Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/08/25

User 284190339 · 07-08-25 Fishing Report The big news on Monday is the lifting of reservations on 7 of 12 drive-on beaches. DNREC has decided to remove the necessary reservation on weekends and holidays for Key Box, Conquest and Faithful Steward beaches at Delaware Seashore State Park. York, Middle and South beaches at Fenwick Island…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/07/25

User 284190339 · 07-07-25 Fishing Report Sunday saw a bit more wind and that didn’t help the fishing. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Katydid brought in 20 sea bass and 12 flounder to 7.5 pounds from ocean structure on Sunday. Dave Popovich had a limit of sea bass and one flounder. Private boats caught sheepshead…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/06/25

User 284190339 · 07-06-25 Fishing Report Saturday was a decent fishing day and anglers found success from inshore to offshore. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Jay Sea II had eight flounder and four triggerfish on Saturday. The Katydid brought in 10 flounder and 20 sea bass from ocean structure. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/05/25

User 284190339 · 07-05-25 Fishing Report I hope everyone had a great July 4th and it seems the fishing was pretty good. When I spoke with Lewes Harbour Marina, they were so busy cleaning fish they could not give be a detailed report. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em told me the Judy V and the…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/04/25

User 284190339 · 07-04-25 Fishing Report Thursday was a good start to the holiday weekend unless you happened to be stuck on Route 1 as I was this morning. Back to fishing. Everyone I talk to has the same report, lots of small, take your pick, croaker, trout and especially flounder. That’s the way it’s…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/03/25

User 284190339 · 07-03-25 Fishing Report Wednesday was just a bit damp, but the good news is the marine forecast for the holiday weekend is great. Winds of no more than 5 to 10 knots and seas of no more than 3 feet on the ocean. Delaware Bay is even better. As for Wednesday, both…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/02/25

User 284190339 · 07-02-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw small craft advisories up on the ocean and It kept the boats at the dock in Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em. Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park reported spot and croaker caught on bloodworms and FishBites during periods…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/01/25

User 284190339 · 07-01-25 Fishing Report It was a stormy Monday, but fishing was not too bad between the rain drops. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Surface Tension fished ocean structure for a catch of flounder, the head boat Angler fished bay structure and caught croaker and the Chasin’ Tail brought in sea bass…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/30/25

User 284190339 · 06-30-25 Fishing Report Silly me, I thought we were going to have a perfect weekend, but then the heavens opened up on Sunday just as folks were heading back to the dock. According to Lewes Harbour Marina the Surface Tension was able to box their two-fish limit of bluefin tuna on Sunday.…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/29/25

User 284190339 · 06-29-25 Fishing Report I don’t know what to think. Saturday makes two weekends in a row with favorable fishing conditions. Somebody must be doing something right. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Katydid had a boat limit of black sea bass. Private boats worked the Outer Wall and the Hay Stacks with…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/28/25

User 284190339 · 06-28-25 Fishing Report Friday was not a very pleasant day for fishing unless you compare it to the three 100-plus degree days that preceded the mid-70-degree day we had to end the week. The high east winds and accompanying seas that joined the fog made for less than favorable boating conditions, but…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/27/25

User 284190339 · 06-27-25 Fishing Report Thursday was considerably cooler than Wednesday, but the fishing didn’t heat up. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa reported that James Temple caught a Delaware Citation 1.68-pound Crappie out of Noxontown Pond on a minnow. Doug Smith had a Delaware Citation 5.21-pound Snakehead from the waters of Delaware City.…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/26/25

User 284190339 · 06-26-25 Fishing Report Wednesday saw more hot weather and folks who could stand the heat caught some impressive fish. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Katydid brought back 20 flounder from ocean structure. The Surface Tension ran a little further out in the ocean and brought in a good deal more meat.…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/25/25

User 284190339 · 06-25-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw more hot weather and not so hot fishing. We did get a good report from the Captain’s Lady out of Bower’s Beach. They are catching a mixed bag of croakers, kings and trout. Sounds like some good ole summer fun. On Monday Captain Brin had the Fisherman’s…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/24/25

User 284190339 · 06-24-25 Fishing Report Monday was hot and Tuesday will be hotter. Captain Brin from Fisherman’s Wharf gave a summary of the weekend. When conditions provided good drifts flounder and sea bass were caught. Even then shorts outnumbered keepers. A few anglers managed flounder limits. Sunday saw better action than Saturday. Mike Fischer…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/23/25

User 284190339 · 06-23-25 Fishing Report Sunday the good weather returned and it is forecast to stay like this all week. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Katydid brought in 19 flounder and the Jay Sea II had a catch of triggerfish and flounder on Sunday. The head boat Angler had a catch of croaker…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/22/25

User 284190339 · 06-22-25 Fishing Report Saturday was the first time in modern history when the weather was decent on a weekend. Lewes Harbour Marina told us Surface Tension came back from ocean structure with a boat limit of sea bass. No word on how far out he ran to catch that many keepers. He…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/21/25

User 284190339 · 06-21-25 Fishing Report Friday there was a bit of a discrepancy between the marine forecast and the actual conditions on the water. The forecast called for southwest at 5 to 10 knots with seas of 2 to 3 feet. The actual wind speed was southwest at 12 knots with gusts to 20…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/20/25

User 284190339 · 06-20-25 Fishing Report Thursday was hot and windy with small craft advisories up in the ocean. Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic told us that Port Mahon was seeing trout, flounder and sheepshead on peeler crab, minnows, squid and fiddler crabs. The tidal creeks and rivers hold white perch and small stripers…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/19/25

User 284190339 · 06-19-25 Fishing Report Wednesday saw decent weather, but most stations reported slow fishing. On Tuesday Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em told us that Tom Ostrye caught a 6.6-pound flounder on shiners while fishing aboard the Judy V with Captain Roger Meekins. It was netted by mate Hayden Thomas. They also reported that…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/18/25

User 284190339 · 06-18-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw an improvement in the weather and some boats did fish the ocean. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said the Captain Bob had sea bass on her half-day trip while the Judy V was able to put together a catch of flounder and sea bass on her all-day…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/17/25

User 284190339 · 06-17-25 Fishing Report Monday did not see improved weather and both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said no boats sailed for the ocean. Lewes Harbour Marina did report some smaller boats found success with summer flounder out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. No baits were given, but…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/16/25

User 284190339 · 06-16-25 Fishing Report Sunday was not a fun day for fishermen. Both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported that no boats left their docks. Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park said it was a slow day of fishing on the pier. Just a…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/14/25

User 284190339 · 06-14-25 Fishing Report Friday the 13th was some good fishing. Mark Webb fished 3Rs Road from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. He caught one spot, two kings and three skates before the flies drove him off. Wayne Hopkins worked the mid-bay reef sites catching 6 to 10-inch croaker two at a time before…

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