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Happy Birthday, USA!
Capt. Sal Tardella
July 4, 2008
Norwalk Islands - Saltwater Fishing Report
Robert Remin returned for a second trip this week--on Tuesday morning--bringing along with him his brother-in-law, Lawrence Askowitz, and 5-year-old nephew, Gideon Askowitz of White Plains. We started out around Copp's Island, where there didn't seem to be any action, so we moved to Seymour's Rock, where we saw birds, but no fish under them. We kept moving eastward, along the shoreline, and began blind-casting. Everyone got into bluefish 3-5 pounds, as well as some schoolie bass. When things slowed down a bit we moved towards Westport and found a large body of bluefish just below the surface. The trio tallied more than 30, keeping just 10 for their evening barbecue.
On Friday we sailed at 9:00am, with six Westporters aboard: Pat Beranek and son, Pat Chapman and son, and Dan Kowalewski and daughter. All the kids were under 12 years old, and they were a lively bunch. The water was flat, and the air temperature couldn't have been more ideal. We found bluefish within the first half hour, as we were heading toward Westport, and I marked activity on my Lowrance. I had everyone take turns at blindcasting, and the action lasted for close to two hours. Looking for a change of pace, we drifted for fluke, bringing in a few, but they were just short of the 19.5" minimum length. As the charter was nearing its finale, we tried for striped bass--and brought in a 24-incher. It was a great Independence Day morning for all our passengers.
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