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Thursday was more trick than treat for fishermen as gale warnings were up for the ocean and small craft advisories were up for the bay.  On Wednesday the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted on the proposals to reduce the mortality on striped bass by 18% for recreational and commercial fishermen.  Recreational fishermen will have…

Wednesday saw good fishing weather with light winds and moderate temperatures.  Thursday will see gale warnings that could stay around until Friday.  Right now, it looks like Saturday will be fishable. We had a report from Captain Monty Hawkins on the Morning Star out of Ocean City that he was able to limit out the…

Tuesday saw good fishing weather and Wednesday looks good as well.  Things begin to go downhill on Thursday. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had a boat limit of sea bass to Richard Thompson’s 3.6-pound citation winner.  Steve Kuhlman had a very nice 2.5 pounder as well.  Sergio Galvan and Fred Sicker fished…

Monday was another windy day on the ocean and bay, but only the ocean saw small craft advisories.  Tuesday will see cloudy, but better weather with less wind, so perhaps a few boats will be able to reach the sea bass grounds. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is meeting this week and on Monday…

Sunday saw small craft advisories up as promised and with northeast winds 10 to 15 knots and gusts to 20 they may be back up again on Monday. On Saturday Frank Tucker fished the Outer Wall catching three keeper tog out of 27 caught.  Morgan and Jay Way worked the Del-Jersey-Land Reef on Saturday aboard…

Friday was another good fishing day and it looks like Saturday will be as well.  Small craft advisories are already up for Sunday. Captain Cary Evans called to report another boat limit of sea bass on the Grizzly, plus four flounder one of which weighed 7.75 pounds.  Why he couldn’t find those flounder on Thursday…

Thursday was a perfect day to go fishing and that’s exactly what I did. Seven of us left the Fisherman’s Wharf Dock by 6:50 AM and headed out into the ocean on Captain Cary Evan’s boat Grizzly.  The target species of the day was black sea bass and we started catching them at out first…

Small craft advisories were up again on Wednesday, but Thursday looks good.  I hope this forecast holds up because I am scheduled to go sea bass fishing with Captain Cary Evans on the Grizzly out of Fisherman’s Wharf.  This will be my first ocean trip out of Delaware in 2019. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina…

The weather was bad on Tuesday and it won’t be much better on Wednesday as small craft advisories are already up for today.  Thursday looks promising. I have to begin this report with some news that is good for the fish, but kinda sad for me.  Captain John Nedelka has sold the Karen Sue.  I…

The weather wasn’t too bad on Monday unless you wanted to go fishing.  Small craft advisories were up in the ocean and bay and will be up through Wednesday. The Assateague Mobile Surf Fishermen held their Surf Fishing Tournament over the weekend and the Delaware Brethren Of the Coast came in first place.  To say…

Sunday saw gale warnings up and if anyone was fishing, they’re nuts.  The early part of the week does not look promising, but by Thursday we should see better weather. Keeper rockfish are beginning to show up in the Upper Delaware Bay.  Patty at Captain Bones near Middletown checked in a 29-incher caught on bunker…

Saturday was beautiful, if a bit chilly, and I was surprised that only a few folks were fishing.  Gale warnings are up for Sunday and the seas in the ocean won’t drop below four feet until Thursday. I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina on Saturday afternoon and almost all the local charter and head boats…

Friday saw a drop in the wind speed with bright, sunny skies, but as far as I could tell, no boats fished the bay or ocean.  I did notice the Thelma Dale IV was not at her dock, but I did not receive a report from her other than they were going to fish for…

It was just a tad windy on Thursday.  Gale warnings were up for the ocean, Chesapeake and Delaware bays.  Friday will be a little better, but I don’t think many boats will sail until Saturday. I did get a late report from the Thelma Dale IV.  They ran out to the sea bass grounds on…

If anyone was outside on Wednesday, they love fishing a whole lot more than me.  We had high winds and heavy rain for most of the day with even stronger winds on tap for Thursday.  It will still be rough on Friday, but the weekend looks good from here. We told you about the Lewes…

Tuesday was a beautiful fishing day with light winds and clear skies.  The rest of the week is a washout with high winds and rain.  Looks like Saturday before anyone will be out on the ocean or bay. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid came in with 60 black sea bass caught over…

Monday saw decent weather and fish were caught in the ocean and Delaware Bay.  Tuesday looks good, but from Wednesday until the weekend it’s back to high winds and waves. Tom at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had just come in when I called.  He had a boat limit of sea bass and a…

No advisories on Sunday, but not many folks were fishing.  Monday and Tuesday look good as far as the weather and then it’s back to high winds and seas. Julie at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid was out and came back from ocean structure with 150 black sea bass. At Hook ‘em and Cook…

Small craft advisories were up for the ocean, but at least one boat fished Delaware Bay.  Seas remain high for Sunday and Monday, but I believe some of the larger head and charter boats will fish with Monday being a holiday for a few lucky folks. The Grizzly with Captain Cary Evans fished the bay…

Gale warnings were up on Friday, but it looks like the wind may begin to drop out a bit over the weekend.  I know of at least one boat that will try to fish Delaware Bay on Saturday. The Delaware Mobile Surf Fishermen Annual Surf Fishing Tournament has been cancelled for 2019.  The decision was…

Gale warnings remain in effect through Friday for the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay.  The wind will subside a bit on Saturday, but not much.  Seas will drop from 11 to seven feet so I don’t think many folks will venture out on open water.  It looks like Monday before we get decent fishing conditions.…

Wednesday saw gale warnings up and they will remain until at least Friday.  Seas will stay above five feet right through the weekend on the ocean and will be at least three feet on Delaware Bay. Once again saltwater fishermen will be hard pressed to find a location to wet a line.  The Indian River…

Tuesday saw small craft advisories up, but not to worry, they are coming down on Wednesday to be replaced by gale warnings that will be up through Friday.  This nasty weather is going to have an impact on the ocean beaches and could cause flooding in low lying parts along the ocean and bay. I…

Monday saw small craft advisories up for the ocean and it looks like they will be up for the rest of the week. I called Tom at Lewes Harbour Marina just in case one of the head boats tried the Delaware Bay, but none did.  No one answered the phone at Lighthouse View Tackle on…