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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-24-23
The fishing on Wednesday was not very encouraging. No boats ventured into the ocean and small craft advisories are up for Thursday. The bluefish and hickory shad action at Indian River Inlet slowed and I had no reports of any drum from Delaware Bay. To top it off, the surf was too rough for most…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-23-23
I was at the northside of Indian River Inlet around 8:00 am on Tuesday morning just as the current began to run in. I gave fishing a shot until around 9:00 am without success and then I went back to my truck to warm up. One of the guys I was fishing with came to…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-22-23
On Monday a couple of boats ran from Lewes and Indian River and they found the sea bass waiting and willing to bite. On Saturday the Cast for a Cure Surf Fishing Tournament was held under less than optimum conditions. The contest benefits the Beebe Medical Foundation. There was a lot of rain and nasty…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-21-23
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-20-23
Saturday saw small craft advisories on the ocean and they will fly again on Sunday. A couple of boats tried to go for sea bass on Saturday, but they quickly returned to the dock. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Tristan Ament and Erik Feinauer managed to fish the Coral Beads on Friday and catch two…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-19-23
The weather remained too rough for boats to sail on Friday, but 475 anglers entered the Joe Morris Memorial Canal Flounder Tournament that saw Monica Powell come out on top with a 4.93-pound flatfish. I believe this is the first time a lady has won the tournament. Second place went to Wesley Scott with a…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-18-23
The weather remained too rough for boats to sail on Thursday. The forecast for the next few days is not encouraging. Just to see how the new reservation system was working for spots on the beach this weekend I went on line as if I was going to reserve a place at Cape Henlopen for…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-17-23
The weather remained too rough for boats to sail on Wednesday. DNREC confirms the new state record tog weighing 22 pounds, 14.4 ounces caught by James Milano of North Babylon, New York on the No Limit with Captain Jon Azato. They also confirm the new state record musky caught on January 11 by Stephen Rutkowski…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-16-23
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-15-23
Monday May 15 is a day I have waited for since mid-February when I made reservations on the Angler out of Ocean City, Maryland for the first day of black sea bass season. Early weather reports called for northwest at 15 to 20 knots then northeast at 10 to 15 with rain. Fortunately, both of…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-14-23
I hope all the mothers out there had a great day on Sunday. Not many folks went fishing on Mother Day so reports were a little thin. Dan’s Tackle reported that Johnathan Davis and Zandar Plaches went up to the Coral Beds on Saturday night and caught two big black drum on clams. The largest…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-13-23
It didn’t take a genius to figure out that not many folks went fishing on Saturday. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Mark Maggs had a 8.44-pound Delaware Citation Tog from ocean structure on a green crab. On Saturday the Katydid brought in 16 tog from ocean structure. A private boat had one black drum from…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-12-23
Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Tyler Storm, Eric Church and Thomas Tyler ran up to Broadkill Beach where each did battle with big black drum. No bait was mentioned, but I suspect clams were used. Alex Hudson ran all the way up to the Coral Beds off of Slaughter Beach where he caught a big…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-11-23
Thursday was almost summer-like, but not a lot of folks went fishing. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa said big rockfish were caught on bunker and bloodworms from boats fishing at the Bull Pen. Most of these fish have been outside the new 28 to 31-inch slot limit. White perch and small rockfish are in…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-10-23
The weather wasn’t terrible on Wednesday, but the fishing was. I went up on Broadkill Beach in the late morning to catch the flood tide. I set out two rods with fresh clam baits and rebaited them every 10 to 15 minutes. When I arrived, the wind was light out of the east and the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-9-23
Tuesday saw small craft advisories up and no boats went out. DNREC has released its pilot plan for vehicle beach access on the weekends during the summer and on holidays. Beginning on Saturday, May 20 through Labor Day, Monday September 4, those with annual and two-year surf fishing permits will be required to purchase reservations…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-8-23
Sunday was another good fishing weather day. Clark at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle sent the results of the Old Inlet Spring Surf Fishing Tournament. The winner of the Open Division was Michael Deirker with 35 points. The top place in the Women’s Division ended up in a tie. Anita Chandler and Samantha Moyer each…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-7-23
Saturday saw some good weather and much better fishing. Hook ‘em and cook ‘em reported a pending new Delaware state record for tog. James Milano of North Babylon, New York caught the 22.9-pound tog while fishing aboard the No Limit with Captain Jon Azato. They were over ocean structure. The old record was 21-pounds, 7.7…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-6-23
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-5-23
The only good report I had on Thursday was from Old Inlet Bait and Tackle. They said decent rockfish, some over the slot, were caught out of the South Pocket from sunup for three hours on soft plastics. The regulations for black sea bass and scup (porgies) are final. Black sea bass will remain at…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-4-23
On Wednesday, the ocean and bay were still on the rough side. The only boat that went out was the Katydid and according to Lewes Harbour Marina they brought back a few tog. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said the only report they had on Wednesday was some shad caught from Indian River Inlet. The…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-3-23
Small craft advisories were up on Tuesday, but they may not fly on Wednesday. I did get a report from Lewes Ice House. They said Joe had a small rockfish and bluefish from Broadkill Beach on Monday and caught catfish and crappie out of the Broadkill River as well. On Saturday Old Inlet Bait and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-2-23
Small craft advisories were up on Monday and are up for Tuesday. Rain is in the forecast for the rest of the week as well. The long-range forecast does promise a nice weekend. Lewes Harbour Marina said one boat did go out and they found it was really rough. They caught two tog. At Old…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 5-1-23
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 4-30-23
With small craft advisories up on Saturday and right through Sunday plus heavy rain and flood advisories up for Sunday as well not too many folks will be fishing. Old Inlet reported that a keeper rockfish was taken from the inlet early in the morning and shorts were caught during the day. White bucktails and…
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