Westport Outfitters (Norwalk) Fishing Report

• Fish on!! No big lottery winners last week, but many chances. Our charters that went out over the weekend produced fish all on small plastics and olive/white clousers, however several large fish were hooked and not landed, better luck next time. Scouts that ventured out over the weekend for the night shift in and around Hempstead were rewarded swimming live bunker for fish in the 35 inch range.
  
• Back inshore, the action continues to be strong with smaller schoolie stripers up and inside the Saugatuck River. A customer landed and released a 30+ inch fish in the compo area on Sunday night on the dropping tide on a clouser as well. Nice fish Matty, even with an aching head!! The bunker although all over last week did a disappearing act over the weekend but by Monday they were back into action.
  
• Wednesday night despite 30 MPH winds, we ventured out on a new 2400 Ranger and after airing it out in solid 2 to 3s, we found refuge in some of our local tributaries at low tide to find balls of bunker schools everywhere. We fished some top water as well as the new 10 inch Bunker Storms. Don’t be afraid to “match the hatch” if you will when these schools are in thick. Also, bunker will find security in numbers, which is why they ball up, making it harder for their prey, so don’t waste your time casting into the middle, focus on placing your lures/baits on the outsides of these schools for better success. We ended the night with one good size 10lb blue and a decent striper to the boat that spit the hook while fishing around the shallows off of Calf Pasture Island. This bait can not stick around this long and this thick without the big girls making their presence known soon...so get out there this weekend!!