Posts Tagged ‘Eric Burnley’
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/20/26
User 284190339 · 04-20-26 Fishing Report Sunday saw a gale warning up with rain in the afternoon. When I made my usual calls a little after 4:00 p.m. I found my reporting stations all closed. I guess I should not be surprised considering the weather conditions. I doubt even the most dedicated anglers would be…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/19/26
User 284190339 · 04-19-26 Fishing Report Sunday was cooler and windy, but fishing was not that bad. Delaware Mobile Surf Fishermen President Shaun Smith caught a 36-inch black drum from the Bethany/Fenwick surf on sand fleas fished on a top-bottom rig during out-going water on Friday. Another DMS member, Chris Connolly caught his first black…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/18/26
User 284190339 · 04-18-26 Fishing Report Friday was a big day for me. It was the first time I fished Indian River Inlet since I broke my hip last May. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch anything, but neither did anyone else during the two hours I was there from 0630 to 0830. I had hoped to…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/17/26
User 284190339 · 04-17-26 Fishing Report Thursday was another hot day, but it didn’t compare to the heat NOAA generated by creating a bunch of devastating regulations for summer flounder and black sea bass. In federal waters the summer flounder season will begin on May 8th and end on September 31st. The minimum size limit…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/16/26
User 284190339 · 04-16-26 Fishing Report Summer did arrive on Wednesday with temperatures hitting 90 degrees and the fish responding as they should. Patty at Captain Bones reported on another giant rainbow trout that was good for a Delaware Citation. This one was caught by Michele Herbster out of White Clay Creek on a floating…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/15/26
User 284190339 · 04-15-26 Fishing Report Tuesday was like a summer day and the wind was less than hurricane force, but fishing was still slow. Lewes Harbour Marina said a few boats fished the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal with minnows and they caught a few small flounder and striped bass. Some boats tried the outer…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/14/26
User 284190339 · 04-14-26 Fishing Report Monday was warm, but windy with small craft advisories up on all open waters. Lewes Harbour Marina said no boats ventured out on Monday due to the high winds. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle was closed when I called just after 5:00 p.m. That was my fault. I got…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/13/26
User 284190339 · 04-13-26 Fishing Report Sunday was another chilly day and there was not a whole lot of exciting fishing news. Lewes Harbour Marina said a few boats fished the Outer Wall and they caught a few tog. Kyle Syler claims to have caught the first flounder, an 18.5 incher, from the Lewes and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/12/26
User 284190339 · 04-12-26 Fishing Report Saturday was a half-way decent day if you didn’t try to go outside either of the two inlets. Our old Friend Small Craft Advisory was up again. Lewes Harbour Marina said they saw some flounder caught from the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. Minnows were the prime bait, but I…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/11/26
User 284190339 · 04-11-26 Fishing Report Friday was a bit warmer than Thursday, but a small craft advisory was still posted and boats that tried to fish the ocean generally found the going rough. Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic said anglers soaking bloodworms or cut, fresh bunker at Collins Beach, Greens Beach or Woodland…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/10/26
User 284190339 · 04-10-26 Fishing Report Thursday was cold and windy. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa said striped bass have been caught from Woodland Beach on bloodworms and bunker. The stripers range in size above and below the 28 to 31-inch slot. Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic reported that striped bass have been…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/09/26
User 284190339 · 04-09-26 Fishing Report Wednesday was cold and windy. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa recorded one of, it not the biggest, rainbow trout of the year. Randy Tyndall caught the Delaware Citation 8.64-pound monster out of Red Clay Creek on a Rooster Tail. It was not that long ago when Red Clay…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/08/26
User 284190339 · 04-08-26 Fishing Report Tuesday was sunny and windy with small craft advisories up all day and into Wednesday morning when we have a freeze advisory posted. Lewes Harbour Marina told us it was another lonely day with no boats out and no fish on the cleaning table. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/07/26
User 284190339 · 04-07-26 Fishing Report Monday saw plenty of sunshine and plenty of wind to go along with it. Lewes Harbour told me they didn’t see or hear of a fish all day. On Saturday April 6, there will be a clean up of Concord Pond near Seaford. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/06/26
User 284190339 · 04-06-26 Fishing Report Easter Sunday was windy with a special marine warning for Delaware Bay in the afternoon and a small craft advisory for the Atlantic Ocean. Jeff Crook from Mississippi sent me a fishing report from his visit to Delaware. He fished at Massey’s Landing one morning and caught nothing. The…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/05/26
User 284190339 · 04-05-26 Fishing Report Saturday was opening day for trout fishing in New Castle County. Patty at Captain Bones wrote up a bunch of Rainbow Trout Delaware Citations. The biggest belongs to Landon Martin for his 5.99 rainbow trout caught on a Mouse Tail out of White Clay Creek. Ryleigh Murphy had the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/04/26
User 284190339 · 04-04-26 Fishing Report Friday, we had warm weather and the first report of flounder from the Back Bays. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported the first flounder caught from India River Bay. Right now, I would fish the last of the incoming and the first of the outgoing on warm days with…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/03/26
User 284190339 · 04-03-26 Fishing Report Thursday saw a temperature drop of 40 degrees and plenty of cold wind to go along with it, but the good news came on Wednesday when the first flounder of the year was reported from Delaware Bay and the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/02/26
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Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/01/26
User 284190339 · 04-01-26 Fishing Report Fishing on open water has been nearly impossible due to the wind. Even if the wind would have dropped out, the water temperature in the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean has been too cold for even tog to bite. As of Tuesday, we could see some improvement in…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 12/01/25
User 284190339 · 12-01-25 Fishing Report Sunday saw small craft advisories up once again. It is fitting that we should have bad weather for my last regular report for 2025. I will have reports when I have something good to report, but this is the last daily one for this year. As you can…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/30/25
User 284190339 · 11-30-25 Fishing Report Saturday saw the wind back off to small craft advisories and a few boats did get out. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said a couple of boats did make it past Indian River Inlet and they caught a few tog. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported the same old…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/29/25
User 284190339 · 11-29-25 Fishing Report Friday saw a gale warning up on the bay and ocean with air temperatures in the mid-40s. There is little improvement in the forecast in the foreseeable future. When I called Old Inlet Bait and Tackle, they said a few hardy (or crazy) fishermen were at Indian River Inlet…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/28/25
User 284190339 · 11-28-25 Fishing Report Thanksgiving Day saw small craft advisories up and all of my reporting stations closed or closing early. I expect a few hardy anglers fished Indian River Inlet and the ocean surf. Tog would have been the catch from the Inlet along with a few small stripers early in the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/27/25
User 284190339 · 11-27-25 Fishing Report Wednesday saw warm temperatures and winds that went from small craft advisories to gale warnings. The only fish I had a report of came from Old Inlet Bait and Tackle. They said tog were active along the rocks taking the usual sand fleas and green crabs. A few small…
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