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Small craft advisories were up on Sunday and will be up into Monday morning. After that, it looks pretty good for the rest of the week. The upper Delaware Bay is finally producing big rockfish. Both Captain Bones in Odessa and Smith Bait in Leipsic reported rock inside and above the 28 to 35-inch slot…
Update: Delaware State Police have identified the Maryland woman who died after being struck by a bus as she was walking across Route 24 over the weekend.Police say 30-year-old Jennifer Hoffman of Huntington, Maryland was hit early Sunday morning near Warrington Road.Hoffman died later in a hospital.According to State Police, she apparently walked in front…
The weather on Saturday was as good as advertised. Sunday looks to be as bad as Saturday was good with seas to seven feet in the ocean. The week ahead should see air temperatures to 80 degrees with south winds. I can’t wait. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Loghan Slaughter was fishing the Lewes…
Eliot Howell – Scrub pine at Cape Henlopen State Park / Click for full view
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Friday was another blowout, but Saturday looks good. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said no boats sailed on Friday, but several are prepared to go on Saturday. When we spoke with Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em they said the Judy V was planning to run for tog on Saturday. At Old Inlet Bait and Tackle…
Connie Langhans – Ellendale – April on Willow Street / Click for full view
Delaware will hold its 20th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 24, 2021. Delawareans can discard their expired or unused medications at 25 locations statewide between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Organized nationally by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is operated locally by the Division of Public Health (DPH).…
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer and Andy Harris, M.D., (all Md.) today announced more than $2.8 million in federal funding to modernize critical water infrastructure across the state. “As we redouble our efforts to strengthen our nation’s critical infrastructure, this new round of federal funding will revitalize water…
A Georgetown man has been arrested on burglary and other criminal charges. Delaware State Police were called to a home off Farm Lane Thursday night for a reported theft in progress just after 9:30. The female resident said an unknown man was on her property and taking items from her vehicle. She fired a warning…
A Camden man has been arrested by Delaware State Police on weapons and other charges after a fight Thursday afternoon in Dover. Police say the 36 year old male victim was at a home on Harriet Street when 31 year old Kurt Ruffin of Camden, who is an acquaintance, arrived. The two began arguing when…
Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), joined Rick Duncan, Executive Director of the Delaware Rural Water Association, and David Baird, National Rural Water Association President, along with representatives from water suppliers throughout Delaware to highlight the support for the bipartisan Drinking Water and Wastewater…
Delaware State Police were called Thursday evening for shots fired on Daisy Lane near Seaford around 6:20pm. Police learned that four people were sitting in the home having dinner when a bullet entered through a north-facing wall, through a wood door and family room wall. No one was struck or injured. Police located no suspect…
At approximately 1100 hours the Maryland State Police received a call from Wicomico County Administrators that an private airplane declared an emergency upon taking off from the Wicomico County / Salisbury Regional Airport. The aircraft was said to be returning back to the airport. Shortly after notification, the aircraft in question conducted a power off…
Gale warnings were still up on Thursday and to the best of my knowledge, no boats left the dock or their trailers. Friday doesn’t look much better with seas to three and four feet, but Saturday morning does look fishable with southwest winds of five to ten knots and seas two feet or less. The…
As part of the City of Lewes 5-year phragmites management plan, the City and the Delaware State Forest Service have planned a controlled burn of portions of the marsh in Lewes for Friday April 23rd. The date and time are subject to change based on weather conditions. The controlled burn originally was scheduled for Thursday…
With gale warnings up on Wednesday fishing was pretty much at a standstill. There was a hit and miss bite of small rockfish at the South Pocket of Indian River Inlet in the morning according to Old Inlet Bait and Tackle. The gale warning is scheduled to continue through Thursday. The temperature dropped from 81…
WGMD’s Wayne Cannon & Sean Rima from 1999 at Frozen Alive in the parking lot of the old Bill’s Sports Shop & Perms & Worms in Lewes / Click for full view
Tuesday was a beautiful day for fishing and I went to Broadkill Beach and tried for black drum. I fished with two rods baited with sand fleas and bloodworms and never had a bite. The only fish I saw caught was a skate. There were a lot of folks on the beach so surely a…
Margaret May – Lewes – Blue heron(s) on the pond / Click for full view
Justice prevailed today, and I applaud the prosecutors and jurors who made it possible. George Floyd’s murderer has been held accountable; but our work is not done. History will look back on 2020 as a searing but critical inflection point in our nation’s painful journey toward racial justice and equity. In the weeks and months that followed George Floyd’s public murder, overwhelmingly peaceful…
The Sussex County Council met at Delaware Tech’s Carter Partnership Center again this week to deal with multiple land use applications. There was other council business as well. County Administrator Todd Lawson told the Council that Board of Adjustment District 2 representative, Brent Workman, has decided to retire. District 2 Councilwoman, Cindy Green nominated Jordan…
Monday was not the best weather day, but fish were caught by those who braved a little rain. Tuesday looks like the only good day for the rest of the week. Amanda told us about a private boat that caught eight tog to Austin Mendez’s 10.21 citation winner. At Old Inlet Bait and Tackle the…
Dover International Speedway, in consultation with state public health officials, is permitted to host fans in its grandstands for its May 14-16 NASCAR race weekend, track officials announced today. State public health officials have allowed the Monster Mile to host fans after approving the track’s health and safety protocols related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.…