Fishing Reports by Capt. Sal Tardella

Good weather, but so-so fishing.... - We fished a few times since our last report--bringing in a mixed bag of local species. Unfortunately the lack of sea grass in the Indian River continues to be problematic for anglers, and no one seems to be able to analyze the problem. We'll only more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Still pretty ho-hum; winds continue to prevail. - On our last several trips we brought in jack crevelles, bluefish, ladyfish, trout and some sail catfish as well as a small grouper. We've fished the Indian River, the Sebastian Inlet, the Sebastian River, and spent an hour or so on the ocean, fighti more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Come on down; the weather's fine! - Our honored guest aboard My Bonnie yesterday was a neighbor, Josh Chapple, a wounded warrior who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He's an enthusiastic fisherman, and he enjoyed bringing in nice jack crevelles in the Sebastian Inlet—all caught jig more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Some pretty good fishing, despite the winds.... - On Thursday we fished with Gary Zell of Michigan and Vero Beach FL—who's been aboard My Bonnie several times over the past few years. He brought along his son-in-law, Rick Cook, also a Michigander. The winds were a steady 20mph blow, with gusts up more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Fishing still so-so, but it's good to be in a warm state! - We've been out only a couple of times this month, but today we hosted visiting friends, Kathleen and Mark Nolan of Halifax MA--taking them on a three-hour tour of the Indian River. Kathleen had never fished before, and she enjoyed bringing in some la more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Too Cold and Too Windy - We haven't been out for a couple of weeks because it's just not worth the trouble. Temps have been consistently low, and winds are consistently high almost every day. You might carve out a morning or an afternoon with better weather, but fishing more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

The Indian River is Holding Many Species.... - We've fished a few times since launching our Florida boat. Last week we went out with a neighbor, Josh—a very fine young man who served as a U.S. Army M.P. in Iraq and Afghanistan—and his friend, Golan—a chef at a prominent condo community in Vero more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Back in the Sunshine State and Happy to be Here! - We launched our Florida boat several days ago, and spent about three hours looking around the Indian River and the mouth of the Sebastian Inlet. Lots of boats surrounded us in most of the usual haunts, but we brought in a nice pompano, lots of ladyf more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Lots of Porgies, Sea Bass, Blues and even Weakfish - The temps have dropped, of course, and sometimes it's difficult to get out into deeper water because of the winds, but we've been catching many species of local fish, especially when we can get into the middle of L.I. Sound, which is holding large bl more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Good porgy and bluefish action; weakfish have arrived, too! - Trips have slowed down since Labor Day, but our last several outings were very productive. We fished a few days ago with our Danbury buddy Emilio (Amin) Pandolfi, who's a Class-A angler. While jigging in the middle of the Sound we brought in nice-si more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands