WGMD Fishing Report

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…

Saturday saw lighter winds, but seas were still running four to five feet.  Most of the boats we heard from experienced a bit of a rough ride out, but the good fishing was worth a few bounces here and there. Several reports from Delaware and Ocean City confirmed excellent tuna fishing at the Baltimore Canyon. …

Friday saw small craft advisories up for the ocean with seas running four to five feet.  The big news is Governor Carney finally lifted the ban of for-hire fishing boats late on Thursday evening.  I thank Senator Ernie Lopez and Representative Steve Smyk who filled me in with all the restrictions that the boats, captains,…

Thursday saw winds out of the south with seas at three to five feet in the ocean.  This is the weather we will have right through the weekend. At Lewes Ice House the report was flounder out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on Gulp!, squid and minnows. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle told us…

Wednesday saw perfect fishing conditions with a light southeast wind and overcast skies.  Thursday and Friday will see the wind go south and increase to 15 to 20 knots. At Old Inlet Bait and Tackle they told me kings were caught from the beach on bloodworms.  Early on Wednesday morning rockfish of 40 and 43…

Tuesday was another good day to be fishing anywhere except with me.  I hit Indian River Inlet at the top of the incoming current looking for big bluefish or even little bluefish or even a hickory shad.  After two hours of nothing, I came back home.  Called Clark at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle to…

Monday was a good day to be fishing from the beach or the Indian River Inlet.  Tuesday and Wednesday look promising as well with light winds and three-foot seas on the ocean. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Amanda told us a 30-inch bluefish was caught near Cape Henlopen Point.  No information on bait or rig, but…

Sunday saw small craft advisories back up and they will be up right through Monday morning.  Then, and I don’t want to say this too loudly, it looks like we may get two days of light winds and reasonable temperatures. I received some welcome news from Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic. It seems some…

Saturday was just about perfect.  Light winds and pleasant temperatures with fish biting in the ocean and the bay.  Sunday, however, is not looking too good.  Small craft advisories are back up with seas returning to six feet. I checked Indian River Inlet and the water was very dirty on the outgoing, as I expected. …

Friday was another lousy day of nasty weather with rain joining the wind to keep most people from fishing.  There may be some relief over the weekend, but the water is so stirred up it is going to take awhile to settle down and the forecast has seas to five and six feet right through…

Thursday saw the continuation of the wind machine with small craft advisories up for the bay and ocean.  I have no idea when conditions will improve, but we are almost into June and the water temperature in Lewes and at the Delaware Lightship remains at 56 degrees. I spoke with Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina…

Wednesday saw a continuation of the gale warning from Tuesday and the seas are not going to settle down anytime soon.  The forecast has six to nine footers on Thursday, four to sixes on Friday, three to fives on Saturday and back to four to sixes on Sunday.  The water temperature at the Delaware Lightship…

Tuesday was a mess.  The wind had gale warnings up and it looks like we are going to have rough seas right up until the weekend. We did get some good news from the governor.  The bathrooms at our state parks will be open beginning on Friday.  When you reach a certain age, this becomes…

Monday was just the beginning of a week of terrible weather.  Small craft advisories were up all day and gale warnings will be up on Tuesday.  Seas will not drop below seven feet for the rest of the week.  Waves were already at six feet at the Delaware Lightship Buoy and the water temperature had…