Posts Tagged ‘Fishing Report’

No advisories on Sunday, but not many folks were fishing.  Monday and Tuesday look good as far as the weather and then it’s back to high winds and seas. Julie at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid was out and came back from ocean structure with 150 black sea bass. At Hook ‘em and Cook…

Small craft advisories were up for the ocean, but at least one boat fished Delaware Bay.  Seas remain high for Sunday and Monday, but I believe some of the larger head and charter boats will fish with Monday being a holiday for a few lucky folks. The Grizzly with Captain Cary Evans fished the bay…

Gale warnings were up on Friday, but it looks like the wind may begin to drop out a bit over the weekend.  I know of at least one boat that will try to fish Delaware Bay on Saturday. The Delaware Mobile Surf Fishermen Annual Surf Fishing Tournament has been cancelled for 2019.  The decision was…

Gale warnings remain in effect through Friday for the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay.  The wind will subside a bit on Saturday, but not much.  Seas will drop from 11 to seven feet so I don’t think many folks will venture out on open water.  It looks like Monday before we get decent fishing conditions.…

Wednesday saw gale warnings up and they will remain until at least Friday.  Seas will stay above five feet right through the weekend on the ocean and will be at least three feet on Delaware Bay. Once again saltwater fishermen will be hard pressed to find a location to wet a line.  The Indian River…

Tuesday saw small craft advisories up, but not to worry, they are coming down on Wednesday to be replaced by gale warnings that will be up through Friday.  This nasty weather is going to have an impact on the ocean beaches and could cause flooding in low lying parts along the ocean and bay. I…

Monday saw small craft advisories up for the ocean and it looks like they will be up for the rest of the week. I called Tom at Lewes Harbour Marina just in case one of the head boats tried the Delaware Bay, but none did.  No one answered the phone at Lighthouse View Tackle on…

The weather gods giveth and the weather gods taketh away.  After a run of good weather in early September we have been blessed with nothing but nasty winds in October and there is no end in sight.  Winds on the ocean are forecast to blow up to 30 knots with waves to ten feet right…

Saturday was another blow out.  I don’t think Sunday will be any better so it looks like either fish from shore or try getting the fall yardwork done. The Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control Shoreline and Waterway Management Section will be holding three informational public open house workshops to share information about dredging and…

Friday saw small craft advisories up and it looks like they may remain up until Wednesday.  This often happens when the seasons change and we just have to live through the wind and hope it brings some good fall fishing. Shore fishing will be the only option this weekend with Indian River Inlet, the fishing…

Monday was another day of small craft advisories for the ocean, but several boats went out anyway. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid fished ocean structure for a limit of sea bass, five flounder to 6.76 pounds and four triggerfish. Lighthouse View Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park did…

Monday saw small craft advisories up for the ocean with seas of three to five feet. Over the weekend Old Inlet Bait and Tackle held their 22nd Annual Seashore Fall Surf Fishing Classic.  Floyd “Morty” Morton took first place in the Open Division with 150 points winning $800 and a bronze trophy.  Donna Guttridge was…

Sunday saw good fishing weather and it looks good for most of the coming week. DNREC’s Fish and Wildlife Department has issued two possible choices for cobia regulations that will be in effect during the 2020 season.  Right now, Delaware has no cobia regulations and cobia are not allowed to be harvested in the federal…

Saturday was a bit rough in the ocean, but the bay was fishable even for trailer boats. The Fish Bound out of Ocean City had a flounder trip last Wednesday and ended up catching triggerfish and sea bass.  This boat has a well-deserved reputation for catching flounder and when they can’t find them the fish…

Friday was a good day for fishing with moderate wind and seas.  Saturday looks a bit bumpy in the ocean, but the bay should be fine.  Sunday looks to be good where ever you wish to fish. On Thursday the Katydid fished the bay and caught blowfish, blues triggers and a 10.52-pound sheepshead. Dave at…

Thursday saw warm and breezy weather, but not enough wind to hold the bigger boats to the dock. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina corrected her report from Wednesday.  The two porgies weighed 3.42 and 3.49 pounds and were caught by Bob Murphy on the Katydid.  Captain Rick Yakimowicz had triggerfish weighing 3.75 and 4.04 pounds…

Wednesday was another beautiful day and I was at Indian River Inlet just after sunrise.  The current was slack and it didn’t look promising for the outgoing water so I headed to Three Rs Road.  There I was greeted by a hoard of barn flies that set upon my legs.  Before I could think about…

The weather cooled off on Tuesday, but the wind continued to blow resulting in no boats going out of Lewes or Indian River to fish in the ocean or the bay.  At least one boat fished the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, but he didn’t catch anything on incoming water. Bob Baker called late on Monday…

Monday was a hot one with south to southwest winds and very little fishing activity.  It doesn’t look like Tuesday will be much better. Henlopen Bait and Tackle reported that on Sunday young Ryan Kleban fished Site 10 with a sand flea and caught a citation eight-pound sheepshead. Also on Sunday, Old Inlet Bait and…

Sunday was another beautiful fall day.  Folks fished from the beach to offshore with good results everywhere. Frank Tucker and Zan caught five flounder at the southside of the Old Grounds on Saturday. On Sunday, Suzanne Martin was catching bluefish at Cape Henlopen State Park.  On Saturday, Darren and Christine Purcell caught kings, spot, pompano,…

If ever a day was made for fishing Saturday was that day. My wife Barbara and I went up to the Point at Cape Henlopen during the afternoon where I soaked some fresh mullet.  I could see bunker and mullet breaking, but despite a gallant try, I caught nothing.  The only fish I saw caught…

Small craft advisories were still up on the ocean, but dropped on the bay.  Boats fished both bodies of water with success. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid fished the bay and came back with trout, blowfish, blues and pompano. The Angler had blowfish, trout and bluefish all over bay structure. On the…

Small craft advisories remained up on Thursday and will be up through Friday.  No boats went out on Thursday and to the best of my knowledge fishing was unproductive for the few who gave it a try.  The recent hurricane produced a nine-foot storm surge across the Point Lookout National Park that cut 54 new…