Posts Tagged ‘Fishing Report’
WGMD Fishing Report 7-22-21
Thursday saw good fishing conditions and this weather will continue for Friday and Saturday. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Tommy told us Jeff Tippett, Josh Mullins and Justin Hurley fished from Pooches Pride on ocean Structure to catch 20 triggerfish, four sheepshead and three flounder. The Savannah Lynn had sea bass and a 15-pound dolphin over…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-21-21
Big changes are on the way for cobia and tilefish regulations. The proposed rules will have a three-fish per person bag limit for blueline tiles on private boats, a five fish limit on uninspected charter boats and a seven fish limit on inspected boats. There will be a closed season from November 1 until April…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-20-21
Tuesday saw decent fishing conditions and thatâs what we will have for the rest of the week. The wind will kick up from the southwest in the afternoon and thatâs when the chance for thunderstorms is high, so plan your fishing for early in the day. Some bad news to begin the report. No Flounder…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-19-21
Monday was still a bit breezy and the ocean was a tad rough, but fish were caught there and in Delaware Bay. I knew seas of two feet or less was too much to expect for a whole week and sure enough on Wednesday they want southwest at 10 to 15 with gusts to 20…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-18-21
Sunday was rough on ocean fishermen and catching was not that great. I canât believe it, but the rest of the week calls for seas of two feet or less in the ocean. Steve at Smith Bait and Tackle in Leipsic said the Anchorage is producing trout and flounder on Squid, Gulp! and peeler crab. …
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-17-21
Saturday saw a bit of a bumpy ride out in the ocean with smoother seas in Delaware Bay. Fish were caught in spite of the stiff southwest wind. Sunday will see more southwest and three-to-four-foot seas in the ocean, but the week ahead calls for seas of two feet or less. The Skipjack had a…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-16-21
Friday was a good fishing day from Delaware Bay to the Hotdog. Saturday and Sunday will see the ocean go to three-to-four-foot seas with thunderstorms beginning on Saturday evening and continuing until Monday morning. Acie Mankins and his daughter Brooke fished on the Morning Star out of Ocean City and it was Brookâs first trip…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-15-21
Thursday was another hot summer day and the weekend is going to be even hotter on Friday and Saturday. Sunday will see cooler temperatures along with the pretty good chance for thunderstorms. Hook âem and Cook âem weighed in a 192-pound swordfish that was caught on a squid from the Poormanâs Canyon aboard the Rooster…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-14-21
Not much change in the weather on Wednesday and thatâs a good thing. The rest of the week looks good with thunderstorms entering the forecast over the weekend. At Lewes Harbour Marina they told us the Katydid had 20 flounder from ocean structure and the Angler caught triggerfish and croaker over bay structure. Jason Schuster…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-13-21
Tuesday was just a typical summer day and thatâs what we are going to have for the rest of the week. The wind will be out of the south southwest and the high temperatures in the afternoon will be in the low 90s. This is a good reason to get out early and fish during…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-12-21
Monday saw southwest winds of 15 to 20 knots and seas of three to five feet in the ocean. This kept most trips confined to Delaware Bay or the Back Bays. Tuesday looks a bit better with seas of three to four feet and then things are supposed to settle down on Wednesday through Friday…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-11-21
Sunday was a great fishing day and a lot of folks caught fish. The week looks good with south to southwest winds and seas in the ocean running three to four feet dropping off to three feet or less. At Lewes Harbour Marina we learned that the Katydid, Surface Tension, Savannah Lynn and several private…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-10-21
Saturday was a refreshing day with a northwest wind and lower humidity. Sunday will seas in the ocean building to four feet while the bay remains at two feet or less. Steve, at Smith Bait in Leipsic, checked in a 4-pound, 1-ounce trout for Lawrence Voss. The fish was caught on a Bass Assassin at…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-9-21
Friday saw small craft warnings up for the ocean and it looks like Saturday will still have seas of three to four feet as the wind drops out to northwest at five to ten knots. The Delaware Bay will see better conditions with seas of less than two feet. Elsa came through so fast I…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-8-21
Thursday morning was miserable at the beach with high humidity and a sticky south wind. By afternoon the humidity was still high, but the wind had shifted to the southeast and increased as Elsa came calling. Friday will be a no fishing day. I want to thank the gentleman who helped me get my boat…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-7-21
Wednesday began with a stiff north wind that laid down by 10:00 AM. Thursday and Friday will see the effects of Tropical Storm Elsa. The Falgowski family is at it again. Evan had a big porgy weighing 2.57 pounds at Fenwick Shoal along with some flounder and tog while father and son Corky and Cory…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-6-21
Tuesday started off OK, but then the wind and seas came up and small craft advisories flew by afternoon. Right now, Wednesday looks iffy, but Thursday and Friday are a no go. Stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina where Tommy was finishing up a pile of flounder for the Independence Fishing Club who had been out…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-4-21
The 4th of July was a beautiful summer day and it looks like the weather will be good until Thursday when we start to see the remnants of the tropical storm. Lewes Harbour Marina reported Michael Steffy weighed in a 5.95-pound trout. He caught this citation fish at the Outer Wall on a sand flea.…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-3-21
Saturday was the beginning of the 4th 0f July weekend and we had a series of passing rain showers at the beach. The seas in the ocean were a bit rough, but the rest of the weekend looks dry and the winds will be out of the southwest at 10 to 15 knots with seas…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-2-21
Friday saw the weather at the beach go from hot and humid to cool and wet. We had rain for most of the day and only a few boats went out, but those that did caught some fish. The weekend looks to be unsettled with more rain on Saturday and better conditions on Sunday. At…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 7-1-21
Hot and humid at the beach with a pretty stuff southwest wind and a forecast of thunderstorms had the boats staying pretty close to shore. Friday and Saturday will be a bit unsettled as well. The Gale Force with Captain Aaron Herd had the Kerr group aboard for a half-day charter at Indian River Inlet. …
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 6-30-21
Wednesday was another hot day at the beach with a strong southwest wind. Thursday will see the weather begin to change with rain in the forecast and seas in the ocean of three to four feet. Ryan West caught two nice flounder out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on Wednesday. Robbie at Lewes Harbour…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 6-29-21
Tuesday saw those southwest winds really pumping up the hot air. The ocean was reasonably calm and I suspect the bay was as well. Wednesday will be about the same then things begin to change on Thursday. As if to prove my reports are correct, I fished the beginning of the incoming tide at Three…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 6-28-21
Summer is here and the fishinâ is fine. Monday saw south winds to 15 knots with three-foot seas on the ocean and two feet or less on the bay. Seas on the ocean are going to increase to three to four feet for Tuesday and Wednesday and rain is in the forecast for Thursday. Robbie…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 6-27-21
Sunday was a summer day at the beach. The next few days will see south to southwest winds of 10 to 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots and seas in the ocean of 3 to 4 feet. Delaware Bay will see winds of 10 to 15 knots and seas of less than two feet.…
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