WGMD Fishing Report
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/05/26
User 284190339 · 04-05-26 Fishing Report Saturday was opening day for trout fishing in New Castle County. Patty at Captain Bones wrote up a bunch of Rainbow Trout Delaware Citations. The biggest belongs to Landon Martin for his 5.99 rainbow trout caught on a Mouse Tail out of White Clay Creek. Ryleigh Murphy had the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/04/26
User 284190339 · 04-04-26 Fishing Report Friday, we had warm weather and the first report of flounder from the Back Bays. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported the first flounder caught from India River Bay. Right now, I would fish the last of the incoming and the first of the outgoing on warm days with…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/03/26
User 284190339 · 04-03-26 Fishing Report Thursday saw a temperature drop of 40 degrees and plenty of cold wind to go along with it, but the good news came on Wednesday when the first flounder of the year was reported from Delaware Bay and the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/02/26
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Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/01/26
User 284190339 · 04-01-26 Fishing Report Fishing on open water has been nearly impossible due to the wind. Even if the wind would have dropped out, the water temperature in the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean has been too cold for even tog to bite. As of Tuesday, we could see some improvement in…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 12/01/25
User 284190339 · 12-01-25 Fishing Report Sunday saw small craft advisories up once again. It is fitting that we should have bad weather for my last regular report for 2025. I will have reports when I have something good to report, but this is the last daily one for this year. As you can…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/30/25
User 284190339 · 11-30-25 Fishing Report Saturday saw the wind back off to small craft advisories and a few boats did get out. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said a couple of boats did make it past Indian River Inlet and they caught a few tog. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported the same old…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/29/25
User 284190339 · 11-29-25 Fishing Report Friday saw a gale warning up on the bay and ocean with air temperatures in the mid-40s. There is little improvement in the forecast in the foreseeable future. When I called Old Inlet Bait and Tackle, they said a few hardy (or crazy) fishermen were at Indian River Inlet…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/28/25
User 284190339 · 11-28-25 Fishing Report Thanksgiving Day saw small craft advisories up and all of my reporting stations closed or closing early. I expect a few hardy anglers fished Indian River Inlet and the ocean surf. Tog would have been the catch from the Inlet along with a few small stripers early in the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/27/25
User 284190339 · 11-27-25 Fishing Report Wednesday saw warm temperatures and winds that went from small craft advisories to gale warnings. The only fish I had a report of came from Old Inlet Bait and Tackle. They said tog were active along the rocks taking the usual sand fleas and green crabs. A few small…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/26/25
User 284190339 · 11-26-25 Fishing Report To the best of my knowledge, only one boat left the dock on Tuesday. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid brought in 16 tog. I don’t expect any boats to go out for the remainder of the week. We have a small craft advisory until Thursday evening and then…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/25/25
User 284190339 · 11-25-25 Fishing Report Monday the wind picked up and the fishing went down. Tuesday is looking good during the day with a small craft advisory already up for Tuesday evening. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle had the usual report of tog caught from the Inlet rocks on sand fleas and green crabs.…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/24/25
User 284190339 · 11-24-25 Fishing Report Sunday the weather was less than perfect, but fishermen went out in the ocean and caught fish. I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina just in time to see Andrew Connors finish cleaning a four-man limit of tog caught on Fenwick Shoal. I didn’t get the angler’s name, but I…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/23/25
User 284190339 · 11-23-25 Fishing Report Saturday, we had decent weather and I was disappointed that more folks didn’t take advantage and do some fishing. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle did have some striped bass to tell us about. Several stripers in the 20 to 24-inch size were caught on swim shads during Saturday morning…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/22/25
User 284190339 · 11-22-25 Fishing Report Friday, we had beautiful fishing weather and that resulted in some beautiful fishing. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Katydid and the Shooter Dog had a boat limit of tog from ocean structure. Several private boats had excellent catches of tog from the Outer Wall and the Ice Breakers…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/21/25
User 284190339 · 11-21-25 Fishing Report Thursday, we had good weather and good reports from the ocean. The next few days look fishable with a little rain and a little 4-foot sea here and there. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid brought in a catch of sea bass, tog and flounder. Sounds like he fished…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/20/25
There was no audio report available Wednesday, we had one boat depart from Lewes Harbour Marina. The Katydid had a boat limit of sea bass. No one answered the phone at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle. Not sure if the problem is their phone service or if they are closing early. I feel certain that…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/19/25
User 284190339 · 11-19-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw two boats go out of Lewes Harbour Marina. The Katydid had a boat limit of sea bass. The Shooter Dog had not returned to the dock when I called the shop at 4:30 p.m. No one answered the phone at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle. They have…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/18/25
User 284190339 · 11-18-25 Fishing Report Monday saw a gale warning up for the ocean and bay and to the best of my knowledge, no boats left Lewes or Indian River Inlet. On Thursday evening I attended a meeting of the Advisory Council on Recreational Fishing Funding. The Council was established to oversee the spending…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/17/25
User 284190339 · 11-17-25 Fishing Report Sunday, we had a gale warning that will carry through till Monday. Mid-week looks fishable right now. Let’s hope so! The Jay Sea II did sail out of Indian River Marina on Saturday and they caught a boat limit of tog. Fred had a 10 pounder, but Cody had…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/16/25
User 284190339 · 11-16-25 Fishing Report Saturday saw reasonably good fishing conditions and tog were the order of the day. There will be a gale warning up for Sunday and Monday, but the remainder of the week looks promising. Lewes Harbour Marina told us several boats fished for tog on Saturday and all did well…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/15/25
User 284190339 · 11-15-25 Fishing Report Friday, we had small craft advisories and on Sunday we will have a gale warning. However, in-between there will be a little, tiny break with light winds and 2-foot seas. You had better get out there a go fishing while you can. Lewes Harbour Marina did have a report…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/14/25
User 284190339 · 11-14-25 Fishing Report Thursday saw those small craft advisories back up. Saturday is looking good right now with light winds and 2-foot seas. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said tog are still biting at Indian River Inlet. Delaware Bass Club Series Championship was recently held on Killens Pond. The father-son team Chassin’…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/13/25
User 284190339 · 11-13-25 Fishing Report Wednesday saw small craft advisories up for the ocean and bay so once again no boats ventured out and no fish were caught over ocean or bay structure. Indian River Inlet is still the place to be when the weather is like this. The fishing is possible there because…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/12/25
User 284190339 · 11-12-25 Fishing Report With a gale warning up on Tuesday I knew no boats would be going out of Lewes Harbour Marina or Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em. My only hope of finding a fish to report on was going to be Old Inlet Bait and Tackle. When I called them, they…
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