WGMD Fishing Report

Saturday was another good fishing weather day and Sunday looks good as well.  After that it’s all downhill with gale warnings up for Monday and seas to at least four feet right through Thursday. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina recorded two citation tog caught on the Top Fin with Captain Pete Haines.  Howard Gates had…

On Friday I had one of the greatest fishing trips of my life. My sons Ric and Roger and I were up at 4:30 AM out the door at 5:00 and on the Angler out of Ocean City by 6:45. The boat left the dock at 7:00 and we were fishing by 9:00. From the…

Thursday was just a plain, old lousy day for fishing.  Friday and the remainder of the weekend look good. Delaware people have a fascination with low digit license plate numbers.  I should know, because my grandfather acquired the Delaware number 7711 in 1936 and it has been in the family even since. This has not…

Wednesday was not too bad, but very few boats went out from Lewes or Indian River Inlet.  Thursday is not looking good for fishing, but waterfowl hunting should be very good in the morning.  These were the Thanksgiving mornings I so enjoyed at Snow Farm in Smyrna.  Low clouds, spitting rain and Canada geese as…

Tuesday was not terrible, but the wind did make the cold air cut through light outerwear. A few boats did fish, but were not back before I had to do this report. At Old Inlet Bait and Tackle the report was more of the same. Short tog at the Inlet on green crabs and sand…

Monday saw gale warnings up and, to the best of my knowledge, no boats sailed from Lewes or Indian River. It looks like Friday before the winds and seas back down enough for most folks to be comfortable on the open water. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said she along with Julie Stevenson and Tommy…

Sunday was a bit breezy from the northeast, but a few boats fished in Delaware Bay.  Small craft advisories are up for Monday.  Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina announced the final results for the Lewes Harbour Marina Tog Tournament.  In First Pace was James Hill with his 7.84-pound tog.  Ron Keeler came in second with…

Saturday saw more beautiful November weather with warm temperatures and light winds.  Sunday will see the wind pickup out of the northeast and the seas increase to three to four feet. I am happy to report that people did go fishing and, for the most part, they had good luck. One unusual catch happened at…

The wind was puffing pretty good all day and the only boat that I know for sure that went out was the Thelma Dale IV from Fisherman’s Wharf in Lewes. Captain Mark reported he had some tog for his customers. Saturday is looking pretty good, then the wind goes northeast 15 to 20 and that…

Small craft advisories were up on Thursday, but I really don’t know why.  The ocean was just about flat calm and the wind was not that strong, although it may have picked up a bit later in the day. As I reported, there were rockfish caught out of Indian River Inlet on Tuesday and Wednesday…

Small craft advisories were up on Wednesday and Thursday looks like it may be fishable.  The problem this time of year is a lack of fishermen as hunting and other activities including work and school have people tied down during the week. To the best of my knowledge, no boats left Lewes or Indian River…

Our old girlfriend Gale Warning was up on Tuesday and she may be back on Wednesday. Now it looks like the wind may stay through Thursday, but the weekend could be fishable. I knew we would have to pay for that string of warm and clam weather in early November. I did get a report…

Small craft advisories were up on Monday and my guess is they will be back up on Tuesday and Wednesday. I did take a ride into Lewes just to get out of the house. There were no boat trailers in the boat ramp parking lot and only one guy fishing at the Canary Creek Bridge.…

Sunday saw gale warnings up and to the best of my knowledge no boats left the dock.  The usual dedicated fishermen caught a few tog at Indian River Inlet.  I’m sorry, but you have to really love a tog to drive 200 miles, sit outside in a gale-force wind to maybe catch a keeper or…

Friday might not have been a perfect fishing weather day, but it was the best we are going to get until next Thursday.  Gale warnings are up for Sunday and seas won’t go below five feet for the next three days.  In addition, the air temperature is expected to drop to the 40s during the…

Friday saw reasonable fishing conditions inshore and several boats did fish for tog. Saturday looks pretty much the same while Sunday is going to be very rough. At Lewes Harbour Marina Tommy said the Katydid and the Top Fin had good catches of tog. I suspect they fished structure close to the beach. The Thelma…

Thursday saw small craft advisories up and no boats left Lewes or Indian River Inlet.  Advisories are up for Friday morning as what’s left of the hurricane passes by Delaware.  Killens Pond is getting an elevated walkway along Killens Pond Road and the construction will begin on November 23 requiring the closure of the boat…

As promised, the weather started going downhill on Wednesday with small craft advisories and they will be up again on Thursday.  The latest hurricane, Eta, will be off of our coast on Friday, or so the National Weather Service predicts, and if they are correct, and sometimes they are, then the ocean will be just…

Tuesday was the last good weather day for a while, possibly until spring. I fished the southside of Indian River Inlet again and again I came up empty. I only saw one small tog caught, although I am sure there were others. At Lewes Harbour Marina the Katydid came back from ocean structure with a…

Monday was the next to last good weather day which means you have to go fishing on Tuesday. Go before work, after work or skip work. Just go. Rain and wind will move in on Wednesday and stick around until the weekend and who knows when we will see temperatures in the 70s again. Tommy…

OK boys and girls, we have two more days of this wonderful weather before it all goes down hill like a rolling stone.  Sea bass and tog continue to dominate the fishing in the bay and ocean with some porgies and triggerfish mixed in the catch. At Lewes Harbour Marina Amanda said Tim Morris and…

Saturday began with a very thick fog, but the boats pushed on, some pushed a bit to fast for their own safety, but what else is new.  It looks like this fantastic weather is going to hold until Wednesday, so if you can find the time get out fishing somewhere. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina…

Friday was yet another great day and once again I went tog fishing on the southside of Indian River Inlet. Once again, I didn’t catch anything. The Inlet has not been kind to me in 2020. Other than a few shad in the spring and one lone bluefish in June, I have not caught any…

Wednesday finally saw decent fishing weather conditions and we had boats out in the ocean and bay.  I hate to mention it, but the next several days look good weather wise and while it is November, we should see some people out on the water. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Captain Pete Haines on…