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Report for Long Island Sound
Capt. Sal Tardella
July 1, 2007
Norwalk Islands - Saltwater Fishing Report
On Thursday we sailed with Robert Remin of White Plains--along with his niece, nephew and their dad--his brother-in-law, also Westchester residents. They had a wonderful day working the Norwalk Islands, tallying more than 30 fish--20 striped bass and 10 blues. All of the bass were returned to the water.
Saturday morning's trip was with Derek Shapiro from Greenwich, with his father and two of Derek's colleagues. We went to the Long Island side of the Sound and did very well catching bluefish at the Nissaquoque on Creek Chub lures and with a fly rod. We moved further down the shoreline, where we found larger blues in the 6-9 pound range, also caught on fly rod and plugs.
Sunday's weather was mostly sunny, with pleasant temperatures and low humidity, but the winds were up throughout the day. Our party included Larry Ackerman and his son, Max--and Larry's brother, Peter--all residents of White Plains NY. I had planned to fish around the Norwalk Islands, but because of the full moon tide, most of our favorite spots had water that was too shallow that morning. Since the wind was blowing 15-20 mph out of the north, I knew we'd encounter a rough ride across the the Sound, but we went to the Long Island side anyway, as it was the best bet, given the prevailing conditions. We found bluefish feeding on sand eels along the shoreline at Sunken Meadow and the Nissaquoque; and our passengers all got into the action, using Fin-S and Slug-O lures with jig heads. Some porgies also hit the Slug-O's. Unfortunately, one of our fishermen encountered some seasickness, so we had to curtail the trip somewhat. All in all, we had a few porgies, a dozen blues and one green-faced angler. It happens to the best of us!
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