Fish Norwalk

My name is William Michael Harden, I am a Coast Guard Captain and Lobster fisherman.  My partner is Bill Solder (shown here), a captain as well and life long avid fisherman.  Bill and I both grew up on the water. Bill has been a Long Island fisherman since he traded his rattle for a pole. I have been fixing and piloting boats out here for about the same amount of time. Between the two of us we find the fish. Whatever the season, whatever the species.

Three years ago I bought the F/V JENNIFER LYNN. She is a 38’ WESMAC. A Lobster boat handmade in Maine and launched in 2000. She is a good strong boat able to handle any weather Long Island Sound can throw at her.

Bill and I are Lobstermen by trade. As the lobster have become more and more rare we have had to look for other ways to use the boat.

The first is the charter fishing. The fish are in the same grounds as the lobsters were and who better to get you to the fish then two guys that have been going there for years.

The second is the Lobster Dinner Cruise. This has been a tremendous success. We bring 6 adults out to our lobster traps, dress them in fishing slicks and haul traps! We will show you how to lobster and teach you all about the American lobster. Then we let you pick your lobster right out of the trap!

Once we have our catch, I bring the boat into a calm cove somewhere around the Norwalk Islands, anchor and Bill and I cook and serve you a gourmet lobster dinner! Corn, mussels, clams, my wife’s famous potato salad and the star of the night, your lobster.

This could be the most unique dinner in the Northeast. We leave the dock about 5pm and can have you back by 9pm unless you wish to continue the party on the boat after dinner, It’s up to you.

Checkout the cool story Mark Repasky from Channel 12 News did on us!