Capt Dave reports a tough day on the Viking Starship. We had to hide from the weather first thing this morning. Inside we found a lot of small Sea Bass and some Porgies. When we were able to get into the deeper water it was a mix of Porgies Sea Bass and dogfish offshore. We […]

Captain JR reports a WINDY day on the Viking Star! Conditions were definitely a bit challenging but we started with a decent catch of Sea Bass and a few jumbo Scup in the deeper water. The inshore Blackfish grounds were good to some with a couple guys getting a limit but conditions again made it […]

This was Charlestown Breachway late in the day this afternoon.  Not a  soul there not a soul along the beach. That says it all. Suddenly the striper fishing along the oceanfront has gone downhill.  The last couple of days have not been good for me or good for anyone I know. So this all begs the questions: Are we just in a a late season lull or is...

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Captain Dave reports another good day of fishing today on the Viking Starship. We had some really nice conditions today along with a great bite throughout the day however the dog fish were a bit of a problem. We started our morning in the shallower water and had some instant action with Porgies and SeaBass […]

Captain JR reports another spectacular trip onboard the Viking Star. The Coxes Ledge sea bass fishing continues to be fantastic with everyone getting their fill of jumbo knot head sea bass. We also did some searching around and found some beauty COD to add to the excellent catch. Another GREAT trip. The first prize pool […]

Captain Joe reports another okay night last night on the Viking Star. The anglers who stuck with it managed a decent bucket while others ended up with 15-20 pieces. We are sailing again at 5:30pm tonight!

Captain Joe reports an ok night of fishing on the Viking Star. We aw some xxxl tubes on the boat last night. Conditions last night weren’t great and the guys who stuck it out managed a pretty decent pick. The squid were definitely around but didn’t seem to bite last. The people who brought their […]

Capt Dave reports a pretty ok day of fishing today on the Viking Starship. We started our morning off fishing in the deeper water and had some good action with the SeaBass today. We definitely had fish at every drop today but conditions weren’t the best. We then worked our way a bit more to […]

Captain JR reports a good day onboard the Viking Star. We had plenty of action most the morning with some quality togs coming over the rail. It definitely got a bit inconvenient trying to fish in the afternoon wind but those who stuck with it ended up with a quality catch. Another day with real […]

There has been a glut of schoolies along the RI oceanfront in the last couple of weeks. Here is one of many that I landed this afternoon. All year I have been writing on this blog about the lack of schoolies. The poor Young of the Year Indexes from Chesapeake Bay a barometer of spawning success has been poor in the last five years. That has fuel...

Captain JR reports another fine day of Coxes Ledge fishing aboard the Viking Star. The sea bass fishing is still red hot with jumbo knot heads for everyone. Jigs or bait both performed excellent today. Not a great showing of cod with just a few smaller ones captured. However the trips have been outstanding and […]

Capt Dave reports a very good day of fishing today on the Viking Starship. We had some excellent action on the boat today with an all around mixed bag pick of fish. In the areas that were filled with mostly Seabass the past couple days we saw a lot of Porgies today. Our morning started […]

Captain Joe reports some pretty decent action last night on the Viking Starlite. We didn’t have any crazy blitzes last night but overall we had good consistent Squid fishing. The guys who stuck at it managed to put a good bucket together with some xxl tubes. We will be sailing Friday Saturday and Sunday this […]

Capt Dave reports good fishing on the Viking Starship today. We found the Sea Bass first and they came up good but the dogs were there being a nuisance. In the deeper water we found the Porgies with some Sea Bass Bluefish and Mackerel in the mix. The pool winner was Tooker from Harlem NY […]

Captain JR reports an excellent trip onboard the Viking Star. We had very good fishing all day with quality fish coming up all over. Guys easily had their limit with some very LARGE togs. The first prize pool winner today went to Michael Jung from Freeport NY with a 9.6 lb Blackfish. We had some […]

Capt Dave reports a very good day of fishing today on the Viking Starship. We had about 3 drops today with a nice steady pick of mixed nice Porgies and SeaBass. It wasn’t quite a bail job today but the pick was consistent with fish at every drop. We definitely stayed away from the dogs […]

Some photos from Sunday’s Block Island Blackfish/SeaBass/Cod trip sailing on the Viking Fivestar with Captain Steven Jr. These open boat trips are scheduled every Friday Saturday and Sunday from 5am-3pm this fall. Bookings can be made online or by calling (631) 668 – 5700. We are also available for private charter taking up 12 passengers! […]

Captain Carl reports that Sunday nights trip was very good with some of the biggest squid we have seen yet! For the first half of the trip every squid caught was XXL with double headers a’ plenty! The bait balls around the boat were amazing to see and the squid stayed with it all night […]

I landed this weakfish or squeteague a couple of nights ago.  It's been decades since I've caught one. I also saw others caught. Yes they are around. This one was caught on a NLBN paddle tail.