Fishing Reports by Capt. Sal Tardella

Biggest Catch of My Life - Well, the local fishing is still dreadful, with water temps remaining much too cold for this time of year. My buddy, Rick Pino, and I went out for a scouting trip on Monday, March 1st, and we were setting up for our second drift between the Ocean more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

A day of offshore fishing... - Because things have been very slow on the Indian River for the past several weeks, I was invited aboard a friend's boat--with two other local anglers--to do some offshore fishing. We set out through the Sebastian Inlet, first hunting for some greenie more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Conditions still pretty bleak.... - We haven't been out since last week, when we spent six hours on the Indian River, a trip that resulted in a catch of four assorted species--all small. And we haven't heard any local fish stories from colleagues and fishing buddies either. Still cold more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Temperatures Now Normal, But Fish Have Been Decimated - The Indian River and Sebastian Inlet have begun to warm up after two weeks of record-breaking sub-freezing weather. However, the cold water has left thousands of dead fish of every species floating everywhere and lying dead on shore. The snook seem t more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Extreme Cold has Wreaked Havoc on Local Fishing - As most everyone knows, central Florida has been in a semi-deep freeze ever since New Year's Day; weather conditions are expected to improve later this week. I've been unable (and unwilling) to get on my boat for two weeks, but the reports are ble more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Too Cold to Fish.... - With temps in the 20's and 30's no one's out on the water these days. It will be quite some time before the Indian River and the Sebastian Inlet are warm enough to hold fish. We've been fishing down here for 15 years and can't remember such a lon more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

We're back in business, and the fishing is great! - Our Florida boat is back in tip-top shape, and last Wednesday, December 23, two local friends and I took advantage of the good weather and tried our luck on the Indian River. We began scouting our normal haunts around the Intra-Coastal Waterway and s more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Our first trip was a good one.... - We had our shakedown cruise a couple of days ago, and there were some kinks and glitches that had to be taken care of. Tuesday was a beautiful day on the Indian River,and we had aboard good friend, Jack Balme of Sebastian. Among the fish caught were more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

We're still not in the water... - Our boat will be launched within the next few days, weather permitting. Not too much has been going on in the Inlet or on the Indian River except for a few pompano here and there. Not too many boats out there either. As soon as we start fishing more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

No report right now; Florida boat still in dry dock. - We only arrived in Florida two days ago, and the boat is still on its trailer. We hope to launch by next week. Please watch for fishing reports in ten days or so. more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian