Great First Trip of '09! - We had a My Bonnie first-timer aboard today, Patrick Plankenhorn of Buckeye Lake OH and Melbourne FL--and we had steady action throughout the trip. The day started around the Indian River islands, with a nice passel of sea trout--caught on shrimp more... Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian
2008-12-27 9:22 PM
THOSE WINDS JUST WON'T QUIT.... - We sailed at 11am this morning, with comfortable temps, but persistent SW winds 10-20 throughout the trip. Because the winds have been with us for four days, the water levels were extremely low.
Aboard were Mark Francis of Sebastian, Harvey Luthe more... Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian
2008-12-22 9:27 AM
Good weather is back, with good fishin'.... - We were out three times last week and got pompano, trout, jacks, and some nice ladyfish--as well as many sail catfish around John's Island, with one weighing 7 pounds.
The water has warmed up considerably, and we've had a few days with no signific more... Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian
2008-12-14 10:26 AM
Not Much Happening Right Now.... - We haven't been doing any fishing for the past week. Some days have too much wind, some days we've had to deal with thunder storms, and some days have been just too cold! When water temps dip too low, there's not much action in the Indian River, an more... Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian
2008-12-01 8:44 AM
We're Off To A Great Start.... - We had our Florida shakedown cruise last Tuesday--with Sebastian local, Rick Pino, and Ed Jones from Virginia. We started working the Indian River, catching seven pompano and some sea trout close to the Sebastian Inlet.
The day after Thanksgiving more... Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian
2008-11-28 9:10 PM
Florida Fishing Has Begun--With a Bang! - We had our Florida shakedown cruise last Tuesday--with Sebastian local, Rick Pino, and Ed Jones from Virginia. We started working the Indian River, catching seven pompano and some sea trout close to the Sebastian Inlet.
The day after Thanksgiving more... Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands
2008-11-23 10:04 PM
Still on dry ground.... - We arrived in Sebastian, Florida, a week ago, and today we finished all the annual maintenance on our Hydro-Sports bay boat, which we hope to launch this week.
It's been fairly cool down here, with winds pumping rather vigorously every day, and th more... Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands
2008-11-02 5:59 PM
All Good Things Come to An End.... - Well, My Bonnie had her final trip today. But before pulling anchor for the last time this season we had fun this week fishing with two new parties.
On Saturday we fished with Alastair Riach of Weston, with his son, Cameron, and Cam's friend, Mi more... Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands
Some days are better than others.... - Wednesday was a beautiful autumn day, and we had a busman's holiday with our sometimes-mate, Amin Emilio Pandolfi of Danbury. We headed straight for the middle of the Sound and jigged up bluefish weighing 7-11 pounds. We left them hitting to try f more... Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands
