Norwalk Islands Fishing Reports

Report for Long Island Sound - More double headers...and another extremely busy week for My Bonnie. Dan McQuirk of Stamford and a friend worked around the Norwalk Islands, bringing in nine striped bass--all on top-water action. Derek Shapiro of Greenwich brought his dad, Nat more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - It's been another very busy week with several double-headers.  Paul Stokes of Westport took his second trip with us this season. Working off of Cockenoe and Westport his party had a nice day with a substantial number of school bass, all caught on more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - It's been a very hectic week that included three double-headers. We started out last Wednesday morning with Dr. Alan Goldberg, who brought along Drs. Steve Eliot, Andrew Marcus, and John Tanzilli. We fished around the Norwalk Islands, where we on more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

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

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

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

Report for Long Island Sound - We fished three times three this week. On Sunday we caught schoolie bass around the Norwalk Islands and across the Sound near the Northport stacks; and while fishing for bass, a keeper fluke was also caught. The next day, a cold and damp morning, w more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Report for Long Island Sound - Captain Sal Tardella reports that his sometimes-mate, Emilio Pandolfi of Danbury, went along with him for their first scouting trip of the season—and to help break in the boat’s new Yamaha 225HP 4-stroke engine. They worked around the Norwalk Island more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands