WGMD Fishing Report 8-25-19

Saturday saw cooler temperatures, but we paid for it with 15 to 20-knot northeast winds.  There is no improvement until sometime next week. I called Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ā€˜em and Cook ā€˜em.  Both reported no boats made it out, although a few did try.  My guess is none will be going out before…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-24-19

Friday was cool and windy.  Saturday and Sunday don’t look too good for open water fishing as the wind will be northeast 15 to 20 and that will kick up some nasty seas. I did stop by the new location for Ice House Bait and Tackle on southbound Route 1 in the same strip mall…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-23-19

And the heat goes on.  Thursday saw more hot weather, but a cooling trend is on the way as the wind will shift from southwest to northwest over the weekend. On Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 PM a Fisherman’s Farewell will be held at the northside of Indian River Inlet to honor Gene Crone…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-22-19

Wednesday saw another hot and humid August day with a strong southwest wind that had small craft advisories up in the afternoon. Dave at Lighthouse View Tackle on the fishing pier on Cape Henlopen State Park said the spot run continues during periods of high tide.  Bloodworms or FishBite bloodworms remain the best baits. At…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-21-19

Tuesday was a beautiful day to be on Delaware Bay and that’s exactly where I was.Ā  Doug Elliott and I headed out from the Lewes Boat Ramp around 6:00 AM for the Outer Wall on a perfectly slick calm sea as my Grandfather would have called it.Ā  When we arrived, the current was still going…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-20-19

Monday began with calm and humid weather then ended with downpours, lightning and strong winds. We have spent so much time on the Flounder Pounder Tournament we have neglected some of our regular fishing reports. Beginning with the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park, Dave at Lighthouse View Tackle said anglers have been filling…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-19-19

Sunday saw the end of the five-day Flounder Pounder Tournament held out of Paradise Grill on Long Neck. The El Nino with Captain Nino Aversa out of New Jersey brought in an 8.6-pound flounder on Wednesday and it not only won $5,000 in the Daily Calcutta but it held on over the next four days…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-18-19

Saturday was hot and humid just what you expect for the middle of August. The Flounder Pounder Leader Board had some changes after Friday.  El Nino is still in First with their 8.6-pounder flounder and Mac Attack is holding in Second with their 7.2 pounder, but Miss Yipp has moved into third with a 7.1-pound…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-17-19

Friday was a nice day and my friend Mac McNaught and I were on the water by 6:00 AM out of the Lewes Boat Ramp.  My plan was to run out to the Outer Wall and try for rockfish, but the northeast wind put a halt to that kicking up three-foot seas in Roosevelt Inlet. …

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-16-19

Thursday saw a refreshing north wind and fish were caught. My friend Bob Baker called to report another successful trip to Wachapreague, Virginia.  He and two friends fished the incoming tide to capture a three-man flounder limit with fish to 19 inches.  All were caught on Bob Baker Flounder Rigs. Speaking of flounder, the Flounder…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-15-19

Anglers fishing the Flounder Pounder on Wednesday had to dodge some rain showers, but at 5:00 PM an 8.6-pounder was leading the daily prize worth $5,000.  The boat was from New Jersey, but I could not make out the name on the live cam from the tournament weigh-in station. Dan’s Tackle Box reported that Monica…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-14-19

As promised, the weather went downhill fast on Tuesday.  Wednesday looks OK for the first day of the Flounder Pounder Tournament. Captain Aaron Herd on the Gale Force had slow fishing during the first 2.5 hours of his Tuesday charter and then caught them nine flounder to 5.5 pounds during the next 1.5 hours. Steve…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-13-19

The weather was good on Monday but is scheduled to go downhill on Tuesday. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Bob Quinn, Micky Williamson and Jason DeStafney had a limit of flounder over ocean structure.  Ricky Mills, Todd Mills and Jack Hendrick caught ten flounder over bay structure. Deanna at Hook ā€˜em and Cook ā€˜em…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-12-19

Sunday was another good fishing day and people did catch fish. In the Upper Delaware Bay trout to 25 inches were caught on peeler crab from Bowers Beach according to Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic. Steve also said croaker are taking peeler crab from the pier at Woodland Beach. Speaking of fishing piers, Dave…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-11-19

The 46th White Marlin Open is in the books and for the first time in its long ling history they have a two-time winner.  Tommy Hinkle fishing on the Fish Whistle brought in a 79.5-pound white marlin on Thursday and it held up to take the 1.5 million first prize.  Mr. Hinkle and the Fish…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-9-19

Thursday was a pretty nice day and the weekend is looking good.  No matter where you like to fish or what you like to catch you should be able to get out and give it a try over the next few days. No change in the leaderboard at the White Marlin Open as only a…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-8-19

Wednesday saw some windy conditions that ended with thunderstorms approaching from the west as this is written around 5:00 PM.  I hope everyone got back to the dock before these storms reached the ocean. The top two boats in the White Marlin Open are from Virginia Beach.  The Chasin’ Tail has the top spot with…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-7-19

Tuesday morning was fine, but then some nasty little thunderstorms popped up and between the lightning and the heavy rain they put a stop to the fishing. Speaking of lightning, two boys were struck by lightning last week while surf fishing in North Carolina.  Both will recover, but standing on an open beach with a…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-6-19

Monday was a bit cloudy, but otherwise a good fishing day. As of 5:00 PM the Chaisn’ Tail out of Virginia Beach, Virginia was leading the White Marlin Open with a 74-pound white marlin worth $1,450,000.  With four more days to go and 403 boats fishing for 6.1 million dollars the Chasin’ Tail crew will…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-5-19

Sunday was another beautiful day, but a nasty piece of weather popped up off of Ocean City, Maryland in the late afternoon adding a bit of excitement to the day for folks returning from ocean fishing trips. Monday sees the beginning of the 46th White Marlin Open.  I will not be going this year, but…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-3-19

Friday was overcast and a bit cooler, but still very humid.  Flounder fishing seemed to respond well to these weather conditions as the Thelma Dale IV had one of her better days on flatfish.  Several anglers caught their limit and most had fish to take home. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Savanah…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-1-19

Wednesday was a decent fishing day and not much changed as far as the catching went. One thing that did change was the appearance of croakers on the cleaning table at Lewes Harbour Marina.  The Pirate King and the Angler brought in good numbers of croaker along with kings and a few keeper trout from…

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WGMD Fishing Report 7-31-19

Tuesday saw more good fishing weather, but Wednesday and Thursday look to be a bit unsettled. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina told us on Monday the Katydid brought in a cleaning table full of sea bass and red hake.  Kyle Falgowski caught a 58-inch swordfish in 1550 feet of water on a squid.  The Chasin’…

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