WGMD Fishing Report

As promised, I went fishing on Thursday.  My friend Larry Weldin and I put my boat (yes it ran) over at the Lewes Boat Ramp and were underway around noon.  Since the weather and the seas were so beautiful we headed towards the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park looking for big blues.  There…

Wednesday was an even better fishing day than Tuesday.  Warm temperatures with little wind and still not many people fishing.  The water temperature at the Lightship Buoy was 51.8 and it was 57.4 degrees in Lewes.  The air temperature at the Lightship Buoy was in the low 50s, so if you plan on going out…

Tuesday was as close to a perfect spring day as we are likely to see.  The water temperature at the Lightship Buoy rose to 51.1 and at Lewes it was 54 degrees.  Light winds made for a great fishing day.  Unfortunately, not many folks were out on the water, but those that went caught fish.…

Monday was once again sunny with high winds that had small craft advisories flying.  Tuesday will be fishable and there should be some tog to be caught from both ocean and bay.  Water temperature at the Lightship Buoy has dropped to 49.1 on the hard west wind, but increased to 54.7 in Lewes. I am…

Sunday saw sun, but the high winds had small craft advisories flying. In spite of the wind, Captain John Nedelka on the Karen Sue decided to work some of his secret locations closer to the beach and this payed off with a boat limit of tog. John said they had fish coming up on almost…

Saturday was a beautiful day for a surf fishing Tournament and the 12 teams that competed in the Cast for a Cure Surf Tournament caught a lot of fish.  Most were small rockfish that didn’t count, but black drum and kings did count and those are the fish the winners recorded.  The Surf Casters came…

Small craft advisories flew again on Friday and as far as I know only the Katydid out of Lewes Harbour Marina left the dock.  They returned with a catch of tog and reported some pretty nasty conditions. Dave at Lighthouse View Tackle said only a few folks fished from the pier at Cape Henlopen State…

Thursday was warm, but breezy with small craft advisories up through Friday.  The water temperature rose quite a bit with a reading of 50.7 at the Lightship Buoy and 54.9 in Lewes. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said a 32-inch rockfish was caught on cut bunker at Key Box Road on Thursday morning.  One or…

Wednesday was a beautiful day, but small craft advisories for seas to seven feet kept boats off the ocean.  The advisories will remain in effect until at least Thursday night.  Water temperature at the Delaware Lightship Buoy dropped to 48.4 degrees, but it rose a bit at Lewes to 52.2 On Tuesday night I attended…

Tuesday was cool and windy with small craft advisories posted through Thursday.  There were white caps on Red Mill Pond and the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal.  The water temperature at the Lightship Buoy was 47.3 degrees and it was 51.8 in Lewes. I stopped in at Lewes Harbour Marina on Tuesday afternoon where Amanda filled…

Monday saw decent weather, but the wind picked up as the day went on.  Tuesday and the remainder of the week don’t look promising.  Water temperature at the Lightship Buoy is 49.3 and at Lewes it is 51.8. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid came in with a catch of tog, but no…

Sunday saw more good weather and more fish were caught.  The water temperature at the Delaware Lightship Buoy was 48.2 and it was 51.8 at Lewes. Those of you who were planning to fish the Chesapeake Bay for the Maryland Trophy Rockfish season, I am sorry to report that opening day on Saturday was pretty…

Friday saw lots of sunshine along with some pretty strong winds.  It looks like the wind will begin to lie down on Saturday, and Sunday will be the best day of the weekend. I received a phone call from Bob Baker on Thursday and he had another good report from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. …

Thursday was cold and wet with gale warnings flying on the bay and ocean.  Once we get through Friday the weather will improve and I think at least a few boats will sail. The changes we have talked about covering summer flounder and black sea bass are now official.  The black sea bass season will…

Wednesday was an improvement as far as the weather, but a stop at Lewes Harbour Marina revealed that no boats had set sail.  I did speak with Captain Ted who was getting the Angler and the Pirate King ready for a Thursday launch.  Most of the remaining boats that sail from here are still on…

Monday saw gale warnings up for the ocean and bay. The air temperature recovered a bit since winter returned on Sunday, but is due to dip back down before the week is over. The water temperature at the Delaware Lightship Buoy was 45.9 degrees and it was 47.8 in the Delaware Bay near Lewes. The…

The weather didn’t improve on Sunday with rain and northeast wind and the next few days don’t look too promising.  Right now I am planning to try the waters on Wednesday. The Susquehanna Flats are having a pretty good catch and release season.  Most of the rockfish caught and released are in the 15 to…

Saturday saw more wind and warm temperatures.  Once again the seas were too rough for safe boating. There have been good numbers of short rockfish caught from Indian River Inlet.  These fish are in the 15 to 20-inch class and are hitting bucktails and Kastmasters.  The best time to fish has been from sunrise until…

Wednesday was another nice, but cool day.  The rest of the week and into the weekend will be at best unsettled with high winds and waves. Maryland submitted another set of emergency regulations to help reduce the catch and release mortality of striped bass.  If approved beginning on May 16 and running until December 15…

Saturday was cold and damp, but I was inside the Bower’s Beach Fire Hall eating lots of good food and talking about fishing.  On my way home I stopped by a few local spots and only saw two guys fishing.  They were at the base of the Milton Spillway and I didn’t see them catch…

Friday was dry and sunny, but with winds topping 30 knots.  As of Friday afternoon there were two weather reports circulating about.  One calls for rain and snow on Saturday and the other calls for no rain or snow.  I am still planning to hit Bill’s Flea Market then head for Bower’s Beach and Lurefest. …

Thursday was sunny, but windy and cold.  I spent the day doing yard work so if and when the weather and the fishing improve I will have that chore out of the way. The weekend does not look too promising.  Saturday will not be fit for man or beast with rain, snow and wind.  On…

Wednesday was a lovely summer day complete with gale-force winds and afternoon showers.  If we keep at it long enough we may yet see spring. It looks like the cheating controversy from the 2016 White Marlin Open is finally over.  A federal appeals court determined the verdict handed down by the first judge was correct. …