Mari Lou
Caroline County Schools urge families of school children – regardless of income – to submit a meal application to qualify for free lunches during the upcoming school year. The National School Lunch Program waiver that provided free meals to all students due to the pandemic has expired – and that means school lunch will no…
Thursday was cloudy in the morning, then sunny in the afternoon. At Lewes Harbour Marina they said the Katydid had flounder and ling. Ling in August just proves how cold the ocean water is on the bottom. The Angler had the usual croaker and spot from bay structure. At Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em, the…
Angela Daniel – Indian River Bay sunset from Buddha. Click for full view
Wednesday was hot and sticky. Not many people seem to be fishing right now. I know several charter boats are in the White Marlin Open, but private boats are not going out very often either. I suspect it is because of the heat and the price of fuel. Speaking of the White Marlin Open, right…
WGMD’s Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – going back to the 2014 White Marlin Open with a live broadcast from Harbor Island Marina with Mike Bradley and Jake Smith – talking with Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan. Click for full view
Tuesday was hot and windy. Lewes Harbour Marina said the only boat that sailed was the Angler had she had croaker and triggerfish over bay structure. The White Marlin Open is ongoing in Ocean City, but only 15 boats fished on Tuesday. After Monday, no billfish were recorded, but the MJ’s had the first and…
Eric Reifsnyder – Milton – Sunrise over the Great Marsh and Roosevelt Inlet. Click for full view
Small craft advisories were up on the ocean so most boats fished Delaware Bay. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Katydid had flounder and triggerfish for her party. The Angler caught some croaker and spot on her half-day excursions. A few private boats brought in a few flounder. At Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em they…
White Marlin Open – first boat into the scales Monday afternoon was the 10-4 Joker out of Chincoteague with a qualifying dolphin weighing in at 29 pounds. Multiple boats came into the scales – with a lot of yellowfin tuna, a qualifying wahoo – but so far (at 7pm) no white or blue marlin –…
Sunday was a bit windy and not many boats went fishing. Nick Garcia and his grandpop fished Delaware Bay on Saturday and even with the wind against the tide, they did pretty well. They were just two fish short of a flounder boat limit with six to 23 inches plus two blues. Captain Aaron Herd…
Voters in Fenwick Island have returned both incumbents to the town council and elected Edward Bishop to fill the final open seat. The votes are still unofficial, but show Bill Rymer was the top vote-getter with 328, followed by Bishop with 327. Incumbent Richard Benn grabbed 315 votes.
Saturday saw good fishing for inshore and offshore. The Savannah Lynn ran an 8-hour trolling trip on Friday catching limits of bluefish and Spanish mackerel. Half-day shark trips have seen lots of big critters to 200 pounds. Bottom-fishing trips have produced sea bass and flounder. On Saturday Deanna at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said…
Maria Monsanto – Seaford – Surf, sand and sky in North Ocean City. Click for full view
Bob / Milton 1990 Ford Ranger – maroon with tan trim – lots of bumper stickers. Stolen from his home on 8/3/22. Offering $200 reward for safe return or contacting police with return. DE tag – C50527 Contact DSP Cpl Ryan Langdon – ryan.langdon@delaware.gov Bill / 302-684-3882 – Heavy Duty Dolly Tow Bar, new…
Friday was good in the morning with rain in the afternoon. If you have ever wanted to catch a tuna now is the time to go. You can book a charter to work the inshore lumps for what, in today’s market, is a reasonable amount of money and stand a good chance of catch a…
Carl Bull – Frankford – Assawoman Bay near Harpoon Hanna before a storm. Click for full view
A dog was found by DelDOT workers earlier this week in tall brush off North Little Creek Road in Dover. The dog, which had lost most of her hair and was covered in sores and scabs, was barely responsive and rushed to a local veterinary hospital. She later died and Delaware Animal Services is looking…
Snow Hill will hold its 22nd Annual Blessing of the Combines on Saturday from 10am to 3pm. The parade of combines will begin at 11am and will park on Green Street for the blessing and viewing. The Blessing honors local farmers and there will also be vendors, music, a car show and additional farm equipment…
Thursday was a hot day to go fishing. The Bill Slayer had the Mills, Frye, Coulbourne party out on Wednesday and they managed to go 4 for 6 on yellowfin tuna and 4 for 4 on longfin albacore tuna trolling Sterling Tackle wide track spreader bars with Handbarrow Custom Bait skirted ballyhoo. Hook ‘em and…
Donald Davis – Lewes Rehoboth Canal. Click for full view
Wednesday was an absolutely beautiful fishing day. I had a plan. I would go to Fenwick Island. Catch a spot and use it as bait for a cobia. Man plans, God laughs. I never caught a single spot, but I may have hooked a cobia on my spot rig. Whatever it was, it dumped half…
Tuesday saw decent weather and good fishing. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Port-A-Bella fished the Big Fish Classic out of Ocean City and their 218-pound bigeye placed Fifth in that category. They also had two yellowfin, one bluefin and one longfin tuna. They released a white marlin and jumped off a blue. Lorne Seifert and…
Becky Lund – 9th hole at the Cripple Creek Golf Club in Dagsboro. Click for full view
Delaware is joining a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force of 50 attorneys general to investigate and take legal action against companies responsible for a majority of foreign robocalls into the U-S. The goal is to cut down on the illegal robocalls. And officials in the AG’s office tell the Talk of Delmarva that robotexts, while…