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Report for Long Island Sound
Capt. Sal Tardella
July 5, 2007
Norwalk Islands - Saltwater Fishing Report
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!
Tuesday's trip was with Murray Verlin of Stamford again; he brought along two friends who were visiting from Belgium--and his chauffeur, Donnie. After a slow start we made our way eastward to Westport and Southport, were we found a nice body of fish, and we tallied more than 15 bass, with a few blues thrown in for variety. This was the first time the Europeans experienced saltwater fishing, and they'll have some good memories to take home with them.
On Independence Day we had two trips. The morning excursion was with Ted Inglesias of Westport, who brought along his father, a resident of New York City. This annual fishing trip is a birthday celebration for the elder Inglesias. They did very well, using bunker chunks in the middle of the Sound--bringing in more than dozen bass, ranging from 23-28" and blues weighing 5-7 pounds.
In the afternoon father and son, Michael and 7-year-old Eli Goodner of Armonk NY were aboard "My Bonnie". This was their first saltwater trip, and they both got into striped bass--about a dozen--and a few bluefish.
Thursday morning we sailed with Robert Fiske of New Canaan, entertaining his son, Rusty, and Rusty's two sons, Peter and Robert--all Boston residents. Everyone had a great time reeling in striped bass as well as some nice bluefish up to 7 lbs. A few blues were kept for a family barbecue dinner, and all of the other fish were returned to the water.
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