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Saturday was just about perfect.  Light winds and pleasant temperatures with fish biting in the ocean and the bay.  Sunday, however, is not looking too good.  Small craft advisories are back up with seas returning to six feet. I checked Indian River Inlet and the water was very dirty on the outgoing, as I expected. …

Friday was another lousy day of nasty weather with rain joining the wind to keep most people from fishing.  There may be some relief over the weekend, but the water is so stirred up it is going to take awhile to settle down and the forecast has seas to five and six feet right through…

Thursday saw the continuation of the wind machine with small craft advisories up for the bay and ocean.  I have no idea when conditions will improve, but we are almost into June and the water temperature in Lewes and at the Delaware Lightship remains at 56 degrees. I spoke with Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina…

Wednesday saw a continuation of the gale warning from Tuesday and the seas are not going to settle down anytime soon.  The forecast has six to nine footers on Thursday, four to sixes on Friday, three to fives on Saturday and back to four to sixes on Sunday.  The water temperature at the Delaware Lightship…

Tuesday was a mess.  The wind had gale warnings up and it looks like we are going to have rough seas right up until the weekend. We did get some good news from the governor.  The bathrooms at our state parks will be open beginning on Friday.  When you reach a certain age, this becomes…

Monday was just the beginning of a week of terrible weather.  Small craft advisories were up all day and gale warnings will be up on Tuesday.  Seas will not drop below seven feet for the rest of the week.  Waves were already at six feet at the Delaware Lightship Buoy and the water temperature had…

Sunday saw the temperature cool off and the wind pick up.  The weather is going downhill faster than my bank balance with the first tropical storm of the season going past our coast. I am afraid I have some very bad news to pass along.  My good friend and well-known charter captain John Nedelka has…

Saturday saw warm temperatures and light winds so the sea bass fleet was able to run.  The water temperature at the Delaware Lightship has reached 60 degrees and it is 61 degrees at Lewes.  Sunday and Monday look to have fishable weather and then its back into the washing machine. Down in Ocean City the…

Friday was opening day for black sea bass season.  Unfortunately, the weather was not on the side of the fishermen with small craft advisories and seas to five feet.  Some of the larger boats may have run, but if they did, they were not back in time for this report. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina…

Thursday was another nice day with reasonable winds that increased in the afternoon.  Friday is looking a bit rough for the opening day of sea bass season.  Small craft advisories are up for seas to six feet.  Water temperature at the Delaware Lightship Buoy is 57 degrees and it’s 55 degrees at Lewes. I outsmarted…

Wednesday was a pretty nice day with sunny skies and reasonable temperatures and winds.  Thursday is looking good as well, but Friday could see seas to five feet making for a rough ride to the sea bass grounds. Once again, I drove down to Indian River Inlet in an attempt to catch a bluefish or…

Tuesday saw sunny skies, but a steady northwest wind had small craft advisories up all day.  Wednesday and Thursday are looking pretty good right now with light winds and no rain.  The water temperature at the Delaware Lightship is 55 degrees and it is 53 degrees at Lewes. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina has changed…

Monday saw a little rain in the morning and then sunshine for the afternoon.  The wind was steady all day and caused small craft advisories that will carry over into Tuesday.  The water temperature at the Delaware Lightship is 56 degrees and its 54 degrees at Lewes. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said he had…

Sunday saw warmer temperatures, but the winds were strong enough to have small craft advisories up in the ocean and bay.  The long-range forecast promises warmer weather by the end of the week and boy do we need it. Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic said he and some friends went black drum fishing at…

Saturday saw gale warnings up for the ocean and bays that will extend into Sunday morning then small craft advisories will be up at least until Monday afternoon.  It looks like if we can get through the next few days more seasonal weather will arrive by the end of next week. The current cold snap…

Friday saw gale warnings up for the ocean and small craft warnings up for the bays.  This will continue through Saturday and it looks like Sunday won’t be much better.  Add to the wind, temperatures that will drop into the 30s at night and I believe we will see water temperatures fall back into the…

The weather improved on Thursday, but is going right back in the dumpster for the weekend.  Gale warnings are already up for Friday, and Saturday is not looking good. An article in the Cape Gazette reported that there were too many people doing too many bad things on the state beaches over the weekend.  The…

Nasty is the best word to describe the weather on Wednesday.  The wind was off the water, the temperature was in the low 50s and it was raining most of the day.  If anyone was fishing, they deserve anything they caught, including a very bad cold. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Chaz Wemlimger and…

Summer disappeared on Tuesday, and it looks like it will be quite a while before it returns.  Winds were light and the temperature was in the 60s, so fishing was possible.  Wednesday isn’t looking real good with northeast winds to 20 and gusts to 25 knots.  NOAA weather thinks seas on the ocean will only…

Monday saw sunshine and wind with small craft advisories up for the ocean and bays.  Tuesday is supposed to be better as the wind lays down. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said two charter captains took their families out tog fishing on Sunday.  Captain Carey Evans on the Grizzly and Captain Pete Haines on the…

Sunday wasn’t quite as bad as the forecast would have us believe.  Monday looks to be windy and the remainder of the week appears to be below average temperature wise. Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic said slot-sized rockfish continue to come in from boats at Collins Beach.  Bunker has been the bait of choice. …

With small craft advisories up and storms about I don’t think too many folks went fishing on Friday.  If they did, they kept it a secret from my reporting stations.  Saturday and Sunday look a bit better.  The seas in the ocean won’t settle down until Saturday afternoon, but the bays should be fishable. Friday…

With gale warnings up on the Delaware and Chesapeake bays and the Atlantic Ocean I didn’t bother to call anyone for a fishing report.  The wind is supposed to drop out on Friday, but seas in the ocean will remain at eight feet.  Sunday looks like the next fishable day. Governor Carney has issued a…

Small craft advisories were up on Wednesday and a gale warning will be up for Thursday when seas are forecast between seven and nine feet. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said he had customers fishing the surf and the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, but had not seen a fish when I called in the late…