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Report for Long Island Sound
Capt. Sal Tardella
June 24, 2007
Norwalk Islands - Saltwater Fishing Report
On Monday we sailed with Sallie Briggs of New Canaan and her brother, Pete, of South Carolina. They brought along a friend of Sallie's, and the three of them did very well on the other side of the Sound, loading up on striped bass and blues--all caught on light tackle--with Slug-O lures and plastic sand eels. The action was nonstop throughout the trip.
Tuesday afternoon we fished again with Murray Verlin of Stamford and NYC; he brought along his chauffeur, Donnie, and they bottom fished for porgies and blackfish. Then in Westport they got into lots of bluefish, caught on imitation sand eels.
On Friday my sometimes mate, Emilio Pandolfi of Danbury, and I went out at 4:00am to find some bunker. Of course, we didn't stop when our cooler was full; we had to see what was happening with the stripers. Our instincts were right; we found the perfect spot, used the perfect bait, and got a perfect catch--15 fish, with four keepers up to 33". All of the fish released so I could count on them being there for my customers!
Saturday morning we left the dock at 6:00am and headed into the middle of the Sound. Aboard Carl Carrenti of Shelton--one of our regulars; he brought along co-workers from O.C.E. Imagistics: Tony Orsini, Len Wolak, and Jamie Petrocelli. It was a wonderful day, with the boys bringing in 18 bass up to 36" plus two large porgies that came in at the end of the trip.
The last trip of the week was Sunday morning, with Paul Stokes of North Carolina, who brought along his father, Lawrence Stokes--visiting from London, England--and friends, Tim Grace of Greenwich, and Rob Underwood of Harrison NY. The foursome had a wonderful day, bringing in a few nice stripers 24-27", caught on bunker chunks, as well as about 30 blues on the Long Island side--all on chrome Creek Chub lures. The fish were hitting nonstop, and everyone was arm weary as they walked up the ramp towards their car.
It's funny...so many of my first-time prospective customers insist they want more than a half-day charter (four hours), but most anglers poop out after three hours of fast action, especially when we get into summer weather.
And speaking of weather, June has given us plenty of ideal fishing conditions except for an occasional threat of lightning and some on-again/off-again wind gusts. July is right around the corner, and we'll see what that month brings....
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