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Monday was nice but the fishing out of Delaware was not too good. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the boats that fished for tog caught very few.  Tuesday looks like another good weather day and hopes are high for better fishing. Captain Monty Hawkins on the Morning Star out of Ocean City, Maryland did…

Sunday was a beautiful fall day with bright sunny skies and air temperatures in the 50s.  There was just one little problem.  That pesky 40-knot northwest wind that had gale warnings up in the ocean and small craft advisories up for the bay.  I did take a ride just to get out of the house…

Saturday saw good fishing weather and the few boats that remain in the water were able to get out and catch some tog.  Gale warnings are already up for Sunday so enjoy those football games and family times. At Lewes Harbour Marina Tom said the Katydid with Captain Brent had a good catch of tog,…

There will be three options for striped bass regulations in 2020. Option One would have a 28 to 35-inch slot limit and one fish per day bag limit for recreational fishermen.  Commercial fishermen would see their catch drop from 145,085 to 118,970 pounds per year. Option Two would give recreational anglers a 28 to 38-inch…

Thursday was decent with light winds and mild temperatures. Captain Cary Evans on the Grizzly had a boat limit of tog for his six anglers. I tried tog fishing at Indian River Inlet and didn’t do nearly as well.  I stopped by Old Inlet Bait and Tackle for a quart of green crabs and was…

Wednesday saw small craft advisories up and to the best of my knowledge no boats sailed from Lewes or Indian River.  The rest of the week looks a tad windy, but the weekend could be fishable. I did get a report from Captain Monty Hawkins on the Morning Star out of Ocean City.  On his…

Tuesday saw some leftover seas, but the wind dropped out and a couple of boats were able to get to the tog grounds.  The Katydid with Captain Brent brought in 17 tog for his party of five which is just three short of a boat limit.  Captain Cary Evans on the Grizzly had 31 tog…

Monday was not very nice with a nasty north to northeast wind, fog and drizzle.  Did I mention it was also cold with air temperatures in the 40s?  I must admit I have no idea what we are going to find once we finally get back out on the ocean and bay.  The water temperature…

The weather on Sunday was just as bad as Saturday and it’s not going to improve much until Tuesday. I did attend the Emmert Sportsman’s Auction on Sunday and it was a lot of fun.  There were more guns than fishing tackle and almost everything went for well below retail. While I was there I…

Saturday delivered the gale warnings as promised and Sunday will do the same. Some tackle shops didn’t open and I am certain no boats left the dock. Since you can’t fish on Sunday you might as well join me and a host of other frustrated anglers at Butch Emmert’s 2nd Annual Sportsman and Outdoor Sale. …

Friday was a bit cloudy and cool, but compared to what we have been promised for the next few days, it was a gift.  Seas are forecasted to be between nine and twelve feet on Saturday and Sunday.  I believe it is safe to say no boats will be sailing until sometime next week. Boats…

Thursday saw fishable weather and Friday looks good as well.  The weekend and the first of next week will be horrible. Tommy told us the Katydid with Captain Brent and the Surface Tension with Captain Keith had boat limits of black sea bass.  The Grizzly went tog fishing and Captain Cary was able to put…

The weather wasn’t too bad on Wednesday and it looks good for Thursday and Friday, but from Saturday on through Monday it is going to be very bad so far as fishing is concerned. I didn’t get a report from Lewes Harbour Marina because no one answered the phone and Lauren at Hook ‘em and…

As nice as Monday was that’s how nasty Tuesday became.  Gale warnings and rain that changed to snow should have kept anyone with half a brain inside and far away from the water.  I do have the results of the Cape Hatteras Angler’s Club 62nd Annual Surf Fishing Tournament.  This is the largest surf fishing…

Monday was as nice a day as you will ever see in November.  It was also a holiday for many people who were off work to celebrate Veterans Day.  In spite of this, not a whole lot of folks went fishing. I did see a nice catch of white perch on the cleaning table at…

Sunday was a tad breezy, but some boats did make it out to the ocean and the Outer Wall.  Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina told us the current leaders in the Tog Tournament are Chip Graves in First Place with an 8.46 pounder.  In Second Place is Charlie Breidenbach with his 6.54-pound tog and in…

Saturday was downright cold, but the wind stayed down and folks went fishing.  Sunday looks fishable at least for the larger boats as does Monday. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had 16 tog and a sheepshead for his party.  The Portabella come back from ocean structure with a boat limit of 75…

Friday saw the air temperature drop and the northwest wind increase making for some very uncomfortable fishing conditions.  Saturday looks good with less wind and smaller seas. Tog action continues to improve as the water temperature drops.  Robbie Baxley fished the rocks at the Outer Wall with green and box crabs purchased at Lewes Harbour…

The weather wasn’t perfect on Thursday, but it was a whole lot better than it’s going to be on Friday.  Small craft advisories are already up for northwest winds gusting to 40 knots and seas running to seven feet.  The winds are supposed to settle back down on Saturday with seas running less than two…

Wednesday was a beautiful fall day, but very few boats went fishing.  Things look to go downhill over Thursday and Friday as colder weather moves into our area. Tom at Lewes Harbour Marina said Rick Rumble caught a 28-inch rockfish on a live eel out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. Captain Cary Evans called…

Tuesday saw decent weather and a few boats did manage to get out tog fishing. Tom at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had 17 keepers and the Top Fin had 15 tog in the box.  Both captains reported catching numerous short tog. At Old Inlet Bait and Tackle it was the same story.  Lots…

Monday saw clear skies and light winds with good fishing for sea bass and tog. Captain Pete Haines on the Top Fin had a photo on Facebook of a double header of tog he caught.  He said fishing was good, but they still had more shorts than keepers. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina posted a…

Sunday was a bit on the breezy side, but Monday and Tuesday look good. When I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina none of the charter or head boats were out.  Captain Pete Haines was getting the Top Fin ready for a Monday tog charter, but that was the only activity on the dock.  I did…

Saturday was chilly, but the wind dropped out and both head, charter and private boats were able to sail.  Sunday looks a bit breezy, but Monday and Tuesday look fine. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid came in with a nice catch of tog.  A few private boats had limits of sea bass…

Summer ended on Friday.  The temperature dropped 40 degrees and the wind howled out of the northwest raising small craft advisories on the bay and ocean.  To the best of my knowledge, no boats sailed from any Delaware port.  The weekend and early week weather look pretty good.  Some northwest wind on Sunday with light…