Fishing Reports by Capt. Sal Tardella

Boat on dry land last week.... - We ran into a problem with the engine, and it needed some work that took about five days. Just got it back in the water today and looking forward to several trips over the holiday weekend. Bluefish are getting bigger, some fluke are coming in; la more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Starting to Warm Up.... - We've been getting keeper fluke, some nice bluefish, and the occasional sea bass. Other boats fishing L.I. Sound have been bringing in striped bass at night or at dawn, but few reports about porgies at this time. Anglers fishing in the Connecticu more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

The Blues are Back! - We fished three times last week; our passengers brought it lots and lots of bluefish 5-9 lbs. We also caught one keeper fluke and many sea robins. The water in L.I. Sound is still a bit too cold to attract porgies and sea bass, but we're expectin more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Back on the Connecticut Waters! - We launched My Bonnie yesterday, and we'll on our first scouting trip tomorrow. Look for reports! more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Norwalk Islands

Winding Down Our Florida Season.... - We got out a few times since our last report--trying to catch the good days and staying in the Sebastian River. We caught jacks and some sail catfish. This might be our final Florida fishing report until early December.... We're now getting re more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Fishing Continues to Be Mixed Bag...weather a Factor - We've had lots of windy days over the past two weeks and some very heavy rain this week. However, we got a chance to fish with a Sebastian local, Charlie Simas. We tried several areas, hooked into a few bluefish, and Charlie caught his first jack more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Just one trip since last report... - We went out a week ago with Washington State residents, Tony and Rebecca Mann and their four-year-old daughter, Liana. Everyone enjoyed bringing in jacks and ladyfish, and Liana was fascinated with the local dolphins who fished along with us for mos more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Ho-hum Action on the Sebastian River - We've fished a couple of times since our last report; the only active specie was jack crevalles of various size. Fun to bring in, but not very exciting. The temps have been in the high 60's and low 70's with mild winds, so we can't complain about more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Nice Catch on the Sebastian River - We fished on Thursday with a CT visitor, Emilio (Amin) Pandolfi of Danbury--an expert angler and good friend. We caught jacks of every size, and ladyfish with a super-sized one in the lot. more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian

Our Boat is in a New Spot.... - As our maiden voyage out of our new marina in Little Hollywood, which is located just a bit north of Sebastianm we went out with Ron Grisedale, a snowbird from the U.K. and a crackerjack fisherman who's very familiar with the local waters. While mov more...
Capt. Sal Tardella - Sebastian