Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/20/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 20 – 24 Fishing Report Wednesday was a decent beach day. Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park reported a slow day on the boards. A few spot and croaker were caught on bloodworms or imitations of the same and that was about it. At Lewes…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/19/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 19 – 24 Fishing Report On Tuesday Ric and I fished ocean wrecks. The sea bass were small, but I did catch an 11 and a 21-inch flounder. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Katydid had 24 flounder from ocean structure. The Angler had kingfish from bay structure. Derek Sherman caught…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/18/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 18 – 24 Fishing Report Today, June 17, 2024, I finally broke the bad luck that has followed me all year. That鈥檚 right, I caught a fish! It was a beautiful bluefish that cleared the water four or five times before my son Ric was able to net it and…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/17/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 17 – 24 Fishing Report Due to a series of unfortunate circumstances, I was unable to contact my usual reporting stations on Sunday. I did get a few reports from folks that we seldom hear from. Up in New Castle County, our fly fishing reporter, Ed O鈥橠onnell, took his two…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/16/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 16 – 24 Fishing Report From what I heard from my reporters; Saturday was a tad rough on the ocean so I don鈥檛 have many reports from there. Lewes Harbour Marina said the only boat that left the dock on Saturday was the Angler. She fished bay structure and caught…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/15/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 15 – 24 Fishing Report Friday was pleasant enough and fish were caught. Julie Stevenson and Mike Fisher went out to B Buoy on Wednesday and caught a limit of flounder to 22 inches. On Thursday, Julie鈥檚 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Viscuglia, also went out to B Buoy and did…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/14/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 14 – 24 Fishing Report DNREC has changed the slot limit for striped bass during the summer season in Delaware Bay. It is now 20 to 25 inches. Thursday was a fine day at the beach and fishing was very good. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported a bluefish blitz…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/13/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 13 – 24 Fishing Report Wednesday was a nice beach day. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Katydid had 10 flounder from ocean structure. A private boat also fished ocean structure and caught some flounder and a few keeper flounder were caught in the Lewes and Rehoboth canal. Baits varied…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/12/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 12 – 24 Fishing Report Tuesday was cool and cloudy at the beach, but some fish were caught. At Lewes Harbour Marina they said the Katydid brought in 15 flounder from ocean structure. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said blues were taken from the Indian River Inlet during incoming water.…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/11/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 11 – 24 Fishing Report Monday was a beautiful day to be on the beach and I was there from 8:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Still, I have yet to catch a fish in 2024. I did have several bites that chewed up my Gulp! bloodworm, but no fish on…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/10/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 10 – 24 Fishing Report Sunday, we had a hard northwest blow and, to the best of my knowledge, only one boat left the dock. Julie at Lewes Harbour Marina told me no boats sailed from Lewes on Sunday and no fish crossed their cleaning table. Breakwater Tackle at the…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/09/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 09 – 24 Fishing Report Saturday saw some wind out of the southwest and some fair fishing. Hook 鈥榚m and Cook 鈥榚m reported that Paul Plummer and Eric Daughtry caught a 250.6-pound thresher shark on a mackerel bait at B Buoy on Saturday while fishing aboard the Salty Hooker. Burt…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/08/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 08 – 24 Fishing Report Friday was a bit windy and much cooler and lots of fish were caught. Old Inlet reported that bluefish were caught during incoming water with bucktails and metal lures the top producers. Medium to large striped bass were caught at night from the North Jetty…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/07/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 07 – 24 Fishing Report As we mentioned on Wednesday, there was a small craft advisory up on Thursday so no boats sailed and the surf was a tad too rough for fishing. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle did record a few blues caught early in the morning at the…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/06/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 06 – 24 Fishing Report Wednesday saw rain and a few thunderstorms and Thursday will have small craft advisories up so I don鈥檛 expect much fishing to take place. Julie at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid brought in a boat limit of flounder from ocean structure. That is 32…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/05/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 05 – 24 Fishing Report On Tuesday we had a refreshing breeze off the ocean to cool things off and the fishing did seem to be a bit better than it was on Monday. The Coastal Fisherman did report the first white marlin of the year for Ocean City caught…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/04/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 04 – 24 Fishing Report Monday saw sunshine, light winds and slow fishing in the ocean and bay. As it has been all spring, the fishing in the surf and Inlet has been better than it has been from boats. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Katydid came back from ocean…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/03/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 03 – 24 Fishing Report My son Ric, who lives in Virginia Beach, went out on his 20-foot Jones Brothers center console on Saturday and he encountered a school of giant bluefins close to the beach. He didn鈥檛 have tackle to match them, but he did hook four, the last…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/02/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 02 – 24 Fishing Report Saturday was June 1st, the first day of the 17.5-inch minimum size limit for summer flounder in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Charter and head boats that had been catching limits of 16-inch flounder had a difficult time doing the same with the new 17.5-inch `minimum…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/01/24

User 284190339 路 06 – 01 – 24 Fishing Report Friday the weather was good for fishing from the beach and the Inlet. Both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook 鈥榚m and Cook 鈥榚m reported no boats ran to ocean structure. George Frigm reported catching two big blues, one weighing 8 pounds, 5 ounces and the…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/31/24

User 284190339 路 05 – 31 – 24 Fishing Report We had a hard northwest wind on Thursday and that didn鈥檛 help the ocean fishing. Lewes Harbour Marina didn鈥檛 have any boats out during the day although the Katydid was out in Delaware Bay on a drum trip when I called. Hook 鈥榚m and Cook…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/30/24

User 284190339 路 05 – 30 – 24 Fishing Report For whatever reason fishing was slow pretty much everywhere on Wednesday. Those who put in the time and worked at fishing found some success. At Lewes Harbour Marina Julie told me the only boat that sailed was the Katydid and she only brought back 33…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/29/24

User 284190339 路 05 – 29 – 24 Fishing Report According to Burt at Hook 鈥榚m and Cook 鈥榚m the wind was against the current for a good part of the day and that cut down on the flounder catch. The Captain Bob and the Judy V both had some flounder and sea bass, but…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/28/24

User 284190339 路 05 – 28 – 24 Fishing Report Well, Mother Nature gave us two out of three days of the holiday weekend and saved her nasty weather for Monday when we should pause and reflect on the lives lost by our service men and women. Both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook 鈥榚m and…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/27/24

User 284190339 路 05 – 27 – 24 Fishing Report Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said the crowds on the beaches were so thick that a fish would have a hard time threading its way through the lines. A few blues were caught on mullet rigs, but it was just too crowded. The boat traffic…

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