WGMD Fishing Report

Tuesday saw summer-like weather and some better fishing from the beach and Indian River Inlet. The rest of the week should see southwest winds of 10 to 15 knots and seas in the ocean of three to four feet until Friday when we go back in the washing machine. The big news of the day…

The small craft advisories that were supposed to drop out on Monday afternoon, didn’t. Therefore, no boats hit the tog grounds and, for whatever reason, the shad didn’t show up at Indian River Inlet. As the week goes on the wind is supposed to drop out and move to the south. This should bring up…

Small craft advisories were up on Sunday and will be up into Monday morning.  After that, it looks pretty good for the rest of the week. The upper Delaware Bay is finally producing big rockfish.  Both Captain Bones in Odessa and Smith Bait in Leipsic reported rock inside and above the 28 to 35-inch slot…

The weather on Saturday was as good as advertised.  Sunday looks to be as bad as Saturday was good with seas to seven feet in the ocean.  The week ahead should see air temperatures to 80 degrees with south winds.  I can’t wait. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Loghan Slaughter was fishing the Lewes…

Gale warnings were still up on Thursday and to the best of my knowledge, no boats left the dock or their trailers.  Friday doesn’t look much better with seas to three and four feet, but Saturday morning does look fishable with southwest winds of five to ten knots and seas two feet or less.  The…

With gale warnings up on Wednesday fishing was pretty much at a standstill.  There was a hit and miss bite of small rockfish at the South Pocket of Indian River Inlet in the morning according to Old Inlet Bait and Tackle.  The gale warning is scheduled to continue through Thursday.  The temperature dropped from 81…

Tuesday was a beautiful day for fishing and I went to Broadkill Beach and tried for black drum. I fished with two rods baited with sand fleas and bloodworms and never had a bite. The only fish I saw caught was a skate. There were a lot of folks on the beach so surely a…

Monday was not the best weather day, but fish were caught by those who braved a little rain. Tuesday looks like the only good day for the rest of the week. Amanda told us about a private boat that caught eight tog to Austin Mendez’s 10.21 citation winner. At Old Inlet Bait and Tackle the…

Sunday was a nice day for fishing, but once again, the fish had better things to do.  We are beginning to see some activity from the bay and ocean with tog, but so far, not much else. At Captain Bones in Odessa, we learned that trout fishing at White Clay Creek in Newark remains very…

Saturday was mild, but chilly, with a brisk northwest wind.  I attended a funeral, and there is nothing to break the wind at a graveyard.  Fortunately, some folks had it better than me and actually went fishing.  Of course, the good news is, it wasn’t my funeral. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina had some very…

Friday was sunny but windy and to the best of my knowledge fishing was poor to pitiful.  Truth be told, I had a fall on Friday and by the time I recovered it was too late to make my usual phone calls.  I did stop by Lewes Harbour Marina early in the day and they…

Thursday started out a bit damp, but the sun came out in the afternoon.  Unfortunately, the fish did not.  Small craft advisories are up for Friday, so I don’t expect fishing to improve. I called Lewes Harbour Marine, Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em and Old Inlet Bait and Tackle to hear the same sad story. …

Wednesday saw decent weather with warm air temperatures, but the water in the bay and ocean is still on the cold side.  Rain is in the forecast for Thursday and the wind is going to up on Friday.  Right now, the weekend looks fair. Wow, the 1,000 vouchers for Surf-Fishing Permits went fast.  Cars began…

Tuesday saw small craft advisories up and apparently not much action on the fishing front.  Only one tackle shop answered my calls and that was Lewes Harbour Marina.  Their report was nothing reported on Tuesday.  The weather looks a bit unsettled for the rest of the week. Wednesday, April 14, is the day DNREC will…

Monday was not a pretty day for fishing. We had east winds and a heavy fog that made being outside pretty miserable, especially in the morning. Small craft advisories are up for Tuesday. Dan at Dan’s Tackle said the weather and sea conditions at Broadkill Beach discouraged most folks from fishing there on Monday. Tommy…

Sunday was a rare day in April with warm temperatures, light winds and no rain.  Lots of people fishing, and a few actually caught something. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa told us about fourteen-year-old Matthew Santoro who caught a 7.58-pound snakehead on a chatterbait and an 8.4- pound blue catfish on a nightcrawler out…

Saturday’s weather was much better than I expected.  The sun was out, there was no rain and while the breeze was out of the east, there was enough south in it to provide for a nice spring day.  Unfortunately, the fish in the ocean and bay did not cooperate with the many anglers who tried…

Friday was cool and cloudy with periods of very light rain and strong east winds. The weekend weather is not looking good with rain and wind and seas to four feet. DNREC has selected April 14 as the day they will issue the 1,000 Surf-Fishing Vouchers. Six state parks have been selected as the sites…

I had planned to go fishing around Broadkill Beach or the Broadkill River on Thursday morning, but by the time I got my lazy butt in gear the wind was up, the tide was out and fishing prospects didn’t look good.  I finally got away around noon and drove to several fishing locations looking for…

The weather was just about perfect for fishing on Wednesday, but unfortunately, the water temperature in the bay and ocean remains on the cold side of 50 degrees so not much action in either of those bodies. I took a trip over to Laurel to fish at the new dam and spillway below Records Pond. …

Tuesday was a beautiful day, but still most Delaware boats remain on the hard or tied to the dock. The lone exception is the Top Fin with Captain Pete Haines who fished the Outer Wall from Lewes and brought some tog back to Angler’s Marina. Old Inlet reported that young Brooke Timmons caught what was…

Monday saw sunny skies and light winds, but most Delaware boats remain sitting high and dry. We are still waiting for the water temperature in the bay and ocean to get above 50 degrees before flounder and rockfish show much interest in taking a bait or lure. Dan’s Tackle reported a young man caught a…

Easter Sunday was a perfect day for attending church and showing off you spring finery, but it was still a bit too windy and cold for open-water fishing. I talked with Captain Pete on the Top Fin out of Angler’s Marina in Lewes and he is in the water and ready to go tog fishing. …

Saturday was another cold and windy day with plenty of bright sunshine.  Sunday looks to be a good day and the week ahead is also shaping up with decent weather.  The problem is the water temperature has dropped into the mid-forty-degree range and it will have to get past fifty degrees before the fishing improves.…