Connecticut Fishing Reports

Report for Long Island Sound - Dave Sackett of Redding brought along his friend, Les, last Thursday. We tried working the Norwalk Islands and made our way to Westport. We only managed to bring in a few bass on this side, so we made the trip across the Sound to the Obstruction Bu more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - We managed to get two trips in last week, despite the rough waters and heavy rains. On Friday Wayne Hurland of New Canaan and his friend, Bud, had a super day--first across the Sound at the Obstruction Buoy, where they had non-stop action for two h more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - We never did see a rainbow even after eight days and eight nights of heavy rains. Instead of the rainbow our area was battered with two days of blustery winds as soon as the rain stopped. Gale-force warnings scared off a lot of would-be fishermen, a more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - The winds and rain of the past several days have curtailed our regular schedule for this time of year, but we did manage two trips for the week. Rob Fischetti of South Salem brought along his two sons for a great day of fishing, starting with strip more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - On Friday morning, Mark Beers of Milford brought along his two grandsons—Mark and Stephen, and their cousin, David. Everyone got fish, starting out at Green’s Ledge Light, where we found a crashing school of blues feeding on peanut bunker. We then m more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - We had a corporate group with three boats last week, headed by Richard Gregory, Sr. VP of Global Markets Americas. He hosted nine German businessmen from Munich who’ve never fished before. We picked up the large party at the Rowayton Yacht Club, fi more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - Sallie Briggs of Darien returned for her third trip with us this year, bringing along her brother, Tim, visiting from North Carolina. It was a great day, chasing bluefish on the surface, and catching about a dozen—as well as a striped bass caught at more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - Well, it's that time of year again--the post-Labor Day slump. Some folks think that since the summer’s officially over, so’s the fishing.  But there’s no truth in that, just a psychological attitude.  We had just two trips for the week, and both we more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - Robert Gottesman of Westport and New York City returned for a fishing trip after being away for two years. Bob and his son, Ben, had a lot of fun off Cockenoe where many schools of bluefish were on the surface. They boated about 15 and kept three more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Eastern Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound - August Report From The Kingfisher Sorry for the delay of our weekly reports, my computer has been down during my move. It has been a pretty wild month for the kingfisher. After a red hot July with stripers the bite finally turned slow for t more...
Capt. Mark Anderson - Long Island Sound