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Sunday saw good weather inshore and fishing was decent. Larry Weldin had two niece flounder off of the Calmmer Wreck out of Indian River Inlet. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said George Packard fishing in the Baltimore Canyon on the Bodacious caught a 28.6-pound dolphin on a pink skirted ballyhoo. At Rick’s Bait and Tackle…

Wrapping up the White Marlin Open, the tie breaker between the Under Dog and the Welder’s Arc was the Under Dog gaffed their fish and the Welder’s Arc did not.  The difference was only $2,454,476.  The Delaware boat Fin Nominal took first place for their 50-pound dolphin caught by Louis Genello and won $19,646.  The…

Friday was the final day of the White Marlin Open and once again I was a guest aboard the Toast with Captain Brian Ciscoski and owner Ron Martin. We were away from the dock at 4:30 AM and in the area of the Washington Canyon by 8:00.  Lines went in at 8:30, but unlike Tuesday…

Thursday saw good weather again and flounder were caught although the new moon current made holding bottom in deep water difficult. Tony at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had a combination trolling and bottom fishing trip.  He caught a lot of blues along with nice-sized Spanish mackerel trolling at Fenwick Shoal and they had…

The Toast will take their two lay days on Wednesday and Thursday so I won’t be out again until Friday.  The current leaders are the same as on Tuesday with the exception of the Tuna category where the Blinky 4 took over first place with a 73.5 pounder. While I was out in the canyons…

Tuesday was a bit better for the crew of the Toast as we released four white marlin.  We had the first one hooked up eight minutes after lines in at 8:30 AM.  Then three more as the day went on until 3:30 PM when lines were out. On Monday there was life everywhere we went,…

Monday proved to be one of the most enjoyable days I have ever spent on the ocean.  I was up at 2:00 AM on the road by 2:30 and at the boat by 3:45.  The boat was the Toast docked at slip 33 in Harbor Island on 14th Street in Ocean City.  The event, the…

Sunday was beautiful!  Calm seas, light winds and the fish were snapping. Jeff Waxman was kind enough to take me to A Buoy on his boat where we put three keeper flounder in the box out of six we caught.  Jeff was high hook with five fish while I caught one, but it was a…

Small craft advisories were up again on Saturday, but Sunday is looking much better with light winds and small seas. For those of you who fish in the Upper Chesapeake Bay, the water there is remains pretty dirty and there is still a lot of debris floating just under the surface.  The tidal rivers and…

More high winds and rough sea on Thursday.  The good news is things look better for the weekend.  Of course, that is subject to change with very little notice. Stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina in the morning and the only boats that went out were the Katydid and the Angler.  The Katydid had a successful…

Wednesday saw small craft advisories flying and they will be up again on Thursday.  I don’t recall a summer with this much bad weather.  Let’s hope it improves for next week’s White Marlin Open. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said no one sailed on Wednesday, but he expects to see good flounder action at the…

Tuesday was not as bad as Monday, but not many boats worked in the ocean. I had an interesting report on SaltFish.  A one private boat fished the Old Grounds over the weekend and had good flounder action.  They started at B Buoy and when they didn’t catch any keepers, they moved to the Old…

Monday proved a disappointment for me.  I had my boat hooked up and ready to go when I checked the weather report.  The forecast had changed from less than 5 northeast with rain by 3:00 PM to 10 to 15 northeast with 100% chance of rain by 9:00 AM.  I went back to bed. Amanda…

Sunday was a pleasant day on the water and boats fishing the ocean had pretty good luck. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Krystal Jackson fished over ocean structure to catch a 4.40-pound flounder on squid.  The Katydid fished ocean structure for a catch of flounder to 4.78 pounds. Ted Garman used peeler and…

Saturday saw pretty good fishing in the ocean and the bay. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina told us the party from the Lisa out of Ocean City brought a catch of bluefin and yellowfin tuna caught on the troll and the chunk at Massey’s Canyon along with some dolphin and triggers taken from under a…

Friday was not a good day for fishing the ocean, but boats working in Delaware Bay did catch some fish.  A word of warning, the Coast Guard has advised boaters in the Upper Chesapeake Bay to be aware of floating debris from the open flood gates at the Conowingo Dam.  Fishing reports from that area…

It was a little rough on Thursday morning, but a few boats sailed and people were fishing from the pier and the inlet. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had a good catch of triggerfish along with some croaker and bluefish from the bay.  One kayaker caught four keeper flounder between 18 and…

Once again we had small craft advisories posted on Wednesday and they were already up for Thursday.  Other than when hurricanes came by, this is the longest stretch of windy weather I can remember during the summer.  Truth is most hurricanes don’t hang around for over a week.  It does look like Friday may be…

Small craft advisories were posted for Tuesday and it looks like they will be up again on Wednesday and Thursday. Here are the rest of the results from the Paradise Bay Inland Bay Flounder Tournament.  In the Women’s Division Aleah Swithenbank came in first with a 3.7-pound flounder to win $500.  Theresa Coats had a…

Monday was windy and it looks like small craft advisories will be up for the rest of the week. The Paradise Grill held their Inland Bays Flounder Tournament over the weekend under some pretty bad weather conditions.  Nevertheless, flounder were caught and money was won. Keven Stevenson came in first with a 4.3-pound flounder worth…

The sun came out on Sunday, but small craft advisories remained in effect and will probably stay up all week.  It just ain’t looking good for fishing in the ocean or bay. One location that could be productive this week is the sidewalk at Indian River Inlet.  I continue to get reports of croaker caught…

Saturday was a beautiful day with bright sunshine, calm winds and mild temperatures somewhere, but not in Delaware. Let’s catch up on a few reports we didn’t have time for on Friday.  From Lewes Harbour Marina the Katydid had a mixed bag of flounder, sea bass and porgies while Brad Young fished the Old Grounds…

Friday began with perfect weather, but by noon the wind had increased from the southeast and Delaware Bay was a tad sporty.  The two old men in the 16-foot boat finally caught a few fish.  We went out to Reef Site 8 where we found kings, croaker and trout. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina reported…

Tuesday saw strong southwest winds and rough seas in the ocean, but boats were able to fish in the Delaware Bay and the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said Herb Dressler caught a 23.5-inch flounder on a minnow while fishing in the bay on the Miss Kirstin.  Rick Mills had 22…