Posts Tagged ‘Eric Burnley’

I had planned to go fishing around Broadkill Beach or the Broadkill River on Thursday morning, but by the time I got my lazy butt in gear the wind was up, the tide was out and fishing prospects didn’t look good.  I finally got away around noon and drove to several fishing locations looking for…

The weather was just about perfect for fishing on Wednesday, but unfortunately, the water temperature in the bay and ocean remains on the cold side of 50 degrees so not much action in either of those bodies. I took a trip over to Laurel to fish at the new dam and spillway below Records Pond. …

Tuesday was a beautiful day, but still most Delaware boats remain on the hard or tied to the dock. The lone exception is the Top Fin with Captain Pete Haines who fished the Outer Wall from Lewes and brought some tog back to Angler’s Marina. Old Inlet reported that young Brooke Timmons caught what was…

Monday saw sunny skies and light winds, but most Delaware boats remain sitting high and dry. We are still waiting for the water temperature in the bay and ocean to get above 50 degrees before flounder and rockfish show much interest in taking a bait or lure. Dan’s Tackle reported a young man caught a…

Easter Sunday was a perfect day for attending church and showing off you spring finery, but it was still a bit too windy and cold for open-water fishing. I talked with Captain Pete on the Top Fin out of Angler’s Marina in Lewes and he is in the water and ready to go tog fishing. …

Saturday was another cold and windy day with plenty of bright sunshine.  Sunday looks to be a good day and the week ahead is also shaping up with decent weather.  The problem is the water temperature has dropped into the mid-forty-degree range and it will have to get past fifty degrees before the fishing improves.…

So, you woke up early this morning, looked outside and saw the bright sunshine, the flowers and trees in bloom and decided to go fishing. Then when you stepped out the door and that 20-knot 31-degree wind hit and let you know right where your skives stopped, you could hear Mother Nature say April Fools.…

This will be my last fishing report for 2020.  The fishing will continue when weather conditions permit, but with black sea bass closing on December 31 and cold and windy weather on more days that calm and warm, reports would be few and far between.  Many charter boats are done for the year because paying…

Sunday was a beautiful day and yet I had a hard time finding anyone who had been fishing.  The only firsthand Delaware report I received was from Lewes Harbour Marina where the Katydid brought in 20 tog.  That is five more than they had on Saturday, but a far cry from a boat limit. On…

Saturday was not a bad fishing day, but no one told the fish.  Sunday looks OK, but then it’s a series of nasty north to northeast winds for the early part of the week. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid only had 15 tog and the Surface Tension had five on Saturday.  They…

Friday saw decent weather and fish were caught. Saturday will have three-foot seas with four-foot on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday the seas jump to seven feet. The biggest new was striped bass or rockfish finally made it to Delaware. Woody Phelps caught two nice rockfish one-mile east of Indian River Inlet. No information on…

Saturday was just a tad rough with a gale warning and seas to eight feet.  Sunday looks almost as bad with seas to five feet and a cold northwest wind.  None but the brave or foolish will be fishing on Sunday. As we approach winter and bad weather days outnumber good ones, our fishing reports…

Friday saw a cold wind out of the southeast, but boats running from Lewes were able to find some tog in the Delaware Bay. The weekend is pretty much lost as far as fishing goes. There is a gale warning up for Saturday with strong winds, seas to eight feet and heavy rain. Sunday will…

Thursday was a reasonably calm day, but since it was December and a bit on the nippy side, not many boats went out.  Friday looks to be fishable with a southwest wind and air temperatures close to 60 degrees, but there is a gale warning already up for Saturday. I went up to Indian River…

Tuesday saw the gale warning lowered to a small craft advisory, but still no boats left the dock.  The rest of the week looks a bit bumpy at best as the wind continues to blow 15 to 20 and seas continue to run four to six feet. I did have one report left over from…

Fats Domino would have loved this Blue Monday. Gale force wind, driving rain, tornado warnings and seas to 10 feet kept even the most dedicated anglers off the water. Tuesday doesn’t look much better. I do have a few reports left over from a very good weekend of fishing. On Sunday the Morning Star out…

Sunday was a beautiful day and lots of fish were caught.  A gale warning is up for Monday with seas from seven to ten feet.  Tuesday the seas will be five to eight and on Wednesday they will run three to five feet.  Finally, on Thursday seas will drop down to three feet and the…

Saturday was another good fishing weather day and Sunday looks good as well.  After that it’s all downhill with gale warnings up for Monday and seas to at least four feet right through Thursday. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina recorded two citation tog caught on the Top Fin with Captain Pete Haines.  Howard Gates had…

On Friday I had one of the greatest fishing trips of my life. My sons Ric and Roger and I were up at 4:30 AM out the door at 5:00 and on the Angler out of Ocean City by 6:45. The boat left the dock at 7:00 and we were fishing by 9:00. From the…

Thursday was just a plain, old lousy day for fishing.  Friday and the remainder of the weekend look good. Delaware people have a fascination with low digit license plate numbers.  I should know, because my grandfather acquired the Delaware number 7711 in 1936 and it has been in the family even since. This has not…

Wednesday was not too bad, but very few boats went out from Lewes or Indian River Inlet.  Thursday is not looking good for fishing, but waterfowl hunting should be very good in the morning.  These were the Thanksgiving mornings I so enjoyed at Snow Farm in Smyrna.  Low clouds, spitting rain and Canada geese as…

Tuesday was not terrible, but the wind did make the cold air cut through light outerwear. A few boats did fish, but were not back before I had to do this report. At Old Inlet Bait and Tackle the report was more of the same. Short tog at the Inlet on green crabs and sand…

Monday saw gale warnings up and, to the best of my knowledge, no boats sailed from Lewes or Indian River. It looks like Friday before the winds and seas back down enough for most folks to be comfortable on the open water. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said she along with Julie Stevenson and Tommy…

Sunday was a bit breezy from the northeast, but a few boats fished in Delaware Bay.  Small craft advisories are up for Monday.  Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina announced the final results for the Lewes Harbour Marina Tog Tournament.  In First Pace was James Hill with his 7.84-pound tog.  Ron Keeler came in second with…