Posts Tagged ‘Eric Burnley’
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/05/24
User 284190339 路 06 – 05 – 24 Fishing Report On Tuesday we had a refreshing breeze off the ocean to cool things off and the fishing did seem to be a bit better than it was on Monday. The Coastal Fisherman did report the first white marlin of the year for Ocean City caught…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/04/24
User 284190339 路 06 – 04 – 24 Fishing Report Monday saw sunshine, light winds and slow fishing in the ocean and bay. As it has been all spring, the fishing in the surf and Inlet has been better than it has been from boats. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Katydid came back from ocean…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/03/24
User 284190339 路 06 – 03 – 24 Fishing Report My son Ric, who lives in Virginia Beach, went out on his 20-foot Jones Brothers center console on Saturday and he encountered a school of giant bluefins close to the beach. He didn鈥檛 have tackle to match them, but he did hook four, the last…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/02/24
User 284190339 路 06 – 02 – 24 Fishing Report Saturday was June 1st, the first day of the 17.5-inch minimum size limit for summer flounder in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Charter and head boats that had been catching limits of 16-inch flounder had a difficult time doing the same with the new 17.5-inch `minimum…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/01/24
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/31/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 31 – 24 Fishing Report We had a hard northwest wind on Thursday and that didn鈥檛 help the ocean fishing. Lewes Harbour Marina didn鈥檛 have any boats out during the day although the Katydid was out in Delaware Bay on a drum trip when I called. Hook 鈥榚m and Cook…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/30/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 30 – 24 Fishing Report For whatever reason fishing was slow pretty much everywhere on Wednesday. Those who put in the time and worked at fishing found some success. At Lewes Harbour Marina Julie told me the only boat that sailed was the Katydid and she only brought back 33…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/29/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 29 – 24 Fishing Report According to Burt at Hook 鈥榚m and Cook 鈥榚m the wind was against the current for a good part of the day and that cut down on the flounder catch. The Captain Bob and the Judy V both had some flounder and sea bass, but…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/28/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 28 – 24 Fishing Report Well, Mother Nature gave us two out of three days of the holiday weekend and saved her nasty weather for Monday when we should pause and reflect on the lives lost by our service men and women. Both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook 鈥榚m and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/27/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 27 – 24 Fishing Report Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said the crowds on the beaches were so thick that a fish would have a hard time threading its way through the lines. A few blues were caught on mullet rigs, but it was just too crowded. The boat traffic…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/26/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 26 – 24 Fishing Report I fished Broadkill Beach from 6:30 until 11;00 a.m. and the only thing I caught were horseshoe crabs. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Katydid and the Surface Tension caught flounder and sea bass for their parties. Several private boats fished in Delaware Bay and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/25/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 25 – 24 Fishing Report There were thunderstorms in the forecast for Friday so I cancelled my surf fishing plans and worked at home. Those of you who had all that good fishing on Friday owe me a debt of gratitude. Lewes Harbour Marina reported on Facebook the first Delaware…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/24/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 24 – 24 Fishing Report While black sea bass season is open and there are lots of them on near-shore structure, the fact that those fish are under the 13-inch size limit has kept most boats looking for other targets. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Katydid is fishing for black…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/23/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 23 – 24 Fishing Report As good as surf fishing was on Tuesday, that鈥檚 how bad it was on Wednesday. The reason? That鈥檚 easy. I was on 3Rs Road. I picked up some mullet and a couple of mullet rigs at Old Inlet and drove up on 3Rs Road. I…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/22/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 22 – 24 Fishing Report The weather improved dramatically on Tuesday and so did the fishing in the surf. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said bluefish ruled the beach from Conquest Road to 3Rs Road with mullet the best bait. The store sold out of mullet and won鈥檛 have a…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/21/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 21 – 24 Fishing Report I was supposed to fish on the Angler out of Ocean City on Monday. We left the dock right on time at 6:00 a.m. and after an hour or so of beating into a northeast wind driven sea the captain decided to call it a…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/20/24
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/19/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 19 – 24 Fishing Report Saturday was the first decent weather day we have seen in a long time and the boats were finally able to get to the black sea bass grounds. At Lewes Harbour Marina the Katydid, the Surface Tension and the Grizzly all ran to ocean structure…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/18/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 18 – 24 Fishing Report The Lewes Harbour Marina Canal Flounder Tournament took place on Friday and 647 anglers paid $50.00 each to participate. Of that $50.00, $10.00 was donated to the Pancreatic Cancer Network. The winners were Freddy Wilkerson with a 5.69-pound flounder in first place. In second was…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/17/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 17 – 24 Fishing Report We had small craft warnings on Thursday and they are up for Friday as well. While this has killed black sea bass fishing blues and striped bass fishing is still holding up. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported that there was a decent run of…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/16/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 16 – 24 Fishing Report Gale warnings were up on Wednesday spoiling the opening day of black sea bass season. The next few days don鈥檛 look much better. Hook 鈥榚m and Cook 鈥榚m said one boat tried to go out after sea bass. The captain said they could not hold…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/15/24
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/14/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 14 – 24 Fishing Report The weather and the fishing were pretty good on Monday. Billy Settle and his wife got into the big blues using mullet rigs at the ocean beach by the state line in Fenwick Island. James used a clam and sand flea combination on an ocean…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/13/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 13 – 24 Fishing Report Mother Nature didn鈥檛 give the other mothers a very nice Mother鈥檚 Day. In spite of the weather, fish were caught. Julie at Lewes Harbour Marina reported some flounder from The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. One private boat ran to the Outer Wall and came back…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/12/24
User 284190339 路 05 – 12 – 24 Fishing Report There was a small craft advisory up all day Saturday on the ocean, but a few boats gave it a try. They were sorry. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid ran to ocean structure and returned with 7 tog. Another boat did the same and…
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