Connecticut Fishing Reports

Report for Long Island Sound - Hal DeBona of Vermont and two buddies had a pleasant morning trip, with nice bass up to 26. All were caught on light tackle using chrome Creek Chub poppers and bucktails. Bob Greeff Jr. of Stamford returned for his second trip this season, and he more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Eastern Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound - Kingfisher Charters report for memorial weekend. Plenty of bass to be had in the race and surrounding reefs this past weekend. Most of the fish were between 27” and 34” with an occasional 38” mixed in. Small bucktails and diamond jigs worked best. more...
Capt. Mark Anderson - Long Island Sound

Report for Long Island Sound - The water temperatures are still only running from 55-58 degrees with some even colder temps, depending on what time we sail. It’s been as low as 54° some mornings when we leave the dock at 6:30. But the action finally began to pick up this week. more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Eastern Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound - Sorry for the late report but we took the Richards group out last sat. May 14th to Montauk for some hot fluke action. The fishing was phenomenal to say the least. We started out in 50 feet of water and began getting skates one after the other. Decide more...
Capt. Mark Anderson - Long Island Sound

Report for Long Island Sound - The local waters are just starting to warm up and the striped bass have found out about it. Although we sailed twice early in the week, with only a slow pick on each occasion, last Sunday the Cullin family of New Canaan enjoyed steady action with more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - We had our first scouting trip on Sunday morning (Emilio Pandolfi and I, plus a boxful of sandworms.) Emilio baited his hook with some worms, and I tried fishing with a white bucktail/chartreuse Mr. Twister--to see which bait worked better. We hit more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Eastern Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound - IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN I would just like to say hello to everyone and I hope you all had a great winter. Spring is here and I am very excited about the upcoming fishing season. The boat is in the water and I just finished more...
Capt. Mark Anderson - Long Island Sound

Report for Long Island Sound - We wound up our Florida operation a few days ago, and we'll be getting our Connecticut boat ready in the next two weeks, ready to sail again the third week in April. The fishing down here in Sebastian this winter was rather disappointing, with the more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound -   We started out the week with Jim Anderson and Armand Swain of Acton, Massachusetts; it was their first trip wish us and a good one! They jigged up bass up to 24 and some blues off of Green's Ledge Light, where we left them after four hours, stil more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - Amin Emilio Pandolfi and his brother, Sal, of Danbury sailed with us last week; we made our way to Sherwood Island and found birds on the surface. Everyone jigged up blues under those birds and then we headed for Sunken Island where we found even more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands