Mari Lou
Friday saw another day of brisk winds and not everyone enjoyed a delightful day on the water. Saturday’s forecast looks very good with light winds and two-foot seas. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid managed to find 24 flounder for her party. Earlier in the week, Captain Brent caught a 6.82-pound flounder. My…
While the NOAA marine forecast for Thursday called for three-foot seas, I had a feeling from watching the trees bend at my house they just might be a bit under estimating with that prediction. Nevertheless, a few boats did go and they did catch a few fish. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid…
Eric Reifsnyder – Milton – 7/13 Back the Blue Rally in Georgetown / Click for full view
Wednesday was another beautiful summer day with good fishing in the ocean and bay. There is no big change predicted right through the weekend. The Poor Girls Open out of Ocean City, Maryland has been cancelled for 2020. This tournament raised a considerable sum for breast cancer research, but also hosted many breast cancer survivors…
WGMD’s Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – A stripped down US Navy destroyer, the USS Radford, became part of the DelJerseyland artificial reef on August 10, 2011. Former crew members and some who helped build the vessel were on board the MV Delaware with reporters, DNREC officials and others as we traveled 28 miles offshore to watch the ship become a fishing Mecca. WGMD was along for the ride and we watched for about 4 hours as the final preparations were made for the ship to take on water and sink – once the Radford started to go – it was down in 90 seconds. Click to see the video – https://youtu.be/-UjTAlpmnCU / Click for full view
Tuesday morning was absolutely beautiful so I went surf fishing. I arrived at Three Rs road around 6:15 and was one of only three trucks on the beach. I baited up with FishBite bloodworms and as soon as my rig got close to the wash, I had a bite. Missed it and decided to try…
Dave Nelson – Ocean View – Osprey nest overlooking the Indian River Inlet Bridge – pre-sunrise / Click for full view
The Sussex County Council today announced the next Director of EMS will be Robbie Murray of Frankford. The council went into executive session after the morning session to consider job applications and came back with their announcement. Murray has been a paramedic since 1994 and was named Paramedic of the Year in 1999. In 2016…
Monday was another beautiful summer day and it looks like we can expect more of the same right through Thursday. In Ocean City the Tuna Tournament awarded $340,000 in prize money. The heaviest stringer was caught on the Espadon and weighed 443 pounds. The biggest single tuna was on the Big Stick and was a…
Barb Moulinier – Rehoboth Beach – Double-decker gulls at the Rehoboth Bay Sailing Association / Click for full view
Two weeks after proactive monitoring and testing identified a cluster of inmates with COVID-19 at the Sussex Correctional Institution (SCI), all 973 inmates have been tested for COVID-19, with one-third (303) inmates testing positive and two-thirds (650) testing negative. 20 test results remain pending. Additionally, 17 inmates at Morris Community Corrections Center (MCCC) in Dover have…
Sunday saw good fishing in the ocean and bay with even better weather expected for the early part of the week. At Smith Bait in Leipsic, Steve said trout have been caught at the lighthouses by drifting pieces of peeler crab in the rocks. At Dan’s Tackle, Dan told us the king, croaker and spot…
Delaware State Police were called to Skinner Lane in Felton just before 4:30 Sunday morning for a report of shots being fired. Police learned that two men were inside a home when the outside was struck by gunfire. Investigation showed three round struck the home – one went through the wall – no one was…
Delaware State Police are investigating a single vehicle crash near Argos Corner Saturday night. Police say for unknown reasons a Durango left southbound Route 1 – struck the guard rail and bridge – crossed the highway and overturned in the median several times. Eight people in the SUV were able to escape before the vehicle…
A traffic stop near Millsboro led to the arrest of a man on drug and weapons charges. Delaware State Police stopped a vehicle for a broken headlamp and smelled marijuana as they contacted the driver, 31 year old Dionne Thomas. A search of the vehicle turned up over 56 grams of marijuana, 364 bags of…
Fay went by pretty fast and didn’t hurt the fishing. Saturday saw decent action in the ocean and bay and this should continue to improve as the marine forecast is good right through Tuesday. The Hatteras Anglers Club Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament held out of Buxton on Hatteras Island every November has been cancelled for…
Tammy Massey – Seaford – Sharptown Bridge / Click for full view
Delaware State Police are investigating an attempted robbery of Stargate Pizza in Greenwood Friday night. Police say around 10:30 the owner was closing for the night when he was approached outside by a man with a machete who demanded money. The victim told the suspect he had no money and threw a pizza at him…
Two people were injured after a single vehicle crash Friday night near Killens Pond State Park. Delaware State Police say a Tahoe, driven by a 40 year old man from Camden-Wyoming struck a tree at the intersection of Killens Pond Road and Scrap Tavern Road. Neither the driver or 44 year old female passenger from…
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today released the following statement: “We cannot overstate the devastating consequences likely to result if the State of Maryland does not plan now to mail every voter a ballot for the 2020 Presidential General Election.” “That is what the Maryland Association of Elections Officials, representing every single one of our state’s 24…
Five weeks after the state entered Stage Two of recovery, Maryland’s key COVID-19 health metrics continue to trend in a positive direction. The statewide positivity rate has fallen to a new low of 4.34%, and ICU beds have dropped to their lowest level since March 30. State health officials continue to monitor the spikes and outbreaks in…
Your help is needed to find 18 year old Damaj Showell of Bridgeville. He is wanted on charges of reckless endangering and other offenses after an incident Thursday night. Delaware State Police were called to a home on Mill Park Drive for a domestic with shots fired. Police learned that Showell and his father were…
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