Steady Fishing All Week Long....
Capt. Sal Tardella
August 21, 2008
Norwalk Islands - Saltwater Fishing Report
George Phillips of Fairfield booked us on Saturday as a treat for his three children, Michael, Sara, and Abby. At the Norwalk Islands we immediately found bluefish up to 11.5 pounds, and seven striped bass up to 26". Moving eastward, we found a body of schoolie bass that we caught on tube & worm. The trip ended with some porgy action--always a treat for the kids. The Phillips four went home laden down with filets and lots of fish stories to tell family and friends.
On Sunday we sailed with Nancy Troy, visiting from Ohio, her son Marshall, and his fiancee, Sarah, of Norwalk. We had immediate action, just five minutes after leaving the dock--working around pilings at Wilson Cove--catching schoolie bass and porgies. We then moved outside The Islands and did well with large blues up to 11 pounds and some stripers, including one keeper. When things slowed down, we moved towards Westport and pulled in bass and blues until it was time to go home.
Monday morning we enjoyed the company of Jay Dewing and his daughter, Annabel--and Jay's sister, Madeline Moss and her children, George and Ali--who reside in West Palm Beach and Southport. We were under time constraints, as they all had to get to the airport right after our trip, but within three hours we were able to land 10 bluefish, ranging from 4-12 pounds, four striped bass, and a few porgies. The children were between 5 and 10 years of age; they were all good fishermen and a pleasure to have aboard. Jay will be coming back this way in the fall, and he's looking forward to a return trip aboard "My Bonnie".
Wednesday's trip was with Peter Ackerman of New Rochelle NY and his daughter, Erika, and Peter's brother, Larry Ackerman of Westport. We spent the day fishing in deep water, where we had steady action with large blues up to 11 pounds and some nice porgies.
On Thursday we had Richard Woods of PA, with his son, Richard Jr. of Rochester NY--for their annual "My Bonnie" fishing trip. We started out around the Norwalk Islands, where things were a bit slow; so we moved towards Westport, where we found schoolie bass up to 24". We then moved into the middle of the Sound and did some chunking--coming up with nice blues up to 9 pounds and a few porgies--with one measuring 14".
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