Fishing Reports by Capt. Sal Tardella

Lots of Fish, Lots of Fun - On Saturday morning we had first-timers, Everett Shaw and Connie Elkinson of Stamford. We headed for the Norwalk Islands and had immediate action with bluefish on the surface, during which we boated blues and striped bass--using imitation sand eels o more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Lots of Bait...Lots of Fish Underneath.... - Sunday's passengers were My Bonnie regulars, Virginia Kamsky and her young son, Michael--residents of Wilson Point and NYC. We left the dock at 1:00pm on a sultry afternoon--with temps in the 90's and high humidity--and the possibility of a thund more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Things are Definitely Heating Up.... - On Saturday morning we had all first-timers aboard My Bonnie; Bruce-Sean Reshen of Fairfield, Dana Doty and her son, Justin, of Redding, Carlos Dasilva of NYC and Ryan Wong of HongKong. There was a pea-soup fog, making it difficult to see fish on more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Very Hot Weather...Very Hot Fishing.... - On Saturday morning we had all first-timers aboard My Bonnie; Bruce-Sean Reshen of Fairfield, Dana Doty and her son, Justin, of Redding, Carlos Dasilva of NYC and Ryan Wong of HongKong. There was a pea-soup fog, making it difficult to see fish on more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

It's Been Hit & Miss With the Blues This Week.... - We sailed on Thursday with Derek Shapiro of Norwalk and his friend, Nana Karumidze--a native of The Georgia Republic. Nana was very enthusiastic, and although she's done very little saltwater angling, she very quickly got into the swing of things, more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

The Action is Getting Better Every Day. - We sailed on Thursday with Derek Shapiro of Norwalk and his friend, Nana Karumidze--a native of The Georgia Republic. Nana was very enthusiastic, and although she's done very little saltwater angling, she very quickly got into the swing of things, more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Early June is Looking Good! - On Sunday morning we left the dock at 7:30am. Aboard were first-timers, fathers and sons: Tom and Alex Cope--and Andrew & William Simmons of Westport. We found some striped bass around the Norwalk Islands, with the fish measuring up to 23; when t more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

SAND EELS AND BUNKER AND BLUEFISH, OH, MY! - On Sunday morning we left the dock at 7:30am. Aboard were first-timers, fathers and sons: Tom and Alex Cope--and Andrew & William Simmons of Westport. We found some striped bass around the Norwalk Islands, with the fish measuring up to 23; when t more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Temps Are Heating Up, and So is the Fishing.... - Friday's trip was with Chris Meehan of Newtown and Dean Heinrich of Monroe. Although it was a bit warmer than the day before, and we had no rain to deal with, the winds were quite high, but we got a few bass around the Norwalk Islands, after which we more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Fishing the Other Side of the Sound for the First Time this Year - We sailed on Sunday morning with Pete Duarte of Ft. Lauderdale, FL--and his sons: Michael of Norwalk, Paul of Stamford, and Jeff of Irvington NY. We fished for more than an hour with no results, but after moving toward Westport we found some nice-si more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands