I landed very good numbers of stripers of all sizes from both the kayak and from shore this week.  The common theme here was what I was using.   I've written many times (and even did seminars this winter) about finesse fishing for stripers. In shallow water where stripers are feeding on small bait using unweighted plastic fluke bodies is the MOST...

Capt Dave reports really good fishing on the Viking Starlite. It was a good steady bite the whole trip. We had Porgies up to 2 lbs with very few smalls. We also had some keeper Weakfish and Striped Bass. The pool winner was Noel Miranda from Roosevelt Island NYC with a 2 1/2 lb Scup. […]

Capt Dave reports another day of good fishing on the Viking Starlite. It started out good on the first tide then it slowed down so we made a move. Then it got really good and they bit their heads off through the pouring rain! Pool winner was James Hom from Manhattan NY with a 2.5 […]

I'm back to fishing from the kayak when I have the right conditions and tides in the places I want to fish.  Tonight I went out and found good numbers of big fish- slots and over slots.  My biggest was a monster that was in the 40 to 45 inch range.  That big fish fell for an unweighted 5.75 inch Finesse Fish twitched along the top. So I was using...

Capt Dave reports a decent day of fishing on the Viking Starlite. We had a very good start with plenty of fish. It got a bit picky so we made a move. Fishing picked towards the end of the trip. The first hour of the trip really filled the coolers. Pool winner was Eugene Samuel […]

Capt Dave reports good fishing on the Viking Starlite. It really turned on and we had a one stop day. There were a few times we had to pick thru them when it was slow but for the most part it was excellent. There was not a pool today. We are sailing daily on the […]

Capt Steven Jr reports a good trip on the Viking Starship. We had tough fishing with the Tiles on the first day. With a fast drift and some dog fish in the area we had to do some looking around and it wasn’t until the later part of the day that we found some fish […]

Tonight was my first spring outing from the kayak and this was my first striper from the kayak.  I found a pile of schoolies.  All of them were caught on a weightless Super Zoom Flukes twitched on top.

Capt Dave reports a tougher day on the Viking Starlite. The fish were off the bite with the colder temperature today that resulted in a slow pick of Porgies. We did okay and everyone managed at least a pail full. The pool winner was Abraham Aviles from the Bronx with a 2 lb Porgy. We […]

More action has been reported in both Shinnecock and Peconic bays over the past week. Shinnecock has seen a good amount of striped bass...

Capt Carl reports a beautiful Saturday afternoon on the water aboard the Viking Star. Fishing was slow with water temps still in the 47-49 degree range but we did see some short Flukes. There was also a healthy amount of bait around so things are looking promising and will only get better and better as […]

Capt Dave reports a decent trip on the Viking Starlite. We had a nice shot first thing with the first hour being really good. After that it was a slow pick with mostly Large Porgies. We also had a keeper Striped Bass. It was a beautiful day on the water and we are looking forward […]

My Slug-go was cut right near the hook on a big hit.  No question it was a big bluefish. I was out along the oceanfront two evenings ago.  I was working a 9-inch Slug-Go right before dark when I had a big hit that I thought was a good sized striper.  After missing the fish I retrieved the Slug only to find it had been cut right at the hook.  No...

Capt Dave reports another good trip on the Viking Starlite. Due to the tough weather conditions this morning it was a tough feel catching the fish to start out but once everyone got the hang of it everyone has fish coming over the rail. We only had to fish one spot and had another slow […]

Capt Dave reports a slow and steady pick on the Viking Starlite. We had a different kind of day than yesterday. It wasn’t as crazy hot but we always had fish on. When it slowed down we made a move and always found them. The size was bigger today ranging from Large Large to Jumbos. […]

Great start to the 2024 porgy season! Light crowds good weather and great fishing! Capt Dave reports great fishing on the Viking Starlite. We looked around to start out the trip and it took a little while to find them but when we did it was on! We had double headers and all were pretty […]

Most reports are coming from our local ocean beaches both east and west of the Shinnecock inlet. Striped bass are being taken on the...

The Yo-Zuri Hydro Pencil has been  the hot plug in the last week The good times just keep rolling for me with big numbers of slots on just about a nightly basis.  The hottest plug of the week has been a Yo-Zuri Hydro Pencil in a white color.  This looks like a Jumpin' Minnow on steroids.  It casts great into the wind and has a swagger on the ret...

Here's a slot that was landed this afternoon on a Slug go. Fishing for slots has been very good. The water is cold the air is cold and there should not be big numbers of fish around RI waters.  But they are here and the biggest surprise of the spring is the abundant numbers of slot fish along both the oceanfront and in the Bay.  I can't remember...

Full report to follow…. Pool Winners: 1st Place – Jamal Davis from Baltimore MD – 9lb Haddock 2nd Place – Audie Campbell from Shirley NY – 6 lb Haddock Edible Pool – Michael Lynch from Union NJ – 8 lb Cusk

Capt Dave reports a pretty good day of fishing this Labor Day Monday on the Viking Starship. We started our morning off down the beach to get out of that New Moon tide and had some good action for about an hour. We moved on back to the lighthouse and had a nice mix both […]

Capt Mike reports a very nice morning of fishing on the Viking Starlite. The trip started off with a steady Porgy and Sea bass bite. We saw a lot of Porgies in the jumbo size. We did manage a couple keeper Fluke this morning although their seemed to be more short Fluke than keepers today. […]

Capt Dave reports another pretty good day of fishing today on the Viking Starship. We started our morning down the beach to get out of the new moon tide and had some pretty good action with a steady pick of mixed sized Porgies. We worked this area for a couple hours before venturing offshore and […]

Capt JR reports a very good day of catching onboard the Viking Starlite. We had spectacular sea bass fishing with a plethora of giant knot head bass everywhere we went. The fluking was also much improved as we found some very nice specimens to keep the nets busy. All happy anglers today! The pool winner […]

Capt Mike reports a lot of action this morning on the Viking Star. With a large capacity of kids aboard we saw plenty of children catching fish! We had a nice Fluke bite early with about a half dozen in the bucket right off the bat. As the trip continued we found a steady pick […]