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Report for Long Island Sound
Capt. Sal Tardella
October 21, 2007
Norwalk Islands - Saltwater Fishing Report
I had a busman's holiday on Thursday, when sometimes-mate, Emilio (Amin) Pandolfi of Danbury invited me aboard his boat for an afternoon scouting trip. The weather was perfect, and our first stop was a jigging venture off of Green's Ledge, where we brought in bass up to 27" and blues in the 8-11 pound range. From there we moved inshore in pursuit of top-water action--which we came upon--just off of Copp's. Blues were on the surface, hitting peanut bunker, and we hooked into them, using every manner of plug. Then we proceeded towards Cockenoe and marked fish on the bottom. We used 1/4-1/2 ounce jigs and enjoyed non-stop porgy action. As we headed toward the Saugatuck we found yet another body of blues (4-6 pounds) working the surface. On our way back to the dock we tried the shoreline around Wilson Cove and encountered nice-sized bluefish tearing into thick schools of bait. We landed four of the slammers (9-11 pounds) using Sassy Shad and large surface plugs.
On Saturday morning we left the dock at 7:00am with Desmond and Todd Barry of New Canaan. After working around the Islands, picking up a few bass, we moved eastward towards Westport and found a large body of stripers on the surface--and proceeded to have a ball jigging them up. The father and son tallied close to two dozen, with hardly time to stop and catch their breath.
It looks like the annual migration has begun, and with the pleasant weather we're currently experiencing in these parts, autumn angling should prove to be especially enjoyable for the next few weeks, at least.
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