Fishing Reports by Capt. Sal Tardella

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

Report for Long Island Sound - Well, My Bonnie is finally in the water--where she belongs--and we're set for the season's first charter this Saturday. Reports have come in to the effect that there are tons of bunker throughout Long Island Sound. Local fishermen have been catc more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - We won't have a fishing report for a couple of weeks. We closed up our Florida boat last week and have since returned to Connecticut. Our Norwalk boat has been totally overhauled and is still under a tarpaulin. As soon as we launch My Bonnie and more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Sebastian Florida - Our final Florida fishing trip took place on April 2. Rick Pino of Sebastian shared my boat with me, and we had to deal with yet another day of winds and bumpy water. But we hung in there and caught lots of nice sea trout in the river and some su more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian