WGMD Fishing Report

The weather improved on Thursday, but is going back into the hopper on Friday. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa said white perch and catfish are still the main attraction for anglers from Augustine Beach to the fishing Pier at Woodland Beach. Nightcrawlers or lug worms for the perch with cut bait for the catfish.…

Sunday was a little sporty on the ocean and Monday isn’t looking too good either. Deanna at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported that on Saturday Steve Matarese Sr. and Steve Matarese Jr. fished the Old Grounds with Gulp! on a bucktail to catch a limit of flounder to 6.9 pounds. She also reported that…

Saturday saw decent weather and lots of fish on the cleaning tables. Bill at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid and Jay Sea II both had excellent flounder catches plus nice sea bass from ocean structure. Rachel Pizzany, Dave Popovich, John Hohman and Pete Heffman caught 10 flounder and 20 sea bass on a half-day…

So, Thursday started out not so bad then all heck broke lose. I met my friend Dave Nickle at the Lewes Boat Ramp at 9:00 am to catch the first of the incoming current in the Canal. The Canal was crowded with boats so we tried the Broadkill River without result and then the Bay…

Wednesday saw another nice day on the water. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Jake Wilson managed to land an 8-pound, 10-ounce flounder out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. That fish was 10 ounces bigger than my personal best. They also reported that the Katydid, the Surface Tension and the Grizzly all had good numbers…

Monday was the first decent weather day in a long time and fish were caught in the ocean, canal and inland bays. Lewes Harbour Marina said young Brady Mills caught his first keeper flounder out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on a combination of some squid and a shiner on a bucktail. The prize…

Sunday saw small craft advisories up, but the week looks much better with northwest winds at reasonable speeds. At Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier on Cape Henlopen State Park the report was pretty good flounder fishing. Live minnows worked close to the pilings worked best. They also saw quite a few rockfish caught, but…

Saturday saw small craft advisories that will be up on Sunday as well. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said the Bill Slayer left the dock at 2:30 am and returned at 2:30 pm with 8 yellowfin tuna. They really earned those fish! A couple of other boats left at 5:00 am and caught flounder and…

Small craft advisories plus on and off rain on Monday made for a pretty miserable Memorial Day. A few private and charter boats tried the sea bass grounds, but they did not do very well. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported that the No Limit brought in the first yellowfin tuna of the season. They…

Small craft advisories on Sunday kept boats off the ocean and bay, but fish were caught out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, Indian River Inlet and from the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Dennis Connell caught a 5.65-pound Delaware Citation Weakfish at the Outer Wall on a…

The ocean was not pretty on Friday, but a couple of boats ran out to the sea bass grounds and came back with the target species. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid and the Surface Tension both made the run to ocean structure and found the sea bass in a feeding mood. Captain Cary Evans…

In spite of small craft warnings on the ocean a few boats did catch drum in Delaware Bay on Wednesday night. The small craft advisories continued into Thursday. Delaware has set the striped bass regulations for the reminder of 2023. The slot limit will be 28 to 31 inches to comply with the emergency regulations…

The fishing on Wednesday was not very encouraging. No boats ventured into the ocean and small craft advisories are up for Thursday. The bluefish and hickory shad action at Indian River Inlet slowed and I had no reports of any drum from Delaware Bay. To top it off, the surf was too rough for most…