Fishing Reports by Capt. Sal Tardella

The fish aren't abiding by the calendar rules.... - This time of year we should be pulling up porgies in all the regular haunts, but they're few and far between. Not much in the way of striped bass either, and the fluke catch is slowing down dramatically after a good run for the past couple of months more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Good fishing, but porgies are scarce.... - We've been getting lots of keeper sea bass and fluke, but the keeper porgies have been mostly elusive, despite the warm weather and perfect conditions for catching scup. Bluefish are around, but not in big numbers except for specific deep-water more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Little change in fishing patterns.... - We've been bringing in keeper fluke, sea bass, blues of all sizes, but very few porgies and no stripers at this time. The heat and calendar should suggest a bumper crop of porgies at this time, but they've been in short supply, which is a great di more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Improved conditions continue... - Since our last report we've had several charters, all of which have produced keeper sea bass, keeper fluke and nice-sized bluefish. Porgies haven't been caught in our immediate vicinity, but it's a matter of time before they hit our waters. Striped more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Bigger & Better Quality Fish.... - We've been getting lots more keeper sea bass and fluke and larger bluefish than in previous weeks. Still lots of schoolie stripers being caught, but no porgies on our side of the Sound at this time. more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Fishing is definitely improving.... - We've been out several times over the past 10 days. Our passengers have been catching small blues, schoolie stripers, and fluke. No sign of porgies yet, which has been a disappointment. more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

A Few Trips to Report.... - We fished last week with Matt Milano of New Canaan and his girlfriend, Amanda Miratain. The weather was perfect, and our passengers had a great time bringing in 20 schoolie striped bass as well as three fluke, caught around the Norwalk and Westport more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

First trip of the season! - It's great to be back on L.I. Sound after so many months of Florida fishing, most of which was uneventful. We launched our boat on Mother's Day, and we did some scouting with another local captain last week. Our first passengers this spring were more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Haven't launched yet; stay tuned. - We arrived in Connecticut a week ago, and we've been getting My Bonnie ready for launching, which will be early next week. Locals are talking about some small bluefish in our area, but the water temps are still quite low, which is normal for this more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Leaving Fl; Back in Ct Very Soon - Recent thunderstorms or predictions thereof have kept us off the Indian River in Sebastian FL for more than a week. The latest local fishing reports include news that the Inlet is still holding some large jacks, an occasional redfish, and lots of fei more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands