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Report for Long Island Sound
Capt. Sal Tardella
July 30, 2007
Norwalk Islands - Saltwater Fishing Report
Tuesday the weather was fair and, unfortunately, so was the fishing. Aboard "My Bonnie" were locals, Craig Steinberg and his son and daughter. Not surprisingly, Monday's all-day blow negatively affected the fishing conditions, but we did manage to catch some bluefish and striped bass.
Thursday's weather was greatly improved, but we had a slow start with Robert Anderson of Darien and Charles Fredericks Jr. of Weston. However, as the tide changed around the Norwalk Islands. so did the fishes' feeding pattern, and they proceeded to catch blues up to 8 pounds, nine stripers from 26-29.5" and porgies up to 17".
We sailed Friday morning with Richard Wood Jr. of E. Stroudsburg PA and his son, Richard Wood III of Rochester NY. The action was on and off throughout the trip, but father and son brought in 11 striped bass up to 26" and one 9-pound bluefish--with lots more being dropped before being reeled in.
Our final trip of the week took place on Saturday morning...a very, very hot and muggy day. Aboard were regulars, Michael Cohen of NYC and Westport and his children, 7-year-old, Benji and his 3-year-old sister. We fished for only three hours because the weather was too oppressive for the youngest of the family, but our passengers did manage to catch some nice blues up to 10 lbs. and striped bass up to 26".
We began the new week Monday morning with William Forcier of Norwalk, who brought along his daughter, 13-year-old Allison, and his grandfather, 94-year-old Ralph Boyle, also a Norwalker. Besides some huge "Montauk" porgies, they caught many 7-9 pound bluefish on the surface, using Creek Chub lures, and also a few striped bass up to 27", while drifting sandworms.
One of our fishing buddies died this week. Norwalk octogenarian, Charlie Toth, passed over peacefully just a day after his last fishing trip. He was a perennial fixture whose boat was almost daily anchored in one of the favorite honey holes he'd cultivated over decades. All the locals respected Charlie's tenacity and consistency; he was a cancer survivor who dealt with other medical problems, as well, with none of them keeping him off the water for very long. We all knew that Charlie's special spots were exclusively his, and we never trespassed on his territory. He'd net fresh bunker for chunking early in the morning, and then he'd feed the leftovers to the sea birds that recognized and followed his boat home at the end of each trip. He'll be missed by all of us--bird and man alike.
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