Connecticut Fishing Reports

Lots of Fish, Lots of Fun - On Saturday morning we had first-timers, Everett Shaw and Connie Elkinson of Stamford. We headed for the Norwalk Islands and had immediate action with bluefish on the surface, during which we boated blues and striped bass--using imitation sand eels o more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Not a slammer, but a good weekend aboard the Kingfisher - Fog slowed things down this weekend and the bait wasn't around but but we still managed to put our customers on plenty of action this past weekend. This is the time of year the that some days the live bait are here some days and some days not. By Jul more...
Capt. Mark Anderson - Long Island Sound

Striped Bass Off Branford CT - The Last week or so the fishing has been very slow. We have plenty of bait in the area but are lacking good numbers of Bass and Blue fish. We are getting about 3 keepers a trip with about a dozen blues. The odd part is that usually this time of year more...
Capt. Pat Juliano - New Haven

Lots of Bait...Lots of Fish Underneath.... - Sunday's passengers were My Bonnie regulars, Virginia Kamsky and her young son, Michael--residents of Wilson Point and NYC. We left the dock at 1:00pm on a sultry afternoon--with temps in the 90's and high humidity--and the possibility of a thund more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Things are Definitely Heating Up.... - On Saturday morning we had all first-timers aboard My Bonnie; Bruce-Sean Reshen of Fairfield, Dana Doty and her son, Justin, of Redding, Carlos Dasilva of NYC and Ryan Wong of HongKong. There was a pea-soup fog, making it difficult to see fish on more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Very Hot Weather...Very Hot Fishing.... - On Saturday morning we had all first-timers aboard My Bonnie; Bruce-Sean Reshen of Fairfield, Dana Doty and her son, Justin, of Redding, Carlos Dasilva of NYC and Ryan Wong of HongKong. There was a pea-soup fog, making it difficult to see fish on more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

It's Been Hit & Miss With the Blues This Week.... - We sailed on Thursday with Derek Shapiro of Norwalk and his friend, Nana Karumidze--a native of The Georgia Republic. Nana was very enthusiastic, and although she's done very little saltwater angling, she very quickly got into the swing of things, more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

The Action is Getting Better Every Day. - We sailed on Thursday with Derek Shapiro of Norwalk and his friend, Nana Karumidze--a native of The Georgia Republic. Nana was very enthusiastic, and although she's done very little saltwater angling, she very quickly got into the swing of things, more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Early June is Looking Good! - On Sunday morning we left the dock at 7:30am. Aboard were first-timers, fathers and sons: Tom and Alex Cope--and Andrew & William Simmons of Westport. We found some striped bass around the Norwalk Islands, with the fish measuring up to 23; when t more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

2008 Season starting off GREAT! on the Kingfisher - First trip out this year started out great for the Kingfisher. Stripers were stacked up on the reef and we were hitting fish on every drift. All stripers in the mid sized range with the biggest going 38 inches. Great way to start off the year. Looks more...
Capt. Mark Anderson - Long Island Sound