Posts Tagged ‘Fishing Report’
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/29/26
User 284190339 · 05-29-26 Fishing Report Thursday had reasonably decent weather and for the first time in a long time, fish were caught pretty much everywhere. Smith Bait in Leipsic said black drum were caught at the Coral Beds on peeler crab. Dan at Dan’s Tackle told us the Broadkill Beach crew has been busy…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/28/26
User 284190339 · 05-28-26 Fishing Report Wednesday saw some rain, but not in the amount that the weatherman promised. The sun even peaked out between the clouds a few times. Hook ‘em and Cook “em had the big news and the big fish of the day. Captain Aaron Hurd on the Gale Force ran a…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/27/26
User 284190339 · 05-27-26 Fishing Report Tuesday a bright ball of light appeared in the sky and little children were afraid. Old timers told them to settle down, that was only the sun, long missing from the sky over Sussex County. The wind also went missing, causing the seas on the ocean to drop down…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/26/26
User 284190339 · 05-26-26 Fishing Report Memorial Day was not a good day for fishing the ocean. While the winds were lite, the seas were still at 6 feet and there was a small craft advisory. Lewes Harbour Marina said the boats that ran up into Delaware Bay on Sunday evening had good luck with…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/25/26
User 284190339 · 05-25-26 Fishing Report Sunday the wind dropped out, but the seas on the ocean remained at 8 feet. Delaware Bay was not as bad. Monday does not look good to end a lousy holiday weekend as it began. Lewes Harbour Marina told us several charter and private boats ran up to the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/24/26
User 284190339 · 05-24-26 Fishing Report Saturday was another mess. Wind and rain with plenty of both had a gale warning flying on area waters. To the best of my knowledge, no one went fishing. The wind drops out a bit on Sunday, but seas still top out at 8 feet. The state will no…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/23/26
User 284190339 · 05-23-26 Fishing Report Friday was a weather mess. The wind was relentless and the temperature felt like it was winter again. Then it rained. If anyone went fishing, they were more dedicated than me. But look on the bright side. Small craft advisories will go down on Saturday to be replaced with…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/22/26
User 284190339 · 05-22-26 Fishing Report Thursday saw much cooler temperatures, but the wind stayed high, just out of a different direction. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa said white perch, catfish and striped bass in a variety of sizes have been caught from shore from Augustine Beach down to Woodland Beach and from the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/21/26
User 284190339 · 05-21-26 Fishing Report We had more summer weather on Wednesday and more wind as well. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Katydid fished the Coral Beds off of Slaughter Beach on Tuesday evening catching seven black drum and keeping three. Private boats fishing there and off of Broadkill Beach caught anywhere from…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/20/26
User 284190339 · 05-20-26 Fishing Report Summer stuck around on Tuesday and will still be here on Wednesday. Unfortunately, the warm weather has come with a bit of a breeze and boats have not been doing much fishing on the ocean. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the only action they saw were a few boats…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/19/26
User 284190339 · 05-19-26 Fishing Report Summer arrived on Monday and it looks to stick around for a couple of days. Lewes Harbour Marina told me the Katydid brought back a boat limit of black sea bass from ocean structure. The boats that fished for black drum on Sunday evening off of Broadkill Beach and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/18/26
User 284190339 · 05-18-26 Fishing Report Sunday was a beautiful day with warm sunshine and light winds. Lewes Harbour Marina told me that the Bottom Line and at least one other charter boat plus a few private boats ran up to the Coral Beds off of Slaughter Beach in search of black drum. Since they…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/17/26
User 284190339 · 05-17-26 Fishing Report Saturday was sunny and warm, but it was also windy. This caused our old friend small craft advisory to fly again. When I spoke with Old Inlet Bait and Tackle, they said the Cast for a Cure Surf Fishing Tournament was quite successful. The action started off slow, but…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/16/26
User 284190339 · 05-16-26 Fishing Report Friday, we had the Lewes Harbour Marine Canal Flounder Tournament. There were over 500 anglers registered in the contest making it one of the largest on record. When the final scores were tallied at 4:00 p.m. Aaron Teawillinger came out on top by a wide margin with his 5.13-pound…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/15/26
User 284190339 · 05-15-26 Fishing Report Thursday began with rain and by the time it was over most fishermen had called it a day. Besides the wind and rain the water is still pretty cold measuring 55.2 degrees at the Delaware Lightship Buoy and 57 degrees at Lewes. The best news I had came from…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/14/26
User 284190339 · 05-14-26 Fishing Report Wednesday, we had small craft advisories up and no boats ventured out into the ocean or Delaware Bay. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported big bluefish were caught from the Indian River Inlet. I suspect that metal lures were used along with bucktails and plugs. Beginning on Memorial Day,…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/13/26
User 284190339 · 05-13-26 Fishing Report Tuesday saw reasonable weather and boats fished the ocean, Delaware Bay and the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. Lewes Harbour Marina told us that a few boats ran up Delaware Bay to the Coral Beds off of Slaughter Beach where they caught black drum on clams or sand fleas. Other…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/12/26
User 284190339 · 05-12-26 Fishing Report Monday it was a steady rain, not high winds, that kept fishermen off the water. While the rain was needed, it sure did cause a complete lack of fishing reports from all of my contacts. Lewes Harbour Marina had nothing to report, but did want to remind everyone that…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/11/26
User 284190339 · 05-11-26 Fishing Report Mother’s Day Sunday was very nice with warm air temperatures and light winds that allowed boats to reach ocean structure and black sea bass for the first time in a week. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid brought back a boat limit of black sea bass and they returned…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/10/26
User 284190339 · 05-10-26 Fishing Report As advertised, small craft advisories were up all-day Saturday, but Mother’s Day is looking fishable. For all of you Moms who were looking forward to a nice day on the water, or getting everybody out of the house so you can relax, it’s looking good. Lewes Harbour Marina said…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/09/26
User 284190339 · 05-09-26 Fishing Report Friday was a pretty nice day until the afternoon when small craft advisories were put up and they will remain up through Saturday afternoon. Lewes Harbour Marina told us a few boats went out in the morning, but if they had any success, they did not share that information.…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/08/26
User 284190339 · 05-08-26 Fishing Report Thursday the wind laid down a bit, but then it rained. The temperature dropped 20 degrees just to make things a bit more uncomfortable. Dan at Dan’s Tackle on Route 1 in Milton had an interesting report. It seems since Tuesday shore fishermen at Oyster Rocks Road have been…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/07/26
User 284190339 · 05-07-26 Fishing Report Wednesday was just as windy as Tuesday with small craft advisories up through Thursday. Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em told me no boats sailed on Wednesday. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle did say a few large striped bass were caught out of the South Pocket…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/06/26
User 284190339 · 05-06-26 Fishing Report Tuesday it was windy. I was out and about and had to hold onto my hat for fear it would blow away. Small craft advisories were up and they will be up through Thursday. Just to add even more misery to the equation there will be rain here and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/05/26
User 284190339 · 05-05-26 Fishing Report Monday, we had small craft advisories up and from the long-range forecast, it appears as though they will be up until Friday. Lewes Harbour Marina said a few boats tried to fish Delaware Bay, but if they caught anything, they didn’t share that information. A couple of boats were…
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