Posts Tagged ‘Eric Burnley’
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…
Read MoreTalk 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…
Read MoreTalk 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…
Read MoreTalk 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…
Read MoreTalk 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…
Read MoreTalk 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…
Read MoreTalk 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…
Read MoreTalk 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…
Read MoreTalk 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…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/15/25
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Read MoreTalk 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…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/13/25
User 284190339 · 06-13-25 Fishing Report Fishing was much better on Thursday. Patty at Captain Bones recorded a first for Delaware as Jason Wise caught a 33.98-pound flathead catfish out of Lums Pond. There may be larger flatheads caught in the future, but Jason will always have the first. Steve at Smith Bait told us…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/12/25
User 284190339 · 06-12-25 Fishing Report It seems like we always have some excuse for why the fishing is slow. Either we have small craft advisories, the wind is out of the east or the northwest, or the fog was too thick. Well for Wednesday we have another excuse, a full moon. A full moon…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/11/25
User 284190339 · 06-11-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw a dense fog advisory plus rain and possible thunderstorms. Not a forecast that encourages one to venture to far from shore. Both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said no boats left their docks on Tuesday. Captain Brin at Fisherman’s Wharf reported on her…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/10/25
User 284190339 · 06-10-25 Fishing Report Monday saw more overcast skies and light winds. Lewes Harbour Marina told us no boats left their docks on Monday. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported the Micheal D brought in a 10-pound sheepshead. They also trolled up some blues at Fenwick Shoal. Taylored Tackle recorded two citations for…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/09/25
User 284190339 · 06-09-25 Fishing Report Sunday was cloudy and cool. Boats were able to fish the ocean and the Delaware Bay and fish were caught from both. Ricky Rothenberger caught 38 croaker, one flounder and 15 crabs to put together a real seafood feast on Sunday. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Jay Sea…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/08/25
User 284190339 · 06-08-25 Fishing Report Saturday was a rain and then sunshine day with light winds and big seas on the ocean. Delaware Bay was relatively calm. The big news came from Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em. They reported the Action Jackson with Captain Chris Keller, Steve Lampert, Paisley and her Dad, Derek Burkert…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/07/25
User 284190339 · 06-07-25 Fishing Report Friday saw rain at different times at different places. It didn’t help the fishing as Lewes Harbour Marina reported not much on the cleaning table. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said there were stripers caught at night on drifted sand fleas, but none exceeded the 28-inch minimum. Blues ran…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/06/25
User 284190339 · 06-06-25 Fishing Report Thursday was not as nice on the open water as the forecast promised. It did settle down towards the end of the day so the ride home was a bit more enjoyable. Lewes Harbour Marina said Emi caught a 22-inch flounder from the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal beating…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/05/25
User 284190339 · 06-05-25 Fishing Report Wednesday was another beautiful summer day. But wait, it’s still spring! Rick’s Bait and Tackle in Long Neck reported that Brandon Hoey fished the Old Grounds on Tuesday to catch a 6-pound, 25-inch flounder on a CJ Tackle flounder rig. Steve Kuhlman fished last Tuesday at Site 11 and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/04/25
User 284190339 · 06-04-25 Fishing Report Tuesday was a beautiful day and a lot of fish were caught. Earlier in the week Greg Allen caught a very nice sheepshead out of Indian River Inlet on a sand flea. Julie Stevenson fishing with Mike Fisher at B Buoy caught three flounder, all measuring 19 inches. John…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/03/25
User 284190339 · 06-03-25 Fishing Report Monday wasn’t perfect, but compared to what we have been seeing it was a beautiful day. The remainder of the week looks just fine. Lewes Harbour Marina had good reports from charter boats that fished ocean structure. I suspect the boats targeted flounder because the number of sea bass…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/02/25
User 284190339 · 06-02-25 Fishing Report Sunday, I hope we saw the last of the rough conditions out in the ocean. The upcoming week promises light winds and seas of 2 to 3 feet right through Thursday. I can only hope they are right. Lewes Harbour Marina said a boat named Master fished Delaware Bay…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/01/25
User 284190339 · 06-01-25 Fishing Report Saturday saw a variety of weather and none of it was good. We had small craft advisories up on the ocean and then there was a severe thunderstorm warning for all of Sussex County. The storm came through my area quite quickly with a lot of wind and downpour…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/31/25
User 284190339 · 05-31-25 Fishing Report Thursday, we got just what we needed, more wind and rain. Steve Kuhlman fished Site 11 earlier in the week and caught over 100 sea bass for four keepers, plus a tog that he released, six sea robins, one dogfish and two small croakers. He was also able to…
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