pool with a 6lber for the second day in a row. Dawn "Fergi" Ferguson took second place with a fish weighing in just ounces less. Our own Steven Sloane Martinez caught nothing but shorts but had a beauty which he chose to gaff instead of using the net.... once again poor choice Steve.
Half Day Pm- Wind against tide made for a tough start to the afternoon but as the drift picked up so did the fishing. Our very own Bill Swill after missing the gaff shot on Steves fish this morning was rewarded with a 9lb slob. It was Terri "mudslide" Coleman nailed the pool with a 7lb doormat. Bryan Dacewicz from Fairfield CT took second place. Christine "The Dazzler" Dassler limited out with a 5lb Whistle fish. Captain Anthony said get in on the fantastic Fluke fishing while the big boys are in Montauk!!!!

Saturday May 23 2009
 Half day - Fluke fishing is off to a good start this summer! The fishing was very good considering the windy conditions. Steve Bento won the pool and is currently in the lead of the Viking Fleet 2009 $10,000 Fluke Derby. Terri Coleman limited out with two beautiful fish. Our very own Kobi also caught a 6 pounder.

Friday May 8 2009- 2 Day Tile and Wreck Trip
Well the 10am forecast looked like we could get both days in and the trip was a go. However when the 4pm forecast came in I was like "oh -hit!!!". Sundays forecast was for gale warnings so we all got together in the cabin and had a pow wow. We decided to make it a 1 day trip so at 7.30 we headed off. We started at the grounds where we had left the tiles biting two weeks prior and the weather was perfect. The first drop was just like the one we left 2 weeks ago with Tile, Cod, Pollack and Hake coming over the rails. Knowing that the bad weather was coming everyone worked extreemly hard keeping tangles to a minimum and getting 2-3 drops per drift each producing Tile,big Tile and in fact many double headers. Many of the Tiles coming in were weighing in between 12 and 20 lbs. A very impressive double header was caught by Jim Parente who landed  a 29 and a 27 pounder taking first and second place in the Tile pool. Not bad for one drop Jim!!! Jim also had 3 other double headers, a 12 and 15 pounder, a 15 and 24 pounder and a 12 and 20 pounder as well as 10 addtional Tile, 2 Cod, 2 Pollack and 2 Cusk. For 6 Hours of fishing we had approx 50 fish between 15 and 29lbs, 100 between 8 and 15lbs, a bunch of Cod, Pollack, Cusk and Hake. By 2.30pm the sw wind started to come on and as we had plenty of fish we headed for home.

Monday May 4-2 Day Cod fishing trip             
The Viking Starship just returned from a 2 Day trip last night. The weather forecast for Georges Bank was unfishable for Saturday so we ended up going to Stellwagen Bank and we would be able to fish in good conditions. We arrived at the fishing grounds at sunrise Saturday and immediately began catching cod with a pretty good keeper to short ratio. Jigs were the ticket as all the codfish were stuffed with sand eels. After picking away for a couple of hours the tide changed and fishing slowed down. We went looking for some haddock and were able to pick away at them for the rest of the day, with some cod and wolfish in the mix. One particularly angry wolfish attacked Mate Tyler Weiss but Tyler was able to escape by dancing around on one foot and screaming like a girl. Good Job Tyler! We anchored up for the night and some anglers stayed up and put a few more cod and haddock in their coolers. Day 2 we saw similar results, with great codfishing in the morning on jigs with haddock mixed in, as well as wolfish. Matthew McDermott caught 2 wolfs himself. We fished right up until noon, and then had to call it a trip. Michael Becker of Rockaway Beach NY took the cod pool with a 24 pounder caught the second day. Greg DeFelice of Egg Harbor Township NJ took the haddock pool with a 12 pounder. Bill Lellis took the largest edible pool with a 20lbs wolfish. Capt. Steven Sr, Capt. Carl, Capt. Anthony, and "Wolfish" Tyler would like to thank everyone for a great and fun trip!

April 24 2009- 2 Day Limited Tile and Wreck Trip
Captain Steven Sr reports that on day 1 of this trip conditions were not perfect but they were doable and we had some sucess. On the first drift we had Tile, Pollack, Cod, Sea Bass and Hake. After two hours we moved on as the wind and tides began to pick up. We then picked fish on each drift but the tangles were rough. Towards the end of the day things straigthened out and we had good Tile and Pollack fishing on the last couple of drifts of the day. By the end of day 1 we had 80 Tile up to 34lbs, 75 Cod to 20lbs, 100 Hake to 12lbs, 25 Pollack to 18lbs, some Sea Bass and one 15lb Monkfish. A very nice mix of fish indeed. At the beginning of day 2 we started fishing on Wrecks looking for Cod and we did well. On Wreck 1 we landed 100 Cod, Wreck 2 produced 3 so we moved along to Wreck 3 were we easily landed 100 more Cod up to 27lbs. On Wreck 4 we ended up with about 50 Cod so all Wrecks bar one had a really good shot of Cod on them. We really only fished about an hour on each of the good Wrecks as we needed to work our way west and the clock was ticking!! We put a nice mess of fish together for the 30 guys who were there to enjoy good fishing and good company. The crew and I would like to thank everyone for joining us and making this one to remember!!! The Tile pool was won by John Tzannes of NYC with a 34lb Tile and the Cod pool went to Joseph Lam of Edison NJ who landed a 27 pounder.

April 17 2009- Freeport Tuna Club Annual Charter Captain Steven Sr. just returned from the annual Freeport Tuna Club Charter and reports that while the weather was absolutely ideal, the fish were not as cooperative and it took some effort to put a catch together.  On the first day we traveled north of Stellwagen looking for Cod.  Our first few drops produced some small fish with a few keepers in the mix so Captain Steven tried the deeper water and was rewarded with a steady pick of jumbo Haddock and cod to 15lbs in the mix and a beauty 18lb Wolffish caught by Joe who took the largest edible pool.  Captain Steven headed toward Stellwagen on day 2 where we had a very good shot of pure cod on the first drift, but as the sun came up so did the northeast wind and made drifting impossible.  We anchored up and ended the day with some decent flurries of haddock and cod.  Partners Little Chris Bellanzoni  and Timmy Burke took the cod pool.  Honorable mentions go to Partners Harry Weinblatt, Michael Edelman and Eugene who took home the biggest cooler pool.  Partners Bobby Hindenlang and Luke took the most fish caught on green teasers pool.  Partners Barry and Jay took home the first to arrive at the boat and pour a cocktail pool and no Barry you still can't have Joe's Wolffish head!....Partners Brian Doherty and Joe Mangiapanello, well they just made for cute partners!!!As always the Freeport Tuna Club produced a bountiful smorgasbord of Italian delicacies, on the ride home which had mate Eric Hannan saying "Dude you gotta tell me where you got those Hot Peppa's!!"  Captain Steven Sr, Captain Anthony, Captain Dave and First Mate Eric all would like to thank our friends at the FTC for another fantastic trip of good fishing, good eating and good friends! He would also like to remind everyone that the Viking Superstar is sailing daily from Quincy MA to Stellwagen Banks for Cod. There are a limited number of spots available on the offshore trip departing from Montauk on Friday April 24 to Sunday April 26. On this trip we will be targetting Tile fish as well as fishing various wrecks looking for Cod. Captain Steven Sr. is busy in his kitchen tonight cooking a delicious Haddock dinner for his family and friends so we are all glad that the Haddock bite was on this past weekend!!!

March 31st 2009-Quincy MA Update
The Viking superstar is currently in Quincy MA and is ready to sail tomorrow for the opening day of Stellwagen banks. The weather is going to be beautiful and the boat and the crew are ready to fish. We will be sailing at 5am from Marina Bay on Boston Harbor and will return at 5pm. The fare is $100 which includes bait, rod rental and fish cleaning. Parking is free of charge. Call the office at  631 668 5700  or go online to vikingfleet.com to reserve your spot. See you tomorrow!

March 28 2009 Saturday
Fishing was very slow again. Steve Smith of East Moriches took the pool with an 8 pound fish.

March 22 2009 Sunday
We had a VERY Slow day of fishing today. The pool was won by Rob Weyhrauch of City Island NY with a 10lb Cod. Second place went to Tom Oranto of Farmingdale NY with a 9 pounder.

March 21 2009 - 60- 80 Mile Wreck Trip Saturday
Captain Steven Sr reports that this weekends trip went okay considering the wind did not drop out till 3.30pm. Up until then conditions were against us but an enormous effort was put in by everyone and we put a catch together. We put Sea Bass, Wreckfish, Hake, Pollack and even a few Tilefish on the boat. All of the Wreckfish were a very good size from 15 to 24lbs. The first wreck produced the sea bass, as well as a lot of big hake and some pollack. The rest of the day was deeper where we caught all the wreckfish and tilefish. Rich Flood and Dali Bormedic split the Tilefish pool with a 25 pound tile. Rich and his 9 year old son Tyler (who caught his first wreckfish ever) had 4 wreckfish, some hake, seabass and a unique red fish that we have not seen before. Craig Lindahl took the sea bass pool with a 5 pounder. Angelo Origas took the pollack pool with a 10 pounder. Billy Modica took the wreckfish pool with a 24 pounder!! We have some great shots in the photo gallery.

Local cod on the Viking Starship was very slow, with only a few cod landed. George Svorka from Greenwich, Conn. took the pool with a 10 pounder, and Phil Weber of Rockaway, NJ took second.

March 20 2009 Friday
Captain Dave called in and there was simply no Cod bite today. We are looking forward to getting back out there tomorrow in the beautiful weather to see if we can catch em again.

March 19 2009 Thursday
Captain Carl just hit the dock from his day cod fishing. The morning started off slow and fishing did not improve much. It was a slow day on the cod grounds. Hopefully the bite will turn back on tomorrow. The pool was taken by Jeff Watson of Queens NY with a 10 pound Cod.

March 18 2009 Wednesday
Captain Carl just called in from todays trip with a similar report to yesterday. Fishing was really great early today before the sun came up. They had plenty of beauties come over the rails until the sun rose and then it slowed way down again. They moved around quite a bit today hoping to find some new piles of Cod but it was hit and miss with some spots yielding some good results and some not so much. 4pm update- On the last wreck of the day they yielded some good results landing some Ling and some nice sized Cod. Eugene Stoica of Sunnyside, NY took the pool with a 34 pounder!. David Koleen from NJ took second with a 26 pounder! Jay "The Hammer" was high hook with 15 cod to 25 pounds and some ling!

March 17 2009 Tuesday
Happy St. Patricks Day from all of us here at the Viking Fleet. Captain Carl just called in from todays trip on the Viking Starship. Fishing was very good this morning in the dark . Then when the sun came up fishing slowed down some what. For the rest of the day they had a slow and steady pick with occassional bursts of really good shots of fish. The pool was won by John Riordan of College Point NY with an 18lb Cod.

March 16, 2009 Monday
Capt. Steven called in and said this morning was ok. They had a good shot of fish in the early morning with keepers and shorts in the mix. After that, things slowed right down for the rest of the day with very spotty fishing.

March 15 2009 Sunday
Fishing was very slow today. Yesterday was one of the best days of the year and today was the worst day of the year reports Captain Steven sr. He reports that there was so much boat traffic and so many lines in the water that the fish just did not bite. The Captain tried his best to put a catch together but the fish just did not cooperate today. The Captain and crew were just as shocked at the dramatic change in fishing since yesterday as all of the anglers onboard. The pool winner was Mike Budny of Bayonne NJ who landed a 16.8 pounder. Second place in todays pool was won by John Giannini of Shirley NY with a 12.2 lb Cod.

March 14 2009 Saturday
The Viking SuperStar reported fishing was great today. The pool  was won by Linwood Parker with a 26.9 lbs Cod .Second place went to Mr Willie Guess of Pa with a 25.2lbs Cod. Over on the Viking StarShip Captain Bill reports another day of excellent fishing. The Cod were coming over the rails left and right. The pool winner was Anthony Mann of Queens Ny with a 29lbs Cod and  the second place winner was Donna Palladino from TerryTown NY with a 26.0lbs Cod Fish.

March 13 2009 Friday
Fishing was very very good today aboard the Viking SuperStar. The pool winner was  Rich Franks Island Park NY with a 23.7lb Cod. Second place went to  Rob Roberts of Long Beach NY with a 17 lbs Cod. Over on the Viking StarShip fishing was good also. The pool winner is Peter Van Scoyoc from East Hampton NY with a 19.8lbs Cod.Second place went to Richie Ryan of Merrick NY with a 10lbs Cod.

March 10, 2009 Tuesday
Capt Carl reports a good day after a very slow morning. The morning started off slow, so we looked around at some other spots and found not much at all. After that, we went back to where it has been good and they started biting. Drift after drift produced more and more cod! We put some extra time in and everyone went home happy. Joe Cannisi of Island Park, NY took the pool with a 18 pound cod. Stephen Andrysik from Deer Park, NY took second place with a 16 pounder.

March 9 2009 Monday
Captain Dave reports a good day of fishing despite the bad weather today. Freddie Shay of Montauk who was not in the pool had the biggest fish after landing himself a 30Lb Cod. The pool was won by Debbie Kuntz of Montauk with a 24Lb Cod. Second place was won by John Spencer of Holtsville NY with a 22 pounder.

March 8 2009 Sunday
Another day of excellent fishing was reported today from the Viking Starship.  Larry Brock of Newberg NY was todays pool winner with a 30lb Cod. Second place was won by Vimcent Chiavola from Lindenhurst NY with a 29.5 pounder. The father and son team of Mike and Francis Estivo joined up to catch the most fish on the boat and take the honor of high hook. Troy Hubbard who was on his first Cod trip with his father Edward a long time fisherman had a super trip which will be hard to top.

March 7 2009 Saturday
Martin Dowd a regular on all Viking trips was high hook today. Dan Perdomo from Clark NJ won the pool with his 38lb Cod. Dan went home with a cooler full of Cod. Second place in todays pool was won by Tracie Trent from North Babylon with a 37 pounder.

