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Report for Long Island Sound
Capt. Sal Tardella
June 15, 2007
Norwalk Islands - Saltwater Fishing Report
We left the dock and headed into a deep fog on Saturday morning, and the pea-soup conditions stayed with us for most of the trip. But the Hayden family (George, Sharon, and 11-year-old Christopher from Bethel, CT) had a marvelous time despite the funky weather. They caught a keeper bass and many blues up to 6 pounds, all caught on bunker chunks. This was their first charter experience, and the Haydens all agreed it was their best fishing trip ever.
Sunday morning's weather was a bit better, with a light drizzle and some wind. Our passengers were Dave Johnson of Alabama, and his son-in-law--Gerard Barton of Middlebury, CT. We started out in deep water midSound, but the action was too slow, so we moved closer inshore--near Westport and the Norwalk Islands--where the boys brought in 11 striped bass including one keeper measuring 32". Both Johnson and Barton were very happy campers, with Johnson promising to fish with us in Florida next winter.
Tuesday's trip was with 83-year-old Bud Wehrle of Las Vegas. Bud fishes with us a couple of days every year when he visits his sister in Rowayton. We got him into bluefish finning on the surface in the middle of the Sound, and he brought in a bunch of them in the 3-6 pound class. Action was nonstop for almost two hours.
On Thursday we fished with Murray Verlin and Colleen McCourtney of Stamford and NYC. The temps were low, the skies were cloudy, and there was some wind throughout the morning, but the couple didn't seem to mind because they brought in a lot of bluefish and a nice striped bass that just missed being a keeper--all caught on plugs.
Friday's trip was with Ed Yuchowitz of Stamford. We found striped bass and bluefish feeding on sand eels, and--using a plastic sand eel lure--Yuchowitz caught many schoolie bass and harbor blues.
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