A Mixed Bag for the Past Few Days....
Capt. Sal Tardella
July 11, 2008
Norwalk Islands - Saltwater Fishing Report
On Monday afternoon we sailed with with Brian Gaffney of Rowayton, and his 13-year-old son, Tyler. We tried fluking at first--making our way out to 30-foot depths just off of Goose Island. We had a few hits, but no hook-ups. Not wanting to waste any more time, we moved eastward and found a pocket of bluefish under some diving birds. The Gaffneys used top-water tackle and got blues weighing 3-5 lbs, after which we moved farther eastward and worked some structure near Southport--again scoring with similar-size blues. We then rigged our rods with tube & worm as we moved around some reefs, and brought in a few striped bass up to 24". Some bluefish filets were taken home for dinner, along with special recipes for their preparation.
Wednesday's trip was with Joe Miller of Newtown, hosting his father, John, of Ft. Myers FL, and their friend Cyril Tomascak of New Milford. We began in the Compo Beach area and worked the shoreline around The Mill, blind-casting with poppers and bringing in bluefish 3-5 pounds. The boys wanted to try something else, so we headed toward the middle of the Sound and found some nice bunker schools. We snagged some and then had non-stop action with blues 8-10 pounds.
Friday afternoon we had one of our regulars--Robert Remin of White Plains, hosting his cousins, Chip Lupu of Washington D.C., as well as Adam Conner-Sax of Larchmont, NY and his 6-year-old daughter, Kylie. Kylie turned out to be quite the angler; she especially enjoyed bringing in a nice passel of hefty porgies. We also got some striped bass up to 27" and bluefish up to 10 pounds around Sheffield Island.
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