Montauk, New York is home of the largest commercial and recreational fishing fleet in New York. It is also the location that Frank Mundas, who is said to have inspired the character Quint in the movie Jaws, started offering fishing charter trips for bluefish and sharks in 1951. While “Monster Fishing” in 1986, he and Donnie Braddick caught a 3,427 pound Great White Shark that still holds the record for the largest fish of any kind caught by a rod and reel.
Montauk is probably best known for its excellent Striped Bass fishing. The highlight is usually in the Fall when huge schools are feeding near shore and sometimes are so thick that the water will look like it is boiling. Surf and Fly fishermen enjoy catching these bass and the schools of False Albacore that run along the beaches, Bottom fishing around Montauk will produce Blackfish (Tautog), Cod, Flounder, Fluke, and Porgy.
During the Summer and early Fall, the offshore action off Montauk provides excellent Tuna fishing with Bluefin, Yellowfin, Albacore, and Big Eye Tuna. Mahi-Mahi (dolphinfish) are also plentiful in the late summer and a few Blue Marlin are caught every year.
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There is a 79.02% catch rate for Scup, based on 186327 Scup counted.
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There is a 6.7% catch rate for Black Sea Bass, based on 15803 Black Sea Bass counted.
There is a 3.47% catch rate for Bluefish, based on 8192 Bluefish counted.
There is a 2.83% catch rate for Pollock, based on 6672 Pollock counted.
There is a 2.44% catch rate for Striped Bass, based on 5752 Striped Bass counted.
There is a 1.54% catch rate for Flounder, based on 3632 Flounder counted.
There is a 0.51% catch rate for Striped Searobin, based on 1204 Striped Searobin counted.
There is a 0.5% catch rate for Cunner, based on 1187 Cunner counted.
There is a 0.36% catch rate for Tautog, based on 843 Tautog counted.
There is a 0.32% catch rate for Little Tunny, based on 754 Little Tunny counted.
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Sat Sept 24 – 1/2 Day Fishing PM 9/24/2022 5:23:52 PM - Capt JR reports a very nice trip aboard the Viking Star this afternoon. We found Sea Bass and Porgies in every area we fished. Lots of action all trip. In addition we found a
Sat Sept 24 – Block Island Fall Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass 9/24/2022 4:09:36 PM - Capt Dave reports a tougher day on the Viking Starship. We had to hide from the weather to start the day so we were up close to Block Island and the fishing was pretty slow. A
Mon Sept 19 to Thurs Sept 22 – 3 Day TNT Ultra LTD 9/22/2022 10:59:13 AM - Capt J.R. reports an excellent offshore trip for the 3 Day TNT Ultra LTD on the Viking Star. We steamed off to the western Tile Fish grounds for day one and picked away at Gol
Wed Sept 21 – Block Island Fall Jumbo Porgies & Knothead SeaBass 9/21/2022 3:56:57 PM - Capt Dave reports a pretty good day of fishing today on the Viking Starship. This morning we started off fishing close to Block Island where we had some good fishing there wer
Tue Sept 20 – Block Island Jumbo Porgies & Knothead Sea Bass 9/20/2022 4:30:22 PM - Captain Dave reports a really excellent day of fishing. We fished close to the Island and had fantastic results all day. We headed offshore and hit the payload of larger sized
Tue Sept 20 – Fall Update! 9/20/2022 12:30:56 PM - FALL UPDATE AND NEW TRIPS ADDED!! Fall is kicking into gear and as requested we have ADDED OCTOBER FULL MOON STRIPED BASS trips aboard the 144ft Viking Starship! Details below
Mon Sept 19 – Block Island Jumbo Porgies & Knothead Sea Bass 9/19/2022 5:12:56 PM - Capt Dave reports a good day of fishing today on the Viking Starship. We started the morning fishing in the shallow waters close in to Block Island where we had some mixed siz
Sun Sept 18 – Block Island Jumbo Porgies & Knothead Sea Bass 9/18/2022 4:11:40 PM - Capt Dave reports a tougher day on the Viking Starship. The conditions were difficult with the wind making it rough out there. We made a bunch of moves to all of our usual spo
Sat Sept 17 – 1/2 Day Fishing PM 9/17/2022 6:29:12 PM - Capt JR reports another good trip on the Viking Star. It was a mixed bag of Fluke Sea Bass and Porgies. The pool winner was Annie Ceruti from Bellmore NY with a 3.3 lb Fluke.
Sat Sept 17 – Block Island Jumbo Porgies & Knothead Sea Bass 9/17/2022 4:35:32 PM - Capt Dave reports good fishing on the Viking Starship. It was slower today than we have been seeing so we moved around a bunch. We did find fish on every spot. The last drop h
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