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Friday got the holiday weekend off to a good start.  The wind was out of the south and the warm weather encouraged folks to wet a line. The only report from Lewes Harbour Marina was the Katydid came in with some sea bass. At the fishing pier on Cape Henlopen State Park the report was…

Thursday was another good weather day and both boat and shore fishermen found some action. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Julie told us that the Katydid came in with 85 sea bass for her party.  Mark Ostroski caught a 4.6-pound flounder out of the Canal on Gulp! and a bucktail.  Also from the Katydid, Brandon Mumford…

Wednesday was a bit breezy, but the sun was out and so were the fishermen. At the fishing Pier on Cape Henlopen State Park they saw some blues and flounder taken.  Cut bait was the ticket for the blues and live minnows or bucktails with Gulp! worked on the flounder. At Hook ‘em and Cook…

Tuesday saw fishable weather and fish were caught from boats and shore. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said they saw flounder and bluefish caught from a boat fishing close to the pier at Cape Henlopen State Park.  The angler had two keeper flounder and some blues in the 20 to 24-inch class.  He also released…

Monday was the best weather day we have had for a long time.  Boats ran out to the ocean from Lewes and Indian River and found sea bass over ocean structure.  The night drum bite in Delaware Bay continues to produce fish to 60 pounds. I gave the beach at Herring Point a try on…

Sunday the sun came out, but the wind kept blowing raising small craft advisories on the ocean. At Lewes Harbour Marina the Miss Kirstin came in with black drum from their Saturday night trip.  The Katydid also had a good catch of black drum. At Lighthouse Tackle on the pier at Cape Henlopen State Park,…

Saturday was almost as nasty as Friday and, to the best of my knowledge, no boats went out on the ocean or bay. At Lewes Harbour Marina Tom said while no one was out during the day on Saturday, a few boats were planning to try the night drum bite in Delaware Bay. At Lighthouse…

Nasty was the only way to describe the weather on Friday.  In spite of the driving rain, temperatures in the 50s and winds to 20 knots, 227 anglers fished in the Joe Morris Memorial Canal Flounder Tournament.  The tournament began with lines in at 7:00 AM and was over at 3:00 PM when all lines…

Thursday was another damp day with winds from the northeast and sloppy seas.  A couple of boats went out and few hardy surf-casters worked the beach and jetty. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said they saw a black drum come in from Delaware Bay, but nothing else on the cleaning table.  Gerald Shea used mullet…

Tuesday was the opening day of Delaware’s black sea bass season.  Unfortunately, several boats cancelled their trips due to the weather forecast and for once the folks at NOAA got it right.  The day started out nice, but the south wind increased to 15 to 20 knots and seas were running four to six feet. …

Monday was a fair fishing day, but only a few folks gave it a try.  Tuesday will see the opening of the black sea bass season and I expect to hear of limit catches all around. I ran into Ron Smith at WAWA this morning and he reported catching a 29-inch rockfish out of Canary…

When I went to bed on Saturday night it was summer.  When I woke up on Sunday morning it was winter.  Not many folks fished during the winter. At Lewes Harbour Marina Tony said he stayed late on Saturday night cleaning black drum.  He also saw more flounder come out of the canal late on…

Saturday saw southeast winds and cool temperatures on the water and that made for an almost perfect fishing day. Black drum were the hot ticket in Delaware Bay and from the surf.  When I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina Tony was cleaning a 25 pounder and that is a chore.  Drum had a tough hide…

Friday was a great day to go fishing and several private as well as charter and head boats went out to the ocean. At Lewes Harbour Marina Tom said the Katydid had a catch of tog for his party.  Unfortunately, Tom had no report of flounder from the Canal. Lighthouse View Tackle on the fishing…

Thursday was warm, sunny and windy at the beach.  The water temperature at the Lightship Buoy was 54.7 and 58.1 degrees in Lewes.  Both dropped a little.  Seas were running three to four feet, but a couple of boats did get out into the ocean.  Its three to four again on Friday. The best news…

Wednesday was another nice day, except at the beach where the wind off the water made for some chilly air temperatures.  The water temperature at the Lightship Buoy is 53.8 and at Lewes it is 59.7 degrees.  When I fished out of Lewes last Thursday the water temperature went from 59 to 61 degrees so…

Tuesday was a nice sunny day if you were about five miles from the ocean.  At Indian River Inlet it was overcast, the wind was off the water at 10 to 15 knots and I had to go back to long pants and socks.  However, the shad were biting and I was able to catch…

Monday was an almost perfect day, except on the ocean where small craft advisories flew and will be up again on Tuesday.  Due to this, no boats sailed from Lewes or Indian River. Black drum continue to be caught from the beach.  One of the nicest catches I have seen came into Fenwick Tackle where…

Sunday was another cool and gray day, but the wind stayed down and fish were caught. In the Upper Bay and Lower Delaware River a few big rockfish have been taken.  George at Eastern Marine checked in a 28 and a 37-inch rock for Jim Shanahan caught on bunker at the yellow Can.  Steve at…

Saturday was a bit gray and cool, but the fishing did improve.  Sunday looks to be equally nice so get out and do some fishing. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Mark Brown caught a 7.66-pound citation tog while fishing aboard the Katydid.  The boat had a good number of tog.  The Grizzly brought in…

Friday was another beautiful day, unless you wanted to fish.  Small craft advisories flew all day, but should get a rest on Saturday. I wish I could tell you where to fish today, but the truth is saltwater fishing is pretty bad.  Flounder are just about nonexistent above Wachapreague, the big blues are not around…

As promised, I went fishing on Thursday.  My friend Larry Weldin and I put my boat (yes it ran) over at the Lewes Boat Ramp and were underway around noon.  Since the weather and the seas were so beautiful we headed towards the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park looking for big blues.  There…

Wednesday was an even better fishing day than Tuesday.  Warm temperatures with little wind and still not many people fishing.  The water temperature at the Lightship Buoy was 51.8 and it was 57.4 degrees in Lewes.  The air temperature at the Lightship Buoy was in the low 50s, so if you plan on going out…

Tuesday was as close to a perfect spring day as we are likely to see.  The water temperature at the Lightship Buoy rose to 51.1 and at Lewes it was 54 degrees.  Light winds made for a great fishing day.  Unfortunately, not many folks were out on the water, but those that went caught fish.…

Monday was once again sunny with high winds that had small craft advisories flying.  Tuesday will be fishable and there should be some tog to be caught from both ocean and bay.  Water temperature at the Lightship Buoy has dropped to 49.1 on the hard west wind, but increased to 54.7 in Lewes. I am…