Posts Tagged ‘Eric Burnley’
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/15/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 15 – 24 Fishing Report Wednesday was another good day at the beach, Smith Bait in Leipsic said slot stripers have been caught on peeler crab from the tidal creeks and rivers. Bowers Beach has seen croaker and spot plus a few trout taken on peeler crab. The reef sites…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/14/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 14 – 24 Fishing Report Tuesday was another good day at the beach, Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Katydid brought in a few flounder from ocean structure on Tuesday. The Angler had good numbers of croaker and kings from bay structure. Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/13/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 13 – 24 Fishing Report Monday was a beautiful day at the beach. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid came back from ocean structure with eight flounder. A few private boats also had flounder from the same area. Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park told…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/12/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 12 – 24 Fishing Report Sunday was another pleasant day at the beach. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Katydid brought in flounder from ocean structure. The Surface Tension also had flounder plus some black sea bass and ribbonfish. The Jay Sea II got in on the flounder, black sea bass…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/11/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 11 – 24 Fishing Report Saturday was a very pleasant day at the beach, but the ocean was still rough with the remnants of Debby. Indian River Inlet has been producing some impressive flounder. First, we had eight-year-old Owen Sellers with his 5.5-pounhd flounder caught near the Coast Guard Station.…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/10/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 10 – 24 Fishing Report It was just a tad breezy on Friday and the only reports I received were from land-based anglers. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said they did hear from some tog and sheepshead fishermen that a few of their target species were taken out of Indian…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/09/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 09 – 24 Fishing Report Thursday, we saw small craft advisories become gale warnings on the water with high wind advisories on land. Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ’em reported no boats left the dock on Thursday and may not sail again until Sunday. Hook ‘em and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/08/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 08 – 24 Fishing Report Wednesday the unsettled weather arrived. Lewes Harbour Marina had only one report. The boat Shooter caught three flounder. No information on where or what bait was provided. At Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park, they told me a few spot…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/07/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 07 – 24 Fishing Report Tuesday saw the beginning of some unsettled weather in the ocean although the Delaware Bay remained fishable. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the head boat Angler had a charter on Tuesday and they brought back 117 croaker plus a few spot from bay structure. Breakwater Tackle…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/06/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 06 – 24 Fishing Report Monday was a decent day at the beach. On Monday afternoon I attended an advisory meeting on Black Sea Bass. It seems the brilliant minds at NOAA want to decrease the recreational catch of same by 20% because the biomass is 2.5 times the optimum…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/05/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 05 – 24 Fishing Report Sunday was cooler, but still windy at the beach. Top Fin with Captain Pete ran a half-day shark trip on Saturday with Kory Fite and his friends. They went 16 for 17 sharks hooked and released. The monsters of the deep varied in size from…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/04/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 04 – 24 Fishing Report Saturday was hot and windy at the beach. Fishing the White Marlin Open is going to be interesting. The marine weather calls for seas of 5 to 9 feet in the canyons all of next week. We had small craft advisories up on Saturday in…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/03/24
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/02/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 02 – 24 Fishing Report Thursday was another hot day at the beach with best fishing early and late in the day. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa recorded a 4.72-pound Delaware Citation snakehead for Ryan Stetser that he caught on a frog while fishing from in New Castle. Steve…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/01/24
User 284190339 · 08 – 01 – 24 Fishing Report Summer came back with a vengeance on Wednesday. DNREC announced on Wednesday the grand opening of the new boat ramp at Records Pond in Laurel. The new ramp has deeper water access and the parking lot will hold eight boat trailer spots and 10 car…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/31/24
User 284190339 · 07 – 31 – 24 Fishing Report Small craft advisories were up on Tuesday and to the best of my knowledge, no boats left Lewes or Indian River Inlet. On Monday I did receive a report from Ocean City that the Kilo Charlie went 22 for 28 on white marlin during an…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/30/24
User 284190339 · 07 – 30 – 24 Fishing Report We begin this report with sad news. Captain Dale Parsons has passed away. He was the patriarch of the Parson Family that ran Fisherman’s Wharf. I wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to Captain HD, Captain Brin and the entire Parson Family during this trying…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/29/24
User 284190339 · 07 – 29 – 24 Fishing Report Sunday was another nice beach day. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Katydid had flounder from ocean structure. A private boat fished bay structure for triggerfish and sheepshead. At Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park they described the fishing as…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/28/24
User 284190339 · 07 – 28 – 24 Fishing Report Saturday was very nice at the beach. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had 12 flounder over ocean structure. Private boats brought in a mixed bag of flounder and sheepshead from both ocean and bay structure. The Angler had kings and croaker from bay structure.…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/27/24
User 284190339 · 07 – 27 – 24 Fishing Report The National Marine Fisheries Service has issued new speed restrictions to protect right whales. For boats between 35 and 65 feet operating from North Carolina to Massachusetts the speed limit will be 10 knots from November 1 to May 30. If you feel this would…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/26/24
User 284190339 · 07 – 26 – 24 Fishing Report More rain on Thursday did not improve the fishing. Lewes Harbour Marina said no charter boats went out and the Angler had not returned when I called at 4:30 p.m. The fishing pier on Cape Henlopen State Park reported spot and croaker on bloodworms and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/25/24
User 284190339 · 07 – 25 – 24 Fishing Report A rainy Wednesday did not help the fishing. Bill Buckley had a very unusual catch from his commercial fish pots 30 miles off the beach. He caught a Uraspis uraspis that happens to be an Indo-Pacific species. How this particular fish made it off the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/24/24
User 284190339 · 07 – 24 – 24 Fishing Report Tuesday saw reasonable weather and decent fishing. When I asked Lewes Harbour Marina how the fishing was the reply was “Terrible!” The Katydid had five triggerfish. A private boat caught six flounder over ocean structure and the Angler had kings over bay structure. Breakwater Tackle…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/23/24
User 284190339 · 07 – 23 – 24 Fishing Report The little rain on Monday didn’t hurt the fishing. Old Inlet reported a steady bite of striped bass on Sunday evening for those who drifted sand fleas at Indian River Inlet. There were slot fish in the 28 to 31-inch class as well as those…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/22/24
User 284190339 · 07 – 22 – 24 Fishing Report Sunday saw another good weather day at the beach with fishing remaining steady. Lewes Harbour Marina told us that the Katydid had flounder from ocean structure. The head boat Angler caught spot and croaker from bay structure. A private boat used sand fleas to bring…
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