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September 08, 2026 - 01:27:53

From the Viking Fleet of Montauk, Captain JR reported another excellent afternoon of catching aboard the Viking Star on September 5th. Sea bass and porgies made up the majority of the catch, along with a few short fluke. Anglers went home with big bags of fish, and Jeannine DiFiore took the pool with a 3.2-pound sea bass. On the Montauk Lighthouse Jumbo Porgies & Knothead Sea Bass trip, Captain Dave reported good fishing aboard the Viking Starship. The trip started down the beach with a nice pick of quality porgies before working back toward the Lighthouse, where anglers found a steady mix of porgies, keeper sea bass, around 20 triggerfish, fluke and cocktail bluefish. Francisco Gomez of Freeport took the first-place pool with a 2-1/2-pound porgy, while Colon Fernandez of the Bronx won the edible pool with a 5-pound bluefish. Give the Viking Fleet a call at (631) 668-5700 or reserve a spot at VikingFleet.com.

August 31, 2026 - 10:59:12

From the Viking Fleet of Montauk, Captain Carl reported another Full Moon Bluefish Bonanza aboard the Viking Star on Saturday night, August 29, with rods bending from start to finish. Striped bass remained absent from the catch, but the crew believes it is only a matter of time before they return to Montauk in better numbers. Jeff “Budine” Thiele took first place in the pool with an 11.5-pound bluefish, while Olivia Marshall finished second with a 10.76-pound bluefish. Captain Dave also reported a productive Montauk Lighthouse Jumbo Porgies & Knothead Sea Bass trip aboard the Viking Starship, starting near the Lighthouse with a mix of porgies and sea bass before heading down the beach for a steady pick of big porgies and some triggerfish. Jason Ayala from Brentwood took the first-place pool with a 3-pound porgy, while Raj Shivraj from Queens won the edible pool with an impressive 4.5-pound triggerfish. The next striped bass New Moon trips are scheduled for September 10, 11 and 12. Give them a call at (631) 668-5700 or reserve your spot at vikingfleet.com.

462 West Lake Drive
Montauk, NY 11954
phone: 631-668-5700
fax: 631-668-5788

Capt. Paul G Forsberg’s Viking Fleet was founded by his father, Carl Forsberg in 1936 and originally resided in Freeport, New York. It wasn’t until 1951, when Paul was 12 years old, that the fleet and Forsberg clan relocated on Montauk. An ambitious young salt, Paul was already running his own 24 foot boat at this early age and worked in various commercial fisheries from 1951 to 1957. In 1957 Paul was 18 years old and firmed his maturation to adulthood by obtaining his 100 ton master captains license. Utilizing this credential, he operated his own charter boat till 1959 when he decided to become involved in the summer party boat fishing business. He maintained this role of party boat captain till 1991 and worked on commercial draggers during the winter. Today, the Viking Fleet is a year-round operation consisting of three party boats, one high speed ferry, one commercial fishing vessel, one cruise vessel and the newly launched Viking Fivestar. It is the largest, most diversified privately owned fishing fleet in the northeast.