March 6 2009 Friday
Captain Dave reports an excellent day of fishing on the Starship today. Lots of fish coming over the rails weighed in at over 17lbs. The pool winner was Pee Wee from the Bricks with a 24 pounder. Fred Shay was todays high hook.

March 5 2009
Captain Steve Jr reports a great day fishing on the Viking Starship! The morning started off with some action, but it didnt last too long. We picked away for a little while then went looking in another direction. This gamble didnt pay off, so we headed back inshore and into the afternoon, the bite got hotter and hotter! All rods were bent and many, many double headers were coming over the rails along with more of the bigger fish! All mates were running around with gaffs! Capt. Steve Jr put in extra time for everyone to fill up their coolers! Chris Stout of Southampton, NY took the pool with his 38 pound cod. Close behind was William Wenzel with a 34 pounder.

Feb 28 2009 Saturday
Captain Carl reports that they had another good day of Cod fishing on todays trip on the Viking Superstar. The pool winner was Jay Koenig from Fords NJ with a 22lb Cod. Honorable mention to our very own Bill Swill who landed a 19 pounder. Over on the Viking Starship Captain Dave reports that fishing was steady all day. Todays pool was won by Otto Ordeman who landed himself a 25lb Cod while fishing with his friend Willis Wright.

Feb 27 2009 Friday
The Viking Starship returned today from a good day of Cod fishing. Ray Slagus won first and second place in todays pool with a 28lb Cod to take first place and a 22lb Cod to secure second place.

Feb 26 2009 Thursday
Captain Dave from the Viking Starship reports another day of excellent fishing. The pool was won by Michael Weimar of Selden NY with a 28lb Cod. Bob Zappulla of Riverhead NY was second place winner with a 27lb Cod. Captain Steven Jr reports another stellar day of fishing on the Viking Superstar seeing quality size fish again today. The pool was won by Louis Zanfardino from Pathouge NY with a 28lb Cod. Second place went to Jeffrey Bernstein of Brooklyn NY with a 27.5 pounder.

Feb 25 2009 Wednesday
Captain Steven Jr just called Captain Steven Sr with PHENOMENAL news from todays trip on the Viking Superstar. The Viking Cod have shown up!!!. 20 and 30 pounders came flying over the rails and the only complaint was that there is no more room in anyones cooler. The pool winner today was Tom Hyon from Keansburg NJ with a 34 pounder. Second place was taken by 2 people who both hooked the same fish in the same place! Gregg Maynard of Patchogue NY shared with Keith Seluga second place with a 31lb fish! Good teamwork! Over on the Viking Starship Captain Dave reports that they too had an excellent day of fishing with quality fish up to 41lbs coming over the rails from the beginning to the end of todays trip. Although fishing has been great through this entire season todays trip saw an extra special catch. The pool on todays trip was won by Andre Martone from Merrick NY with a 41lb Cod. Second place was taken by David Yellen of Brooklyn NY with a 30 pounder. Captain Steven Sr was at the dock when the boats returned and hadnt seen a catch like this since the Andrea Dory during the 70s.  In fact Stevens wife Liz took the day off tomorrow to go fishing. We are adding a second boat for Thursday and as the weather now looks better for Friday we are definitely sailing on Thursday Feb 26, Friday Feb 27 Saturday Feb 28 and Sunday March 1st. Guys the big fish are definitely here!!! Call or log onto vikingfleet.com for reservations.

Feb 22 2009 Sunday
Captain Steven just called in for the Superstar with some great news! They went looking in a different direction today and it paid off. Early in the morning, there was a big mess of quality cod fish, nice green fish, which is filling up the guys' coolers as we speak. The cod seem to be scattered all over. A lot of good sized ling in the mix as well. Ken Delucia from Hillsbourogh, NJ took 1st AND 2nd in the pool with a 18 pounder and a 15 pounder! Ken, along with wife Nicole and friend Mike, ended up with 36 keeper cod and a bushel basket FULL of ling! Nice Job!!
Captain Dave on the Starship is doing good too, and putting a catch together. The bite was best BEFORE the sun came up, and some coolers were full by 9:00am! The rest of the day was a pick. Jay Chappina won the pool on the Starship with an 18lbs cod and Ian Greenberg had a 15lbs cod for the second place.

Feb 21 2009 Saturday
Captain Carl reports that it was a tough pick on Saturday. With the strong moon tides and inclement weather, the fishing conditions were less than favorable. Still, everyone went home with some fillets. Lian Won won first place in the pool on the Viking Superstar, and Jarrie Rushing won first place on the Viking Starship. Steward Karp got second place on the Superstar. Jamie Powers from Clarence Center NJ won second place on the Starship. His buddy Kevin Thomas from Rochester NY the high hook and the superstar of the day with 13 keeper cod, 7 ling and 1 sea raven.

Feb 18 2009 Wednesday
Cod fishing picked up again today, with a decent action throughout the day. Jeff Spath of Wappingers Falls won the first place pool and Paul Paris from Brooklyn had second place.

Feb 17 2009 Tursday
Captain Carl called in around 2pm to let us know that the cod bite today was steady. The day started off with a good pick of cod in the am. Things slowed down midday for a few hours, with the last part of the trip bringing in a few more cod. James Massimo won the first place pool with a 21lbs cod and Nick Gismondi took the second place.

Feb 16 2009 Monday
Captain Steven Jr from the Viking Superstar reports that fishing had slowed down yesterday from the banner days we have had. The Captain extended the trip staying at the fishing grounds till around 5pm giving the guys extra time to put more Cod in their coolers. It was not the absolute phenomenal fishing that we have seen but by days end the anglers on the boat went home happy. A lot of the cod coming over the rails were bigger than we have seen lately. The pool was won by Bob Schlagetner from Oak Beach with a 30lb Cod. Gary Grothmann from Kings Park was second place winner with a 15 pounder. Over on the Viking Starship Captain Dave reports a similar day of fishing. We saw less fish but the ones we saw were quality fish. The pool was won by Brian Lilienthal from Sayville NY with a 20lb Cod. Second place goes to Parillo Raffelle with a 15lb Cod.

Feb 15 2009 Sunday
Captain Steven Jr just called in from the Viking Superstar with some great news. Fishing started off nicely today with a nice steady bite all morning. The bite slowed down around lunchtime and they picked away for a little while. All of a sudden the bite really turned on and Steven decided to stay longer and  was rewarded by an EXCELLENT late afternoon. As of 3.15pm Captain Steven was still fishing and the Cod were flying over the rails. All in all, we had a good pick in the morning, slow midday action, but phenomenal bite in the afternoon. Capt Steven Jr put in the extra time and it paid off big time. The boat ended up with lots of big cod. The pool winner was Alan Cook of Long Bach NJ. Alan had a 31lbs cod. Arden Godell of Montauk won the second place pool with a 29 pounder.
The Viking Starship made out with a decent amount of cod, with the bite being the best in the morning. After that things got quiet but fishing was still fair. 1st place pool winner was Wayne Beltrami from Huntington, who has a 25lbs cod. He also had a total of 8 keepers. Wayne's partner in crime- Courtney Kenny had 5-6 keepers on her first try as well. The second place pool winner was Ron Harvey from Middletown NJ.  Honorable mention goes to Freddie Shay- high hook with 17 keepers!

Feb 14 Feb 15 2009 2009 Valentines Day Special! Saturday
Viking Superstar- Cod fishing started off with a good pick in the early hours of the morning, and as the sun came up it got better and better. By 9am coolers started to overflow and after a quick ressetting of the anchor, we fished another 45min. By then evereyone had their fill and we called it a day. The crew started cutting fish at 8am, and were filleting till 1pm, when the boat hit the dock. The pool winner was Bruce Tomaselli and an honorable mention goes to Angela Lynch who had 19 keeper cod! Way to go! All in all a great day with a good group of guys who all went home happy with full coolers! You can check out the photos by clicking here.

Captain Steven Jr called in from the Viking Superstar and they are headed for port early. The cod fishing was EXCELLENT yet again. The weather of the last two days just caused the fishing to improve. The boat has had their fill and left them biting. A full report will follow later. Contgratulations to Bob Greenberg and his new fiancee (Bob proposed on board!) Love is in the air in Montauk! You could say Bob made the catch of his life today!

Feb 11 2009
Captain Carl just called in from the Viking Superstar with a report that fishing was very good once again today. A lot of the fish coming over the rails today were quality size fish. The boat is full of fishing Captains and mates from back west and what a day of beautiful weather they are having.  As soon as the day got a little light, the Cod started biting. It was a great weather day with perfect drifting conditions and we picked away with steady action all day. On the Viking Superstar, the pool fish was 28 lbs and caught by a 10 year old!
Capt. Dave reports a similar day on the Viking Starship with a steady pick of fish in the morning. He then went looking around at some places that havent been fished yet and found them! They had a phenominal afternoon bite that more than doubled the catch already on the boat!

Feb 10 2009
Captain Steven Jr ran todays trip on the Viking Superstar. He reports that fishing started slow in the dark but as the sun came up  they had good steady action throughout most of the morning. Captain Steven Jr then went looking around in some new spots but didnt find much action. After a while he went back to the area where we began the day and once again fishing was good. Captain Dave on the Viking Starship reports that the action was good for him too! Justin Laughlin of Mohegan Lake had a 25 pound cod for the pool, one of 12 cod he caught along with 9 ling. Jeff Spath of Wappinger Falls also had 12 cod! Second in the pool went to Chaidir Hasenddn of the Bronx with a 20 pounder. The cod action continues to be good!

Feb 9 2009
Captain Steven Jr ran todays sold out trip on the Viking Starship. He reports that we felt the effects of the Full moon with the Strong tide. We saw a slow pick for a lot of the day however we did see a few good shots of fish during the afternoon. An honorable mention goes to Fred Shay who ended the day with 12 Cod.

Feb 8 2009 Sunday

 

 Captain Steven and Captain Carl made the trip out today as our many many anglers with reservations showed up and were enthusiastic about giving it a go. Though the weather was against us at the start of the day, a good day of fishing was still put together. As the wind dropped out the fishing really improved. Captain Carl was on the Viking Superstar and reports that the day went well all in all. Bob Greenberg of Wading River had a 21 pounder for the pool and his son Jesse only 8 years old had 8 keepers. Check out his picture above. Nerri Telaj of Howard Beach had a 17 pounder. The pool was taken by John Accera of Sea Cliff NY with a 24 pounder and second went to Robert Schneider with a 23.5 pounder. Though the mania of previous days slowed down a bit, it was still a great day of local cod action. Captain Steven was on the Viking Starship and he had a similar report. Captain Steven said he saw some nice size quality cod. Kobi jumped out between flipping burgers and caught 6 cod in a matter of minutes. Bob Erhman had 18 cod. Captain Steven reports that the diamond jigs and jelly worms were the top producers again today. Both boats headed to the East and stayed out late to make the best of the improvement in the weather. We are heading into some nice weather here at the start of the week so make sure you make reservations for our upcoming trips.The morning bite was a little slow but as the day heated up so did the ACTION! Lewis D'Angelo of Lawrence NY took second place in the pool with a 20 pound cod and Greg Felline of Bayonne NJ had a 25 pounder caught on the jig. Christine Dassler and Teri Coleman made their first cod trip as did Frank Graci. Boy, did they have a GREAT DAY! Viking regular Arden nailed himself 20 cod on jigs and jelly worms. Over on the Viking Starship we had Captain Carl report a similar day of fishing alongside Captain Steven. A slow start still produced plentiful coolers for satisfied anglers. First place on the Viking Starship went to Koichi Kano of Forest Hills with a 26 pounder, second place went to Garrett Ritz of Astoria with a 22 pounder. The weather was really cooperative and everyone went home with plenty of Montauk Cod.

Feb 7 2009 Saturday
Local Cod on the Viking Superstar:  Fishing was a little slower than the cod slaughter we have been experiencing the last few days! (We really have been spoiled so far this year). Never the less Captain Steven reports a good day of fishing. The morning bite was a little slow but as the day heated up so did the ACTION! Lewis D'Angelo of Lawrence NY took second place in the pool with a 20 pound cod and Greg Felline of Bayonne NJ had a 25 pounder caught on the jig. Christine Dassler and Teri Coleman made their first cod trip as did Frank Graci. Boy, did they have a GREAT DAY! Viking regular Arden nailed himself 20 cod on jigs and jelly worms. Over on the Viking Starship we had Captain Carl report a similar day of fishing alongside Captain Steven. A slow start still produced plentiful coolers for satisfied anglers. First place on the Viking Starship went to Koichi Kano of Forest Hills with a 26 pounder, second place went to Garrett Ritz of Astoria with a 22 pounder. The weather was really cooperative and everyone went home with plenty of Montauk Cod.

Feb 6 2009 Friday
Captain Steven just hit the dock with a bunch of our fisherman friends from Captree. The gang headed out for a fantastic day on the water. Captain Paul G (yes the old man!) happened to be in town on business and jumped on with the guys. Well, Captain Paul could not believe his eyes!!. In all his days fishing in Montauk (since 1951) he has NEVER seen the likes of this cod fishing. Double headers were coming over the rail EVERY MINUTE. What an AWESOME day. Cod were ranging in size from 4-8 pounds with some larger cod in the 10-12 pound range. The pool fish was about 20 pounds. Capt Steven started the fishing about 3:15am and by 8:15am the guys were asking to return to the dock as their arms were tired! Captain Carl reports that the morning part of his fishing trip was phenomenal on the Viking Starship! but the fishing slowed off a little in the afternoon. By the end of the day all the people left with plenty of fish though. The pool on the Viking Starship was a nice heavy 22 pound cod caught by Tim Kolm of Carl Place, second place in the pool went to Richard Kwon of New Jersey with an 18 pounder. Captain Carl hit the dock early with another boat load of exhausted anglers... WOW !

Feb 5 2009 Thursday
Captain Carl called in from todays local Cod Trip with the news that the Cod are still biting and that fishing is great. A full report from todays trip will be posted later.

Feb 2 2009 Monday
Another phenomenal day was had local cod fishing! Not only was fishing again fantastic, but the weather was beautiful as well. We started the day fishing where we left them the previous day and we had a steady pick of cod for a couple hours. Bait was working best here. Then around 9 am things slowed right down so we decided to look around at some other spots. We made a drift at the next spot and the guys jigging in the bow were all hooked up! Everyone on board then switched to jigs and we made another drift and EVERYONE on board was hooked up! Double headers were flying over the rails. Capt. Carl and mates Eric Bonzani and Tyler Weiss could not put down the gaffs! By this point some guys were in T-shirts and reeling in double headers! We had very solid fishing for a couple more hours here until everyone had enough... some were even catching and releasing! Winning the pool was Ross Koppel from Kings Park, NY with a 22 pound cod! Capt. Carl also wants to note that there was a ton of life out there, with some guys snagging herring and mackeral with their jigs. Also, we saw some whales and dolphin as well! Things look good for Thursdays trip, so make your reservations now!

Feb 1 2009 Sunday
It was like Georges banks moved to Block Island!!! We had an absolutely phenomenal day of Cod fishing today. What a way to start the 2009 Local Cod season!! From the first drop to the end of the day we had Cod, Cod and more Cod.  Artie Hartmann of Mastic Beach who is part of the Staten Island Hunt and Fish Club won todays pool with an 18lb Cod. Joe Andreoli of Wycoff NJ was second place winner with a 15 pounder. An honorable mention goes to Chris Viggiano who fished all day at the bow in 8 to 12 ft Seas and left with a lot of cod, winning him high hook honor and also labelling him a super star by the crew for braving the sea conditions and the lip service he was getting from Fred Motor Shay. Actually Fred was almost high hook but was beat out in the end by Chris. Mate Steve Martinez and Captain Anthony were on deck today and began fileting at 9am. By 10am they finished up a full tote of fish caught by Gil Parker and Paulie Walnuts. By 1pm Gil and Paulie filled another tote.  Also a big congrats to Hank Lackner who landed a lot of keeper Cod. There were so many fish that even old man Hank Lackner helped pitch in with the cutting thanks Hank!! And finally all of us here at the Viking Fleet would like to send our congrats to John Tzanes. John just became a first time Dad when his little girl was born 12 days ago and still had the strength to land many keepers. All the best to John and family. By days end we had a ton of Cod for the 80 anglers on todays sold out trip. Captain Steven Sr reports that he can honestly say that this was the best day of Cod fishing he has ever seen in 25 plus years of Cod fishing.

Dec 28 2008
Once again, fishing was fantastic today! We concentrated on the great sea bass bite and Capt. Steven headed to a wreck to find a load of jumbo sea bass! We fished for 4 hours until the weather got a little worse, then decided to call it a trip with plenty of fish aboard. Bogden Kowal from Sparta, NJ came out for his first time ever and won the pool with a 6.5 lb sea bass. Eric Dafgard of Montauk, NY took the 2nd prize with a 6 pounder. Eric also had 21 sea bass! Teri and Christine also had a great day with over 30 sea bass between them! Also, Alan and his 9 year old son Alex Blaszkiewicz kept over 40 sea bass as well as some ling!

Dec 27 2008
Captain Steven reports a great day of fishing today with plenty of Ling and exceptional Sea Bass fishing. We had a handful of Cod mixed in too which promises for a great Cod season. Four mates were still cutting fish two hours after the boat hit the dock!!! Mike kennedy from Patchogue NY was the winner of the Cod pool with a 20lb Cod. Mike went home with a total of 4 Cod. Chris Strain of Westhampton had a 6.5lb Sea Bass. Chris and his friend Richie combined had 50 Sea Bass, 75 Ling and I Cod.

 Dec 26 2008
Captain Steven just returned from a great day of cod fishing! The day started off very tough with conditions really slowing down the bite. Wind against tide made for a difficult start. The weather improved towards mid morning, the wind dropped out and the cod bite began! A nice day on the water came together as the weather improved with many seabass, ling, cod and bagalls in the mix. Phil Curcio had a really nice jumbo 7.1 pound sea bass and Joey Bloecker of Montauk had the largest cod onboard, tipping the scales at 17.1 pounds. Joey's cooler had 12 seabass, 8 ling, 2 cod and a mess of bagalls. Captain Steven Sr says the weather should be great for tomorrows trip (Sat Dec 27 at 3am). If you do not have a reservation for this trip make sure you are at the dock at 2am to purchase your ticket. We are watching the weather for Sunday and will post an update here tomorrow. See you onboard!

Christmas Cod 2008
Captain Steven Sr. is running some Christmas trips this year. On Friday December 26th, Saturday December 27th and Sunday December 28th the Viking Starship will be sailing for Local Cod at 3am. The Starship will return at 4pm and the cost per angler is $100.00. Bait is included.

Local Cod 2009
Viking Fleet will kick off its 2009 Local Cod season on Saturday January 31st.  We will then be sailing every Saturday and Sunday at 3am. This trip aboard the 140ft Viking Starship will sail at 3am and return to the dock at 4pm. The fare is $100.00 per angler which includes bait.

Feel free to reserve online at vikingfleet.com for any of our trips or call our New York office at  63...

Sunday December 14
Captain Steven Sr took the day yesterday and went fishing with a friend. He had excellent Cod and Sea Bass fishing. Signs look good for this Saturdays trip so if the weather looks good we will be sailing at 5am.

Friday December 05
Georges Banks DecemberTrip
The trip was really great lots of fantastic Cod.We had a great time.

Sunday December 07
Cod and Sea Bass Combo
Full Day Cod and Sea Bass fishing on the Viking Star tunred out OK. Fishing was very picky all day long, with some Cod, Sea Bass, and Ling. Every place we stopped, we picked away, but were then plauged by dogfish. The last drop of the day was a fantastic pick of Sea Bass, with some more cod mixed in. We picked for a while, but then the dogs found us and it was time to go home. Mr Ling took the Sea Bass pool with a 5 pounder, and Goerge Menendez took the Cod pool with a 15 pounder.

Saturday November 29
BlackFish Cod Sea Bass Combo
Fishing was ok. Pick of some Black Fish 1st drop. Cod and Sea Bass ok Cod up to 22lbs last drop good we had both Cod and Sea Bass Mr Robert Scotti Mastic NY sea bass winner Mr John Peake Woodside NY Cod.
Block Island Cod  and Sea Bass
Fishing was good today we had a real mixed bag we had Blue Fish, Black Fish,  Cod ,Sea Bass and Striped Bass the pool winner Mr Kenny Johnson Queens NY 25lbs Striped Bass and he also had 12 Sea Bass the second place went to Mr Curtis Riley Queens NY 12 lbs Cod he also had 20 Sea Bass.
Monday November 24
Captain Dave had a decent day of fishing over at Block Island today with anglers filling their coolers with a mix of Sea Bass and Cod with a few Porgies mixed in.

