Fishing Reports by Capt. Sal Tardella

Still dealing with winds and rain... - We've had tornado watches and lots of rain down here, with very few days being free of windy conditions. But we did get out a few times this month, most recently with a visitor from Connecticut, Emilio Pandolfi, who fishes with us very often on L. more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Ho-hum days.... - We've had days with rain, days with wind, and days with wind and rain. But we got out on the Indian River for a few hours last week--bringing in sea trout and a selection of other local species, including jacks and ladyfish. One encouraging note: more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Things seem to be picking up.... - We went out on the Indian River a few days ago with our local fishing buddy, Rick Pino. Along with several large sail catfish, we caught pompano up to 18″, sheepshead, ladyfish and more than 20 sea trout, with a half dozen keepers in the lot; more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Back in the water again.... - We had some work to do on the Florida boat since arriving in Sebastian November 15, but it was finally launched yesterday, and we'll be doing some scouting today with one of our local fishing buddies. We're eager to drop a line after a five-week more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Haven't fished yet.... - The wind is still blowing, and our boat's still up on its trailer waiting to be launched. Please stay tuned.... more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

L.I. Sound Fishing Now Over for the Season - Our last three trips were very successful; lots of nice blackfish and some very large blues, too. The boat is now up on blocks until next May, but our Florida trips will begin in late December. No reports will be published before that time. more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Winding down... - We've had just three charters since our last report--all of which have produced nice catches of blackfish. My Bonnie will be pulled out of the water within the next ten days; it will be readied for her long winter's rest, and then we'll concentrat more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Fishing is a bit slow, but.... - We've had to deal with some bad weather since our last report, but we did get into some nice sea bass and blackfish yesterday. It took many hours of trying a lot of our local haunts, but we did bring in some nice fish (and had a couple of filets for more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Bad weather, so-so fishing for the past ten days.... - We've been dealing with high winds and rough waters for the past several trips, so we've had to stay close to shore. Our passengers have caught keeper sea bass, some fluke and porgies and the occasional bluefish (sometimes on the surface.) We've se more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Very busy in late August/early September - Little Consistency - We've been taking out many charters with old and new clients as everyone realizes the summer is quickly coming to an end. Some days we catch a boatload of keeper sea bass and fluke; other days we get a few bluefish; other days we get a keeper porgy more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands