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Small craft advisories were up on the ocean on Sunday, but it looks like Monday, when most everybody has to return to work, will be fishable. I certainly hope so, because I will be on the Angler out of Ocean City, Maryland for a 10-hour trip beginning at 6:00 AM. Bill at Lewes Harbour Marina,…

Small craft advisories were up on the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean on Saturday and to the beat of my knowledge, no boats left Lewes Harbour or Indian River Marina. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported small rockfish in the Back Bays. They didn’t say what they were caught on, but back in the day,…

Small craft advisories were up on Friday for the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay and forecasted to be up again on Saturday. I did get one report from Indian River Inlet. Tony Walls caught an 18-inch tog on a sand flea while fishing from the north side. Fortunately, freshwater fishermen can still fish during hard…

With small craft advisories up on Thursday to the best of my knowledge, no boats went out of Indian River or Lewes. If the marine forecast holds up it looks like no one will be fishing the ocean through Monday as seas are going to be 6 to 7 feet and winds are going to…

From the reports I received from boats on the water, Wednesday was pretty nice out on the ocean once you got past the fog. The black sea bass were really chewing and some tog and flounder were also taken. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Bill told me the Katydid came in from ocean structure with a…

Tuesday was almost as miserable as Monday. I am not only tired of this weather, but this weather is making me tired. At Lewes Harbour Marina the report was the Katydid came back from ocean structure with plenty of black sea bass. The Surface tension had a good catch of tog. The Grizzly also ran…

Monday was just miserable. Lewes Harbour Marina said no boats left their docks and no one answered the phone at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em. Lewes Harbour did record a Second-Place tog in their tournament. Chris Miller weighed in a 4.68 pounder to move into that spot. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said small tog…

Sunday saw small craft advisories that will still be up on Monday. Of course they will. I was booked on the Angler out of Ocean City on Monday. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Bill said no charter or head boats fished on Sunday, but they did get a leader for their Tog Tournament on Saturday. Jason…

Saturday was another great fall day. At Lewes Harbour Marina, tog were the story of the day. The Katydid, the Surface Tension and several private boats came in with tog in their coolers. Paul Matthews had a 7.75-pound tog at the Outer Wall while fishing with green crabs and sand fleas. The Lewes Harbour Marina…

Friday was just about a perfect fall day. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Katydid and the Grizzly both came back from ocean structure with a boat limit of black sea bass. Several private boats did as well. Other private boats fished bay structure to catch some tog. Jules and Bill Mister were in that…

Thursday was a carbon copy of Wednesday. According to Lewes Harbour Marina no boats left their docks and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said the same for the boats out of Indian River Marina. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em did say some boats were planning to sail on Friday. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported…

Wednesday was cooler still with a refreshing northwest breeze. At Lewes Harbour Marina, they told me the Surface Tension made it out to Delaware Bay structure and returned with a handful of tog. A private boat did the same with the same result. Sand fleas and green crabs were the baits of choice. At Hook…

Tuesday saw much cooler weather and the only fishing that I had reports from happened at Indian River Inlet. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said rockfish in the 20 to 25-inch class were caught on white bucktails with a white worm. That combination has been catching rockfish out of the inlet since before I was…

Monday may have been the last warm day of the year. Even so, the unsettled weather had most boats at the dock or on their trailers. At Lewes Harbour Marina the report was one private boat ran to the Outer Wall and returned with some tog. No charter or head boats left the dock. I…

Sunday saw good fishing conditions, but with fewer people fishing and more people hunting or watching football the interest is just not there. I do believe if surf fishing were better, we would see more folks on the beach. The Delaware Mobile Surf Fishing Team #1 placed Third at the Assateague Mobile Surf Fishing Tournament…

Saturday’s weather was lovely on land, but not quite so nice on the water. Nevertheless, boats still fished the ocean and bay with varying degrees of success. At Lewes Harbour Marina they reported the Katydid brought in a mixed bag of sea bass and tog. A few private boats worked the Outer Wall and other…

As promised, small craft advisories were up on Friday and from the looks of the marine forecast, they may be up on Saturday. I spoke with Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina and Deanna at Hook em’ and Cook ‘em. Both had the same sad report. No boats left the dock and no fish on the…

Small craft advisories were up on Thursday and will be again on Friday. No boats left the dock at Lewes Harbour Marina or from Indian River Marina. Burt at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em did say he cleaned a couple of tog from Indian River Inlet. I took a report from Facebook that Wilker Restoration…

The weather was once again beautiful on Wednesday and once again black sea bass filled coolers on boats fishing ocean structure. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Amanda said the Katydid, the Surface Tension and the Grizzly all had plenty of sea bass for their customers. Once again, the Grizzly also put a few triggerfish in the…

Another lovely fall day on Tuesday, but once again, not a lot of people fishing. We do have a pending state record blue catfish. James Lord was fishing the Nanticoke River near Phillips Landing around 1:30 AM. He was using a live bluegill for bait when the big cat hit. It took 25 to 30…

Monday saw excellent weather conditions and sea bass fishing was very good. The surf has yet to recover. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid came in with a boat limit of sea bass from ocean structure. The Grizzly was also sea bass fishing. She had not returned when I called, but I feel…

Sea bass fishing was good on Sunday. Surf fishing, not so much The Delaware Mobile Surf Fisherman’s Annual Surf Fishing Tournament only had two winners. Scott Aiken, Jr. won the Open Division and $1,000 with 26 points. He also won the Kingfish Calcutta worth $525 with a 12.5-inch king and he won the Big Fish…