Fishing Reports by Capt. Sal Tardella

Report for Long Island Sound - Tuesday the weather was fair and, unfortunately, so was the fishing. Aboard My Bonnie were locals, Craig Steinberg and his son and daughter. Not surprisingly, Monday's all-day blow negatively affected the fishing conditions, but we did manage to more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - Monday's weather was gale-like, but Dennis Carson of Clear Lake, Minnesota, was not deterred in any way. He was visiting his family in Norwalk--along with another grandson, 11-year old Skyler Rickertson of Amery MN, who's been dreaming about catchin more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - Sunday's trip was with Jim Preston of Westport and Vero Beach FL. Jim was entertaining his teen-age grandson, P.J., who was visiting from California. Early in the trip the youngster caught his first striped bass ever--using a sandworm--and grandpa more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - Friday morning's trip was with Mitch Kreuch of Darien and three of his business colleagues. Winds were high, but so were their spirits--after catching seven striped bass, including one keeper--off of Green's Ledge Light. In the afternoon that same more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - Friday morning's trip was with Mitch Kreuch of Darien and three of his business colleagues. Winds were high, but so were their spirits--after catching seven striped bass, including one keeper--off of Green's Ledge Light. In the afternoon that same more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - On Monday morning we sailed with regulars, Murray Verlin and Colleen McCourtney of Stamford and NYC. This time Colleen's sister, Mary McCourtney, visiting from Wisconsin, landed a 21-pound striped bass, measuring 38.5, while we were fishing around more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - On Thursday we had an evening charter for Jefferies & Company of Stamford, picking up our four passengers at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich. The trip was only two hours in length because of corporate meetings at the club before and after o more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - 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. This annual fishing trip is an ongoing birthday celebration for the elder Inglesias. The more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - 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. more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - 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. more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands