Posts Tagged ‘Fishing Report’
Talk 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…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/04/26
User 284190339 · 05-04-26 Fishing Report Sunday, we had small craft advisories up and that shut down any thoughts of sea bass fishing. I guess we were lucky that the Weather God let us have the first two days of the season. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported that tog fishing was good during the…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/03/26
User 284190339 · 05-03-26 Fishing Report Saturday saw a dry day with a little bit of wind on the open water. This did not stop boats from going out after black sea bass. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had 87 sea bass on Friday and did not report her number on Saturday. Several private…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/02/26
User 284190339 · 05-02-26 Fishing Report Friday, I went sea bass fishing on the Angler out of Ocean City, Maryland. I was up at 0325 but still got to the boat at 0545 because of a personal problem with my equipment at home. Thanks to the help of the mates, I was able to get…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/01/26
User 284190339 · 05-01-26 Fishing Report Thursday was bright and sunny at the beach, but the wind was off the water and that put a chill in the air. For those of us planning to fish the ocean for black sea bass on Friday; the water temperature is 51.8 degrees and winds will be northwest…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/30/26
User 284190339 · 04-30-26 Fishing Report Wednesday saw a mix of clouds and sun at the beach with winds up to 20 knots on the open water. Waves ran between 3 and 4 feet. Both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said no boats left their docks. Lewes Harbour Marina did report…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/29/26
User 284190339 · 04-29-26 Fishing Report Tuesday was a decent day with a reasonable wind and a little sunshine. My friend Dan Nuemann caught and released two stripers at 3Rs Road early in the morning. He was fishing with sand fleas and the fish measured 35 and 37 inches. Dan at Dan’s Tackle reported that…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/28/26
User 284190339 · 04-28-26 Fishing Report Monday saw small craft advisories up for the ocean and bay so no boats left their dock or trailer so far as I could gather from Lewes Harbour Marina or Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em. Unfortunately, it appears that those same small craft advisories will be up again on…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/27/26
User 284190339 · 04-27-26 Fishing Report Sunday did not live up to its gale warning billing, but the small craft advisory still kept boats off the ocean and bay. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported that the beach was awash and they had no reports from Indian River Inlet. So much for the bad news.…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/26/25
User 284190339 · 04-26-26 Fishing Report Saturday the weather was cold and windy. Sunday it will be worst. Small craft advisories have been up all day on Saturday and will be replaced by a gale warning on Sunday. Friday, Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported the first bluefish of the year caught from the beach…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/25/26
User 284190339 · 04-25-26 Fishing Report Friday, we had almost perfect fishing weather. I went to Indian River Inlet to catch the incoming current and the ocean looked like a big lake. I saw several private boats head out to take advantage of the beautiful conditions. I set myself up on the southside sitting on…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 04/24/26
User 284190339 · 04-24-26 Fishing Report Thursday saw reasonably good weather on the ocean and a few boats tried their luck. Lewes Harbour Marina told us that the Katydid fished ocean structure and brought back 15 tog. The only report of black drum from the surf came from DMS. Joe Griffith caught one from the…
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