Posts Tagged ‘Eric Burnley’

Sunday saw small craft advisories up that will continue into Monday. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid was the only boat out and they came back with 45 sea bass two tog and a porgy. At Old Inlet Bait and Tackle the report has not changed.  Tiny tog at the inlet with one…

Saturday was about as nasty as it gets.  Rain, wind, fog and just generally bad conditions.  The marine forecast for Sunday continues the small craft advisories. According to Captain John Nedelka on the Karen Sue, the water temperature on the bottom at Site 10 on Friday was 60 degrees.  The surface temperature was 62 degrees. …

As predicted, a few boats did fish on Friday morning, but they didn’t miss all the rough weather.  Captain John Nedelka on the Karen Sue fished Site 10 catching short tog and a big sheepshead and a triggerfish.  He said the short run from the Indian River Inlet was sporty. Lauren at Hook ‘em and…

To the best of my knowledge, no boats fished the ocean or bay on Thursday.  I think a few charter and head boats will be out on Friday morning and get back in before the storm arrives.  Gale warnings are already up offshore and storm warnings will be posted on Friday afternoon for the bay…

Wednesday saw small craft advisories up for the bay and ocean so the only reports we received were from land-based anglers.  The weather won’t change until Friday. Clark at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said the beach and the inlet are still producing blues to 16 inches.  Cut mullet from the beach and small metal…

Tuesday saw a new leader in the Lewes Harbour Marina Tog Tournament.  Chris Ragni, Jr. broke the five-pound mark with a 5.37-pound tog to take first place.  He fished on his boat, Full Send.  The Pirate King tried the tog fishing finding lots of shorts, but only one keeper. Clark at Old Inlet Bait and…

Monday was a pretty fall day and the few boats that went fishing did well with sea bass. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Captain Keith Beebe had Gary Kimber, Mike McCann and Jeff Bostwick out to Site 11 on the Surface Tension for a good catch of sea bass, plus a false albacore and…

With gale warnings up on the ocean and bay I think it’s safe to say no boats left the dock or launch ramp.  I am sure there were folks fishing the inlet with sand fleas and green crab, but if recent reports are still holding up, they are not getting many tog for the cooler.…

Saturday saw most boats on the trailer or tied to the dock as the wind blew pretty hard. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em did say the Captain Ike tried for sea bass, but seas to eight feet and building encouraged them to call it a day with only a few sea bass and blues in…

Friday was fishable, but not many boats went out due to a lack of customers.  A gale warning has been posted for Saturday and Sunday. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Tranquila with Captain Charlie Helmer brought in a limit of dolphin last Sunday.  The only other report he had was from the Katydid. …

Thursday saw more wind and more small craft advisories on the bay and ocean.  It looks like Friday will be the only fishable day of the weekend. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said no boats went out and no fish hit the cleaning table.  He did say several boats were planning to sail on Friday.…

Tuesday saw rough seas on the bay and ocean and it’s only going to get worst.  Gale warnings are already up for Wednesday and Thursday and then again on Saturday. Both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported all quiet on the docks as no one tried to go fishing. At Old…

On Monday there were small craft advisories flying during the day with gale warnings posted in the evening. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina told us that Steve Warren caught a limit of flounder to 19.75 inches plus a nice-sized speckled trout out of Roosevelt Inlet on fresh mullet.  On Sunday Liam Emmert fished with his…

Sunday saw fishing snap back pretty well after the big blow and heavy rain. We learned from Bill at Lewes Harbour Marina that on Saturday Bob and Dave Klinger and Chris Kerstetter ran to Site 11 and came back with 45 sea bass and two flounder.  On Sunday the Katydid had a mixed bag of…

If anyone went fishing on Friday they kept it a secret.  I don’t think anyone will be going out on Saturday either. So what can we expect after our old friend Michael and the big cold front are through with us?  My guess, and it is only a guess, is the water temperature in the…

Fishing came almost to a standstill on Thursday as weather reports promised big seas and high winds on the bay and ocean.  Conditions will only get worst on Friday and Saturday before calming down a little bit on Sunday.  Most boats will stay on their trailers or tied to the dock over the weekend. When…

Wednesday came through as advertised.  Decent in the morning then a hard southeast blow in the afternoon. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Joe Walker and his crew of Tony Vansant, John Peel, and Charles Stumph headed to the Hot Dog in the early morning and chunked up big bluefin tuna.  Tony had the largest…

Tuesday was another fine weather day, but the rest of the week is not looking good.  It starts to go downhill on Wednesday afternoon. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Jay Lightner caught a citation worthy 13.64-pound sheepshead on a green crab.  On Monday Jeff Eshour had another citation sheepshead weighing 8.6 pounds caught on…

Monday saw fair weather conditions and I think Tuesday will be fishable as well.  The winners of the Delaware Mobile Surf Fishing Tournament are:  First place Mike Walker with 103 points, second was Sean Hull with 73 points and third was Bob Zak with 73 points.  Tie broken by the longest fish.  First place in…

Sunday was a decent fishing day with good action in the bay and ocean. The Saturday results of the DMS Surf Tournament had Mike Walker in first place with 103 points and Allison Stuart holding down first in the Women’s Division with 44 points. In the Upper Bay, Patty at Captain Bones reported that Jeff…

Saturday started out with wind and drizzle, but while small craft advisories were up in the ocean, Delaware Bay was fishable. Bill at Lewes Harbour Marina said they have a new leader in the Tog Tournament.  Fred Robinson took over the top spot with a 4.87-pound beauty.  The Katydid fished bay structure for a mixed…

Friday delivered as advertised with strong northeast winds, big seas, fog and drizzle.  Saturday may be fishable in the Bay, but small craft advisories are up for the ocean.  The Navy Crossing at Cape Henlopen State Park is closed due to overwash.  The DMS Surf Tournament will be impacted by the rough seas and beach…

Thursday saw fishable weather, but Friday will not.  Small craft advisories are up already with northeast winds at 15 to 20 with gusts to 25 knots. We had a real good report from Old Inlet Bait and Tackle as there are more mullet at the inlet after they went missing on the northwest wind.  Small…

On Wednesday I fished in Delaware Bay on Larry Weldin’s 22- Sportcraft along with Doug Elliott.  We left the dock between 9:30 and 10:00 AM in order to catch the last of the outgoing current into the flood. At Reef Site 8 the current was so strong that we could not hold bottom and Larry…