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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 7-4-23
User 284190339 · 07 – 04 – 23 Fishing Report The Fourth of July saw some pretty good fishing weather and fishing followed suit. At Lewes Harbour Marina, they told us the Surface Tension brought in flounder to 6 pounds caught over ocean structure by the Florin party. They used Ocean Arsenal Squid Things and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 7-3-23
User 284190339 · 07 – 03 – 23 Fishing Report Monday was still a little windy on the ocean with 10 to 15 knots out of the southwest and gusts to 20 knots. This made for difficult drifting conditions and that cut down on the flounder action. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid did manage…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 7-2-23
User 284190339 · 07 – 02 – 23 Fishing Report Sunday was a bit breezy on the open water so most boats fished the bay or stayed at the dock or on their trailers. At Lewes Harbour Marina, they told us on Saturday the Surface Tension had Tim and his crew out for some deep-water…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 7-1-23
User 284190339 · 07 – 01 – 23 Fishing Report Saturday started July off with some pretty good fishing. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Bill told us The Jay Sea II, the Katydid and the Grizzly came back from ocean structure with limits of flounder. At least one private boat took advantage of the first day…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-30-23
User 284190339 · 06 – 30 – 23 Fishing Report Friday was a beautiful day to be on the water and lots of fish were caught. We don’t usually begin with a freshwater catch, but this fish is pretty special. Johnathan Stoddard from Georgetown caught an 8-pound, 2-ounce large-mouth bass out of the head of…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-29-23
We had another good weather day on Thursday and plenty of fish were caught. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa told us some big snakeheads have been caught in the local ponds such as Garrison’s Lake, Lake Como and Becks Pond. These fish are invasive and must be retained. Soft plastic frogs or large minnows…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-28-23
The weather was pretty good on Wednesday and lots of fish hit the cleaning tables. At Lewes Harbour Marina they saw limit catches of flounder come in from ocean structure aboard the Katydid, the Surface Tension and the Grizzly. At Breakwater Tackle on the fishing Pier at Cape Henlopen Sate Park they told me croaker…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-27-23
Small craft advisories were up on Tuesday and not many fish were caught. Lewes Harbour Marina said they saw some kings and croaker that were caught in Delaware Bay on Tuesday. Captain Pete on the Top Fin had the PA Boys out for some shark fishing on Delaware Bay on Tuesday morning. They caught and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-26-23
Monday saw thunderstorms around and special marine warnings on Delaware Bay. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported one of the biggest flounder I have heard of this year. Mike Lewes fished the Old Grounds with Gulp! on a Spro bucktail to catch one flounder weighing 9.6 and one at 6.5 pounds. On Sunday the No…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-25-23
Sunday was the first day this year that felt like summer. Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic told us trout and flounder have been caught in Delaware Bay out of Bowers Beach. Some are caught from shore at the beach, but most are taken from boats sailing from the inlet. Peeler crab has been the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-24-23
While the weather was far from perfect on Sunday, it was better than it was during the week. Unfortunately, the weather during the week left things stirred up and fishing suffered accordingly. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Katydid had a catch of flounder and sheepshead which is an unusual mixture. Paul O’Brian fished the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 6-23-23
Friday was slightly better than Thursday and a few boats did try their luck and their luck was not so good. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that one charter and a couple of private boats did try the flounder fishing in the ocean. All returned with very poor numbers of flounder. The Sea Jay II with…
Read MoreTalk 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’t seem to break this horrible weather pattern. I have been around for quite a few years, and I can’t 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’t 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
I hope every Dad had a great Father’s Day on Sunday. The weather certainly was fine, although the fishing was a bit off. On Saturday, the Sea Jay II had the crew from Fish in OC aboard for a film session. Captain Jamar Campbell and crew did them selves proud by catching a boat limit…
Read MoreTalk 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’t looking too good either. Deanna at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em 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…
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