 |
Report for Long Island Sound
Capt. Sal Tardella
July 6, 2007
Norwalk Islands - Saltwater Fishing Report
Saturday morning's trip was with Derek Shapiro from Greenwich, with his father and two of Derek's colleagues. We went to the Long Island side of the Sound and did very well catching bluefish at the Nissaquoque on Creek Chub lures and with a fly rod. We moved further down the shoreline, where we found larger blues in the 6-9 pound range, also caught on fly rod and plugs.
Sunday's weather was mostly sunny, with pleasant temperatures and low humidity, but the winds were up throughout the day. Our party included Larry Ackerman and his son, Max--and Larry's brother, Peter--all residents of White Plains NY. I had planned to fish around the Norwalk Islands, but because of the full moon tide, most of our favorite spots had water that was too shallow that morning. Since the wind was blowing 15-20 mph out of the north, I knew we'd encounter a rough ride across the the Sound, but we went to the Long Island side anyway, as it was the best bet, given the prevailing conditions. We found bluefish feeding on sand eels along the shoreline at Sunken Meadow and the Nissaquoque; and our passengers all got into the action, using Fin-S and Slug-O lures with jig heads. Some porgies also hit the Slug-O's. Unfortunately, one of our fishermen encountered some seasickness, so we had to curtail the trip somewhat. All in all, we had a few porgies, a dozen blues and one green-faced angler. It happens to the best of us!
Tuesday's trip was with Murray Verlin of Stamford again; he brought along two friends who were visiting from Belgium--and his chauffeur, Donnie. After a slow start we made our way eastward to Westport and Southport, were we found a nice body of fish, and we tallied more than 15 bass, with a few blues thrown in for variety. This was the first time the Europeans experienced saltwater fishing, and they'll have some good memories to take home with them.
On Independence Day we had two trips. The morning excursion was with Ted Inglesias of Westport, who brought along his father, a resident of New York City, for their annual birthday celebration for the elder Inglesias. They did very well, using bunker chunks in the middle of the Sound--bringing in more than dozen bass, ranging from 23-28" and blues weighing 5-7 pounds.
In the afternoon Michael Goodner and his 7-year-old son, Eli, of Armonk NY were first-time passengers aboard "My Bonnie". This was also their first saltwater trip, and they both got into striped bass--about a dozen--and a few bluefish.
Thursday morning we sailed with Robert Fiske of New Canaan, entertaining his son, Rusty, and Rusty's two sons, Peter and Robert--all Boston residents. Everyone had a great time reeling in striped bass as well as some nice bluefish up to 7 lbs. A few blues were kept for a family barbecue dinner, and all of the other fish were returned to the water.
We sailed Friday morning with Mitchell Kreuch, Greg Ehlers, and Tim Sickinger of Darien, and Tim's brother,Ted--visiting from out of state. Our first stop was in deep water in the middle of the Sound, but the action there was very slow--with a few blues 5-6 pounds and only some very small stripers. So we moved from that structure to the Long Island side, and along the shore we found a nice pocket of large bluefish in very shallow water. Our passengers boated about seven, ranging 10-12 pounds, all caught on light tackle and Creek Chub poppers. They took home a load of bluefish filets to be smoked and used for an evening barbecue.
Scott Friedman of Westport and his father, Dr. Robert Friedman--a cardiac surgeon--fished with us in the afternoon, along with two friends. They had fun reeling in striped bass around the Norwalk Islands and Westport. Some blues also came in on Fin-S lures. We had to stay fairly close to home to avoid being caught in the thunderstorms that had been forecast--and which did arrive about 15 minutes after we landed at the dock.
More Fishing Reports:
|
|
|
|
