Fishing Reports by Capt. Sal Tardella

Nice action--especially with porgies this week. - Derek Shapiro of Greenwich and his fiancee, Nana Karumidze--from the nation of Georgia--returned for another trip with us last Sunday. They wanted to try some porgy fishing, so we took them towards Darien, where they did very well, keeping about ten more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Autumn's in the air...fishing is steady.... - We fished on Friday with Westport resident, Marc Pfefferle of Carl Marks & Company--and his colleagues, Vince Belcastro, Larry Forte, and Carl Harig. The day began outside the Norwalk Islands, and seeing very little there, we worked our way along th more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Weather or Not?.... - Late last week we sailed with Peter Ryan of Larchmont NY, and his children--Andrew and Michelle. The family wanted to catch some porgies, so we set up shop off of Long Neck Point, where we found plenty of action--with the porgies coming in at a non- more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

A Great Week Before The Tropical Storm Warning... - Sunday's trip was with Peter Ryan of Larchmont NY, and his children--Andrew and Michelle. The family wanted to catch some porgies, so we set up shop off of Long Neck Point, where we found plenty of action--with the porgies coming in at a non-stop cl more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

LOTS OF FISH...FINDING THEM IS KEEPING US HOPPING. - We did two trips last Wednesday. In the morning we had Michael Cohen of NYC and Westport--and his 11-year-old son, Ben. We headed toward Wilson Cove, where we found bunker schools--and using live bunker, we brought in bluefish around 10 pounds. more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

The Temps are Cooler, but Fishing is Heating Up.... - Monday's trip was with Gary Lattrell, Golf Course Superintendent at in Quaker Hills Country Club in Pawling, NY--returning for his 4th trip this season. We found great action just five minutes after leaving the dock--with bluefish under a large bunk more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

A Touch of Autumn In The Air, and the Fishing is Great.... - Wednesday's trip was with Peter Ackerman of New Rochelle NY and his daughter, Erika, and Peter's brother, Larry Ackerman of Westport. We spent the day fishing in deep water, where we had steady action with large blues up to 11 pounds and some nice po more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Steady Fishing All Week Long.... - George Phillips of Fairfield booked us on Saturday as a treat for his three children, Michael, Sara, and Abby. At the Norwalk Islands we immediately found bluefish up to 11.5 pounds, and seven striped bass up to 26. Moving eastward, we found a bod more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Bluefish, Bass, Porgies--and Happy Fishermen.... - We had a busman's holiday on Wednesday, going out to Middle Ground with our ubiquitous My Bonnie scout, Dr. Steve Eliot of Weston, who was our skipper for the day. We didn't find the large stripers we'd hoped for, but we had many nice bluefish (10- more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Not our busiest week this summer, but all good stuff! - On Tuesday morning we sailed with Norman Cote of Norwalk, a retired firefighter, and his grandson, Patrick. The action was steady throughout the trip, beginning with the Norwalk Islands--where we did well with schoolie bass and porgies--and continui more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands