Connecticut Fishing Reports

A Busy and Productive Week....And No Hurricane! - The week was a mixed bag weather wise, starting out with high temps and rainy days and ending on the cool side. We were happy that the hurricane/tropical storm/tropical depression completely missed our area---after the local forecast had called for more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

55 Pound Bass Caught aboard the Kingfisher - Brett Torrey came down with his son Matt, Bruce Lemieux and his son Tim, and a friend Leo to try their luck catching a big striper on live bait. The bait didn't quite cooperate but the group still managed to fill the live well after some work getting more...
Capt. Mark Anderson - Long Island Sound

Bass and Bluefish starting to pick up - Last week we saw the disappearance of Bonito , but they were replaced by good sized schools of smaller Bass and Bluefish.To get the eight to ten lb. Blues we have to go just a bit farther. We did catch a couple of Bonito by accident. They were mixed more...
Capt. Sandy Noyes - Long Island Sound

You Never Know What You'll Be Bringing Aboard.... - We had a double header on Wednesday...one we'll never forget. We left the dock at 8am with My Bonnie regular, Gary Lattrell of Pawling NY–Golf Course Superintendent at Quaker Hill Country Club—and two other employees of the club—-brother and si more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Bluefish have been fickle for the past few days.... - Wednesday's trip (August 12) was with Wayne Heyland of Greenwich and a business associate, Peter. It was a very rough day on the water—along with some rain showers—but we were able to jig up bluefish 8-9 pounds—as well as some bluefish on the surfac more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Bonito - After a weeks vacation we were at it again. It seems that most of the bass and blues have disapeared from our area for a while. We have been traveling in search of bonito. We found more on the second day than the first. You do have to go a bit farthe more...
Capt. Sandy Noyes - Long Island Sound

Ct saltwater fishing charter boat report - Sunday, the Kingfisher had two trips that were typical live bait trips for big stripers. The past two weeks have been phenominal fishing with the live bait cooperating as well as the many big striped bass that have taken up residence in the eastern e more...
Capt. Mark Anderson - Long Island Sound

A busy week as soon as the sun came out again.... - Saturday we had aboard Wight Martindale and Steve Rooney, both from Darien. They had a great morning with porgies–and catching schoolie bass up to 25″ for the rest of the trip. We did see blues up and down on the surface, but they weren't coo more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Mystic weekend report from the Kingfisher - The great fishing has continued through the weekend. Saturday morning a new group came out to try their luck with with live bait after previously fishing wire line with another charter. The Velez group was amazed at the quality and amount of stripers more...
Capt. Mark Anderson - Long Island Sound

Weather's the Problem.... - It was a slow week, mostly due to the daily bad weather forecasts that were a concern for local fishermen (and the actual wind and rain and thunderstorms which hit us almost every afternoon,) but we did go out Saturday with Bryan Jennings of New Cana more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands