Posts Tagged ‘Fishing Report’

The marine forecast on Wednesday called for northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts to 20, but no small craft advisories.  Seas were predicted at two to three feet.  I did not get to the ocean, but in my experience when we have a northeast blow of that magnitude the seas are more than two…

Tuesday saw Gale leave town, but her sister small craft advisory stuck around just to be sure no one would be able to fish the open water of the bay or ocean. I want to remind you of two very important fishing tournaments.  The first is the Joe Morris Memorial Canal Flounder Tournament held on…

Gale stopped by on Monday and pretty much put a stop to everyone’s fishing plans.  Tuesday doesn’t look much better, but the middle of the week shows promise. On Sunday the Lewestown Lady out of Fisherman’s Wharf ran for tog and ended the day with a slow pick.  The Porgy IV out of Cape May…

Sunday was warm, but windy with small craft advisories up for bay and ocean.  Gale warnings are already up for Monday with strong thunderstorms promised for Sunday night.  Ahh Spring! George at Eastern Marine told us keeper rockfish are being caught out of the upper Delaware Bay.  Gil Brewer had a 28 and a 31-inch…

Saturday was dark and gloomy with small craft advisories up so no boats ventured out to the ocean or bay. Clark at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle had some good news as the tog bite turned on at the Inlet.  Anglers caught shorts and keepers on green crabs and shrimp from the rocks and sidewalk. …

Friday it was back to summer, but the wind had small craft advisories up and they will continue into Saturday. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina told us Dustin Schell fished the Broadkill River with bloodworms on Thursday for a good catch of white perch including a citation weighing 1.11 pounds.  Lenny Rudlow’s Fish Talk Report…

Thursday was cool and breezy and while no advisories were posted no boats went out into the ocean or bay. Captain Brent Weist on the Katydid managed to pull in a citation tog on Wednesday.  The big fish tipped the scales at 9.34 pounds. Clark at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle told us small rockfish…

Wednesday was another good fishing day, but we are not getting many good reports. According to Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina the Katydid was out on Tuesday.  They had lots of short tog with only a few keepers.  The Fish Bound out of Ocean City did have 19 keeper tog and released 23 including some…

Tuesday was a bit cooler than Monday, but otherwise a fair day to go fishing.  Wednesday and Thursday also look good right now. We saw a photo of eight-year-old Gavin Lester with a very large red drum that he caught from the surf on Hatteras Island.  It looked like the fish was bigger than Gavin.…

Summer arrived on Monday, but will be gone on Tuesday after a night of thunderstorms.  Spring-like weather is on tap for the next week or so and that ain’t bad. On Sunday the Pappy’s Lady out of Fisherman’s Wharf in Lewes had some big tog for her party.  The Katydid is back in action and…

Sunday was another wonderful day with quite a few folks fishing. The big new comes from Rick’s Bait and Tackle where the first keeper flounder of the 2019 season was reported.  It was caught along with two shorts out of Indian River Bay. George at Eastern Marine in Newark had over 30 freshwater trout citations…

Saturday was a very nice day to go fishing, but unfortunately my computer decided to die on Friday afternoon so most of Saturday was spent trying to fix it and reeducate me.  Many thanks to A-Del Computers and Walt Palmer from WGMD for their patience and knowledge that has gotten this lunkhead back on line.…

Friday was chilly and windy, but at least at my house the rain held off.  Saturday should see some good weather for Delaware’s big opening of trout season. Amanda is back from Florida and started posting photos and fishing reports from Lewes Harbour Marina.  Rhett Watson managed to catch a citation worthy 1.29-pound crappie out…

Thursday was a nice day, but still a bit breezy.  Rain is due on Friday and may carry into Saturday.  The good news is temperatures will remain on or near the 60-degree mark for the next ten days. I could not find any reports from boats fishing the Delaware Bay or Atlantic Ocean.  Once we…

Monday was sunny, but cold and Tuesday and Wednesday don’t look much better.  Gale warnings are already up for Wednesday. My friend Bob Baker called to pass on a good report from the bays behind the Barrier Islands of Virginia.  He said the flounder fishing has been good on the outgoing current.  Saturday will see…

Spent most of Saturday in Bowers Beach at Lurefest.  As always, it was a great time with good friends and delicious food.  I must apologize about saying the raffle is rigged, because on Saturday I won a hand-held VHF. Dave Saveikis, Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife, held a well-attended session on what…

Friday proved to be the best day of 2019 with temperatures in the mid-70s and Saturday should be even better.  Don’t ask about next week. I went to the fishing pier at Massey’s Landing to test my hypothesis that winter flounder had returned to Delaware.  I fished the last of the outgoing current and the…

Thursday was a bit chilly, but the wind fell out a bit.  Friday looks good and Saturday will be warm, but windy. No reports from ocean going boats, but I did get a good white perch report from Dan’s Tackle Shop.  Jay Jones fished from his small boat in the Broadkill River and had a…

Wednesday saw small craft advisories up for the morning and, while the wind did drop out in the afternoon, the seas were still running three to four feet in the ocean.  The rest of the week continues to look good with warm temperatures and light winds. Ice House Bait and Tackle did report that white…

Tuesday it was back to small craft advisories and they will be up again on Wednesday.  The weather looks much better for the end of the week. If you have not been to Indian River Inlet yet this spring, you will find the sidewalk on the northside under the bridge is closed.  The sand has…

Sunday was a beautiful day and I was stuck inside all day working.  And so it goes, but after I hit the Lottery this week work will be a thing of the past. I spoke with Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic and he said the only fish around have been white perch and short…

Saturday saw gale warnings up again and Sunday will still be windy but warmer.  I did see one guy fishing at the head of the Broadkill River in Milton.  He didn’t stay long and I didn’t see him catch anything.  I did not see any sign of the herring I saw there a week ago.…

Gale warnings were up on Friday and will be up again on Saturday.  Looks like a good weekend to get things done around the house so you can be free to fish when the fish finally show up. Lenny Rudow’s Fish Talk Report said white and yellow perch have been caught from the tidal creeks…

While I can’t be absolutely certain that no one went fishing on Thursday, I can be certain that if they did they love a fish a whole lot more than I do.  Rain, wind and cold make for a nasty day and that’s exactly what we had on Thursday.  Friday and Saturday look to be…