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Friday was cool and cloudy in Lewes with a sudden downpour around 2:00 PM.  People still went fishing in the Canal and Broadkill Beach. Bob Zak caught a black drum that broke his 50-pound scale.  Scott and Harry Aiken caught several black drum on sand fleas.  Dan’s Tackle Box reported Aaron Brommer caught two black…

Depending on where you were, Friday was either warm and sunny or cold and foggy.  I was in the cold and fog on Broadkill Beach.  There were more surf fishermen there than I have seen since the days of tiderunner trout.  Black drum were the draw this time and while many had good luck, I…

Mike Pizzolatto and I finally fished the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on Thursday morning under ideal conditions.  We began our drift at the Railroad Bridge in Lewes and continued all the way down to Roosevelt Inlet.  Then we picked up and ran to the Duck Blind on the Broadkill River and drifted back down to…

I had planned to fish the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on Wednesday morning, but when I went out side to hook up my electronics it was freezing cold with a strong wind coming right off the water.  At that point I made an executive decision, called my friend Mike Pizzolato and postponed the trip until…

Tuesday was absolutely beautiful so I decided to do some fishing.  Having reports of shad at Indian River Inlet I drove down in the afternoon to catch the incoming water and I was not disappointed.  There were several anglers on the northside under the bridge when I arrived and most were picking up shad.  I…

Monday did not work out for boaters, but folks fishing from shore did catch a few.  Tuesday is supposed to see 80 degrees with southwest winds, just what old people need to get out of the house. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Steven Warren was fishing from the Lewes Town Dock when he connected…

Sunday was still a bit cool and windy so only a few boats ventured out.  I hope to have their reports on Monday. Dans Tackle Box recorded several nice fish caught from Broadkill Beach.  New York John released a 35-inch black drum caught on a clam and kept a 12 pounder caught on a bloodworm…

Our old friend Gale Warning was back in town on Saturday doing considerable damage to everyone’s fishing plans.  As usual, she arrived with much fanfare on Friday night, however, the twisters that had us all on edge did not materialize. Fortunately, I have some reports from earlier in the week. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina…

Wednesday saw another warm day with a bit more wind that kept boats from fishing the ocean. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that on Tuesday the Katydid came in with 30 tog including 14.3 and 10.25 pounders for Dan McGeady, Captain Brent had a 12.03 pounder and Lou Pinnella captured an 11.35-pound tog.  Jennifer and Jamie…

Sunday had some interesting weather along the coast.  The skies were overcast due to a low pressure area off the cost that also had seas in the ocean running three to five feet bringing out small craft advisories.  Most of the day saw light winds on land with cooler temperatures until late afternoon. Amanda at…

Sunday was a vast improvement over Saturday and I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday, be it Easter or Passover, with family and friends. In spite of the nasty weather on Saturday or perhaps because of it, big bluefish were caught from the beach at Cape Henlopen State Park.  Details were a bit sketchy, but I…

Saturday was Opening Day for Trophy Rockfish on the Main Stem of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.  If Opening Day went as bad as the days leading up to it the results were not very good.  Chris Dollar of CD Kayaks on Kent Island fished all day Thursday with a friend.  They trolled from Rock…

Friday was warm and windy and while no boats left the dock, folks fishing from shore did have a bit of luck. Clark at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said two ten-pound blues were caught Friday morning out of Indian River Inlet.  Lenny Rudow reported that Big Bird Cropper caught a big bluefish out of…

Thursday was warm and windy with small craft advisories up and it looks like they are going to be up until Monday.  Not looking good for Easter Weekend. As promised, I went up on Broadkill Beach and shut down the black drum bite.  I arrived as the tide was coming in, fished through the high…

The marine forecast on Wednesday called for northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts to 20, but no small craft advisories.  Seas were predicted at two to three feet.  I did not get to the ocean, but in my experience when we have a northeast blow of that magnitude the seas are more than two…

Tuesday saw Gale leave town, but her sister small craft advisory stuck around just to be sure no one would be able to fish the open water of the bay or ocean. I want to remind you of two very important fishing tournaments.  The first is the Joe Morris Memorial Canal Flounder Tournament held on…

Gale stopped by on Monday and pretty much put a stop to everyone’s fishing plans.  Tuesday doesn’t look much better, but the middle of the week shows promise. On Sunday the Lewestown Lady out of Fisherman’s Wharf ran for tog and ended the day with a slow pick.  The Porgy IV out of Cape May…

Sunday was warm, but windy with small craft advisories up for bay and ocean.  Gale warnings are already up for Monday with strong thunderstorms promised for Sunday night.  Ahh Spring! George at Eastern Marine told us keeper rockfish are being caught out of the upper Delaware Bay.  Gil Brewer had a 28 and a 31-inch…

Saturday was dark and gloomy with small craft advisories up so no boats ventured out to the ocean or bay. Clark at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle had some good news as the tog bite turned on at the Inlet.  Anglers caught shorts and keepers on green crabs and shrimp from the rocks and sidewalk. …

Friday it was back to summer, but the wind had small craft advisories up and they will continue into Saturday. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina told us Dustin Schell fished the Broadkill River with bloodworms on Thursday for a good catch of white perch including a citation weighing 1.11 pounds.  Lenny Rudlow’s Fish Talk Report…

Thursday was cool and breezy and while no advisories were posted no boats went out into the ocean or bay. Captain Brent Weist on the Katydid managed to pull in a citation tog on Wednesday.  The big fish tipped the scales at 9.34 pounds. Clark at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle told us small rockfish…

Wednesday was another good fishing day, but we are not getting many good reports. According to Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina the Katydid was out on Tuesday.  They had lots of short tog with only a few keepers.  The Fish Bound out of Ocean City did have 19 keeper tog and released 23 including some…

Tuesday was a bit cooler than Monday, but otherwise a fair day to go fishing.  Wednesday and Thursday also look good right now. We saw a photo of eight-year-old Gavin Lester with a very large red drum that he caught from the surf on Hatteras Island.  It looked like the fish was bigger than Gavin.…