Posts Tagged ‘Fishing Report’
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/06/25
User 284190339 · 11-06-25 Fishing Report Wednesday saw small craft advisories became gale warnings as winds increased to 30 knots and gusts ran up to 40 knots. The gale warning will be up into Thursday morning. In fact, the long-range marine forecast does not look good well into next week. The only report of fish…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/05/25
User 284190339 · 11-05-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw small craft advisories that will change to gale warnings on Wednesday afternoon. In spite of rough conditions a few boats tried to fish, but soon returned to their docks. Lewes Harbour Marina said no boats left Lewes, but Hook em and Cook ‘em told us a couple…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/04/25
User 284190339 · 11-04-25 Fishing Report Monday was pretty calm at my house and I am fairly close to the bay and ocean. However, the ocean was rough enough to keep most boats at the dock. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Katydid did try to run for tog, but after catching a few it…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/03/25
User 284190339 · 11-03-25 Fishing Report Sunday, we got what we all were praying for, fishable conditions! The remainder of the week is questionable at best. The boats from Lewes Harbour Marina took advantage of the good weather and caught lots of fish. The Katydid brought in 16 tog. I guess the party had all…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/02/25
User 284190339 · 11-02-25 Fishing Report Lewes Harbour Marina reported that no boats left their docks or trailers on Saturday. Hook ‘em and Cook ’em said a few boats fished Indian River Inlet for tog. The wind made fishing difficult, but the anglers did manage to bring in a few keepers on sand fleas and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/01/25
User 284190339 · 11-01-25 Fishing Report Friday saw a gale warning as promised. Saturday will be almost as bad, but Sunday looks good. I’m sure the preacher or priest will forgive you if you miss church on Sunday because it will be the only day all week that the weather will allow you to go…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/31/25
User 284190339 · 10-31-25 Fishing Report Thursday began with rain and wind about as hard as I have ever seen. Friday will have a gale warning and Saturday will be a small craft warning day. Sunday may be fishable. Steve at Smith Bait said tog are being caught at the reef sites out of Bowers…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/30/25
User 284190339 · 10-30-25 Fishing Report Wednesday I was back at the Hyett Place in Dewey Beach at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Annual Meeting and this day the subject was striped bass. The meeting got underway around 9:30 and instead of a room full of men from Omega Protein, the room was full…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/29/25
User 284190339 · 10-29-25 Fishing Report Tuesday, I spent all day at the Hyatt Place in Dewey Beach attending the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Annual Meeting. The ASMFC regulates fishing in state waters out to three miles from Maine to Florida. Tuesday’s subject was menhaden. Ground zero for menhaden fishing is the Omega Protein…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/28/25
User 284190339 · 10-28-25 Fishing Report Monday was the beginning of a week with weather that makes Halloween look like Christmas. Tuesday we will have a gale warning and seas will run to 9 feet during the rest of the week. No boats ran from Lewes or Indian River Inlet on Monday and I don’t…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/27/25
User 284190339 · 10-27-25 Fishing Report Sunday my son Ric and I went fishing on the Angler out of Ocean City, Maryland. I have not been fishing since last December and just getting out on the water was a thrill, being with Ric made it even better and catching some quality sea bass, a triggerfish,…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/26/25
User 284190339 · 10-26-25 Fishing Report Saturday was a beautiful fall day with hardly a breeze to stir the water. Sunday is forecast to be the same, but Monday, fuhgeddaboudit. Lewes Harbour Marina said one private boat came in with triggerfish and tog from ocean structure. The Chasin’ Tail had a catch of sea bass…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/25/25
User 284190339 · 10-25-25 Fishing Report Friday saw decent sea conditions and excellent fishing in the ocean. Lewes Harbour Marina said only one boat went out on Friday and the Sea Jay II brought in a mixed bag of sea bass, tog and triggerfish. No one answered the phone at Breakwater Tackle on the fishing…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/24/25
User 284190339 · 10-24-25 Fishing Report Thursday saw decent sea conditions but according to both of my reporting stations only one boat ran out into the ocean. The weekend is looking very good with light winds and moderate seas. I would expect good catches of sea bass with a few nice flounder. Lewes Harbour Marina…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/23/25
User 284190339 · 10-23-25 Fishing Report Wednesday was another small craft advisory day so no boats left Indian River Inlet or Lewes. No one answered the phone at Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen Sate Park because the west wind blows out the water under the pier. We do have some exciting…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/22/25
User 284190339 · 10-22-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw small craft advisories up in the afternoon, so I though a few boats might try the Outer Wall and the Ice Breakers in the morning for sheepshead and tog, but according to Lewes Harbour Marina, who had the same thought, none did. Breakwater Tackle on the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/21/25
User 284190339 · 10-21-25 Fishing Report Monday saw a very strong west wind and it brought chilly air as well as small craft advisories. The rest of the week the wind remains out of the west and the seas settle down to 3 to 4 feet. The only reporting station with a report was Old…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/20/25
User 284190339 · 10-20-25 Fishing Report So, Sunday we were right back in the Mix-Master again with small craft advisories and flood warnings up for Sussex County. Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported no boats went out of Lewes or Indian River Inlet. The Delaware Mobile Surf-Fishermen Team came in second…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/19/25
User 284190339 · 10-19-25 Fishing Report Saturday was as close to a perfect fishing day as we are going to get until sometime next week. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Katydid and the Jay Sea II had boat limits of sea bass from ocean structure. Private boats that didn’t fish for sea bass caught…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/18/25
User 284190339 · 10-18-25 Fishing Report Friday was just a tad chilly with a northwest wind and small craft advisories. Saturday’s forecast looks to be as good as we are going to get for a while and both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em told us some boats are going fishing in…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/17/25
User 284190339 · 10-17-25 Fishing Report Thursday saw those small craft advisories up once again and they will be up through Friday. Saturday calls for light winds and 3 to 4-foot seas so if you have a big enough boat and don’t suffer from mal de mar you might get out for some sea bass…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/16/25
User 284190339 · 10-16-25 Fishing Report Wednesday saw small craft advisories up and they will be up through Thursday. From the long-range forecast it looks like they will be up right through the weekend with 15 to 20-knot winds and 5 to 7-foot seas. Sure am glad I no longer run my charter boat business.…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/15/25
User 284190339 · 10-15-25 Fishing Report For those of you who might not remember, that bright orange ball in the sky on Tuesday afternoon was the sun. It has been hidden by clouds for so long, I was afraid it had gone out. I finally got the results of the Delaware Mobile Surf-Fishermen’s 19th Annual…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/14/25
User 284190339 · 10-14-25 Fishing Report If anything, Monday was worse than Sunday. The wind went northwest, the temperature dropped and it rained even harder. I had to go out to Milton for medical appointments and the roads were flooded as well as the parking lot behind the library. To the best of my knowledge,…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/13/25
User 284190339 · 10-13-25 Fishing Report Sunday, we had a storm warning and lots of rain. Breakwater Tackle and Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said they would be closed on Sunday along with Lewes Harbour and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em. If anyone went fishing, they need to seek help from a mental health professional.…
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