Norwalk Islands Fishing Reports

The weather and the fish are cooperating.... - On Sunday afternoon we fished with Chris Grillo of New Canaan, his two sons–Alexander and Austin, 7 and 9–-and his dad, George Grillo, from Massachusetts. We found bluefish almost immediately, and the family had a great experience plugging up blues more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

The Hot Weather's Here, and The Fish Love It! - We had a day off on Monday, but Tuesday morning we sailed with brothers, Mike and Jim McManus from North Salem NY. We started off around the Norwalk Islands and found bluefish hitting sand eels on the surface and had an hour and a half with top-water more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

It's been a good week on the water.... - On Sunday we left the dock around 7:30 am with Ted Inglesias of Westport and his father-in-law, Art Miller of Brooklyn NY aboard. They were together for their annual July 4th weekend in CT. The trip started off fairly slowly, so we made our way acr more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

The Weatherman's Been Wrong, and We're Happy About It! - Although thunderstorms were forecast for almost every day for the past week, we were lucky--with only one minor incident. On Tuesday our passengers were Andrew Hascoe of Greenwich, and his teen-aged son, Harrison. They had a great day, fighting b more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Lots of Fish Around.... - Thursday we sailed mid-morning with My Bonnie regular, Robert Remin of White Plains, and his daughter Elena, who just graduated from college. The Remins caught about two dozen bluefish--with Elena bringing one in at about eight pounds--and when we more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Blues and Stripers Abound in the Sound.... - Chris Oliviero of Maryland and his father-in-law, Desmond Barry Jr. of Greenwich, CT, spent Saturday morning aboard My Bonnie as a Father's Day celebration for the two men. The action was almost steady for the full trip--with blues and bass coming more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Lots of Rain All Week...We Lucked Out With Two Trips - The continuous rain for most of the week limited our ability to get out on the water. But we were able to enjoy a beautiful day on Friday--and sailed with Joe and Barbara Wittman of Somers NY and their friend, Jeff Zimmerman of Purdys NY. The weath more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Things A Little On The Slow Side At The End Of The Week… - On Wednesday we hopped aboard Craig Steinberg's Boston Whaler to show him some fishing techniques and give him a few tips about fishing local waters. Craig is from Weston, and he brought along his son, Corey, and his daughter, Paige. The family had more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

The Weather's Still Coolish, But Fishing is Heating Up - Monday morning we sailed with Harlan Bud Woerhle, on his annual visit from Las Vegas NV--along with his nephew--also Bud--who lives in Wyoming. We found bluefish on the surface off Middle Passage, and the two Buds also caught some nice striped bas more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Still No Complaints.... - Thursday we sailed in the mid-afternoon with loyal client, Robert Remin of White Plains, who brought along his brother-in-law and nephew, Lawrence Askowitz and Gideon Askowitz of Long Island. The weather couldn't have been better, and we began the t more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands