WGMD Fishing Report

We are having a run of good fishing days and Wednesday was another in the string.  It looks like our luck will continue right through the weekend although the wind will swing back to the southwest bringing the flies back out of the marsh. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina saw flounder from ocean structure come…

Tuesday saw the wind go southwest and bring all those poor, starving flies out of the marsh to the beach and the open waters of the bay and ocean.  It looks like this weather will continue for several days so be prepared with lots of DEET when you venture outside. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Tom…

Monday dawned bright and warm so I decided to try some surf fishing at Three Rs Road.  Conditions could not have been better with a light southeast wind, clean water and two to three-foot seas.  I was on the beach around 7:30 and fished the last of the incoming into the first of the outgoing. …

Sunday was yet another good fishing day with light winds, three-foot seas and water temperatures approaching 70 degrees. We have two really big fish to report.  The first is a pending state record golden tilefish.  Dylan Barer was fishing on the Eire Mar when he caught the 52.8-pound golden.  It was checked in at Hook…

Saturday saw more good fishing weather and folks took advantage fishing in the bay and the ocean.  The next few days look good as well. At Lewes Harbour Marina we heard that the Katydid had a boat limit of flounder on Friday and again on Saturday fishing ocean structure.  The Angler caught kings and trout…

Friday was a beautiful day to be in Delaware and to be fishing on the ocean and bay.  It looks like the weekend is going to be good as well. At Lighthouse View Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park, Dave had some exciting news.  Erik Duong caught a 5-pound, 1-ounce trout…

Thursday saw the wind switch to the southeast and fall out in the morning.  The fog was still pretty thick around noon when I went to Dewey Beach to drop off my poor, sick boat at Pierpoint Marina for a new water pump.  The next few days look pretty good as the wind goes all…

Wednesday the weather was so bad I didn’t bother any of my reporting stations for a report.  It looks like once we get past Thursday the wind will shift to the south and drop out so we may finally get out on the water.  Of course, just to make it interesting, there will be thunderstorms.…

Tuesday was windy and cool and once again fishing was slow to almost stop.  Lighthouse View Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park did see a few kings caught on Tuesday, but said the wind kept most anglers away. Unfortunately, we have a second boating related death this year near Augustine Beach…

Monday was cool and windy at the beach and it looks like small craft advisories will be up through Thursday.  There is no lee shore around here in a northeast wind and it also dirties up the water in the ocean and bay so even when it falls out it will take a couple of…

Sunday saw small craft advisories up and they will be up on Monday as well.  It is going to be a rough three days until this low to our south moves away towards the end of the week. The big news is from Old Inlet Bait and Tackle where we heard of a 50-inch rockfish…

Saturday saw cooler weather with a north to northeast breeze and seas to three and four feet in the ocean.  At least two head boats came in early as the passengers were getting beat up due to the rough conditions.  Charter and private boats stayed out and managed to scrape together a catch. At Lewes…

Friday was a nice day and fishing was pretty good in the ocean.  The weekend forecast has changed a bit with a high pressure to the north and a low pressure to the south combining to give us a northeast to east wind of 15 to 20 knots and seas of three to four feet. …

Thursday saw small craft advisories with the threat of thunderstorms and for the most part no one went fishing.  The last of the 17,000 surf fishing permits were sold on Tuesday and no more will be available until December.  Social distancing is still in effect and the parks will limit the number of surf fishing…

Wednesday was a hot, summer day with a brisk south wind.  Small craft advisories are up for Thursday. At Lewes Harbour Marina we found out that the pool-winning 18-pound tilefish on Monday’s Katydid trip was caught by Jacob Surowiec.  The Savannah Lynn has been catching a releasing some big sharks for his parties.   Kevin Lagates…

Tuesday morning was absolutely beautiful so I drove up to Herring Point to soak some FishBites for trout, kings or bluefish.  I failed miserably, as did everyone else there as far as I could tell. When I called Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina, he told me the boats that ran for flounder and sea bass…

We don’t get many good fishing days, but Monday was one.  Tuesday is also looking pretty good. On Sunday the Pryme Time with Captain Justin Pry released the first white marlin of the season out of Indian River Marina.  He was fishing at 800 fathoms in the southeast section of the Baltimore Canyon. Also, on…

Sunday saw the temperature and the humidity go down with the wind moving to the northwest.  Monday and Tuesday look like excellent fishing days. Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic told us that John Danks caught a 51-pound black drum, Matthew Garrison had a 68 pounder and William Garlick had one that weighed 52 pounds. …

Saturday saw good fishing conditions with light winds on the ocean and bay. On Friday morning I fished at Indian River Inlet and had a good time catching shad at the top of the incoming current.  I used a shad dart behind a two-ounce Stingsilver and had a steady pick of hickory shad to two…

Friday was pretty windy and I don’t think too many boats ventured out into the ocean. The Joe Morris Memorial Canal Flounder Tournament saw 425 anglers entered and when the final tally was completed at 4:00 PM Price Lindsay was the winner with a 5.98-pound beauty that he caught on a shiner fished on a…

Wednesday was not a good day for fishing.  The winds were out of the south and while the old adage,” Wind out of the south, blows it right in their mouth.” may apply in some locations, it doesn’t work in Delaware. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said he hadn’t seen a fish all day.  He…

Wednesday was not a good day for fishing.  The winds were out of the south and while the old adage,” Wind out of the south, blows it right in their mouth.” may apply in some locations, it doesn’t work in Delaware. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said he hadn’t seen a fish all day.  He…

Tuesday was a fair fishing day with winds out of the north moving to the south in the afternoon.  Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina wanted me to remind everyone that Friday, June 5, is the Joe Morris Memorial Canal Flounder Tournament.  The entry fee is $40.00 of which half will go the Pancreatic Cancer Action…

Monday was a perfect fishing day.  Light winds and three-foot seas on the ocean allowed the sea bass fleet to harvest their limits and the Delaware Bay boats were able to find some black drum. The Angler out of Lewes found a 45-pound black drum for Josh Truitt. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said her…

Sunday saw some gusty north winds keeping the oceangoing fleet at the dock.  The Delaware Bay drum beat just keeps on keeping on. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Amanda told us that Zachary Pollard had a 62-pound black drum at the Coral Beds on a clam.  Lance Barrow caught a 45-pound black drum also at the…