Connecticut Fishing Reports

SAND EELS AND BUNKER AND BLUEFISH, OH, MY! - 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

Temps Are Heating Up, and So is the Fishing.... - Friday's trip was with Chris Meehan of Newtown and Dean Heinrich of Monroe. Although it was a bit warmer than the day before, and we had no rain to deal with, the winds were quite high, but we got a few bass around the Norwalk Islands, after which we more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

New Haven Harbor Bass And Blues - The Fishing out of the Harbor was hit or miss the past few days. Blues are hot and heavy in the area and are eating the baits as soon as they hit the water, then gone the next day. The Stripers seem to be about 2 weeks behind due to the water tem more...
Capt. Pat Juliano - New Haven

Fishing the Other Side of the Sound for the First Time this Year - We sailed on Sunday morning with Pete Duarte of Ft. Lauderdale, FL--and his sons: Michael of Norwalk, Paul of Stamford, and Jeff of Irvington NY. We fished for more than an hour with no results, but after moving toward Westport we found some nice-si more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Lotsa Stripers....No Blues Yet. - We sailed on Sunday morning with Pete Duarte of Ft. Lauderdale, FL--and his sons: Michael of Norwalk, Paul of Stamford, and Jeff of Irvington NY. We fished for more than an hour with no results, but after moving toward Westport we found some nice-si more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Wind, Rain, and Striped Bass - We sailed on Sunday morning with Pete Duarte of Ft. Lauderdale, FL--and his sons: Michael of Norwalk, Paul of Stamford, and Jeff of Irvington NY. We fished for more than an hour with no results, but after moving toward Westport we found some nice-si more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Still cool for this time of year, but we're not complainin'. - We sailed on Sunday morning with Pete Duarte of Ft. Lauderdale, FL--and his sons: Michael of Norwalk, Paul of Stamford, and Jeff of Irvington NY. We fished for more than an hour with no results, but after moving toward Westport we found some nice-si more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Striped Bass Are Picking Up In New Haven Harbor - Captain Mike has been doing alot of scouting trips the past week. Last evening He started to see the action We have been waiting for. Bunker were thick and the Keeper Bass were hitting. Total for the evening was 3 Bass in the mid 30 inch Range. I more...
Capt. Pat Juliano - New Haven

Happy to be back on the Sound! - We had our 2008 maiden voyage on Saturday--with regulars Paul Thompson and Neil Boyd of New Canaan, as well as Neil's dad, Ron Boyd of Ogden, Utah. It was a fairly pleasant day, sandwiched in between two days of high winds and some rain. The trip sta more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

New Haven Ct Harbor Bass Trip - Last Evening Captain Mike Made our first Striped Bass Trip of the year. He had a couple of other local Captains on board. They hit all the early season spots and only ended up with a few shorts. They were fishing bunker chunks and the water temp more...
Capt. Pat Juliano - New Haven