Sunday November 23
Block Island Porgy Sea Bass
Fishing was excellent Big Sea bass up to 5.5lbs Jumbo Porgy and cod pool winner was Mr Sammy Sin with a 4lb Porgy.

Thursday November 20
Block Island Porgy Sea Bass
Fishing was good today Captain Dave said we had a  mix bag of fish lots of Sea Bass Cod and some Porgy and a few dogs in the mix the winner was Mr Bill Weiss Mastic NY with a 4.5lbs Porgy and Mr Jack Ho from Queens had a 16lbs Cod.

Friday November 14
Captain Dave reports a great day of fishing over at Block Island. Jim Piatos was the pool winner with a 3lb Porgy. Jim also filled his cooler with 3 Cod, 3 Sea Bass and some nice Porgies. Ron Turner had 3 Cod, 18 Sea Bass and a nice pile of Porgies. Sean Sauke had 3 Cod and a bucket of Scup. Our very own Mavros Bennis had some nice keeper Cod including an 18 pounder.

Wednesday November 12
Blackfish Cod Sea Bass
Todays trip was absolutely phenomenal! We started off blackfishing and our first drop only produced a few fish, with a lot of shorts. Capt. Steven Jr. then headed off to another wreck and it was on fire! The first fish landed here was a 13 pounder! The whole boat was bailing big blackfish! Not many fish were under 5 pounds, and there were a lot of 8-10 pounders! We fished for 1 hour here, and everyone easily caught their limits. After ensuring everyone had their limit, we took a fast ride down to Coxes Ledge. Each drop here produced some big sea bass, and some Cod. Best of all, the dogfish were barely a nuisance. The last drop was fantastic, with many double headers of sea bass on one hook, and a cod on the other! The day ended up to be a great one. Every single person on board went home with a limit of blackfish, some sea bass and cod, which is the nice part about this trip... take home a bag of blackfish, as well as a mixed bag of other great fish. John DeTemple of Montauk, NY landed the 13 pound bulldog and took the blackfish pool. Joe Walsh from East Islip, NY took the Cod pool with a 20 pounder. Also, Jimmy Budrock of Yonkers, NY took the Sea Bass pool with a 5.5 pounder.  

Block Island Porgy Sea Bass
Fishing was good again today. The pool went to Mr. Nick Christies from Manhasset, NY with a 3.7 lb porgy. Second place went to John Walker from Brooklyn, NY with a 12lb blue.

Captain Steven Jr just called in from his Rusty Belly Blackfish trip with great news. All anglers on the trip already had their Blackfish limit by 9am. They had a lot of quality fish coming over the rails weighing in at over 10lbs. First mate Eric Bonzani who is out with us on a day of fishing landed an 11lb Blackfish on one of the first drops. As I spoke to Steven Jr he was steaming off to Coxes Ledge to go Cod fishing. Blackfishing is Red Hot so come on out and join us. A full report from this trip will be posted by tomorrow.


Tuesday November 11
Block Island Porgy Sea Bass
Fishing was great yet again today . There was steady action and the the pool winner was Tonia Thompson of Bridgeton NJ with a 3.9lbs Porgy. The edible pool was won by Mark Myricks form Jersey City NJ. The fishing is still really great so call or come on down and fish with us at the Viking Fleet.

Monday November 10
Block Island Porgy Sea Bass
 We had a good day of fishing  with steady action all day. There was a good amount of Sea bass in the mix with two  over 5lbs. We also saw some Blues and a couple of Cod. All in all a productive day of fishing with everyone going home with plenty of fish. The pool winner was  Artie Blenk Moriches of NY with a 4.2lb Porgy. Second place went to Steve Bento who had a 12lbs Blue fish.

Sunday November 9
Blackfish Cod Sea Bass Trip
Todays trip was a spectacular one! Blackfishing was red hot from the first drop to the last. We easily limited out with a full boat of passengers. One of the drops produced bigger size fish, averaging 5-7 pounds. After filling our limit, we shot down to Coxes Ledge and though the Sea bass bite was a little slow, the Cod bite was pretty good. Each stop produced 8-10 cod, and they were all good size fish. Many anglers ended up with a limit of blackfish, a couple sea bass, and a couple cod. Tommy Alexopoulos of Bellerose, Queens, NY took the Blackfish pool with a 11.5 pounder. There was also a 12 pound tog on board, but was not in the pool. Nice fish Tommy! Teddy Kittelson from Staten Island, NY took the Cod pool with a 24 pound beauty! Also, Lonnie Moore of Islip, NY took the Sea Bass pool with a 6 pounder.
Block Island Porgy Sea Bass
Fishing was good again today. Mr Guosheng He from Brooklyn NY had a 9lb Cod fish. Oswaldo Lo from the Bronx NY won the Porgy pool with  a 3.5lbs Porgy.

 Saturday November 8
Night Striped Bass
Bass fishing was good tonight. The pool winner was Mr Thomas Perez of East Moriches NY with a 23.7lb Striped Bass. Second place went to Mr Rocco Desio of Middle Island NY who landed a  21.9 pounder. 
Offshore Black Fish Sea Bass Combo
Fishing was good overall on todays trip. Blackfishing  started off  picky.We worked a lot of spots but they stayed picky. Then we went Cod and Sea Bass fishing  which was really good. We had lots of cod up to 28lbs.
Block Island Porgy and Sea Bass
Fishing again was excellent today. Everyone had a great day  and the edible  pool winner was Roberto Escobar of NJ with an 18lbs Striped Bass.  Freddy Bonilla of Brentwood NY won todays Porgy pool with a 3.9lbs Porgy and  also went home with a 9lb Cod.

Friday November 7
Night Striped Bass
 Bass fishing was really great last night. The pool winner was Willie Butler Rochdaleof NY with a 31.6lb Bass. Nice fish Willie!!. Second place went to Sunny Chojar of Bayside who landed a  29.7lbs Bass.
Porgy andSea Bass
Another good day of Porgy and Sea Bass fishing at Block Island. We are still seeing a true Fall mixed bag coming over the rails with pleny of Sea Bass and a lot of keeper Cod.

Thursday November 6
Porgies and Sea Bass
Fishing was great again today the porgies are comming over the rails all day.

Wednesday November 5
Porgies and Sea Bass
What a day of fishing !!! Captain Dave reports that they landed over 30 keeper Cod up to 20lbs on the trip today. Also coming over the rails were plenty of Sea Bass and Porgies. Another day of true mixed bag fishing. The pool was won today by Benny Lin of Islip NY with a 3lb Porgy.
Rusty Belly Blackfish Cod and Sea Bass
Todays trip was another absolute success! We had beautiful weather in the morning and Capt. Steve Jr. headed right out to a wreck. It didnt take long for the Rusy Bellies to start biting, and soon enough, it was lock and load. There were a lot of bigger fish caught, and a lot of guys limited out very quickly. We fished until they stopped biting, then moved off to another piece and picked a few more before heading to Coxes Ledge. We took a fast ride on the Superstar down to the grounds and made one drop where we pounded away at the sea bass! Double headers, and large size fish were coming up! There were also some cod to 22 lbs caught as well. First place in the Blackfish pool was a beauty 10 pounder caught by Rayon Scarlett of Farmingville, NY. Nick Tenenbrus came out from Edison, NJ and took the Sea bass pool with a 7 pounder! Also, Jeb Stuart from Maine took the cod pool with a 18 pounder.

Tuesday November 4
Porgy and Sea Bass
Election day brought another great day of fishing here in Montauk with anglers leaving with a nice bag of Fall mixed bag fish. Sea Bass fishing was once again Red hot and we landed almost 20 keeper Cod again. Porgy fishing was also very good. The pool was tied by Hung Lee of Brooklyn NY and Bill Smalls of Rosedale NY  each landing a 3.5lb Porgy.

Monday November 3
Porgy and Sea Bass
Captain Dave reports a great day of fishing. Sea Bass fishing is red hot !!! We also had 15 keeper Cod mixed in. Porgy fishing is still good. The Porgy pool was won by Jimmy NG with a 4 pounder. The largest edible pool was won by Mamdouh Sirag with a 12lb Cod. Hope to see you guys out here soon

Sunday November 2
Offshore Blackfish, Cod and Sea Bass Combo
Sundays Blackfish trip was again a total success. With the clock changing for Daylight savings we started fishing just after the sun came out and fished right up until sundown. The morning Blackfish bite was agin on fire.Stephanie Talmage Blackfished for her first time and out caught everyone on our boat. She had 16 keepers up to 7lbs but of course only kept her Limit. Most anglers Limited out on the first drop. We then made a couple of more drops and finished off everyone elses Limit. Then we took the fast ride to Coxes and again fishing was very good. Sea Bass were coming over the rails all over the boat, double headers with very few shorts. We also landed some nice Cod. Ming Lau was todays star with a limit of Tog, a pile of Sea Bass and 2 keeper Cod. The pool winner was Joseph Scotto of Staten Island NY with a 10.5lb Tog just barely edging out many of the other 10 pounders onboard. William Gomes of Brooklyn NY took the Cod pool with a 21 pounder. Larry Quattrone took the Sea Bass pool with a 4.5 pounder. Another phenomenal trip was had with everyone taking home big bags of mixed species. Things look excellent for the next month. Dont forget to check out the photo gallery.

Saturday November 1
Block Island Porgy Sea Bass Fishing
Fishing aboard the the Viking Starship was good today again .The first place pool winner was  Maximino Lado of Richfield NY with a  4lb Porgy. The second place went to Mr Eduado Correa with a 10lb Codfish.
Offshore Blackfish, Cod and Sea bass Combo
Saturdays trip on the Viking Superstar was absolutely amazing from first drop to the last. We started Blackfishing even before the sun came up and a good pick turned into an all out bail job all around the boat. Good size Togs were flying into the boat non stop for an hour and a half. The average size was 4 to 5lbs. The whole boat easily limited out on Blackfish so after that we took a ride to Coxes Ledge. We took a fast 18kt ride and got there very fast. The action we found on Coxes was great. Every stop produced a good amount of Sea Bass along with a couple of nice sized Cod. Most of the Sea bass were keepers with very few throw backs coming over the rails. The Codfish were very healthy ranging in size from 8lbs to 24 lbs. One star of the trip was ten year old Tyler Flood who fished with his father Rich. Tyler caught his limit of Tog and a couple of nice Sea Bass as well. Another father and son team were Bill and Matt McDermott who limited out with Blackfish and had a nice pile of Sea Bass and an 18lb Cod. Jen Van Deusen went Blackfishing for her first time and did well catching her limit of Blacks, a bunch of Sea Bass and two keeper Cod. Our pool winner was Pete Ferguson with a 12lb Bull Blackfish. Pete also had a load of Sea Bass. Ralph Smith of Springfield Gardens Queens took the Cod pool with a 24 pounder. Ralph also limited out on Blackfish and caught a load of Sea Bass. Anthony Desena Sr of Brooklyn NY took the Sea Bass pool with a 4.5 pounder. Anthony and his son limited out on Tog and also had lots of Sea Bass. A great trip with great guys made for a great day. Check out the pictures in the gallery.
Night Striped Bass
Saturdays trip saw some great fishing once again. Things started off slowly but as the tide changed things got red hot. Plenty of Bass were caught as well as some big Beautiful Blues and lots of them at that. The last two hours of the trip were typical fall bassing and we had many quality fish. The pool fish was 29lbs.

Friday Oct 31
Night Striped Bass Fishing
Fishing was good tonight for the crowd of 20 anglers on the trip.  Robert Reha of Deer Park NY caught a 27lb Bass.
Block Island Porgy Sea Bass Fishing
Fishing was great again today. Sanford Amanuel NY won first place again today with a 3.5lb porgy and 2nd place went to  Dennard Wright Rosedale NY with an 8lb Blue Fish.

Thursday Oct 30
Block Island Porgy and Sea Bass
Fishing was very good today. Mr Sanford Amanuel had a 3lb Porgy to win todays pool

Tuesday Oct 28 and Wed Oct 29
Weather kept us at the dock so nothing to report.

