Fishing Reports by Capt. Sal Tardella

Report for Long Island Sound - On Monday we sailed with Sallie Briggs of New Canaan and her brother, Pete, of South Carolina. They brought along a friend of Sallie's, and the three of them did very well on the other side of the Sound, loading up on striped bass and blues--all cau more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - On Thursday we fished with Murray Verlin and Colleen McCourtney of Stamford and NYC. The temps were low, the skies were cloudy, and there was some wind throughout the morning, but the couple didn't seem to mind because they brought in a lot of bluef more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - Tuesday's trip was with 83-year-old Bud Woehrle of Las Vegas. Bud fishes with us a couple of days every year when he visits his sister in Rowayton. We got him into bluefish finning on the surface in the middle of the Sound, and he brought in a bunc more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - Sunday morning started out with a light drizzle and some wind. Our passengers were Dave Johnson of Alabama, and his son-in-law--Gerard Barton of Middlebury, CT. We started out in deep water midSound, but the action was too slow, so we moved closer i more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - We left the dock and headed into a deep fog on Saturday morning, and the pea-soup conditions stayed with us for most of the trip. But the Hayden family (George, Sharon, and 11-year-old Christopher from Bethel, CT) had a marvelous time despite the fu more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - On Wednesday of this week we fished with Rafael Baez of Paragon Athletics in New Jersey--and four of his co-workers. They had a good day working around the Norwalk Islands and Westport, tallying 17 striped bass and two bluefish. We left the dock a more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - On Wednesday of this week we fished with Rafael Baez of Paragon Athletics in New Jersey--and four of his co-workers. They had a good day working around the Norwalk Islands and Westport, tallying 17 striped bass and two bluefish. On Saturday mornin more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - Our first charter of the season was with Murray Verlin of Westport and his chauffeur, Donnie. The twosome brought in 20 striped bass and one keeper fluke at 19. All were caught on light tackle around the Norwalk Islands. Dan Messervey of Westpor more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - Our first charter of the season was with Murray Verlin of Westport and his chauffeur, Donnie. The twosome brought in 20 striped bass and one keeper fluke at 19. All were caught on light tackle around the Norwalk Islands. On Saturday Dan Messerve more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - Our first charter of the season was with Murray Verlin of Westport and his chauffeur, Donnie. The twosome brought in 20 striped bass and one keeper fluke at 19. All were caught on light tackle around the Norwalk Islands. On Saturday Dan Messerve more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands