Posts Tagged ‘Eric Burnley’

I finally got to go fishing on Thursday.  I was up at 0500 and at Indian River Inlet by 0545.  The tide was just starting in, but the current was still running out.  I set up just west of the bridge on the northside and as soon as the current began to run in, I…

Thursday was another hot one and there is no relief in sight until next week.  So long as we continue to get winds from the southwest the heat is not the only thing we will have to contend with.  Bugs have had a very good reproductive spring with more than enough standing water to breed…

Wednesday was hot and it looks like that will be the story for the next few days. Had an interesting report from the National Marine Fisheries Service.  A tag planted in a striped bass back in October 13 of 1994 was recovered this July 3rd.  When the fish was tagged it was classified as being…

Monday was a perfect day to go fishing and that is exactly what I planned to do.  I backed my truck out of the garage, put my surf rods in the rod rack and when I tried to release the parking brake, the cable snapped.  The truck is now sitting at the mechanics waiting for…

Sunday saw nice fishing weather that is supposed to continue for the first part of the week. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Josh Evans and Jack Donahue caught 21 and 22-inch flounder out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on bucktails.  The Reel Chaotic fished B Buoy with squid and minnows catching six flounder…

Saturday was another nice summer day and we saw some good fishing reports. The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal is giving up keeper flounder.  There were several photos of folks with flounder from the canal on the Lewes Harbour Marina Facebook page.  We also had a report from Teresa Spence who, along with two friends, caught…

Friday was pretty nice and the fishing was pretty good. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em told us the Captain Ike came in with a 70-pound bluefin, several big blues and some king mackerel from the inshore lumps.  If you plan to target bluefins this weekend, check the latest regulations from NOAA.  They have recently changed. …

Hot and muggy was the best description of Thursday’s weather and Friday looks a little iffy in the morning.  The rest of the weekend looks great so you should be able to get out and do some serious fishing. I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina late on Thursday afternoon and saw the remains of some…

Wednesday was another beautiful fishing day and Harry Yingling and I headed out once again, but this time, due to the outgoing water, we tried fishing in the ocean.  I have had some success catching flounder by drifting right behind the surf line so that’s what we tried.  The beach at Cape Henlopen Point is…

Tuesday’s weather was just about perfect for fishing and for once my friend Harry Yingling and I were able to take advantage of it.  We started at Reef Site 6 in the Delaware Bay around 8:00 AM on the last of the falling tide.  The water was pretty dirty and the bite was pretty slow. …

Monday was much cooler with plenty of wind and rain.  Small craft advisories were posted for the bay and ocean so no boats that I could find ventured away from the dock.  This change in the weather could result in a change in the fishing, but we will have to wait until Tuesday and Wednesday…

Sunday saw the holiday weekend end with a little less heat, but continued good fishing. From Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina we learned that young Gus and Gibb Morris caught triggerfish and trout while fishing bay structure on the Katydid. Michael Stutter had a 51-pound yellowfin and a 17.9-pound dolphin while Chris Durham had a…

Saturday was hot and fishing was still pretty good.  Not much change, but the wind is going to move to the north-northeast on Sunday and Monday and that should stir things up. I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina on Saturday afternoon and spoke with Captain Vince Kagey off the Miss Kirstin.  He told me he…

Friday saw hot and cloudy weather with showers in the afternoon. The DNREC Police will be out in force for the rest of the weekend as they continue Operation Dry Water.  This is a push to get boat operators who may be under the influence of booze or drugs off the water.  These people are…

Thursday was another hot one with a slight shift in the wind to the east.  Fishing continued without much change. Bluefin tuna are available at the inshore lumps such as Massey’s Canyon, the Hot Dog and the 19-Fathom Lump.  This is a reasonable run for trailer boats and with the nice weather we are having,…

Wednesday was another hot one with light southwest winds.  Not much change in the fishing and with the 4th of July holiday there are a lot of folks enjoying our favorite sport. The fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park continues to see good fishing for spot with bloodworms the best bait followed by FishBite…

Tuesday has set the tone for the rest of the holiday week.  Hot with a south to southwest wind.  I don’t expect much change in the fishing and that’s not a bad thing. The DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation has closed the issuing of surf fishing vehicle permits after reaching the 17,000 limit.  If…

Monday was hot and sunny with a bit of a north blow. I fished the southside of Indian River Inlet with sand fleas from 6:30 till 10:00 AM trying to catch a sheepshead.  I would have had better luck trying to hunt unicorns.  Lots of birds that I think were on hickory shad, but nothing…

Sunday was hot, but the wind shifted to the north so the temperature dropped a bit.  The rest of the holiday week looks great so get out and do some fishing. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Jack Henriksen fished with Ricky Mills at the Outer Wall where Jack caught a five-pound flounder on Gulp!…

Saturday was another summer day with hot temperatures and good fishing. We received word that Lewes Ice House will be moving their store within the next 60 days.  As soon as we know the new location we will pass the information on to you. There is a considerable amount of menhaden close to shore all…

Friday was another great summer day.  The fishing remained pretty much the same, but we do have a warning for all you surf fishermen out there. I know some of you like to target big toothy sharks, but Jay Katz from Seaford found out the hard way that is not a good idea.  Park Rangers…

Thursday saw more good weather and more good fishing. We got late word on Wednesday from Diana at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em that they checked in a pending new state record false albacore or little tunny.  The big fish was caught by Jonathon Buchannan from Ocean View while fishing in Massey’s Canyon aboard the…

Wednesday was yet another great fishing day.  Not only that, but it looks like we are going to have a good weather weekend. The flounder fishing in the ocean has been a bit difficult.  Not that flounder haven’t been caught, it’s just catching them has been hard work.  The wind and the current haven’t been…

Tuesday, June 25th, was my 77th birthday.  What should I do to celebrate?  Take in an opera?  How about a visit to an art museum?  Who am I kidding!  I went fishing. I started at the southside of Indian River Inlet where I had heard of some croaker being caught.  I was there for a…

Monday was a beautiful summer day so my wife Barbara and I went fishing.  We launched our boat at the Lewes ramp around 10:00 AM to catch the incoming current and fished several locations from the Ferry Wall to the Inner Wall to the area between the two fishing piers.  We had no luck until…