WGMD Fishing Report

The 46th White Marlin Open is in the books and for the first time in its long ling history they have a two-time winner.  Tommy Hinkle fishing on the Fish Whistle brought in a 79.5-pound white marlin on Thursday and it held up to take the 1.5 million first prize.  Mr. Hinkle and the Fish…

Thursday was a pretty nice day and the weekend is looking good.  No matter where you like to fish or what you like to catch you should be able to get out and give it a try over the next few days. No change in the leaderboard at the White Marlin Open as only a…

Tuesday morning was fine, but then some nasty little thunderstorms popped up and between the lightning and the heavy rain they put a stop to the fishing. Speaking of lightning, two boys were struck by lightning last week while surf fishing in North Carolina.  Both will recover, but standing on an open beach with a…

Monday was a bit cloudy, but otherwise a good fishing day. As of 5:00 PM the Chaisn’ Tail out of Virginia Beach, Virginia was leading the White Marlin Open with a 74-pound white marlin worth $1,450,000.  With four more days to go and 403 boats fishing for 6.1 million dollars the Chasin’ Tail crew will…

Sunday was another beautiful day, but a nasty piece of weather popped up off of Ocean City, Maryland in the late afternoon adding a bit of excitement to the day for folks returning from ocean fishing trips. Monday sees the beginning of the 46th White Marlin Open.  I will not be going this year, but…

Friday was overcast and a bit cooler, but still very humid.  Flounder fishing seemed to respond well to these weather conditions as the Thelma Dale IV had one of her better days on flatfish.  Several anglers caught their limit and most had fish to take home. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Savanah…

Wednesday was a decent fishing day and not much changed as far as the catching went. One thing that did change was the appearance of croakers on the cleaning table at Lewes Harbour Marina.  The Pirate King and the Angler brought in good numbers of croaker along with kings and a few keeper trout from…

Tuesday saw more good fishing weather, but Wednesday and Thursday look to be a bit unsettled. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina told us on Monday the Katydid brought in a cleaning table full of sea bass and red hake.  Kyle Falgowski caught a 58-inch swordfish in 1550 feet of water on a squid.  The Chasin’…

Monday was another nice summer day with a southwest wind and good fishing. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported that the Sea Flame came in with 14 white marlin release flags flying on Sunday. In Ocean City, Maryland the Huk Big Fish Tournament produced the pending Maryland State Record Dolphin. The Layin’ Lines brought in…

Sunday was warm with a bit more wind from the southwest. Fishing remained good. We are finally hearing reports of slot rockfish from the Upper Delaware Bay. George at Eastern Marine told us Darrick Bolton caught ten or more rock between 18 and 26 inches on bloodworms from the submerged jetty off of Augustine Beach.…

I know as fishermen we love to complain about and blame the weather for our lack of success.  The last few days if you didn’t catch fish you will have to find another excuse.  Saturday was wonderful day and fish were caught from the beach to the canyons. The most excitement was on the fishing…

Friday was another beautiful day at the beach.  Plenty of sunshine with a light east wind to keep the flies away. I arrived at Herring Point around 8:30 AM and was somewhat surprised to see the beach almost deserted.  I set up pretty much by myself and using FishBite bloodworms and sand flea baits began…

Thursday was about as nice a day as you can expect for late July and Friday is supposed to be just as good. I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina in the late afternoon where Tommy was cleaning a big pile of bluefish caught on Captain Pete Haines’ boat Top Fin.  Captain Pete told me his…

Wednesday saw much nicer weather, but a strong northeast wind had small craft advisories posted on the ocean. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Pirate King did get out on the bay and returned with a good catch of kings.  The Katydid was out as well, but wasn’t expected back until late in the…

Monday saw the heat continue, but people still went fishing. The Paradise Grill-Shorts Marine Flounder Tournament ended on Sunday with Luke Horney walking away with the $10,000 first prize for his 5.5-pound flounder.  Todd Stevenson came in second winning $5,000 for a 5.1-pound flounder and Tom Passwaters was third taking $3,000 for a 5.0 pounder. …

Sunday was about as hot as it gets in Delaware.  Most people fished in the morning if they fished at all.  I understand the flies were really bad on the beaches and I don’t have any reports from the surf. Dan’s Tackle posted a photo of an angler with an eight-pound, 15-ounce bass that he…

So, it was a tad warm on Saturday, but despite dire warnings from every talking head on television, people still went outside and some even went fishing. The biggest fish we heard of today was an 8.8-pound flounder caught by Bob Engler near B Buoy on a minnow and reported by Hook ‘em and Cook…

I finally got to go fishing on Thursday.  I was up at 0500 and at Indian River Inlet by 0545.  The tide was just starting in, but the current was still running out.  I set up just west of the bridge on the northside and as soon as the current began to run in, I…

Thursday was another hot one and there is no relief in sight until next week.  So long as we continue to get winds from the southwest the heat is not the only thing we will have to contend with.  Bugs have had a very good reproductive spring with more than enough standing water to breed…

Wednesday was hot and it looks like that will be the story for the next few days. Had an interesting report from the National Marine Fisheries Service.  A tag planted in a striped bass back in October 13 of 1994 was recovered this July 3rd.  When the fish was tagged it was classified as being…