WGMD Fishing Report 10-19-22

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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…

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WGMD Fishing Report 10-18-22

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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…

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WGMD Fishing Report 10-17-22

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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…

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WGMD Fishing Report 10-16-22

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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…

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WGMD Fishing Report 10-15-22

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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…

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WGMD Fishing Report 10-14-22

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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…

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WGMD Fishing Report 10-13-22

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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…

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WGMD Fishing Report 10-12-22

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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…

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WGMD Fishing Report 10-11-22

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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…

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WGMD Fishing Report 10-10-22

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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…

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WGMD Fishing Report 10-9-22

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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…

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WGMD Fishing Report 10-8-22

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Saturday saw some pretty poor fishing reports. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said she wished she could tell me the cleaning table was covered with fish. The truth is she had not seen a single fish all day. At Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em, they said no boats went out but they did see a…

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WGMD Fishing Report 10-6-22

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On Thursday morning there appeared a bright orange ball of fire in the eastern sky and the young people were so afraid. The older heads assured them that this was only the sun and it was a good thing. It would warm the air, dry the land and perhaps, calm the sea. Then those afflicted…

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WGMD Fishing Report 10-5-22

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Wednesday the gale warnings were replaced by small craft advisories. As of Wednesday afternoon, 3Rs beach access was open. Fenwick Island was closed and I feel certain Cape Henlopen beach access was closed after inspecting the damage over the weekend. A decision on the Delaware Mobile Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament, scheduled for this weekend, is…

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WGMD Fishing Report 10-4-22

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Tuesday saw another day of gale warnings and I was outside just long enough to feel the wind and rain on my poor old body and know I should have stayed inside. From the photos I have seen the beach does not look too good. All of the beach access points are closed and I…

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WGMD Fishing Report 10-3-22

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Monday was another nasty day with gale warnings and seas to 14 feet on the ocean. It looks like Friday before the seas settle down and who knows how long before the fish get back on some sort of feeding schedule. To top things off, the water temperature at the Delaware Lightship has fallen to…

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WGMD Fishing Report 10-02-22

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Just when you thought a gale warning was bad, on Sunday the National Weather Service issued a storm warning. I think you can forget about fishing for the next few days as the winds could exceed 60 knots and seas in the ocean could top 12 feet. In addition, the National Weather Service has raised…

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WGMD Fishing Report 10-01-22

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Saturday was another washout and a blowout. I made a trip to Cape Henlopen State Park to check out the general situation. It was not good. From the top of Herring Point I could see a very angry ocean that was breaking over Hen and Chicken Shoals just and hour or so after high tide.…

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WGMD Fishing Report 9-30-22

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I didn’t think anybody would be fishing on Saturday. I was wrong. I saw two guys fishing in the rain at the pier in Milton at the head of the Broadkill River. Then I remembered back in the 1960s fishing with Bill Steen on his cousin’s boat that he borrowed for the day. Knowing Bill,…

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WGMD Fishing Report 9-29-22

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Thursday morning, I thought I could get in one more tide before the storm hit, I was wrong. I headed for Indian River Inlet around 7:30 AM and by the time I got there the jetty was already covered with two to three feet of water and the tide was four hours from the flood.…

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WGMD Fishing Report 9-28-22

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Wednesday saw beautiful fishing weather and I went fishing. I wanted to try the beach at the Old Coast Guard Station during the last of the incoming and the first of the outgoing and that’s what I did. The water was clear and I had beautiful mullet from Butch at Old Inlet, but I all…

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WGMD Fishing Report 9-27-22

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Tuesday saw decent weather, but not many boats fishing. This is typical for the fall, as most people are back to work or school and charter or head boats have a hard time filling spots. Unfortunately, this weekend will be as nasty as a cob and the fishing business will take another hit. At Lewes…

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WGMD Fishing Report 9-26-22

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Monday saw no boats run from Lewes Harbour Marina or Fisherman’s Wharf. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported that a few private boats fished Indian River Inlet and the ocean just outside the Inlet and caught red drum and blues. No bait was mentioned, but I would suspect that mullet or lures that matched a…

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WGMD Fishing Report 9-25-22

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Sunday saw small craft advisories followed by thunderstorms. Clark Evans at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle sent me the results of the 25th Delaware Seashore Fall Surf Fishing Classic. Brian Hill was first out of 252 participants in the Men’s Division with 293 points. He won $800 and a bronze trophy Kelsey Cycyk had 112…

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