WGMD Fishing Report
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-9-23
Tuesday saw small craft advisories up and no boats went out. DNREC has released its pilot plan for vehicle beach access on the weekends during the summer and on holidays. Beginning on Saturday, May 20 through Labor Day, Monday September 4, those with annual and two-year surf fishing permits will be required to purchase reservations…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-8-23
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-7-23
Saturday saw some good weather and much better fishing. Hook ‘em and cook ‘em reported a pending new Delaware state record for tog. James Milano of North Babylon, New York caught the 22.9-pound tog while fishing aboard the No Limit with Captain Jon Azato. They were over ocean structure. The old record was 21-pounds, 7.7…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-6-23
Friday saw some better weather and better fishing. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Katydid went out to Ocean structure and came back with some tog for her party. The Sea Jay II also fished over ocean structure and had a catch of tog. At Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em Deanna told us the Captain Ike…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-5-23
The only good report I had on Thursday was from Old Inlet Bait and Tackle. They said decent rockfish, some over the slot, were caught out of the South Pocket from sunup for three hours on soft plastics. The regulations for black sea bass and scup (porgies) are final. Black sea bass will remain at…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-4-23
On Wednesday, the ocean and bay were still on the rough side. The only boat that went out was the Katydid and according to Lewes Harbour Marina they brought back a few tog. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said the only report they had on Wednesday was some shad caught from Indian River Inlet. The…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-3-23
Small craft advisories were up on Tuesday, but they may not fly on Wednesday. I did get a report from Lewes Ice House. They said Joe had a small rockfish and bluefish from Broadkill Beach on Monday and caught catfish and crappie out of the Broadkill River as well. On Saturday Old Inlet Bait and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-2-23
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-1-23
With small craft advisories up for Sunday and up again on Monday plus lots of rain on Sunday I don’t think anyone was fishing. A couple of the tackle shops I called were closed and the others had nothing to report. Let’s hope this weather pattern changes in May. The rest of this week is…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 4-30-23
With small craft advisories up on Saturday and right through Sunday plus heavy rain and flood advisories up for Sunday as well not too many folks will be fishing. Old Inlet reported that a keeper rockfish was taken from the inlet early in the morning and shorts were caught during the day. White bucktails and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 4-29-23
We are going through a period of very nasty weather and I don’t think anyone will be fishing for the next few days. Certainly no one was out on Friday with gale warnings and rain all day. The storm on Saturday and Sunday is supposed to be stronger. Let’s hope these storms will be the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 4-28-23
Thursday was a bit nasty on the ocean and bay. To the best of my knowledge no boats left their docks or trailers. The long-range forecast right through the weekend is pretty bad. A gale warning for Friday and probably one for Saturday. Sunday doesn’t look to good right now. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 4-27-23
Wednesday saw more cool weather with a brisk wind. I decided to try surf fishing on Broadkill Beach. To that end I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina for some sand fleas and green crabs. With plenty of bait and my 12-foot rod in the front of the truck I headed for Broadkill. I planed to…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 4-26-23
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 4-25-23
Monday began a little cloudy and damp, but soon turned bright a sunny. No warm weather for the rest of the week. The fishing remained a bit slow with no exciting catches made on the ocean or bay. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Katydid brought in 20 tog from ocean structure. On Sunday, the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 4-24-23
After the thunderstorms on Saturday evening, Sunday was clear and cool with not quite as much wind, but for the most part, fishing remained slow. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa said rockfish to 30 inches have been caught from Augustine Beach on cut bunker. White perch have been caught on bloodworms and catfish will…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 4-23-23
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 4-22-23
We had a very warm spring day on Friday and while fish were caught it is still a lot slower than it should be considering how good it is to our north and south. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Katydid and the Sea Jay II both fished for tog over ocean structure and both…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report – 4-21-23
The weather wasn’t that bad on Friday, but fishing was slow. At Old Inlet Bait and Tackle they said tog were caught from the Inlet on sand fleas and green crabs. Shad hit shad darts and small spoons during incoming water. On Wednesday, Fenwick Tackle reported that Bob Pleasanton caught a 14.5-pound black drum at…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 4-20-23
Silly me, I believed the NOAA Marine Forecast for Wednesday and boy were they wrong. I don’t know the exact wind speed, but it sure was well above the south winds at 5 to 10 knots they predicted. The result was lousy fishing on open water on the bay and ocean. Patty at Captain Bones…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 4-19-23
Small craft advisories were flying on Tuesday and that kept boats either tied to the dock or on their trailers. The good news is the weather for the rest of the week looks fishable. Jud sent me an email with a report from the Christina River where he tried his luck with the shad. He…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 4/18/23
The temperature dropped and the wind came up which didn’t help the fishing on Monday. Joe Moore down on Hatteras Island reported that Michael Ellingsworth from Laurel, Delaware caught and released a 48-inch red drum while surf fishing on Portsmouth Island. Lewes Ice House reported small black drum from Broadkill Beach on sand fleas and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 4-17-23
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 4-16-23
Saturday was an interesting weather day. We had warms sunshine and cold rain often at the same time. My grandfather used to say when it rained and the sun was shining the Devil was beating his wife. The poor woman got a terrible beating on Saturday. At Lewes Harbour Marina the report was a few…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 4-15-23
I have been looking forward to Friday all week. I would finally have time for some shad fishing at Indian River Inlet. I should have stayed home. I got there right at 2:00 PM to catch the last two hours of the incoming current. I rigged up as always with a Stingsilver ahead of a…
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