Mari Lou
The weather cleared up on Wednesday, but will be windy again on Thursday. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid went out on a tog trip and returned with 20 keepers. As has been the case all fall, they caught numerous shorts, but were only able to cull out the 20 keepers. I then…
Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day is from the 2013 Lewes Christmas Parade and the WGMD van all decked out
Tuesday saw gale warnings up for the ocean and small craft advisories up for the bay. Wednesday may be fishable and we hope a few boats will be able to sail. It looks like bag limits for spot and croaker will be in our future. The highest number in the suggested options is 50 with…
Nativity at Grace United Methodist Church in Millsboro – 2014 / Click for full view
Corrections officials are looking for an offender who failed to return to the SCCC in Georgetown from an approved work pass on Tuesday, December 3. Officials have issued a warrant for escape after conviction for 44 year old William Ball from the Lewes area – his whereabouts are unknown and unauthorized at this time. Ball…
Monday was cold and windy and I darn near froze to death at the Millsboro Boat Ramp as I attended the official opening ceremony. DNREC Secretary Garvin hosted the event with several other speakers including Senator Tom Carper. Millsboro Pond has been maintained by DNREC Fish and Wildlife Section since the 1980s. The town owns…
Jane Bardon – Slaughter Beach – Beach Skiing at Slaughter Beach in 2018 / Click for full view
Sunday saw small craft advisories up and they will remain up for Monday and possibly for most of the week. Saturday the weather was fishable, but the tog didn’t cooperate for Delaware boats. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said he saw five tog cross his cleaning table all day. At Old Inlet Bait and Tackle…
Saturday saw improved weather and I am sure some folks were on the water. I will have their reports on Sunday. Still looking ahead to regulations for 2020 and 2021 we could see something never heard of before in Delaware. A bag limit on croaker and spot. Croaker do have an eight-inch minimum size while…
Kip & Stacy Shockley – Thanksgiving Sunset from Whitesville Road in Parsonsburg, MD / Click for full view
UPDATED 11-30-19 12:30pm – Police were called to a Lewes home Friday night for an armed man who was threatening suicide. Delaware State Police arrived to assist Lewes Police at the East Savannah Road home just after 8pm and found the 46 year old man outside the home with a handgun. He placed it on…
Tony – 302-539-2671 – EVENT – Holiday bizarre @ Cheer Center Lots of fun and refreshments 9am – 1pm – 34637 Cedar Neck Road, Ocean View Janet – EVENT – Saturday, Dec 7 – St. George Chapel Christmas Fair, DEC 7, 9am – 3 pm, 20271 Beaver Dam Road Matthew – 302-841-1424 – 2004 Blue…
Friday was still a bit windy with the remnants of the Thanksgiving gale being felt. To continue our discussion of what new regulations may look like in 2020 and 2021 it appears we will see a 28.78% reduction in bluefish landings for both recreational and commercial fisheries. The stock is over fished so cuts must…
William Carter – Abbots Mill Pond / Click for full view
An armed robbery in the parking lot of the Lewes Wawa is being investigated by Delaware State Police. Police say just after midnight Friday morning a 17 year old was pumping gas when he was approached by three black men who asked for the victim’s wallet. The victim refused and was struck by one man…
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and unless fishing was a part of the plan, the weather was fine for getting to grandma’s house to fill up on turkey and football. With the ocean migratory stock of striped bass still holding tight off the coast of North Jersey it is not looking good for…
Kelly Brown – At the Lewes Canal watching January’s Super Moon / Click for full view
Wednesday saw gale warnings up in the afternoon so boats did not take any chances and remained at the dock. I did get a late report from Tuesday. The Grizzly with Captain Cary Evans had a good catch of sea bass and porgies from ocean structure. If you enjoy fishing for summer flounder, I hope…
Throwback Thursday 2003: Jack Shannon on the air talking with Pat Patterson – visiting from Ohio. WGMD held a reading party with the release of Michael Savage’s “The Savage Nation.” Picture was taken by the late Jody Hudson / Click for full view
Tuesday was a beautiful fall day, but for the boats that tried tog fishing the news was not so good. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said he saw exactly two tog cross his cleaning table on Tuesday. Clark at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle told us there was a good run of short rockfish through…
Robert Reynolds – Sunset at the Delaware Coastal Airport / Click for full view
21 Correctional Officer cadets graduated Friday, November 22 from the 234th Correctional Employee Initial Training (CEIT) Academy and took their oaths of office as Delaware’s newest law enforcement officers. The cadets completed an intensive 12-week program of classroom and hands-on instruction in multiple subject areas. Governor John Carney, Department of Correction leadership and staff, family…