Mari Lou

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / June 25, 2022

Chick Bradford – Harbeson – A few of the ponies at Assateague. Click for full view

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / June 24, 2022

Jean Messick – Millsboro – Watching the sunset over the bay. Click for full view

WGMD Fishing Report 6-22-22

By Mari Lou / June 23, 2022

Wednesday was a blowout. To the best of my knowledge no boats left Indian River or Lewes. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said a few sheepshead and black drum were caught out of Indian River Inlet on frozen sand fleas. On Tuesday evening I spent 2.5 hours at a virtual meeting of the Bureau of…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / June 23, 2022

WGMD’s Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – before 1999. WGMD’s Jack Renault when he was working in sales. Jack later became the station’s General Manager before he finally retired after 30+ years with WGMD. He had the greatest voice for radio (and you can hear him towards the end of our Christmas recording of “The Night Before Christmas”) Sadly we lost Jack in October of 2012. Click for full view

WGMD Fishing Report 6-21-22

By Mari Lou / June 22, 2022

Tuesday laid out real nice and fishing was good from the beach to the canyons. Deanna at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported the Judy V had sea bass and flounder on her morning trip. Flounder are starting to show up in better numbers and size as the summer moves along. Private boats had ribbon…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / June 22, 2022

John Sharkey – Ocean City sunset on the Assawoman Bay – behind the Knights of Columbus. Click for full view

Sussex County Approves $294.1-M Budget & Preserves Another 150 Acres of Land

By Mari Lou / June 21, 2022

Sussex County is ready to begin the new fiscal year on July 1st now that the County Council has approved the $294.1-million FY 23 Budget. The budget includes NO increase in the County tax portion of the bill. County Finance Director Gina Jennings tells the Council that $32.4-million in reserves are being used in the…

WGMD Fishing Report 6-20-22

By Mari Lou / June 21, 2022

It was still windy on Monday. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Savannah Lynn had a nice catch of bluefish on the troll. Once the wind kicked up the seas, she came back inside the bay and caught and released a 200-pound brown shark. The Katydid had 14 flounder over ocean structure. At Old Inlet Bait…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / June 21, 2022

Dave Nelson – Ocean View – Boat meets wave in the Indian River Inlet. Click for full view

Coast Guard Rescue 4 from Fishing Boat off Ocean City

By Mari Lou / June 20, 2022

Four people were rescued when their boat began taking on water about 15 miles off Ocean City. Coast Guard watchstanders received a distress alert from the fishing boat “Hot Pursuit” – the captain said they didn’t know if they could make it back to port before it sank. A motor life boat crew from Coast…

WGMD Fishing Report 6-19-22

By Mari Lou / June 20, 2022

The wind did not go away for Father’s Day. To the best of my knowledge no boats fished the bay or ocean on Sunday. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said the run of kings continued on the surf with bloodworms and Fish Bites still doing the job. Interesting news out of DNREC on Friday. It…

UPDATED: Crash Near Milford Leaves 1 Dead and 1 Injured

By Mari Lou / June 19, 2022

UPDATED – 6/19/22 2pm – Delaware State Police have identified the victim who died in a fatal crasg that occurred on Friday, June 17, in the Milford area as 28 year old Latre Bonville of Magnolia, DE. ============================================================= A crash around 5:30 this/Friday morning on Wilkins Road just east of Elks Lodge Road near Milford has…

WGMD Fishing Report 6-18-22

By Mari Lou / June 19, 2022

Saturday was just a tad breezy at the beach. No boats left Indian River Marina or Lewes Harbour Marina on Saturday. and I don’t think any will be going out on Sunday. Bummer for Father’s Day fishing Trips. The Big Rock Tournament out of Morehead City, North Carolina is in the books for 2022 and…

WGMD Radio Flea Market 6-18-22

By Mari Lou / June 18, 2022

Sam – 443-614-8412 – 2019 Master tow car trailer, 20-ft long x 7-ft wide, great shape – $4500 obo Pat – 302-947-9783 – Driver side running board for Dodge Caravan or Town and Country – $100 – 19-inch B&D Lawn hog electric mulching mower with grass catcher – $35 – Garelick outboard motor cart –…

VIDEO: Presidential Oopsy During Bicycle Ride

By Mari Lou / June 18, 2022

President Biden, Dr Jill Biden and Willow the Presidential Cat arrived in Rehoboth Beach Friday just before noon. They spent the after noon at the beach house, but Saturday morning ventured out for a bike ride on the trail nearby. While Dr. Jill Biden zoomed past – the President rode over to chat with some…

DSP Looking for Information in 1992 Murder

By Mari Lou / June 18, 2022

Your help is needed to identify who killed 17 year old Elva Poore of Chesapeake City, Maryland in June of 1992. Delaware State Police say her death was ruled a homicide after her body was found along the edge of Route 13 north of Odessa – she was last seen alive during Senior Week in…

Berlin Man Sentenced To Federal Prison on Drug Distribution Charges

By Mari Lou / June 18, 2022

A Berlin man has been sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine. According to 49 year old Marcus Pitts’s guilty plea, “In September 2018, members of the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team (WCCET) were investigating Pitts for suspected drug distribution.  While conducting surveillance at Pitts’s residence…

WGMD Fishing Report 6-17-22

By Mari Lou / June 18, 2022

Friday was hot and windy at the beach. Jordan from Henlopen Tackle is running a surf fishing tournament from June 17th until July 1st. There will be prizes for the largest striped bass, bluefish and kingfish. Stop by the shop on Savannah Road and find out all the details. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / June 18, 2022

Al Nardi – Long Neck – Virginia Avenue beach in Rehoboth Beach. Click for full view

FDA Authorizes Covid-19 Vaccines for Kids Under 5 Years Old

By Mari Lou / June 17, 2022

The FDA has authorized the first COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of 5 to as young as 6-months – and pending recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control – parents could begin scheduling vaccines for their children as early as next week. The FDA authorized emergency use of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.…

Sussex Unemployment Drops; DE Unemployment Unchanged for 3rd Month

By Mari Lou / June 17, 2022

Sussex County’s unemployment numbers continue to fall – dropping 4-tenths of a point from April to May to 3.8% (from 4.2%) while the state’s overall numbers remained at 4.5% for the third month in a row. Delaware has seen 8100 more jobs in the past year – with the biggest growth in Leisure and Hospitality…

DSP Arrest Suspect in Murder Investigation Near Long Neck

By Mari Lou / June 17, 2022

Delaware State Police have made an arrest in a murder investigation that began on June 7th when a body was found on the property of Baywood Green Golf Course near Long Neck. Police learned that the victim, 64 year old Lewis Fetrow of Millsboro had been stabbed multiple times and investigation led police to identify…

WGMD Fishing Report 6-16-22

By Mari Lou / June 17, 2022

Thursday was a lousy day at the beach. All of my reporting stations had nothing to report. There have been some major changes in the way NOAA, the Mid-Atlantic Marine Fisheries Management Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission set regulations for recreational fishermen in the future. All of us who thought we had…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / June 17, 2022

Marsha Murphy – Pelicans nesting – Saxis, VA. Click for full view

WGMD Fishing Report 6-15-22

By Mari Lou / June 16, 2022

Wednesday was a beautiful day at the beach. I was up at 5:30 and at the Indian River Inlet by 6:30. The current was running in hard, but there were no birds and no one along either side was catching anything. I decided to have my breakfast while I watched the action or lack thereof.…