WGMD Fishing Report
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/08/26
User 284190339 · 09-08-26 Fishing Report Aaron at Lewes Harbour Marina said no boats fished ocean structure on Labor Day, but the head boats and some private boats did fish structure in Delaware Bay and caught spot and croaker on bloodworms or Fishbites. Smaller boats worked the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal and caught better sized…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/07/26
User 284190339 · 09-07-26 Fishing Report Ted at Rick’s Bait and Tackle said they checked in a 48-inch dolphin (mahi-mahi) on Saturday caught from the ocean at the sea bass pots. There were spot and croaker taken from the fishing pier at Massey’s Ditch and blues caught early in the morning near the bridge at…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/06/26
User 284190339 · 09-06-26 Fishing Report Captain Aaron Herd on the Gale Force had Ben Jacobs and his father Dennis out for flounder on ocean structure. Ben caught his limit to a beautiful 8.1 pounder. Aaron at Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Katydid had flounder and sea bass from ocean structure. The head boat…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/05/26
User 284190339 · 09-05-26 Fishing Report Dan at Dan’s Tackle said spot, croaker and snapper blues were caught from Broadkill Beach on Friday. The blues took cut bait, the spot and croaker enjoyed lug worms and Fishbites. The Broadkill River saw a larger class of croaker plus a few keeper flounder. The flounder were caught…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/04/26
User 284190339 · 09-04-26 Fishing Report Captain Bones in Odessa told us white perch, catfish, spot and croaker have been caught along the shoreline from Augustine Beach down to the fishing pier at Woodland Beach. The white perch will take bloodworms or grass shrimp, the catfish like a hunk of bunker while the spot and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/03/26
User 284190339 · 09-03-26 Fishing Report The first results are back from the new and improved Marine Recreational Informational Program or MRIP and they are even worst than the old system. They recalculated the shore catch of black sea bass in Maryland for 2013. The original figure was 178,00 black sea bass caught from shore.…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/02/26
User 284190339 · 09-02-26 Fishing Report Tuesday, September 1st was opening day of archery season for white tail deer. This year archers must be aware of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Delaware. Please read and understand the CWD Emergency Regulations for the 2026 and 2027 hunting seasons. I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina on Tuesday…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/01/26
User 284190339 · 09-01-26 Fishing Report Bill at Dan’s Tackle said the big news was not the croaker and spot caught at Broadkill Beach, but the big, fat crabs filling the traps at the Broadkill River and Cedar Creek. He reported as many as 20 crabs in a trap and that’s a real bonanza. Lewes…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/31/26
User 284190339 · 08-31-26 Fishing Report Sorry to say I missed the very first Dockside & Indian River Marina Classic held on August 21-23 and attracting 58 teams. They fished on Saturday and Sunday and in the end there was a tie in the Flounder Division with Top Notch and Tootsie Chick both landing 8-pound…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/30/26
User 284190339 · 08-30-26 Fishing Report Dan at Dan’s Bait and Tackle said due to the heavy rain on Saturday afternoon and evening (I had 3.69 inches at my house) The water in the Broadkill surf and the Broadkill River was extremely dirty. Consequently, fishing was very poor in both locations. Lewes Harbour Marina…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/29/26
User 284190339 · 08-29-26 Fishing Report Lewes Harbour Marina told us no boats fished from their docks on Friday. At Rick’s Bait and Tackle on Long Neck, they said that spot, croaker and flounder have been caught from the fishing pier at Massey’s Landing. Bloodworms or Fishbites for the spot and croaker with live minnows…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/28/26
User 284190339 · 08-28-26 Fishing Report Thursday was not the best day for fishing anywhere. At Rick’s Bait and Tackle on Long Neck the report was flounder from the back bays with many more shorts than keepers. The ratio was much better out in the ocean at the Old Grounds plus you also might encounter…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/27/26
User 284190339 · 08-27-26 Fishing Report Kevin Davidson sent me a very unusual fishing report. It seems he was fishing the buoy line from the Old Grounds down to the Lightship Buoy for dolphin (mahi-mahi). He was using cut ballyhoo on a spinning outfit with a 2/0 circle hook and had six dolphin in the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/26/26
User 284190339 · 08-26-26 Fishing Report The ocean side of Cape Henlopen Point will reopen for surf fishing on September 1st. It had been closed to protect nesting shore birds and according to DNREC, those birds had a very successful nesting season. In other news, the owner of Henlopen Bait and Tackle has decided to…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/25/26
User 284190339 · 08-25-26 Fishing Report Dan at Dan’s Tackle said things were slow on Monday as few fishermen bought lug worms or Fishbites to go up to Broadkill Beach and catch spot, small blues and croaker. Lewes Harbour Marina had a good report from the Shooter Dog who brought back a 40-flounder boat limit…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/24/26
User 284190339 · 08-24-26 Fishing Report Dan at Dan’s Tackle closed early on Sunday, but I feel certain spot and croaker were caught on lug worms and Fishbites at Broadkill Beach. The Broadkill River still produced a better class of croaker and a few keeper flounder plus some nice-sized crabs. Lewes Harbour Marina told me…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/23/26
User 284190339 · 08-23-26 Fishing Report Dan at Dan’s Tackle said the rain held down the number of folks at Broadkill Beach catching spot and croaker on lug worms and Fishbites. He did say he was selling a lot of chicken necks for crabbers at the Broadkill River. Lewes Harbour Marina reported a few boats…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/22/26
User 284190339 · 08-22-26 Fishing Report Carol at Taylored Tackle in Seaford said the Nanticoke River saw something that was unusual. Crabs caught on chicken necks for the first time in a few years. Catfish taken on cut bait is the usual catch for those anglers who look for large fish while crappie on minnows…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/21/26
User 284190339 · 08-21-26 Fishing Report Rick’s Tackle had the big surprise of the day. Rob Reineart caught a 35.2-pound Cabera snapper over an inshore wreck. Another customer checked in with a cobia he caught on an eel at the Old Grounds. Others have been fortunate to have caught flounder, croaker and triggerfish over inshore…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/20/26
User 284190339 · 08-20-26 Fishing Report Bill Weiss at Dan’s Tackle said not much change at Broadkill Beach. Spot, kings and croaker are still being caught on lug worms and Fishbites while at the Broadkill River the occasional keeper flounder has been caught on a live minnow or on a bucktail with a Gulp! crawfish.…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/19/26
User 284190339 · 08-19-26 Fishing Report The Calcasieu Pass began life in 1982 as an offshore supply vessel out of New Orleans, then in 1989 as a menhaden boat out of Reedville, Virginia, will now find eternal rest as an artificial reef at Site 13, or the Del-Jersey-Land Reef. Preparing the 180-foot ship for sinking…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/18/26
User 284190339 · 08-18-26 Fishing Report Dan at Dan’s Tackle didn’t answer his phone, but I suspect spot and croaker were caught on lug worms and Fishbites at Broadkill Beach. The Broadkill River would still have some flounder caught on live minnows and some croaker caught on lug worms. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the only…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/17/26
User 284190339 · 08-17-26 Fishing Report Dan at Dan’s tackle told us he had a slow day due to the unsettled weather. Lewes Harbour Marina said they too had a slow day with only the Pirate King doing any fishing. The head boat party brought back croaker and spot from bay structure. Breakwater Tackle on…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/16/26
User 284190339 · 08-16-26 Fishing Report These fishing reports are beginning to sound redundant. Dan at Dan’s Tackle said Broadkill Beach produced spot and croaker on Lug worms and Fishbites. The Broadkill River saw good action on blue claw crabs with chicken necks the prime bait. Larger croaker were caught from the river. Lewes Harbour…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/15/26
User 284190339 · 08-15-26 Fishing Report Brandon Harris caught a 9-pound snakehead out of Brandywine Creek. Dan at Dan’s Tackle said spot and croaker on lug worms and Fishbites were caught at Broadkill Beach. The Broadkill River gave up croaker. A few flounder were caught on minnows or on bucktails with Gulp! crawfish. Crabbing remains…
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