Posts Tagged ‘Fishing Report’

Gale warnings were up on Friday and it looks pretty windy for the next several days.  There were even whitecaps on Red Mill Pond. The Maryland DNR has decided on the Chesapeake Bay striped bass regulations for summer and fall.  Beginning on May 16 and running until August 15 and then starting again on September…

Gale warnings were up for Thursday and Friday with a severe thunderstorm warning up for Thursday afternoon.  A few brave souls did fish the inlet and the beach early in the morning, but by noon anyone with a lick of common sense headed for home. Clark at Old Inlet said short rockfish were caught from…

Wednesday was beautiful.  Thursday will be fishable in the morning, but gale warnings are up for the afternoon and through the day on Friday. Tom at Lewes Harbour Marina said private boaters are catching tog at the Outer Wall on green crabs and sand fleas.  There are short rockfish in the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal…

Tuesday was a nice day, but if people were fishing, they kept it a secret.  The rest of the week looks a bit damp and windy. There are some locations where you can fish and keep your social distance from other anglers.  One is the old Route 12 Bridge that once went over the Broadkill…

Monday was a beautiful spring day with light winds.  Tuesday looks good as well. I begin this report at Echo Lake in Howell, New Jersey where my five-year-old granddaughter Charlotte caught her first fish.  Actually, she caught two, a trout and a sunfish on a real spinning outfit, not a toy.  My son Roger said…

Sunday saw the wind drop out, but seas in the ocean remained around six feet.  Monday and Tuesday look good if you don’t mind a bit of rain. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said she sold some green crabs on Sunday morning to hopeful tog fishermen, but had not seen any fish on the cleaning…

Friday saw a change of pace from small craft advisories to a gale warning and Saturday doesn’t look much better. While state parks and wildlife areas remain open to the public and fishing remains one of the recommended activities, all restrooms and Jonny Hops have been closed.  One reason why these facilities have closed is…

This is the first fishing report of 2020 and there is so much to cover since last we spoke. First, the drive-on beaches are now open for Delaware residents with Surf Fishing Permits.  Only two people per vehicle and both must be from the same household.  Vehicles must stay 20 yards apart and both people…

Saturday was just a bad day with rain, fog and small craft advisories.  Expect gale warnings on Sunday. Anglers fishing out of Cape Charles, Virginia are catching rockfish to over 50 pounds on live eels drifted under bobbers.  The Baltimore Channel edge is the place to be. Those who have never fished from Cape Charles…

Friday saw fog, rain and to the best of my knowledge no boats left the dock.  It looks like things will only get worst over the weekend as small craft advisories on Saturday will become gale warnings on Sunday. Freshwater anglers have been able to find bass, crappie and pickerel at Delaware ponds and the…

Thursday was just, plain cold.  A few boats went out, but I could not get any reports from them, so I will try again on Friday.  I did get one report that there were birds acting fishy at the Eights, but no fish were caught in the area. The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council has voted…

Wednesday was cold and windy with falling temperatures and a little snow.  Let’s hope the rockfish will still be here when the weather settles down. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina has checked in some impressive rockfish.  The first of the season was a 30-incher caught on a red and white Stretch 25 by Dave Houck. …

Tuesday was windy with rain and fog.  Small craft advisories are already up for Wednesday. Just as the rockfish are beginning to show up off the Delaware Coast, we get a period of nasty weather.  The good news is they did pass by for the first time since Super Storm Sandy, now if they will…

Sunday was a bit better in the weather department and if anyone from Delaware went fishing, I will have their reports on Monday. For today, we will get back to more tips for tog fishing. Always use the freshest bait you can get.  Live green, while legger, box, fiddler or blue crabs work well.  I…

Small craft advisories were up for Saturday, but Sunday looks fishable.  Tog fishing has been good with lots of small fish and a few keepers. A few tips that may help you catch more tog and there by catch more keepers. Number one, use braided line.  This has been the best invention for bottom fishing…

Small craft advisories were back up again on Friday, but the Grizzly with Captain Cary Evans did manage to get out tog fishing.  The catch ratio remained the same at five to one keepers to shorts.   Captain Evans told me they caught fifty tog and were only able to keep ten. The west to northwest…

Thursday saw small craft advisories up for the bay and ocean and to the best of my knowledge no boats left the dock.  Right now, the weather looks better for the weekend and I hope it holds so people can finally get out on the water. With the holiday season right upon us you may…

The weather cleared up on Wednesday, but will be windy again on Thursday.  Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid went out on a tog trip and returned with 20 keepers.  As has been the case all fall, they caught numerous shorts, but were only able to cull out the 20 keepers. I then…