Connecticut Fishing Reports

Eastern Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound - Took the Kingfisher out Mon. night on a scout trip for Hickory Shad. It wasn't long before we found a school working over bait. We grabbed about 10 and headed out to several local reefs towards Watch Hill. First couple reefs didn't look like they wer more...
Capt. Mark Anderson - Long Island Sound

Report for Long Island Sound - Monty Elliff of Greenwich and two buddies fished around the Islands, catching lots of school-sized bass and a few blues in the 2-4 pound class. On the other side we got some fluke--with two keepers--and some large porgies. The porgy season doesn't more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - We fished early in the week with Dr. Joseph Deltito, a Rowayton resident (who also is a frequent guest on CNN and Court TV). Dr. Joe was entertaining friends from Georgia, and everyone caught schoolie bass working around the Islands, using Rattle Tr more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Eastern Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound - We had Tommy T. and the boys out tues. night for some Misquamicut fluke. Drifted a few areas with not much to show but a few skates and a few stolen baits. We kept heading east trying to find where the fluke we more concentrated. Well, our efforts pa more...
Capt. Mark Anderson - Long Island Sound

Report for Long Island Sound - It was another week of foggy mornings, wet decks, bumpy waters, and cold temperature, but we had a few days of good fishing in spite of it all. David Bellner from Stamford, a first-timer aboard “My Bonnie”--and three buddies--had fun with schoolie more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Eastern Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound - Took out the boys from Nebraska this past Sun. morning on the Kingfisher. Coming from Nebraska fishing they were only used to Hybrid stripers so they were expecting grand things from our waters here in Eastern Long Island Sound. Trolling at The Race more...
Capt. Mark Anderson - Long Island Sound

Report for Long Island Sound - We had a very busy week, although we had to deal with high winds and low temps on most trips. Peter Armstrong, visiting from Liverpool, England, had great day fishing off of Sunken Island near Bridgeport, with 18 bass up to 26” and a few blues—all more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - We fished with a long-time regular, Frank Chieffalo of Wilton, and a friend from Arizona--and had a tough, cold day, and logging lots of hours on the engine. We fished the Lilco stacks in search of bass; finding none we moved Stamford—where we’d hea more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Eastern Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound - Sunday we had a Montauk Fluke Trip for a Group of guys from Trumbull aboard the Kingfisher. We Started out in the Race hoping to grab some Bass in the ealr A.M. Within 5 min. of getting the first line out we had a 40 inch bass in the boat. The n more...
Capt. Mark Anderson - Long Island Sound

Eastern Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound - First Trip Of The Year For The Kingfisher The Mcquaid group kicked off the season aboard the Kingfisher on sat. May 15th. With 49 degree water temps fishing turned out to be pretty slow. Last year on May 7th we hammered the stripers and this has more...
Capt. Mark Anderson - Long Island Sound