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2011-12-29
12:34 PM
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Windy almost every day, but we caught a lot of fish this week... - On Wednesday we fished with Al Bloomingdale and his two sons, visiting from Virginia. The family hadn't had much previous experience with rod and reel, but after a quick lesson, everyone was able to cast their lures and reel in sea trout and ladyfi more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian |
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2011-12-18
4:07 PM
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We're Back in Florida Waters.... - Well, we finally got on the Indian River last Friday–along with our local fishing buddies, Rick Pino and Jack Balme. The winds were low, so we were able to get to most of our favorite places without any problems.
At our first stop we found some se more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian |
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2011-12-05
11:01 AM
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All set and ready to go.... - Our Florida boat is now in the water and ready for 2011-2012 winter season action. We'll be doing some scouting this week, but we've heard reliable reports of large trout being caught, as well as snook and bluefish in the Indian River.
The Sebas more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian |
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2011-11-12
8:49 PM
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Still in between...No fishing reports until December - Some local fishermen have been getting blackfish and small stripers. Not too much to write about in local waters.
My Bonnie is out of the water until next May.
Her southern counterpart is waiting for us to get back to Florida to get her ready fo more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands |
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2011-11-03
5:01 PM
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An Early Snowfall and an Early End to the Fishing Season - We had planned on pulling MY BONNIE out of the water on November 12, but we'll be doing it a bit sooner because of the very cold weather and high winds we've been experiencing here for the past two weeks, including a heavy snowfall last Saturday. No more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands |
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2011-10-27
9:22 PM
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The season is definitely waning... - On Columbus Day the weather was again perfect, and we had Mike Moriarty and Mike Jr. from Kent. We had a great day starting at 7:30 in the middle of the Sound, jigging bluefish until 10am, after which we went looking for porgies inshore, where the ac more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands |
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2011-10-06
10:20 PM
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FALL IS IN THE AIR, BUT THE FISH DON'T SEEM TO NOTICE.... - We had to cancel a double header planned for last Saturday because of the ominous weather forecast (which turned out to be wrong,) but on Sunday we sailed in the early morning with Lilit Karayan and her fiance, Jason–both Norwalk residents. The weat more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands |
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2011-09-22
12:14 PM
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Post-Labor Day Slowdown has Begun... - It seems folks don't care too much about fishing once Labor Day comes and goes. And the weather hasn't been too cooperative over the past ten days either.
But we sailed on Saturday morning, Sept 10, with My Bonnie regular, Frank Chieffalo of Da more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands |
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2011-09-08
8:59 PM
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A good week after Irene came and left.... -
Wednesday's trip was with John Barker of Wilson Point and Michael Hanafee of Norwalk. We jigged up some blues at 11B and pulled porgies and striped bass inside the Norwalk Islands.
We fished on Friday with White Plains resident, Robert Remin, a more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands |
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2011-08-25
2:19 PM
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Mostly Porgies and Blues.... - Wednesday's trip (Aug 17) was with Steve Rooney of Norwalk and four of his young children, including twin boys. The kids had a great time with porgies and small bluefish.
Gordon Smith of Redding sailed with us on Thursday morning–with yet another more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands |
