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The sun was back out on Tuesday, but if anyone went fishing they kept it a secret.  Actually, there were a few hardy souls fishing the rocks at the inlet, but they didn’t have much luck. Yesterday we told you about the increase in the fee for the surf fishing permit issued by the Division…

The sun came out on Monday, but most fishermen stayed inside.  There were a few folks that fished the Indian River Inlet, but their efforts only yielded one or two short tog. The head boat Angler out of Ocean City will be running a deep drop sea bass trip on Wednesday.  They plan to depart…

Sunday saw no improvement in the weather over Saturday and Monday doesn’t look much better.  Right now it appears that Wednesday and Thursday may be fishable. The Fish Bound out of Ocean City keeps on bringing in boat limits of tog and releasing big females up to 16 pounds.  The Morning Star, a head boat…

Saturday was downright nasty with rain and wind although the temperature was mild for December.  If anyone went fishing, they love a fish much more than I. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Striper Tournament now has a second place fish with Jimmy Young’s eight pounder on the board.  He caught his fish up…

Friday was not too bad weather-wise and several boats sailed for rockfish and tog.  It is becoming increasingly difficult to get reports on the day the fishing takes place because the shops tend to close before the boats return.  This is why we have reports from Thursday that we put in Friday’s report. Speaking of…

Thursday was a good weather day and several boats went out in the ocean for tog.  Unfortunately, we only have a report from one.  Hopefully, we will have the others in Friday’s report. Amanda said the Katydid had a good catch of tog including three citations weighing 12.65, 9.21 and 8.37 pounds. Earlier in the…

Wednesday was another cold one, but beginning on Thursday we will be on a warming trend. With the holiday season upon us there is the problem of finding the perfect gift for the fishermen on your list.  May I suggest starting the search at your local tackle shop where the folks who wait on you…

To the best of my knowledge, no one was out on Tuesday and it looks like Thursday will be the first decent day this week. In Ocean City, the Angler is planning to run for tog and porgies on Thursday.  I have fished on this boat several times and the captain and mates do a…

Monday was cold and windy and to the best of my knowledge no one went fishing.  Tuesday doesn’t look any better and Wednesday is questionable.  Thursday calls for 5 to 10 knots and seas two feet or less. I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina this morning and Tommy told me he spent five hours on…

Sunday was cold and miserable, but a few boats decided to try some tog and rockfish.  There results hardly made the effort worthwhile. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said at least two boats tried to run up the New Jersey Coast looking for rockfish.  One came back early due to rough seas and the other…

Saturday saw very good but cold weather and several boats tried the ocean for tog and rockfish.  Both endeavors were successful. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Damian Fuscellaro fished off the coast of New Jersey for his 30-inch rockfish caught on a MOJO.  The Katydid went tog fishing and returned with a quality catch. …

Checking with my usual sources on Friday revealed that no one was fishing in spite of decent weather for December.  Saturday should be even better and it looks like several charter and private boats will be out looking for tog and rockfish. The water temperature in the bay and ocean has dropped into the upper…

Thursday saw cold and windy conditions and, to the best of my knowledge, no one went fishing.  I don’t want to encourage false hopes, but Friday, Saturday and Sunday look fishable on the bay and ocean including the surf.  Will there be any fish to catch?  We will have to go out there to answer…

Wednesday saw below normal temperatures and a brisk north wind, but several folks braved the conditions and brought home some fish. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Grizzly, with Captain Cary Evans, came back with a boat limit of tog to 10 pounds.  The Katydid also caught some tog, but said the sea conditions…

It was a tad cold and breezy on Tuesday and with the nearest rockfish well up the New Jersey coast Delaware anglers decided not to make the trip.  The weather on Wednesday looks better so perhaps we will have something to report by then. The estimated 75-pound rockfish caught out of Cape Charles, Virginia on…

Monday saw fishable weather, but only a few folks took advantage of the good conditions.  This is not unusual for December when everyone is busy with the holiday season. Tommy, at Lewes Harbour Marina, said the only boat out was the Surface Tension with Captain Keith Beebe and he came back with one 30-inch rockfish…

The weather was warmer on Sunday, but to the best of my knowledge, no boats went out, or if they did, they didn’t report catching anything. On Saturday we reported Joe Huk catching a 38-pound rockfish on a jig off of Wildwood, New Jersey.  His son Chris was also on the boat and caught a…

The weather was about as good as it gets for the first day of December on Saturday and a lot of boats and a fair number of surf fishermen were on the water.  Unfortunately, most of these anglers failed to score, but a few were in the right place at the right time with the…

Friday saw lighter winds, but the water was still dirty after being stirred up from all the gale-force winds.  Several boats did manage to get out with mixed results. We had several unconfirmed reports of rockfish caught at the Eights and off of Wildwood, New Jersey.  No one I spoke with had seen the fish…

Thursday was yet another windy day and to the best of my knowledge no boats left their slips or trailers.  I did find out that a few boats do plan to sail on Friday, but I fear dirty water on the inshore grounds and along the beach could hamper fishing.  Locations such as the Del-Jersey-Land…

Wednesday saw another windy day and fishing was difficult if not impossible.  While I am sure a few diehards soaked baits in the surf and at Indian River Inlet I don’t think the reward was worth the effort.  Conditions are supposed to improve on Thursday and while I don’t think boat fishing will be very…

Tuesday was a blowout and gale warnings are up for Wednesday.  It looks like the winds will begin to back off on Thursday leaving decent fishing conditions for Friday and Saturday.  My guess would be the Del-Jersey-Land Reef for sea bass and blues on Friday then some of the inshore structure for tog on Saturday. …

With gale warnings up for Monday and continuing into Tuesday I don’t think anyone will be fishing the ocean or bay anytime soon.  Considering it takes a couple of tide cycles for the water to settle down, that would put the first chance of catching sea bass or tog sometime on Thursday and that’s if…

Sunday saw marginal fishing conditions and not many boats took the chance.  A gale warning is up for Monday so I doubt anyone will be fishing today. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said he had one boat out fishing the Outer Wall for tog and when he spoke with the captain via VHF radio they…