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Report for Long Island Sound
Capt. Sal Tardella
August 1, 2007
Norwalk Islands - Saltwater Fishing Report
Thursday's weather was greatly improved, but we had a slow start with Robert Anderson of Darien and Charles Fredericks Jr. of Weston aboard "My Bonnie". 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.
Tuesday's clients were Murray Verlin of Stamford and NYC and his niece, Ms. Trina Hamlin --a native of Minneapolis MN, now living in NYC. Trina is not only a good fisherwoman, she's a very talented professional vocalist. Within five minutes of leaving the dock, we found bluefish crashing on the surface off of Westport. They were caught on light tackle, with Gag Grabber poppers and Creek Chubs; they ranged from 7 to 9 pounds. Looking for a change of pace, we went in search of porgies and found a nice school in deep water off of Sherwood Island--providing steady action with fish up to 16".
On Wednesday we wished with Jim Winters of Norwalk, who brought his father-in-law, Peter Burster of Port St. Lucie, FL. The weather was sunny and hot, with no wind, and as soon as we got on the water we found bluefish finning, and the twosome got several in the 4-6 pound range, using surface plugs. They also caught two striped bass 24-26" and more than two dozen porgies, keeping five, although there were ten keepers in the lot.
One of our Norwalk fishing buddies died this week. Octogenarian, Charlie Toth, passed over peacefully just a day after his last fishing trip. He was a perennial fixture whose boat was anchored almost daily in one of the favorite honey holes he'd cultivated over decades of angling on Long Island Sound. All the locals respected Charlie's tenacity and consistency; he was a cancer survivor who'd dealt with assorted medical problems--none of which kept him off the water for very long. We all knew that Charlie's special spots were exclusively his, and none of us trespassed on his territory. He would 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--seabird and man alike.
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