Connecticut Fishing Reports

Haven't launched yet; stay tuned. - We arrived in Connecticut a week ago, and we've been getting My Bonnie ready for launching, which will be early next week. Locals are talking about some small bluefish in our area, but the water temps are still quite low, which is normal for this more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Leaving Fl; Back in Ct Very Soon - Recent thunderstorms or predictions thereof have kept us off the Indian River in Sebastian FL for more than a week. The latest local fishing reports include news that the Inlet is still holding some large jacks, an occasional redfish, and lots of fei more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Time to move south.... - The winds are howling right now, and the local temps are in the 40's. So we know it's the right time to pull our boat out of L.I. Sound for the season. We'll be doing that next week, and the following week we'll be heading to Sebastian FL, where we more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

No trips since last report... - Fishing conditions have been fluctuating very dramatically along with the fickle autumn weather. We haven't been out for two weeks, but we're booked for this coming Sunday morning. My Bonnie will be pulled out of the water in early November, an more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Not too many charters, but good action on every one! - We've been out half a dozen times since our last report. All of our trips have resulted in good catches of keeper sea bass, very large porgies, and keeper fluke (which couldn't be kept after Sept 21.) Word has reached us that large bluefish have more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Lots of Porgies, Sea Bass, and Bluefish out there... - We've been out several times since our last report. Our clients have been bringing in huge porgies and lots of keeper sea bass as well as midsized bluefish. Not many large striped bass are being caught during the day, but some fishermen are getting more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Its almost Fall - The past week has seen an increase of bass and blues coming into our area. The bait schools are getting back together after the two storms split them up. We had good trips early in the week on the ebb tide bringing bass up after the baby squid. The a more...
Capt. Sandy Noyes - Long Island Sound

Busy month--as always... - You can tell that summer is on the wane--with vacation time quickly ending--when the requests for charters come pouring in. We have to say No to many of these folks because we've already been booked for the date they want, but that's the nature of more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Striper fishing comes alive - This past weekend into Monday a slug of bass came into the area along with some monster bluefish. Some of the best catches occurred Sunday and Monday with limits of Bass coming aboard. Using live bunker( one of the few charter boats that does so) all more...
Capt. Mark Anderson - Long Island Sound

Bait and more bait - Most people know that this has been a pretty tough year for those that like to use flies and artificials for bass and bluefish. The good news is that some bonito have arrived in our area earlier than usual. They were at Watch Hill for a few days and more...
Capt. Sandy Noyes - Long Island Sound