Fishing Reports by Capt. Sal Tardella

The Weatherman's Been Wrong, and We're Happy About It! - Although thunderstorms were forecast for almost every day for the past week, we were lucky--with only one minor incident. On Tuesday our passengers were Andrew Hascoe of Greenwich, and his teen-aged son, Harrison. They had a great day, fighting b more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Lots of Fish Around.... - Thursday we sailed mid-morning with My Bonnie regular, Robert Remin of White Plains, and his daughter Elena, who just graduated from college. The Remins caught about two dozen bluefish--with Elena bringing one in at about eight pounds--and when we more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Blues and Stripers Abound in the Sound.... - Chris Oliviero of Maryland and his father-in-law, Desmond Barry Jr. of Greenwich, CT, spent Saturday morning aboard My Bonnie as a Father's Day celebration for the two men. The action was almost steady for the full trip--with blues and bass coming more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Lots of Rain All Week...We Lucked Out With Two Trips - The continuous rain for most of the week limited our ability to get out on the water. But we were able to enjoy a beautiful day on Friday--and sailed with Joe and Barbara Wittman of Somers NY and their friend, Jeff Zimmerman of Purdys NY. The weath more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Things A Little On The Slow Side At The End Of The Week… - On Wednesday we hopped aboard Craig Steinberg's Boston Whaler to show him some fishing techniques and give him a few tips about fishing local waters. Craig is from Weston, and he brought along his son, Corey, and his daughter, Paige. The family had more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

The Weather's Still Coolish, But Fishing is Heating Up - Monday morning we sailed with Harlan Bud Woerhle, on his annual visit from Las Vegas NV--along with his nephew--also Bud--who lives in Wyoming. We found bluefish on the surface off Middle Passage, and the two Buds also caught some nice striped bas more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Still No Complaints.... - Thursday we sailed in the mid-afternoon with loyal client, Robert Remin of White Plains, who brought along his brother-in-law and nephew, Lawrence Askowitz and Gideon Askowitz of Long Island. The weather couldn't have been better, and we began the t more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

NoComplaints.... - On Tuesday we had one passenger, Miles Slater, a resident of Bedford NY. We left the dock around 12:00 noon and fished the Norwalk Islands for most of the trip--first trying some plugging, to no avail--and then chunking with cut bunker. The weather more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

EVERYTHING'S GETTING BETTER.... - Sunday was a father-and-son event, with three dads and their boys celebrating the 9th birthday of Jordan Berger. Along were Jordan's dad, Scott Berger--and Jack Boyle and son, Joey--and Stefan Mykityuk and son, Zachary--all from Armonk NY. The weat more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

NICE STRIPERS! - We fished on Thursday with My Bonnie first-timers, David Booth of Norwalk and his father-in-law, Craig Leishman--visiting from Orem, Utah. It was another day of high winds and light rain, but we found striped bass off the Saugatuck and brought in more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands