Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/12/25

User 284190339 路 09-12-25 Fishing Report Thursday was the first day in a week when fishing was actually possible. Catching was not red hot, but at least people were able to fish. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa recorded two snakehead citations. David Wagoner caught a 4.89 pounder in Delaware City on a frog and…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/11/25

User 284190339 路 09-11-25 Fishing Report Wednesday was nastier than Tuesday with rain to go along with the wind. Yesterday I reported on the public hearing being held in Delaware on September 18 at the Hunter Educational Center in Little Creek or virtually by way of ASMFC broadcast. It is about the Atlantic States Marine…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/10/25

User 284190339 路 09-10-25 Fishing Report Tuesday was just a nasty day. Small craft advisories were up on the ocean and on Delaware Bay with seas of 7 feet on the ocean and 4 feet on Delaware Bay. I am sure a few die-hard anglers fished the Indian River Inlet and the fishing pier at…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/09/25

User 284190339 路 09-09-25 Fishing Report Monday was a blowout and small craft advisories are up through Wednesday on the ocean and through Tuesday and most likely Wednesday on Delaware Bay. Winds are forecast to blow hard northeast right through Friday. No boats went out of Lewes or Indian River Marina. Hook 鈥榚m and Cook…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/08/25

User 284190339 路 09-08-25 Fishing Report If anyone went fishing on Sunday, they love a fish more then I do. The new week is not looking good as winds are going to be 15 to 20 from the northwest or northeast so it is going to be rough either on the ocean or the bay.…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/07/25

User 284190339 路 09-07-25 Fishing Report Saturday saw small craft advisories up for the ocean and from Cape May to Cape Henlopen with winds to 20 knots extending well up the Delaware Bay. Lewes Harbour Marina said no charter boats went out on Saturday, but both head boats, the Angler and the Pirate King, fished…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/06/25

User 284190339 路 09-06-25 Fishing Report Friday saw small craft advisories up for the ocean. There are showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for the weekend along with some fairly strong winds. Both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook 鈥榚m and Cook 鈥榚m told us no boats left their docks on Friday. Breakwater Tackle on the…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/04/25

User 284190339 路 09-04-25 Fishing Report Wednesday was still a bit bumpy on the ocean, but according to Hook 鈥榚m and Cook 鈥榚m the Captain Bob was able make their all-day run and the Judy V was able to run their half-day trip. Both boats had sea bass and flounder with the Captain Bob bringing…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/03/25

User 284190339 路 09-03-25 Fishing Report To the best of my knowledge, only one boat ran from a Delaware port on Tuesday and that was the Katydid. According to Lewes Harbour Marina, Captain Brent had his party on a boat limit of flounder and they were back at the dock early. The only other good…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/02/25

User 284190339 路 09-02-25 Fishing Report On Monday I attended an all you can eat and more crab feast at J B鈥檚 Wharf in Bowers Beach and from the look of Delaware Bay I was pretty sure no boats were going out there or on the ocean. That was confirmed by Lewes Harbour Marina and…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/01/25

User 284190339 路 09-01-25 Fishing Report When I made my calls on Sunday and Lewes Harbour Marina said several boats went out in the ocean, but turned around and came back in, I was not surprised. I had been watching the trees and a small flag in my neighbor鈥檚 yard and the wind had them…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/31/25

User 284190339 路 08-31-25 Fishing Report Saturday was nice ashore, but not so on the inshore ocean. Lewes Harbour Marina said a few boats tried fishing the ocean, but soon returned claiming it was too rough for comfortable fishing. The head boats Angler and Pirate King fished in the Bay and had croaker and spot.…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/30/25

User 284190339 路 08-30-25 Fishing Report Friday was another very nice day and fish were caught from the ocean to the bay. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said there were sheepshead and tog caught out of the rocks on sand fleas and green crabs on Friday. Thursday night into Friday morning anglers drifting sand fleas…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/29/25

User 284190339 路 08-29-25 Fishing Report Thursday was another nice day and fishing saw some improvement. Captain Aaron Herd on the Gale Force had Richie, Brian and Chase out for an afternoon charter at Indian River Inlet. Live spot was the bait and they caught four keeper flounder. One was 19 inches, two were 19.5…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/28/25

聽 User 284190339 路 08-28-25 Fishing Report Wednesday saw bright sunshine and what felt like light winds on land, but according to Hook 鈥榚m and Cook 鈥榚m it was pretty rough on the ocean. The Judy V fished close to shore and had croaker while the Captain Bob ran down to Fenwick Shoal and caught…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/27/25

User 284190339 路 08-27-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw very nice weather, but fishing remained slow. Lewes Harbour Marina said the only boat that sailed was the Bottom Line and he ran all the way to the deep to bring back some dolphin or mahi. Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/26/25

User 284190339 路 08-26-25 Fishing Report Monday the weather could not be blamed for the slow fishing, unless you want to go back to last week and blame the hurricane for messing up the water and the bottom. The only fish that Lewes Harbour Marina saw on Monday were some sheepshead caught by private boats…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/25/25

User 284190339 路 08-25-25 Fishing Report Sunday was the final day of small craft advisories on the inshore waters. On Monday the seas go to 2 to 3 feet and the rest of the week we will have 2-foot seas on the ocean. Delaware Bay will see similar conditions with light west winds and seas…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/24/25

User 284190339 路 08-24-25 Fishing Report Saturday was a bit breezy with 5 to 7-foot seas inshore and small craft advisories up, but in the canyons the seas were running 3 to 6 feet so some boats chose to fish offshore. Hook 鈥榚m and Cook 鈥榚m said the Boy鈥檚 Toy released more white marlin on…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/23/25

User 284190339 路 08-23-25 Fishing Report Friday the sun came out, but small craft advisories were still up on the ocean and seas were running 3 to 4 feet on Delaware Bay. In the canyons, the seas were still 10 to 18 feet. From the reports I received, the ocean came across Route 1 north…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/22/25

User 284190339 路 08-22-25 Fishing Report Thursday the hurricane passed as close to Delaware as it is going to get. When I checked the conditions at the Delaware Lightship Buoy around 4:00 p.m. the wind was gusting to 40 knots and the wave height was 17 feet. On Wednesday 73 boats did fish the Mid…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/21/25

User 284190339 路 08-21-25 Fishing Report Wednesday was a slight improvement over Tuesday only in the fact that it didn鈥檛 rain on me. According to the radar on my weather app it did rain in pop-up locations through out the area. Thursday we will see tropical storm conditions with seas running 11 to 15 feet.…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/20/25

User 284190339 路 08-20-25 Fishing Report Tuesday was an absolutely horrible weather day. The rain was steady and driven by the wind just to get under your hat and in your face. I can鈥檛 imagine anyone would be outside, let alone fishing on such a day. The Mid Atlantic Tournament did fish on Monday and…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 08/19/25

User 284190339 路 08-19-25 Fishing Report Monday, we welcomed the first wind and waves from the hurricane. Small craft advisories are now posted through Friday. I understand the water was up to the dunes at 3Rs Road and this is just the first day. Seas are forecasted to go as high as 13 feet on…

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