Norwalk Islands Fishing Reports

Most of the week was a washout.... - It's been a rough several days with near-gale winds and some heavy rain in our area. But we managed to get out on Saturday morning---with Mike White of Derby and his three sons, Chris of Seymour and Pat and Sean of Bethany--a belated Father's Day gi more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

A Busy Week...Autumnal Weather Throughout - We spent Monday and Tuesday entertaining some friends visiting from Sebastian, FL—catching porgies, bluefish and striped bass on both days. Wednesday morning we went out at 9am with Virginia Kamsky of Wilson Point and NYC—along with her son, Micha more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

A Busy and Productive Week....And No Hurricane! - The week was a mixed bag weather wise, starting out with high temps and rainy days and ending on the cool side. We were happy that the hurricane/tropical storm/tropical depression completely missed our area---after the local forecast had called for more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

You Never Know What You'll Be Bringing Aboard.... - We had a double header on Wednesday...one we'll never forget. We left the dock at 8am with My Bonnie regular, Gary Lattrell of Pawling NY–Golf Course Superintendent at Quaker Hill Country Club—and two other employees of the club—-brother and si more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Bluefish have been fickle for the past few days.... - Wednesday's trip (August 12) was with Wayne Heyland of Greenwich and a business associate, Peter. It was a very rough day on the water—along with some rain showers—but we were able to jig up bluefish 8-9 pounds—as well as some bluefish on the surfac more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

A busy week as soon as the sun came out again.... - Saturday we had aboard Wight Martindale and Steve Rooney, both from Darien. They had a great morning with porgies–and catching schoolie bass up to 25″ for the rest of the trip. We did see blues up and down on the surface, but they weren't coo more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Weather's the Problem.... - It was a slow week, mostly due to the daily bad weather forecasts that were a concern for local fishermen (and the actual wind and rain and thunderstorms which hit us almost every afternoon,) but we did go out Saturday with Bryan Jennings of New Cana more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Steady, If Not Thrilling.... - Friday's weather was perfect, and we left the dock at 12:15 with Marc Pfefferle, Brent Harppard, Armand Vomoleale and Bill Roche. The beginning of the trip was slow, but we found some porgies around the Norwalk Islands. We then worked out way eastw more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

It's been a steady catch all week long.... - Our Sunday morning passengers were Matias Ortuno of Wilton–a native of Argentina—entertaining three guests from Morocco: brothers, Thami and Simo Alami, and their friend, Abde Abou. We began the day at 10am catching porgies up to 14″; then we more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

A Mixed Bag This Week.... - We had a double-header on Wednesday. In the morning we sailed with Peter Horoszko and his daughter, Katya, of Darien–and his son, Jamie Horoszko of Newtown, along with Peter's parents, visiting from Ukraine–Lora and Vova Volkova, residents of Ode more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands