Posts Tagged ‘Fishing Report’

If you didn’t like the weather on Sunday you probably weren’t a big fan of Monday’s version either.  I drove down from Wilmington on Monday morning and it rained as hard as I have ever seen. The results of Old Inlet’s Spring Surf Fish Tournament had Ted Chick in first place in the Open Division…

Sunday was cold, windy and just generally nasty.  A good day to spend with you mother or thinking about her if, like me, yours has passed on.  On Friday Dan’s Tackle Box reported that P. Turner caught a 19-inch flounder from the fishing Pier at Cape Henlopen State Park.  Michele Barker caught a black drum…

Saturday saw increasing winds and dropping temperatures, but Sunday is going to be really bad. Eastern Marine in Newark reported that James Hancharick caught rockfish measuring 31 and 46 inches at the Submerged Jetty off of Augustine Beach on bloodworms and cut bunker.  Katie Lynn Johnson had catfish between four and five pounds from the…

Friday saw sunshine with increasing winds, but people went fishing and they caught some fish.  If you don’t get out on Saturday, you won’t be going out again until next Wednesday as the weather is going downhill fast. Dan’s Tackle Box told us Chad Bayless had blues and black drum from Broadkill Beach on Friday. …

Thursday was a tad breezy and a bit on the cool side by the water, but fish were caught. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported that Bob Holsberser caught a 15.25-pound rockfish out of the surf at Cape Henlopen State Park on a chunk of bunker.  Shad were caught out of Indian River Inlet during…

Wednesday was another beautiful day.  Black drum were caught from Broadkill Beach during the day and from the Coral Beds on Tuesday night.  Clams seen to work best at night with sand fleas doing better from the beach. Blues were caught at Indian River Inlet early in the morning during slack water.  Metal lures worked…

The word for Tuesday was bluefish.  The weather was perfect and blues were caught from Lewes to Three Rs Road.  The black drum were also around in Delaware Bay. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle told us big blues came from Three Rs Road and Indian River Inlet.  They were caught on cut bait, either bunker…

Monday was pretty nice, but not many people went fishing and those who did failed to catch any fish.  I know how that feels.  Once again, I have plenty of reports left over from Saturday to fill in the blanks. Dan’s Tackle Box told me they had no reports for Monday, but on Saturday Tucker…

Sunday was wet and windy with very few if anyone fishing.  Fortunately, I still have reports from Saturday that I didn’t have room for in yesterday’s report. Dan’s Tackle Box told us young Jace Griffith caught a blue and a rockfish from Broadkill Beach on Saturday.  Ron Keefer had a black drum from a boat…

Friday was cool and cloudy in Lewes with a sudden downpour around 2:00 PM.  People still went fishing in the Canal and Broadkill Beach. Bob Zak caught a black drum that broke his 50-pound scale.  Scott and Harry Aiken caught several black drum on sand fleas.  Dan’s Tackle Box reported Aaron Brommer caught two black…

Depending on where you were, Friday was either warm and sunny or cold and foggy.  I was in the cold and fog on Broadkill Beach.  There were more surf fishermen there than I have seen since the days of tiderunner trout.  Black drum were the draw this time and while many had good luck, I…

Mike Pizzolatto and I finally fished the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on Thursday morning under ideal conditions.  We began our drift at the Railroad Bridge in Lewes and continued all the way down to Roosevelt Inlet.  Then we picked up and ran to the Duck Blind on the Broadkill River and drifted back down to…

I had planned to fish the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on Wednesday morning, but when I went out side to hook up my electronics it was freezing cold with a strong wind coming right off the water.  At that point I made an executive decision, called my friend Mike Pizzolato and postponed the trip until…

Tuesday was absolutely beautiful so I decided to do some fishing.  Having reports of shad at Indian River Inlet I drove down in the afternoon to catch the incoming water and I was not disappointed.  There were several anglers on the northside under the bridge when I arrived and most were picking up shad.  I…

Monday did not work out for boaters, but folks fishing from shore did catch a few.  Tuesday is supposed to see 80 degrees with southwest winds, just what old people need to get out of the house. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Steven Warren was fishing from the Lewes Town Dock when he connected…

Sunday was still a bit cool and windy so only a few boats ventured out.  I hope to have their reports on Monday. Dans Tackle Box recorded several nice fish caught from Broadkill Beach.  New York John released a 35-inch black drum caught on a clam and kept a 12 pounder caught on a bloodworm…

Our old friend Gale Warning was back in town on Saturday doing considerable damage to everyone’s fishing plans.  As usual, she arrived with much fanfare on Friday night, however, the twisters that had us all on edge did not materialize. Fortunately, I have some reports from earlier in the week. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina…

Wednesday saw another warm day with a bit more wind that kept boats from fishing the ocean. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that on Tuesday the Katydid came in with 30 tog including 14.3 and 10.25 pounders for Dan McGeady, Captain Brent had a 12.03 pounder and Lou Pinnella captured an 11.35-pound tog.  Jennifer and Jamie…

Sunday had some interesting weather along the coast.  The skies were overcast due to a low pressure area off the cost that also had seas in the ocean running three to five feet bringing out small craft advisories.  Most of the day saw light winds on land with cooler temperatures until late afternoon. Amanda at…

Sunday was a vast improvement over Saturday and I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday, be it Easter or Passover, with family and friends. In spite of the nasty weather on Saturday or perhaps because of it, big bluefish were caught from the beach at Cape Henlopen State Park.  Details were a bit sketchy, but I…

Saturday was Opening Day for Trophy Rockfish on the Main Stem of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.  If Opening Day went as bad as the days leading up to it the results were not very good.  Chris Dollar of CD Kayaks on Kent Island fished all day Thursday with a friend.  They trolled from Rock…

Friday was warm and windy and while no boats left the dock, folks fishing from shore did have a bit of luck. Clark at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said two ten-pound blues were caught Friday morning out of Indian River Inlet.  Lenny Rudow reported that Big Bird Cropper caught a big bluefish out of…

Thursday was warm and windy with small craft advisories up and it looks like they are going to be up until Monday.  Not looking good for Easter Weekend. As promised, I went up on Broadkill Beach and shut down the black drum bite.  I arrived as the tide was coming in, fished through the high…