Connecticut Post Long Island Sound Report

Striped bass : Schoolie stripers at Milford Point in the Housatonic told me it was like fishing in coffee pot," The combination if the storm runoff and snow melt up north has indeed turned all the river and estuaries, especially the lower Housatonic, Connecticut and Mystic rivers, into mud baths. The one bright spot was Bridgeport Harbor, where schoolies were taken in significant numbers last week. Usually fishable areas of the Housatonic like Sullivan's Island in Shelton were rendered un-fishable by the murky water.

Flounder — Catches of winter flounder improved at inshore areas like St. Mary's in Black Rock and on the West side of Pennfield Reef off Fairfield. Orifice said that a few customers reported decent catches, but none hit the 10- fish limit. Gene Lowery took six flats off Norwalk. Norwalk Harbor was the bright spot in the flounder picture. Burt Chavez at Fisherman's World in that fine city said several anglers came into the store with their 10-fish limit using sand worms and chumming heavily with ground clams.

Blackfish — They are not hitting consistently yet although a few undersized black were taken in the Bridgeport area. (Charles Walsh, Connecticut Post)