Posts Tagged ‘Eric Burnley’

Tuesday had nice warm sunshine, but man when that wind hit, you tell where your skivvies stopped. We did get one report from Monday.  Ice House Bait and Tackle said Alex and Jack fished Oyster Rocks with cut bunker and caught catfish.  Other anglers worked Pole Bridge and Petersfield Ditch with bloodworms catching white perch. …

Monday was a very nice day for early March, but I could not find anyone who had been fishing.  I did, however, accomplish a personal goal.  My 1996 40hp two-stroke Mercury outboard started with very little trouble.  I had decided to get an early start in case it had to go to the outboard doctor,…

Sunday was wet and warmer and, as I hoped, I did receive some reports from Saturday. I spoke with Clark from Old Inlet Bait and Tackle and he said the only reports he has had all winter are scattered white and yellow perch out of the tidal creeks and rivers.  As if to verify this…

The weather on Saturday was as good as you could hope for in early March, but I could not find a single fishing report on line.  Perhaps there will be some on Sunday. It is not too soon to start getting your boat ready for the fishing season.  Mine has been sitting since early fall…

Friday’s weather was still a long way from Spring, but it was warmer than Thursday and the wind did lay down.  I am certain some folks tried tog fishing, but I had no reports by the time I wrote this, however I hope to have something by Saturday.  The marine weather looks good for Saturday…

Thursday was still cold and windy and I didn’t receive any fishing reports. The marine weather looks good for Friday and Saturday and I suspect there will be boats running for tog both days.  Speaking of Saturday, if you have any interest in fly fishing, the Delaware Saltwater Fly Fishing Club meets every Saturday morning…

Wednesday was very cold and windy with small craft advisories up for the bay and ocean.  However, two young men who have a burning desire to catch fish did just that.  They hit a few local ponds and managed to land a few bass.  They were fishing from shore and I suspect kept going back…

Tuesday saw winter make its last grasp and the Wednesday weather report will not be much better.  I don’t think anyone went fishing in the 30-degree weather and I don’t expect much to happen on Wednesday as the winds increase to gale force.  The good news is temperatures will begin to moderate over the weekend…

With small craft advisories up for Monday, I don’t think anyone went fishing on the ocean.  I was pretty cold and windy on land so I didn’t get any reports for the local ponds, tidal creeks or rivers. I did get two reports from Sunday.  Chris Huk and Mike Lewes went tog fishing, catching a…

Sunday saw some fair weather in the morning with heavy rain later in the day and snow in the northern portion of our coverage area.  My efforts to find any reports of fishing on Sunday were met with unanswered phone calls and zero reports on the internet. I did see reports from Saturday of freshwater…

Saturday was the opening day of Delaware trout season and I planned to fish Tidbury Pond in Dover.  My alarm went off at 5:00 AM, I stumbled into the bathroom, looked out the window and saw that it was dark, cold and raining.  Decided I really didn’t love a trout that much, reset the alarm…

If there was ever a day not to go fishing, Friday was it.  Rain, sleet and snow with temperatures in the upper 30s just don’t lend themselves to spending time outdoors.  The only exception would be snow goose hunting, but they seem to land only where they know no one is waiting with a shotgun.…

Saturday will be the opening day for Delaware’s freshwater trout season.  Two ponds have been stocked with trout.  Newton Pond near Greenwood in Sussex County and Tidbury Pond near Dover in Kent County.  Competition for a fishing spot is pretty intense at both locations on opening day, so an early arrival before the 7:00 AM…

Monday started off fairly decent, but then the weather went south with rain and wind, still a few boats ran for tog and sea bass. Captain Cary Evans on the Grizzly only had six tog for the day, but what they lacked in numbers they more than made up for in size.  Five of the…

The weather on Sunday was fishable and a few boats tried out the tog action. Lauren at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said the head boat Judy V had six keepers and Captain John Nedelka on the Karen Sure came back with five tog over the 16-inch minimum size.  The store on the state park…

Saturday saw small craft advisories on the bay and ocean so I don’t think many folks went fishing. I did get a report from the Morning Star out of Ocean City with Captain Monty Hawkins who said they had some tog, but no limits. The marine forecast looks good for Sunday and Monday so we…

While Thursday was a beautiful day, Friday was about as ugly as it gets.  Gale warnings and heavy rain kept everyone off the water and while the air was warm, it didn’t help. Lewes Harbour Marina will be open on an as needed basis during the winter.  Tommy will be there most days and if…

Thursday was a beautiful day to go fishing, so I did. I was invited by Scott Newell to go out tog fishing on the Karen Sue with Captain John Nedelka and mate Glen Myers.  This was not your usual tog trip.  This was part of a research project being conducted in New Jersey, Delaware and…

Wednesday saw beautiful weather, but both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em did not answer the phone when I called. I called Captain John Nedelka on the Karen Sue and he said he had four anglers out on Wednesday and they caught several short tog plus four keepers. The Fish Bound with…

Tuesday, Christmas Day, saw all the tackle shops closed and I spent the day at home with my family so if anyone was fishing I wouldn’t know. The last week of the year could see some decent action on tog and sea bass.  The sea bass are a long way off shore, but boats from…

Monday, Christmas Eve, saw the tackle shops and marinas closing early, if they opened at all.  To the best of my knowledge nothing will be open on Tuesday, Christmas Day. Tommy, at Lewes Harbour Marina, said the Grizzly with Captain Cary Evans, had 11 tog on Sunday. Lauren at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said…

Sunday was a bit cold and windy and, to the best of my knowledge, no one was fishing.  With Christmas Eve and Christmas Day on the horizon, I don’t think too many people will be on the water anytime soon. A lot has been written and said about global warming and if you do any…

Saturday saw cold and windy weather and, so far as I could tell, no one went fishing. If you are still looking for that last minute gift, better hurry because most tackle shops will be closing early, if they will even be open, on Christmas Eve. Some will stay closed during the week between Christmas…

The weather on Friday was not as bad as the forecast, but still had small craft advisories flying all day.  My guess is there will be little if any fishing from now until the end of the year as the weather and the holidays will work together to keep folks off the water. We did…