WGMD Fishing Report

Saturday saw some pretty poor fishing reports. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said she wished she could tell me the cleaning table was covered with fish. The truth is she had not seen a single fish all day. At Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em, they said no boats went out but they did see a…

On Thursday morning there appeared a bright orange ball of fire in the eastern sky and the young people were so afraid. The older heads assured them that this was only the sun and it was a good thing. It would warm the air, dry the land and perhaps, calm the sea. Then those afflicted…

Wednesday the gale warnings were replaced by small craft advisories. As of Wednesday afternoon, 3Rs beach access was open. Fenwick Island was closed and I feel certain Cape Henlopen beach access was closed after inspecting the damage over the weekend. A decision on the Delaware Mobile Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament, scheduled for this weekend, is…

Tuesday saw another day of gale warnings and I was outside just long enough to feel the wind and rain on my poor old body and know I should have stayed inside. From the photos I have seen the beach does not look too good. All of the beach access points are closed and I…

Monday was another nasty day with gale warnings and seas to 14 feet on the ocean. It looks like Friday before the seas settle down and who knows how long before the fish get back on some sort of feeding schedule. To top things off, the water temperature at the Delaware Lightship has fallen to…

Saturday was another washout and a blowout. I made a trip to Cape Henlopen State Park to check out the general situation. It was not good. From the top of Herring Point I could see a very angry ocean that was breaking over Hen and Chicken Shoals just and hour or so after high tide.…

I didn’t think anybody would be fishing on Saturday. I was wrong. I saw two guys fishing in the rain at the pier in Milton at the head of the Broadkill River. Then I remembered back in the 1960s fishing with Bill Steen on his cousin’s boat that he borrowed for the day. Knowing Bill,…

Thursday morning, I thought I could get in one more tide before the storm hit, I was wrong. I headed for Indian River Inlet around 7:30 AM and by the time I got there the jetty was already covered with two to three feet of water and the tide was four hours from the flood.…

Wednesday saw beautiful fishing weather and I went fishing. I wanted to try the beach at the Old Coast Guard Station during the last of the incoming and the first of the outgoing and that’s what I did. The water was clear and I had beautiful mullet from Butch at Old Inlet, but I all…

Tuesday saw decent weather, but not many boats fishing. This is typical for the fall, as most people are back to work or school and charter or head boats have a hard time filling spots. Unfortunately, this weekend will be as nasty as a cob and the fishing business will take another hit. At Lewes…

Monday saw no boats run from Lewes Harbour Marina or Fisherman’s Wharf. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported that a few private boats fished Indian River Inlet and the ocean just outside the Inlet and caught red drum and blues. No bait was mentioned, but I would suspect that mullet or lures that matched a…

Sunday saw small craft advisories followed by thunderstorms. Clark Evans at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle sent me the results of the 25th Delaware Seashore Fall Surf Fishing Classic. Brian Hill was first out of 252 participants in the Men’s Division with 293 points. He won $800 and a bronze trophy Kelsey Cycyk had 112…

Saturday saw less than perfect weather and while few boats fished the ocean, more did manage to get out on the bay and we had decent reports from the surf and inlet. Lewes Harbour Marina said boats that fished the Outer Wall, Ice Breakers and other bay structure found tog and sheepshead willing to bite…

Thursday saw small craft advisories, then gale warnings then thunderstorms. To the best of my knowledge, no boats left their dock or trailers. I do have a few reports left over from earlier in the week. Aaron caught sheepshead out of Indian River Inlet on sand fleas on Wednesday. The Bill Slayer had the group…

Wednesday saw good fishing weather and fish were caught. I hope you got out and caught some, because it is all downhill until sometime next week. At Lewes Harbour Marina, they told us the Katydid had flounder and sea bass. A couple of private boats found flounder in the ocean and sheepshead in the bay.…

Tuesday began nice then the weather got a bit dicey. The rest of the week looks bad. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said private boats caught some triggerfish in the morning from bay structure. Other private boats fished close to the ocean beach and caught spot and croaker. Terry Lee Baldwin fished the Lewes and…

Monday, we had small craft advisories up and not many boats fished in the ocean. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had flounder, dolphin and sea bass from ocean structure. On Sunday, Steve Kibler caught a 10.36-pound flounder to win the pool on the Katydid and take home a Delaware Citation. Amanda said it was…

Sunday saw more good fishing weather and more good fishing. At Lewes Harbour Marina we learned that while it is hard enough to catch one swordfish the Tranquila brought in two on Sunday. The Katydid had another boat limit of flounder and the Surface Tension brought in flounder, sea bass and tog. Several private boats…

Saturday saw excellent sea conditions and the bottomfish finally put on the feed bag. At Lewes Harbour Marina the Katydid had a boat limit of flounder. The Surface Tension brought in a mixed bag of flounder and sea bass as did the Grizzly. The Jay Sea II also had flounder and sea bass. At Hook…

Friday we finally had sea conditions that allowed boats to get past Roosevelt and Indian River inlets. Unfortunately, the bottomfish in the ocean were still suffering from the beating they took over the past week from the big seas brought on by the two tropical storms. At Lewes Harbour Marina the report was the Angler…

Thursday saw no boats venturing into the ocean and nobody fished in the Delaware Bay. Lewes Harbour Marina said a few boats went down the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on Thursday morning, but they all returned shortly thereafter. Billy and Jules Mister fished the Outer Wall with sand fleas to catch sheepshead and tog to…

Wednesday was not nice. I had a firsthand report from a good friend that went out on a very well-known charter boat. They first stopped at Reef Site 10 and he caught one short flounder and one keeper sea bass. The ocean was getting rougher and the decision was made to go back to the…