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Tuesday was a normal summer day in July. Those who went fishing did well. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Katydid had 32 flounder from ocean structure for her party. The Angler brought back croaker from bay structure. At Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em, both the Judy V and the Captain Bob had sea bass on…

Monday saw small craft advisories up in the ocean and very little fishing. At Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em the Captain Ike II defied the weather and went tuna fishing. They had nine yellowfin and while they didn’t say, I suspect they were on the chunk. Jeff Waxman, Dr. Pat and the Dr’s son James,…

Saturday saw good weather and good fishing From Lewes Harbour Marina, Miss Aubrey Trey caught a nice triggerfish at the Outer Wall on a sand flea. Tim Burg fished Roosevelt Inlet with Gulp! and minnows to catch a 3.5-flounder. On Friday, the Poet-A-Bella had four yellowfin Tuna at the Hot Dog. Captain Keith on the…

The weather in Friday wasn’t too bad, but fishing was a bit slow. The big news comes from Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em where Scott Brooks weighed in the pending Delaware State Record Cobia. He caught the 90-pound, 63-inch cobia just off of Bethany Beach on a Captain Mitchell’s white bucktail with a white worm.…

Thursday was a beautiful day for fishing, but it didn’t help me. My wife and I were up at 5:00 AM and on the water around 6:00. Headed to the Outer Wall to try for slot rockfish and struck out there. Moved to Reef Site 8 and the current was so strong we couldn’t hold…

Wednesday was a very nice day to be fishing. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Captain Brent and mate Chris had a very good day with flounder on ocean structure. Dan McGreevy caught a 7.43-pound Delaware Citation flounder on that trip and Tony Gargurevich had a very respectable 5.27 pounder. The Angler had spot and croaker…

Tuesday saw small craft advisories up in the ocean and very few boats left the dock. I was up a 0515 and at Indian River Inlet around 0630. The current was running in very fast on the full moon and by the time I cast a Stingsilver out, closed the bail and began to crank…

Monday was a beautiful day for fishing. Down in Ocean City, Maryland the Talkin’ Trash won the Ocean City Tuna Tournament and took home $316,000. They didn’t have the biggest fish, but their big fish added to their total weight and put them in first place. The real big money comes next month with the…

Sunday saw a strong northeast wind and very little fishing. To the best of my knowledge, no boats ran from Lewes or Indian River Marina. When I spoke with Old Inlet Bait and Tackle, they said the surf was rough, but a few folks braved it out. They didn’t have any reports on what, if…

Saturday was cool and damp and not a lot of folks went fishing. Monica Bayless caught a 44-pound yellowfin on the Chasin Fin out of Ocean City while participating in the Ocean City Tuna Tournament. Anthony, who works at Lewes Harbour Marina, caught a nice sheepshead over bay structure on a sand flea. Captain Beau…

Friday was a nice day, but the fishing was slow. When I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina the fishing cleaning table was covered with triggerfish that came in on the Katydid. The party said the flounder didn’t cooperate, so Captain Brent shifted to triggers over ocean structure and sent everyone home with a bag full…

Thursday was a gray day with slow fishing. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said the surf continues to produce kings and croaker on bloodworms and bloodworm FishBites. The Indian River Inlet has seen lots of short tog and a few keepers on sand fleas. Sheepshead have been mixed in with the tog. At Lewes Harbour…

Wednesday was hot and humid with good fishing for those who ventured out into the bay or ocean. Fuentes Rivas Lucio had a good catch of flounder landing eight keepers and three sea bass at his favorite spot. Unfortunately, he did not share the Lat/Lon of that location. Lewes Harbour Marina said Captain Austin had…

Tuesday was not quite as nice as Monday, but lots of fish were caught. Burt at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said the Reel Fast brought in the first bigeye tuna of the season. Damian Rexrode, Matt Schneider, Bill and Jack Lowry worked to land the 220-pound tuna in the Washington Canyon. The big fish…

The 4th of July was about as close to a perfect day as we can expect in Delaware. At Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em Burt said the Judy V had 20 flounder on her morning trip. A private boat brought in a 60-pound wahoo. The boats that ran offshore found yellowfin tuna for their parties.…

Sunday saw better weather and better fishing. Captain Pete on the Top Fin had his best day of the season with 13 big sharks caught and released by his party on Sunday. So far it has been the year of the sheepshead. Brian Kelly had a 10.91-pound sheepshead on bay structure and Paul Matthews had…

Saturday was another hot and windy day with small craft advisories up on the ocean. My good friend Randy Morton has caught a 9-pound, 2-ounce sheepshead on a fiddler crab at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel to set the pending IGFA men’s 8-pound line class world record. Randy is one of the truly good guys…

Thursday morning was absolutely beautiful and perfect for surf fishing. So that’s what I did. This time I went to Three Rs Road. Hardly anyone on the beach when I arrived around 0630. Set up with one rod out far and one in close. Both baited with Fish Bites bloodworm. Caught two nice kings on…

Wednesday was a beautiful summer day and once again the number of boats on the water was small. I went fishing for the first time in three weeks and as far as putting something in my cooler, I might as well of stayed home. I was on the beach at Herring Point by 0630 and…

Tuesday was a nice day, but not many folks went fishing. Dan Neumann emailed me a report from Indian River Inlet. He said on Monday and Tuesday around the time of high tide, blues in the 10 to 15-inch range came through and were caught on Gotcha plugs, spoons and bucktails. A few small rockfish…

Monday saw small craft advisories up and just as I was beginning my reports a bolt of lightning lit up my world and convinced to step away from the computer and phone. At Lewes Harbour Marina they said the only boat that went out was the Pirate King and they fished bay structure for kings…

Sunday saw the wind pick up and small craft advisories will be up on Monday. Frank Tucker and Tom fished on Saturday over ocean structure to catch five keeper flounder between 16.5 and 25 inches and six sea bass. Captain Pete on the Top Fin took the Miller family out shark fishing on Sunday morning…

Saturday was just about perfect. Carter DiRado and Robbie Baxley who work at Lewes Harbour Marina fished on Tuesday in the canyons. They pulled a variety of lures, but the hot setup was the Red-Headed Slut by Magic Tail that put a beautiful yellowfin in the boat. Ronald Green fished with his granddaughter Lydia in…