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Report for Long Island Sound
Capt. Sal Tardella
July 27, 2004
Norwalk Islands - Saltwater Fishing Report
Ed Burke of Wilton and his 17-year-old son, Ryan, had a super morning with striped bass up to 26” throughout Westport. They boated almost two dozen, plus a keeper fluke. We also found bluefish on the surface off of Sprite Island—all in the 2-3 pound range—caught on Creek Chub poppers and one-ounce Crippled Herrings.
Marvin Gilbert and his 12-year-old son, Marshall, of West Haven also had a great morning. We caught ten striped bass up to 37” off of Green’s Ledge Light--as well as three bluefish 10-12 pounds each.
Another father-and-son trip: Jason Murphy and his son, Connor, of Weston, had only a so-so day. The skies were clear, and the seas were flat for their afternoon trip; but the catch was disappointing. We had gone out at 4:00am that morning and had a nice catch of fresh bunker for bait, but after making three fruitless drops at some of our favorite deep-water spots, we started back to try another tactic. Fortunately for the Murphys, we managed to salvage the trip with some schoolie bass and porgies caught on bucktails at Sprite Island and in between some of the other Norwalk islands. All the fish were released. In general, afternoon trips are less productive than morning excursions—especially on sunny days.
Porgy season opened in Connecticut today, and we caught several while on a four-boat outing. The passengers, all employees of DeutscheBank, enjoyed bringing in the scup as well as some nice striped bass—up to 24”. We also found bluefish on top at Cockenoe, and brought them in on Creek Chubs and Crippled Herring lures.
Greg Klein-Hertzl of Weston treated his father, Bob Hertzl, to a trip aboard “My Bonnie”; they’ve been out with us several times over the past six years, but this time Greg—an aspiring tennis pro—paid the tab as a belated Father’s Day gift. It was a super morning, with small blues on the surface inside the Norwalk Islands and Middle Passage. The action was nonstop, but for a change of pace we looked elsewhere and found larger blues feeding on top off of Cockenoe Island. As icing on the fishcake, father and son enjoyed their first experience catching porgies, with the largest measuring about 14”, plus a keeper sea bass in the mix.
Stan Levy of New York City and his daughter, son-in-law, and grandson, Maxwell, had their first trip ever on Long Island Sound. They brought in porgies, striped bass, and blues around the Norwalk Islands.
John Klatte of New Jersey and his brother, Jo--and Joe’s son--Greg, plus a friend, Ron, started off with a slow morning on a windy day, bagging one keeper fluke and two small blues—and losing a 10-12 pounder right at the boat. We made our way east to Cockenoe and scored with almost two dozen bass plus another keeper fluke and a handful of porgies. Young Greg had never before fished in salt water.
Blues are showing up on the surface—from Cockenoe all the way up to the Norwalk Islands.
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