It's been a good week on the water....
Capt. Sal Tardella
July 5, 2009
Norwalk Islands - Saltwater Fishing Report
On Sunday we left the dock around 7:30 am with Ted Inglesias of Westport and his father-in-law, Art Miller of Brooklyn NY aboard. They were together for their annual July 4th weekend in CT. The trip started off fairly slowly, so we made our way across Long Island Sound and found bluefish along the shore, providing non-stop action for about two hours.
We spent the morning of Independence Day on the water with Cliff Lamotta of Ridgefield and his 14-year-old son, Zack--bringing in a keeper bass only 20 minutes after we left the dock; it weighed 14 pounds. Shortly thereafter we had some nice bluefish, with one coming in at nine pounds. We made our made eastward and found a large school of blues on the surface, and we stayed there for about two hours, pulling in bluefish and striped bass. All of the fish were released.
On Friday morning we had aboard Joel Berman of Wilton, and his grandchildren, 11-year-old Matthew, and Lucy and Zack, both 8 years old. Also with us was his son, Glen, visiting from Maryland. The family had a wonderful morning, bringing in close to a dozen striper bass-- including five keepers--some nice blues up to 8 lbs, ending the day with 3-pound porgy. All the fish were released except for the porgy.
Wednesday's trip was a bit of an adventure–what with thunderstorms forecast for the entire afternoon. We left the dock at 2:45 with Robert Remin of White Plains–and his son, daughter, and family friend. For the full four hours of the trip "My Bonnie" was tossed about by high winds and rough seas, but the stalwart party brought in ten striped bass including one keeper, and hooked in to several bluefish. All aboard were good sports, but happy to disembark and feel firm ground beneath their feet.
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