Posts Tagged ‘Eric Burnley’

Monday lived up to its reputation as blue Monday.  The weather was just nasty with rain, fog, drizzle and lots of northeast wind.  I called Lighthouse View Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park a little after 5:00 PM and they were closed.  Even so, I would bet at least one or…

Sunday was wet, but not as windy as the forecast.  A few boats did go out and some fish were caught from the bay and beach. Brandy Timmons, who does a lot of surf fishing, caught what I believe is the first and only unicorn filefish ever landed in Delaware by a hook and line…

Saturday was pleasant in the morning, but by late afternoon the wind picked up and made for some choppy seas in the ocean.  Delaware Bay was fishable for most of the day and we saw some nice sheepshead brought in to the scales. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Grizzly with Captain Cary Evans…

Friday saw a few boats head out in the ocean.  All reported rough conditions, but they still caught fish. At Lewes Harbour Marina Tom said the Katydid fished ocean structure for a catch of 28 flounder and 45 sea bass. At the fishing pier on Cape Henlopen State Park, Lighthouse View Tackle said spot were…

If you didn’t want to go fishing in the ocean, Thursday was a beautiful day.  A few folks did fish the surf, the inlet and the rock piles in the bay. Tom at Lewes Harbour Marina told us Chris Ragni and Chris Hux fished the Outer Wall and the Ice Breakers using sand fleas for…

Wednesday was sunny, but still a bit too breezy for boats to fish the ocean.  The marine forecast doesn’t look too good out there for the rest of the week or the weekend.  Delaware Bay should be fishable for most of this time and the surf is going to be rough with an onshore wind…

Tuesday should be the final gasp from Hurricane Florence and some of the larger charter boats may be able to sail by Wednesday or Thursday.  It will be very interesting to see what they find. My son Roger gave me a fishing report from North Jersey where the head boat Golden Eagle ran offshore over…

On Monday evening I attended the informational hearing on the Massey’s Ditch dredging project held at the Bethany Beach Library.  Folks from DNREC’s Soil and Water Conservation Department gave a good presentation on exactly what is planned, when and how it will be done. There will be pipes laid from Massey’s Ditch across the marsh…

Sunday saw fair skies, but that relentless east wind just won’t lay down.  I described what a great tournament the Delaware Mobile Surf Fishermen hold every year, but ran out of time to give you more information.  If you would like to fish this tournament go to dmsclub.org and download all tournament information. I spoke…

Saturday was better than the forecast, but the ocean and bay were still pretty rough.  It doesn’t look like the seas will settle down before next Thursday so it’s going to be a long week. I took a trip to Cape Henlopen State Park on Saturday afternoon and found the access road to the Navy…

While the Carolinas took the brunt of Florence on Friday, we escaped with little or no damage.  This storm will be around until the middle of next week so don’t let your guard down quite yet. Lighthouse View Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park said one person was on the pier…

Thursday saw winds and seas increase as the outer bands of Hurricane Florence move towards the Carolina Coast.  As this is written on Thursday afternoon it looks like the storm will miss Delaware, but the effects will be felt over the next two or three days.  In other words, another weekend down the drain. I…

Wednesday was not a bad day, but very little fishing was done. Lighthouse View Tackle on the Fishing Pier at Cape Henlopen State Park reported they saw a lot of short flounder and spot during the day and late in the afternoon the blues moved in range.  These are all small fish, but I understand…

The wind died out on Tuesday, but small craft advisories were up for the ocean so no one even tried to sail in those six-foot seas.  A call to Lewes Harbour Marina revealed that the bay boats were also off the water. It’s official, the 79-pound, six ounce cobia caught by John Burbage is the…

Monday was a little better than Sunday, but not much.  The rain slacked off, but the wind continued to blow leaving boats at the dock or siting on their trailers. The weather was so nasty on Sunday, I didn’t bother to call Dave at Lighthouse View Tackle.  When I talked to him on Monday he…

Sunday was just a nasty day.  Rain and wind plus cool temperatures kept any sensible angler indoors.  And it’s only going to get worst.  On Monday inshore seas will be eight to ten feet.  Tuesday the seas will drop down to five feet then back up to six feet on Wednesday.  Things really get interesting…

Saturday saw lousy weather conditions and it’s only going to get worse and that’s before the hurricane hits later in the week.  Once the weather calms down I think you can count on some major changes in the local fishing.  I suspect we won’t be seeing many dolphin on the inshore grounds as that 80…

Friday saw decent fishing weather, but that’s about to end.  Small craft advisories are up for Saturday with a gale warning for Sunday.  Welcome to the weekend! Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said she opened the store this morning so Tom Serbin and Bill Swords could go deep dropping in the Baltimore Canyon aboard the…

Thursday was the last day of good fishing weather for quite a while.  We have northeast winds building to gale force by Sunday and next week there is a chance we could have a hurricane. When I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina, Tony was finishing up a cleaning job of flounder, dolphin and two ling. …

Wednesday was another beautiful fishing day with flat seas on the bay and ocean.  Right now the weekend forecast is pretty bad so I hope you can get out today or early Friday. Captain John Nedelka on the Karen Sue had a great trip to the area of the Del-Jersey-Land Reef.  He came back with…

Tuesday was hot, humid and very still making the perfect opportunity for Larry Weldin, Mike Pizzolato and I to run Larry’s boat out to the Del-Jersey-Land Reef.  The reef is 26 miles off the Bell at Indian River Inlet and we were there in less than an hour. We all started fishing with squid strips…

Sunday was a tad toasty, but the wind was down allowing boats to fish pretty much where ever they wanted. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Jules Mister had some big triggerfish and Billy Mister caught a couple of black drum at the Outer Wall on sand fleas.  The Katydid had a good catch of…

There were some heavy downpours on Sunday, but those who fished between the raindrops had a pretty good day. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had a mixed bag of flounder and dolphin with Melissa Schwab taking the pool with a 4.9-pound flatfish. The water quality in the Upper Chesapeake Bay is improving…

Saturday saw a steady northeast to east wind kick up the ocean and bay with most boats electing to stay at the dock.  The weather looks good for Sunday and Monday so the holiday weekend should provide good fishing opportunities. When I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina, Tony had his grill going full blast cooking…

The weather on Friday depended on where you were.  As I write this report thunder and lightning are crashing around my house and it is raining.  When I called Burt at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em he said the sun was out down there.  He also told me the head boats had flounder and bluefish. …