Posts Tagged ‘Fishing Report’
WGMD Fishing Report 12-6-22
WGMD Fishing Report 12-5-22
Monday was a beautiful day for fishing, so I went fishing. As usual, up a 0330 and at the Talbot Street Dock in Ocean City, Maryland by 0530 to board the Angler. Underway at 0600 and first lines in the water at 0800. It was not exactly drop and crank, but then I did not…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 12-4-22
Sunday saw nice weather on land, but a small craft advisory on the ocean kept boats tied to the dock or sitting on their trailers. Monday looks good and I hope to be out on the ocean aboard the Angler out of Ocean City, Maryland. My main target on this trip will be black sea…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 12-3-22
Saturday was about as miserable as you could get unless you enjoy high winds and driving rain. The only good thing was it didn’t snow. Looks like Monday before the boats can run again. I do have a couple of reports from Friday. The Skipjack II with Captain Beau brought in a sea bass limit…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 12-2-22
WGMD Fishing Report 12-1-22
Thursday saw small craft advisories and a cold northwest wind. To the best of my knowledge, no boats left their dock or trailer. There may have been a few hard-core tog fishermen at the Inlet, if so, God bless them. I did get an interesting report from Old Inlet Bait and Tackle. One of their…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report – 11-30-22
Wednesday was a beautiful day with bright sunshine, clear blue skies and a warm, gentle breeze that barely stirred the water, somewhere, but not in Delaware. Here we had a gale warning and a driving rain. I just got finished with a meeting of the Advisory Council on Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 11-29-22
Tuesday was as nice a day as you could hope for at the end of November and fish were caught. There is a gale warning up for Wednesday. Captain Beau on the Skipjack II had 60 sea bass, six porgies and 2 bluefish for his party on Tuesday. Chadwick Spence and his crew caught 42…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 11-28-22
With small craft advisories up on Monday no boats left their docks or trailers. A gale warning is up for Wednesday leaving Tuesday as the only day to fish this week. I hope to drown some green crabs at the Inlet today. I do have a few reports from the holiday weekend. The Sea Jay…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 11-27-22
If anyone went fishing on Sunday, I hope they survived. With gale warnings up and the rain coming down in buckets even the diehard tog fishermen at Indian River Inlet would be crazy to go out. Just a few reminders as we get towards the end of the year. The Delaware Surf Fishing Permits will…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 11-26-22
WGMD Fishing Report 11-25-22
Friday had small craft advisories that will grow into gale warnings for Saturday. I only had one report, and that was from Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em. A private boat brought in one slot rockfish that they caught off of Cape May. They said that was the only fish that they caught that was small…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 11-24-22
The weather on Thursday was good and I am sure people went fishing. My usual contacts were celebrating Thanksgiving as was I so I will have more detailed reports in Saturday’s broadcast. When we lived in Virginia Beach my sons, Ric and Roger and I, would go fishing every Thanksgiving morning on the Beverly B,…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 11-23-22
Wednesday was a beautiful day and fish were caught. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had a slow day on the tog returning with only seven fish. At Hook em’ and Cook ‘em, the reports were much better. Burt said the Captain Bob had an excellent trip catching sea bass, porgies and blues. Private and…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 11-22-22
The weather was very good on Tuesday and both charter boats that ran from Lewes did well. The weather looks good right through Thanksgiving so let’s get out there and catch some fish. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Bill told us the Katydid had 22 tog on Tuesday. The Grizzly ran for sea bass and brought…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 11-21-22
In spite of small craft advisories on Monday, a couple of boats got out and both caught fish. Plus, we have some real good news from Indian River Inlet. At Lewes Harbour Marina they reported the Katydid went out on Monday and came back with a catch of tog. On Saturday, the Grizzly had a…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 11-20-22
WGMD Fishing Report 11-19-22
Saturday saw better weather than the forecast called for. Gale warnings are still up for Sunday. At Lewes Harbour Marina the report was the Katydid fished bay structure and came back with a boat limit of tog. On Friday the Sea Jay II had a good catch of tog. They were out again on Saturday,…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 11-18-22
Friday saw small craft advisories up on the ocean, but at least two boats from Lewes went tog fishing in the Delaware Bay. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Katydid brought in 16 tog and 1 black sea bass on Friday. The Sea Jay II was also out, but had not returned by the time…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 11-17-22
Thursday saw small craft advisories up and no boats fished the ocean or bay. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle told us the same old story. Lots of small tog at the Inlet with the occasional keeper. The same sand fleas and green crab baits that have been effective for the past two months or more…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 11-16-22
Wednesday saw small craft advisories up and no boats fished the ocean or bay. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle told us the same old story. Lots of small tog at the Inlet with the occasional keeper. The same sand fleas and green crab baits that have been effective for the past two months or more…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 11-15-22
Tuesday was more like the November fishing days we are used to. Boats that ran from Lewes and Indian River found tog and sea bass as you would expect at this time of year. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Katydid came in from ocean structure with a catch of sea bass and tog. The…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 11-14-22
WGMD Fishing Report 11-13-22
Sunday saw northwest winds of 25 to 30 knots and dropping air temperatures. No boats went out because of small craft advisories and Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said very few people fished the beach or inlet due to the cold and windy conditions. On Wednesday, November 30, I will attend the Advisory Council on…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 11-12-22
Saturday saw very warm temperatures, but there were small craft advisories on the ocean and bay. No boats left Indian River Marina or out of Lewes. Sunday will continue with small craft advisories and Monday looks pretty nrough as well. Tuesday may be fishable. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Captain Brent Wiest from the Katydid…
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