WGMD Fishing Report

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.…

So, you woke up early this morning, looked outside and saw the bright sunshine, the flowers and trees in bloom and decided to go fishing. Then when you stepped out the door and that 20-knot 31-degree wind hit and let you know right where your skives stopped, you could hear Mother Nature say April Fools.…

This will be my last fishing report for 2020.  The fishing will continue when weather conditions permit, but with black sea bass closing on December 31 and cold and windy weather on more days that calm and warm, reports would be few and far between.  Many charter boats are done for the year because paying…

Sunday was a beautiful day and yet I had a hard time finding anyone who had been fishing.  The only firsthand Delaware report I received was from Lewes Harbour Marina where the Katydid brought in 20 tog.  That is five more than they had on Saturday, but a far cry from a boat limit. On…

Saturday was not a bad fishing day, but no one told the fish.  Sunday looks OK, but then it’s a series of nasty north to northeast winds for the early part of the week. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid only had 15 tog and the Surface Tension had five on Saturday.  They…

Friday saw decent weather and fish were caught. Saturday will have three-foot seas with four-foot on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday the seas jump to seven feet. The biggest new was striped bass or rockfish finally made it to Delaware. Woody Phelps caught two nice rockfish one-mile east of Indian River Inlet. No information on…

Saturday was just a tad rough with a gale warning and seas to eight feet.  Sunday looks almost as bad with seas to five feet and a cold northwest wind.  None but the brave or foolish will be fishing on Sunday. As we approach winter and bad weather days outnumber good ones, our fishing reports…

Friday saw a cold wind out of the southeast, but boats running from Lewes were able to find some tog in the Delaware Bay. The weekend is pretty much lost as far as fishing goes. There is a gale warning up for Saturday with strong winds, seas to eight feet and heavy rain. Sunday will…

Thursday was a reasonably calm day, but since it was December and a bit on the nippy side, not many boats went out.  Friday looks to be fishable with a southwest wind and air temperatures close to 60 degrees, but there is a gale warning already up for Saturday. I went up to Indian River…

Tuesday saw the gale warning lowered to a small craft advisory, but still no boats left the dock.  The rest of the week looks a bit bumpy at best as the wind continues to blow 15 to 20 and seas continue to run four to six feet. I did have one report left over from…