Posts Tagged ‘Eric Burnley’

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…

Sunday was the perfect end to a beautiful weekend. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em was able to give us a bit more information on the nine-pound flounder caught on Saturday.  The angler was John Angles and he caught the big fish seven miles off of Indian River Inlet.  Diana also said they had a 90-pound…

Saturday was beautiful with the wind still northwest, but not as strong as on Friday. Dave at Lighthouse View Tackle on the fishing Pier at Cape Henlopen State Park told us anglers were catching spot two at a time during high tide, but the bite had slowed as the tide dropped out.  Bloodworms or FishBite…

Friday saw a hard northwest blow with small craft advisories up on the bay and ocean.  They are calling for 10 to 15 with gusts to 20 northwest on Saturday so the bay will be a bit choppy.. At Old Inlet Bait and Tackle they said the croaker bite was strong in the morning along…

Thursday saw a hot day with a hard southwest wind, but fish were caught.  Friday will usher in cooler weather and a small craft advisory for the bay and ocean with wind out of the northwest to 30 knots.  Believe me, you do not want to be on Delaware Bay when the wind tops 30…

Wednesday saw partly cloudy weather with a nice south to southeast wind so I went surf fishing on Three Rs Road.  I arrived around 8: 30 AM to a flood tide and tried to fish with two rods.  The critters were stripping my bloodworms so fast I had to go with one rod that I…

Tuesday was another beautiful day with light winds and plenty of sunshine. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina told us about Bob Murphy who had a 6.69-pound flounder from the Thelma Dale IV on Sunday.  Also on Father’s Day, Rickey and Toddy Mills caught five flounder to 5.56 pounds out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal…

Monday was a beautiful summer day and people who fished from the pier at Cape Henlopen State Park caught spot, croaker and kings as did those who fished the surf.  Old Inlet told us croaker showed up at the Inlet on bloodworms. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em filled up my in box on Monday morning…

Sunday saw small craft advisories on the ocean and we didn’t get many reports. The early week looks like light southwest winds and incoming water in the morning.  This could provide decent fishing conditions for a change.  Then there are the thunderstorms.  Also be sure to have plenty of DEET bug spray as those flies…