Posts Tagged ‘Eric Burnley’
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/04/25
User 284190339 · 07-04-25 Fishing Report Thursday was a good start to the holiday weekend unless you happened to be stuck on Route 1 as I was this morning. Back to fishing. Everyone I talk to has the same report, lots of small, take your pick, croaker, trout and especially flounder. That’s the way it’s…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/03/25
User 284190339 · 07-03-25 Fishing Report Wednesday was just a bit damp, but the good news is the marine forecast for the holiday weekend is great. Winds of no more than 5 to 10 knots and seas of no more than 3 feet on the ocean. Delaware Bay is even better. As for Wednesday, both…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/02/25
User 284190339 · 07-02-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw small craft advisories up on the ocean and It kept the boats at the dock in Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em. Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park reported spot and croaker caught on bloodworms and FishBites during periods…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 07/01/25
User 284190339 · 07-01-25 Fishing Report It was a stormy Monday, but fishing was not too bad between the rain drops. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Surface Tension fished ocean structure for a catch of flounder, the head boat Angler fished bay structure and caught croaker and the Chasin’ Tail brought in sea bass…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/30/25
User 284190339 · 06-30-25 Fishing Report Silly me, I thought we were going to have a perfect weekend, but then the heavens opened up on Sunday just as folks were heading back to the dock. According to Lewes Harbour Marina the Surface Tension was able to box their two-fish limit of bluefin tuna on Sunday.…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/29/25
User 284190339 · 06-29-25 Fishing Report I don’t know what to think. Saturday makes two weekends in a row with favorable fishing conditions. Somebody must be doing something right. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Katydid had a boat limit of black sea bass. Private boats worked the Outer Wall and the Hay Stacks with…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/28/25
User 284190339 · 06-28-25 Fishing Report Friday was not a very pleasant day for fishing unless you compare it to the three 100-plus degree days that preceded the mid-70-degree day we had to end the week. The high east winds and accompanying seas that joined the fog made for less than favorable boating conditions, but…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/27/25
User 284190339 · 06-27-25 Fishing Report Thursday was considerably cooler than Wednesday, but the fishing didn’t heat up. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa reported that James Temple caught a Delaware Citation 1.68-pound Crappie out of Noxontown Pond on a minnow. Doug Smith had a Delaware Citation 5.21-pound Snakehead from the waters of Delaware City.…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/26/25
User 284190339 · 06-26-25 Fishing Report Wednesday saw more hot weather and folks who could stand the heat caught some impressive fish. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Katydid brought back 20 flounder from ocean structure. The Surface Tension ran a little further out in the ocean and brought in a good deal more meat.…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/25/25
User 284190339 · 06-25-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw more hot weather and not so hot fishing. We did get a good report from the Captain’s Lady out of Bower’s Beach. They are catching a mixed bag of croakers, kings and trout. Sounds like some good ole summer fun. On Monday Captain Brin had the Fisherman’s…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/24/25
User 284190339 · 06-24-25 Fishing Report Monday was hot and Tuesday will be hotter. Captain Brin from Fisherman’s Wharf gave a summary of the weekend. When conditions provided good drifts flounder and sea bass were caught. Even then shorts outnumbered keepers. A few anglers managed flounder limits. Sunday saw better action than Saturday. Mike Fischer…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/23/25
User 284190339 · 06-23-25 Fishing Report Sunday the good weather returned and it is forecast to stay like this all week. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Katydid brought in 19 flounder and the Jay Sea II had a catch of triggerfish and flounder on Sunday. The head boat Angler had a catch of croaker…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/22/25
User 284190339 · 06-22-25 Fishing Report Saturday was the first time in modern history when the weather was decent on a weekend. Lewes Harbour Marina told us Surface Tension came back from ocean structure with a boat limit of sea bass. No word on how far out he ran to catch that many keepers. He…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/21/25
User 284190339 · 06-21-25 Fishing Report Friday there was a bit of a discrepancy between the marine forecast and the actual conditions on the water. The forecast called for southwest at 5 to 10 knots with seas of 2 to 3 feet. The actual wind speed was southwest at 12 knots with gusts to 20…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/20/25
User 284190339 · 06-20-25 Fishing Report Thursday was hot and windy with small craft advisories up in the ocean. Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic told us that Port Mahon was seeing trout, flounder and sheepshead on peeler crab, minnows, squid and fiddler crabs. The tidal creeks and rivers hold white perch and small stripers…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/19/25
User 284190339 · 06-19-25 Fishing Report Wednesday saw decent weather, but most stations reported slow fishing. On Tuesday Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em told us that Tom Ostrye caught a 6.6-pound flounder on shiners while fishing aboard the Judy V with Captain Roger Meekins. It was netted by mate Hayden Thomas. They also reported that…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/18/25
User 284190339 · 06-18-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw an improvement in the weather and some boats did fish the ocean. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said the Captain Bob had sea bass on her half-day trip while the Judy V was able to put together a catch of flounder and sea bass on her all-day…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/17/25
User 284190339 · 06-17-25 Fishing Report Monday did not see improved weather and both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said no boats sailed for the ocean. Lewes Harbour Marina did report some smaller boats found success with summer flounder out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. No baits were given, but…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/16/25
User 284190339 · 06-16-25 Fishing Report Sunday was not a fun day for fishermen. Both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported that no boats left their docks. Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park said it was a slow day of fishing on the pier. Just a…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/15/25
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Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/14/25
User 284190339 · 06-14-25 Fishing Report Friday the 13th was some good fishing. Mark Webb fished 3Rs Road from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. He caught one spot, two kings and three skates before the flies drove him off. Wayne Hopkins worked the mid-bay reef sites catching 6 to 10-inch croaker two at a time before…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/13/25
User 284190339 · 06-13-25 Fishing Report Fishing was much better on Thursday. Patty at Captain Bones recorded a first for Delaware as Jason Wise caught a 33.98-pound flathead catfish out of Lums Pond. There may be larger flatheads caught in the future, but Jason will always have the first. Steve at Smith Bait told us…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/12/25
User 284190339 · 06-12-25 Fishing Report It seems like we always have some excuse for why the fishing is slow. Either we have small craft advisories, the wind is out of the east or the northwest, or the fog was too thick. Well for Wednesday we have another excuse, a full moon. A full moon…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/11/25
User 284190339 · 06-11-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw a dense fog advisory plus rain and possible thunderstorms. Not a forecast that encourages one to venture to far from shore. Both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said no boats left their docks on Tuesday. Captain Brin at Fisherman’s Wharf reported on her…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/10/25
User 284190339 · 06-10-25 Fishing Report Monday saw more overcast skies and light winds. Lewes Harbour Marina told us no boats left their docks on Monday. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported the Micheal D brought in a 10-pound sheepshead. They also trolled up some blues at Fenwick Shoal. Taylored Tackle recorded two citations for…
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