Monday Oct 27
Block Island Porgy Sea Bass
Very good fishing today a mixed bag of fish. We had lots of Sea Bass, Porgies, 12 keeper Cod fish over 20lbs, Striped Bass and lots of Blue fish. The pool winner was  Anastasios Tsiatis of Elmont NYwith a 3.4lb Porgy. Anastasios also had 2 cod up to 20lbs. All in all a great day on the ocean.
Sunday Oct 26
Block Island Porgy and Sea Bass
Fishing today was slow today due to the weather conditions but we were able to catch a mix of fish.
Saturday Oct 25
Block Island Porgy and Sea Bass
 Fishing was slow due to the weather conditions we had a mixed bag of fish Mr Davis Brooklyn NY had a 4lbs.
Friday Oct 24
Striped Bass Fishing
 Fishing was good then it slowed down but  started again right before we were to return to the dock. We had some really nice keepers by the end of the night. George Jen had a 40.8lbs Striped Bass and  Marty Dowd fron NY had a 37.3 pounder. A mention also goes to Jimmy Budrock of  Yonkers who had a 26.9lb Bass. 
Full Day Block Island Porgy and Sea Bass
Fishing was good today with a mixed bag of fish. The pool winner was Mr Dennard Wright  of Elmont NY with a 4lb Porgy. Second place went to Silvester Roseway of  East Moriches with a  8lb Cod Fish.
Thursday Oct 23
Full DayBlock Island Porgy Sea Bass
Fishing was a bit slow today. We had small fish in the mix and some nice Sea bass . Rick Wilkerson of New Milford CT had a 4.0lb Porgy.
Wednesday Oct 22 
Local Blackfish Crew Trip
Yesterday the Viking Crew took a trip to Fishers Island on the Viking Stariper to see how Blackfishing was up there. Captain Carl, Captain Steven Jr as well as Steve Martinez and Eric Hannan were all well rewarded from the first drop of the day to the last. The shallow water produced the best results with plenty of Tog coming over the rails. We also saw quite a few Sea Bass in the mix too as well as a bunch of Porgies which of course we released. Steve Martinez had the biggest fish of the day, suprisingly with a 10.5lb Tog. We all easily caught our Limit and it was a very good start to what looks like  a fantastic Blackfish season. Check out some pictures in our photo gallery. Captain Steven Jr will begin sailing on the all new for 2008 Local Blackfish Special on the Viking Star. Captain Steve will sail every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 6am beginning November 1st. This trip will return at 4pm and the fare is $85.00.
Tuesday Oct 21
Full Day Block Island Porgy Sea Bass
Fishing was good today the pool winner was Mr Jules Muscat  Mineola NY with a 4lb Porgy also Mr Irvin Mulzac Brooklyn NY had a Cod Fish at 15Lb.
Sat Oct 18
Night Striped Bass
Fishing aboard the Viking SuperStar was good .The pool winner was Mr Gary Lundy Bellerose  of NY with a 44lb 10 oz Bass. Congrats to Gary who just took second place in the 2008 Viking Fleet Striped Bass Derby. Garys Striped Bass just beat out the 44lb 8oz Striped Bass caught by Tony Ajredini in August . The big Bass are here guys so come out and try to take the Striped Bass Derby.
Black Fish/Sea Bass Combo Trip
 Conditions were tough for our first Blackfish trip of  the year. The winds did not let up which made it difficult.The pool winner was Paul Sin who had an 8.5lbs Blackfish. His friend Tan Honorio had 1 blackfish and 5 Sea Bass. Paul Singh from Queens NY had 8 Sea bass and 1 Blackfish.
Captain Steven Jr is anxious to get back to bottom fishing after a long Tuna season, and is doing a special wreck trip before getting into the Blackfish season. This trip will be fishing the Cod and Sea Bass wrecks in the 30-40 mile range. It will sail on the Viking Star and is limited to 30 passengers. We will sail at 3am on Wed October 22 and return at 6pm. The fare is $125. We have gotten some good Cod reports as well as reports of the larger Sea Bass showing up. We may also see some ling, some scup, pollack, and Blackfish in the mix. Looking forward to this trip and we hope to see you onboard!
Full Day Block Is. Porgy and Sea Bass Trip
Todays fishing remained good with most anglers catching their limit of keeper Porgies.

Friday Oct 17
Striped Bass Fishing
Great Bass Fishing last night the pool winners were Mr Kevin Goldsmith Catchouge NY 36.3lb and Mr Joe Ferrara Ronkonkoma NY 30.9lb
Full Day Block Island Porgy/ Sea Bass Fishing
Captain Dave reports that fishing stayed strong once again today with everyone catching their Limit of Jumbo Porgies. Dont forget that we are fishing for Porgies everyday until December by Special permit.

Thursday Oct 15th
Captain Dave sailed again today for Porgies and Sea Bass. We have been slamming the Porgies and that continued again today. We also saw a nice mix of Sea Bass in there as well as some keeper size Cod and Striped Bass.

Wednesday Oct 15
Full Day Block Island Porgy Fishing
Fishing was consistently good today. Everywhere the boat went, the porgies bit. There were some sea bass mixed in a few keeper striped bass too. Shiva Rampath won the first place in the porgy pool with a 3lbs porgy. The biggest edible fish was wanded by Robert Battaglia- 12lbs bass.

Tuesday October 14
Full Day Block Island Porgy Fishing
Fishing was great once again today! The boat limited out on porgies with fish to 3.5lbs. Some sea bass was caught, however it was all about the porgies today! Peter Frantzeskos won the porgy pool. The largest edible fish was a 35lbs striped bass landed by Chris Poyiatzis. Great fishing guys so come on down!
2 Day Tuna Trip
Over the weekend we had two tuna trips. Friday and Saturday's trip was decent. During the day on Fri we trolled around, but the tuna didn't want to bite. We trolled by a weedline and sae tons of mahi-mahis, so we made a drift and everyone caught a few. After, we went back on the troll and caught more big mahis. Settled in for the night early and started chumming. We got our first bite at 3am. The action went on until 6am, and we ended up with a good amount of albacore and a couple of yellowfins, the biggest of which weighed in at 80lbs. Sunday and Monday's trip was decent as well. We trolled all day Sunday, but no tuna bit. We did catch some nice mahis. After trolling around all day, we anchored up early and started chumming. At 9pm we had our first fish. An hour later we had our second. At around 3am things were really heating up, with a bunch of albacore coming in the boat. Around 5:30am the yellowfin started biting the jigs and baits. We boated a couple of them, all around 60-70lbs. and broke a few off. Ray Davis had the biggest tuna, a yellowfin at 75lbs. Mark Atlas had the second largest at 70lbs. Honorable mention goes to Steven Wollweber for his awesome mahi fishing, unbelievable! Our hats off to him! First place in the tuna pool goes to Ray Davis, second to Mark Atlas. The biggest fish other than tuna was landed by John byrnes- a 19.7lbs Golden Tile.

Monday Oct 13
Full day Porgy and Sea Bass Fishing
Capt. Dave reports an excellent day of fishing today! Everyone had their limit of 45 fish. The pool winner was Miss. Ivana (9 years old) from Ridgefield, NJ with a 4lb porgy. Nice fish Ivana!. Second place went to Fong Chang from Brooklyn, NY with a 4.5lb Sea Bass

Sunday Oct 12
Full Day Block Island Porgy Fishing
Fishing was VERY GOOD again today lots of porgy and some striped bass and sea bass in the mix the pool winner was Mr John sweet finger Blades Brooklyn NY with a 4lb porgy and the second place went to Mr GuoSheng  He NY NY.   15lb Striped Bass.

Saturday Oct 11
Night Striped Bass Fishing
We had two boats out last night for striped bass fishing. Both the Viking StarShip and the Viking SuperStar were out. We had a good night of action all night on the Viking SuperStar. The pool winner was Mr Moffit from Sayville NY with a 27.6lbs and the second place winner was Mr Rex Johnson from Bronx NY with a 22.4lbs striper. From the Viking StarShip-the fishing was slow until the tide came in, after which, many fish was landed up to 20 plus lbs. The  pool winner was Mr Ralph Tramparulo of Islip NY with a 33lbs bass and the second place winner was Mr Scott Roberts from Stony Brook NY with 30 pounder.

Full Day Block Island Porgy Fishing
Fishing was VERY GOOD today- some really nice quality stuff coming over the rails. We still had a few sea bass in the mix (not as many as yesterday). Pete Ferguson won the pool with a 4lbs porgy and second place was won by Harry R. from Brooklyn NY.

Friday Oct 10
Night Striped Bass
Fishing was great lot of Bass and Blues pool winner was Mr Mark Obraitis Manorville NY with a 31lbs and second place went to Mr Brian Jayne Riverhead NY with a 30lbs.
Full Day Porgies and Sea Bass
Fishing was pretty good today, we had a ton of sea bass almost as much as porgies. We also had a few cod and a few blues in the mix. The pool winner was Fred Moore with a 4lbs porgy.

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