Posts Tagged ‘Fishing Report’
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-22-23
Thursday was another miserable day with wind and rain causing small craft advisories on the waters and few if any fishermen about. I wish I had better news for the weekend, but we just can鈥檛 seem to break this horrible weather pattern. I have been around for quite a few years, and I can鈥檛 remember…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-21-23
So, it was a bit on the nasty side on Wednesday and, to the best of my knowledge, no one in their right mind went fishing in the gale force winds and steady rain. The next couple of days don鈥檛 look a whole lot better. Once we get back out on the water, I think…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-20-23
Tuesday may have been the last fishable day of the week. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Vee S fished the Outer Wall with sand fleas to catch sheepshead weighing 10 and 11.26 pounds. Don and Virginia Smith fished Site 8 on board their boat Fallyn Marie II with sand fleas where Virginia caught a 7.68-pound…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-19-23
Monday saw decent weather, but not a whole lot of fishing. The rest of the week is looking really bad with seas to 10 feet by Wednesday. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Bill said the Katydid had flounder to 7 pounds for the Monday Group. Breakwater Tackle on the Fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-18-23
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-17-23
Saturday was a beautiful summer day on land, on the ocean, not so much. Captain Pete on the Top Fin had Mark Ford and his son Brian out for a Friday afternoon of shark fishing. They wanted something bigger than a walleye. Brian did all the cranking from his wheelchair as he brought two of…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-16-23
In spite of less-than-ideal weather on Friday fish were caught. Seth Morgan fished with his grandfather John Toomey on Friday. They worked the Indian River Inlet and Rehoboth Bay for a 28.5-inch rockfish and a 17-inch flounder for Seth and two 18-inch flounder for John. Lewes Harbour Marina reported a new charter boat at the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-15-23
The weather improved on Thursday, but is going back into the hopper on Friday. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa said white perch and catfish are still the main attraction for anglers from Augustine Beach to the fishing Pier at Woodland Beach. Nightcrawlers or lug worms for the perch with cut bait for the catfish.…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-14-23
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-13-23
Tuesday saw decent weather, but from the sound of my reports fishing was not that great. At Lewes Harbour Marina the charter boats were still out when I called indicating slow fishing as the captains were staying longer trying to get their anglers as many fish as possible. A few private boats had come back…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-12-23
Monday saw less than ideal weather conditions with the threat of thunderstorms in the forecast. The result was not many folks on the water and not many fish on the line. Bill at Lewes Harbour Marina said he had not seen a fish all day. Ryan at Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-11-23
Sunday was a little sporty on the ocean and Monday isn鈥檛 looking too good either. Deanna at Hook 鈥榚m and Cook 鈥榚m reported that on Saturday Steve Matarese Sr. and Steve Matarese Jr. fished the Old Grounds with Gulp! on a bucktail to catch a limit of flounder to 6.9 pounds. She also reported that…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-10-23
Saturday saw decent weather and lots of fish on the cleaning tables. Bill at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid and Jay Sea II both had excellent flounder catches plus nice sea bass from ocean structure. Rachel Pizzany, Dave Popovich, John Hohman and Pete Heffman caught 10 flounder and 20 sea bass on a half-day…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-9-23
Friday was a good end to the work week and fish were caught just about everywhere, Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had a catch of flounder and sea bass from ocean structure. The Jay Sea II also fished ocean structure and brought in flounder and sea bass. Private boats caught flounder out of the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-8-23
So, Thursday started out not so bad then all heck broke lose. I met my friend Dave Nickle at the Lewes Boat Ramp at 9:00 am to catch the first of the incoming current in the Canal. The Canal was crowded with boats so we tried the Broadkill River without result and then the Bay…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-7-23
Wednesday saw another nice day on the water. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Jake Wilson managed to land an 8-pound, 10-ounce flounder out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. That fish was 10 ounces bigger than my personal best. They also reported that the Katydid, the Surface Tension and the Grizzly all had good numbers…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-6-3
Tuesday saw nice weather and fish were caught from the ocean and the Canal. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid came in with a mixed bag of flounder and sea bass from ocean structure. They also saw flounder caught from the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. At Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-5-23
Monday was the first decent weather day in a long time and fish were caught in the ocean, canal and inland bays. Lewes Harbour Marina said young Brady Mills caught his first keeper flounder out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on a combination of some squid and a shiner on a bucktail. The prize…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-4-23
Sunday saw small craft advisories up, but the week looks much better with northwest winds at reasonable speeds. At Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier on Cape Henlopen State Park the report was pretty good flounder fishing. Live minnows worked close to the pilings worked best. They also saw quite a few rockfish caught, but…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-3-23
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-2-23
Friday was a good weather day, but the weekend is already blown out. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Billy Taylor caught a big black drum on the first trip aboard his new boat. He was fishing in Delaware Bay with clams for bait. Rick鈥檚 Bait and Tackle weighed in two black drum for Jimmy and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-1-23
Friday saw seas reasonably rough so at least the No Limit and the Bill Slayer were able to reach the tuna grounds. Burt at Hook 鈥榚m and Cook 鈥榚m told me one boat had six and the other had seven yellowfin tuna. As for me, I spent the afternoon until 6:30 at the northside of…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-31-23
Small craft advisories were up on Wednesday, but they may be down on Thursday. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that no boats left the dock and they didn鈥檛 see anybody fishing the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. Breakwater Bait and Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park said flounder were caught on minnows fished…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-30-23
Small craft advisories were up on Tuesday and will be up on Wednesday. Lewes Harbour Marina told us none of their boats left the dock and only a few boats fished the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on Tuesday. Those that braved the northeast winds did manage to catch a few flounder on minnows and Gulp!.…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-29-23
Small craft advisories plus on and off rain on Monday made for a pretty miserable Memorial Day. A few private and charter boats tried the sea bass grounds, but they did not do very well. Hook 鈥榚m and Cook 鈥榚m reported that the No Limit brought in the first yellowfin tuna of the season. They…
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