This was our first family fishing adventure.  Captain Derek was a great resource and extremely helpful both before the charter and during.  He moved our start time to adjust for better weather and it made the day.  We got on the shark fishing grounds and started fishing for bait fish.  Kids and adults had a blast!  Every cast seemed to catch multiple fish!  Cod, whiting, mackerel, and even squid.  Got some good bait in the live well, started a chum slick, and set the big tackle!  Kids, and adults, couldn’t stop bottom fishing!  Then some thing hit our squid bait and our 8 year old got to reel in his first big catch.  A 36” Porbeagle shark!  Exactly what we came there to catch.  Great pictures with the little beast.  We ended the day with just the one shark but a ton of great memories.  We took home the rest of the squid and they were the best calamari we ever had!  Son keeps talking about next year with Captain Derek!

Captain Derek and his 1st Mate Kevin were great.  Boat arrived on time and was well equipped and ready for our full day of ground fishing.  Fishing started off spotty, but Caotain Derek never quit and jumped from soot to spot until he put us on the fish.  He was very knowllesgeable of the waters and how to target to the ground fish we were after.  His mate Kevin was very attentive and kept us baited up and quickly untangled those lines when needed.  The 3 of us went home with enough Haddock, Redfish and Pollock filets for a few dinners and some fish Tacos.  Waves and rollers got rough towards the end of the day, but Captain Derek never quit!  On the way back in Captain Derek even made time for us to take a few attempts at some Mackerel and Striper.  i would definitely recommend Captain Derek and the Eastern Viking.

Although there were sketchy weather predictions, the day turned out perfect! We caught several fish, saw whales, ocean sunfish and even a shark. Captain Derek and Dominick were top knotch at finding the best place to catch fish, and even made a stop on the way back to carch a striper.  they really knew their stuff!  Highly recommend to anyone looking for a good charter and a great day of fishing!

We had a charter get canceled by the captain two days prior to the trip, due to slow fishing in his area. I found Eastern Viking Charters and booked to salvage our plans.  I’m glad I did. Captain Derek was great. he put us on the fish. We caught a great mix of Haddock,  Pollock,  Cusk and Redfish. The four of us all went home with a fat bag of fish. His 35’ downeast was comfortable underway with a spacious deck for fishing. Go book with Derek,  he’ll take good care of you.

did a four hour striper, we landed three
lost a couple, two keepahs
was looking for the 40 inchah , but came up short
we had a blast, definitely will be rebooking
Derek and Ben were amazing