Posts Tagged ‘Fishing Report’
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/09/25
User 284190339 · 06-09-25 Fishing Report Sunday was cloudy and cool. Boats were able to fish the ocean and the Delaware Bay and fish were caught from both. Ricky Rothenberger caught 38 croaker, one flounder and 15 crabs to put together a real seafood feast on Sunday. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Jay Sea…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/08/25
User 284190339 · 06-08-25 Fishing Report Saturday was a rain and then sunshine day with light winds and big seas on the ocean. Delaware Bay was relatively calm. The big news came from Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em. They reported the Action Jackson with Captain Chris Keller, Steve Lampert, Paisley and her Dad, Derek Burkert…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/07/25
User 284190339 · 06-07-25 Fishing Report Friday saw rain at different times at different places. It didn’t help the fishing as Lewes Harbour Marina reported not much on the cleaning table. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said there were stripers caught at night on drifted sand fleas, but none exceeded the 28-inch minimum. Blues ran…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/06/25
User 284190339 · 06-06-25 Fishing Report Thursday was not as nice on the open water as the forecast promised. It did settle down towards the end of the day so the ride home was a bit more enjoyable. Lewes Harbour Marina said Emi caught a 22-inch flounder from the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal beating…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/05/25
User 284190339 · 06-05-25 Fishing Report Wednesday was another beautiful summer day. But wait, it’s still spring! Rick’s Bait and Tackle in Long Neck reported that Brandon Hoey fished the Old Grounds on Tuesday to catch a 6-pound, 25-inch flounder on a CJ Tackle flounder rig. Steve Kuhlman fished last Tuesday at Site 11 and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/04/25
User 284190339 · 06-04-25 Fishing Report Tuesday was a beautiful day and a lot of fish were caught. Earlier in the week Greg Allen caught a very nice sheepshead out of Indian River Inlet on a sand flea. Julie Stevenson fishing with Mike Fisher at B Buoy caught three flounder, all measuring 19 inches. John…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/03/25
User 284190339 · 06-03-25 Fishing Report Monday wasn’t perfect, but compared to what we have been seeing it was a beautiful day. The remainder of the week looks just fine. Lewes Harbour Marina had good reports from charter boats that fished ocean structure. I suspect the boats targeted flounder because the number of sea bass…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/02/25
User 284190339 · 06-02-25 Fishing Report Sunday, I hope we saw the last of the rough conditions out in the ocean. The upcoming week promises light winds and seas of 2 to 3 feet right through Thursday. I can only hope they are right. Lewes Harbour Marina said a boat named Master fished Delaware Bay…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 06/01/25
User 284190339 · 06-01-25 Fishing Report Saturday saw a variety of weather and none of it was good. We had small craft advisories up on the ocean and then there was a severe thunderstorm warning for all of Sussex County. The storm came through my area quite quickly with a lot of wind and downpour…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/31/25
User 284190339 · 05-31-25 Fishing Report Thursday, we got just what we needed, more wind and rain. Steve Kuhlman fished Site 11 earlier in the week and caught over 100 sea bass for four keepers, plus a tog that he released, six sea robins, one dogfish and two small croakers. He was also able to…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/30/25
User 284190339 · 05-30-25 Fishing Report Thursday saw small craft advisories up on the ocean once again. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa said not much different going on there. Still white perch, small stripers and catfish in the Delaware River from Augustine Beach on down to the fishing pier at Woodland Beach. Bloodworms for…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/29/25
User 284190339 · 05-29-25 Fishing Report Wednesday the heavens opened up and blessed us with lots of water. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported a pending Delaware State Record Golden Tilefish. It was landed aboard the Blue Betty II. Logan Smith caught the 56.2-pound monster that was 42.5 inches long. Also along on the trip…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/28/25
User 284190339 · 05-28-25 Fishing Report Tuesday was another great weather day. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported that the private boat Tips Up brought in 11 yellowfin tuna weighing 458 pounds. John Spence caught 34 flounder over two days of fishing in Indian River Bay and Inlet for nine keepers. The Sea Jay II…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/27/25
User 284190339 · 05-27-25 Fishing Report Monday was a beautiful holiday. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Katydid came back from ocean structure with sea bass and flounder. The Jay Sea II also had an excellent catch of sea bass. Black drum were caught from Delaware Bay on Sunday nite, but they didn’t have any…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/26/25
User 284190339 · 05-26-25 Fishing Report Sunday the wind dropped out and the fishing picked up. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that boats fishing Delaware Bay had black drum and boats that ran to ocean structure caught good numbers of black sea bass plus a few flounder. Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/25/25
User 284190339 · 05-25-25 Fishing Report Saturday was windy with small craft advisories up, but Sunday and Monday will save the holiday weekend. The fishing pier on Cape Henlopen State Park saw a mixed bag of flounder, spot and blues. Our connection was poor, but I expect the flounder were caught on minnows fished close…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/24/25
User 284190339 · 05-24-25 Fishing Report Friday was still too rough for boats to fish the ocean although some did try the Delaware Bay in the afternoon. I was disappointed to see small craft advisories up for Saturday, but Sunday and Monday are still looking good. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Katydid left on a…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/23/25
User 284190339 · 05-23-25 Fishing Report Thursday it pretty much rained all day and that was on top of a small craft advisory and a flood watch. My next-door neighbor is building this big wood boat and came over and asked if I knew what a cubit was. Anyway, the only report I had on…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/22/25
User 284190339 · 05-22-25 Fishing Report Wednesday, we had a hard northeast wind and a cold rain. Small craft advisories were up again and they will be up on Thursday as well. The good news is the holiday weekend is looking fishable. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle is the only reporting station I called and…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/21/25
User 284190339 · 05-21-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw small craft advisories up and the remainder of the week they are calling for seas of 6 to 7 feet on the ocean. On top of that, It’s going to rain. Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said no boats left their docks on…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/20/25
User 284190339 · 05-20-25 Fishing Report Small craft advisories were up on Monday and the week ahead is looking pretty unsettled. Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said no boats left their docks on Monday. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em did say they saw some blues caught out of Indian River Inlet.…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/19/25
User 284190339 · 05-19-25 Fishing Report As promised, small craft advisories were up again on Sunday. It looks like they will be up again on Monday and the rest of the week ain’t looking too good. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa said the big stripers have moved on, but there are plenty of white…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/18/25
User 284190339 · 05-18-25 Fishing Report Saturday saw small craft advisories up and they will be up on Sunday. I spite of less than perfect weather fish were caught on Saturday. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said the Indian River Inlet did not disappoint those who got there early in the morning. The North Jetty…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/17/25
User 284190339 · 05-17-25 Fishing Report Thursday saw some unsettled weather in the afternoon, but most of the day was fishable. Black sea bass season opened on May 15 and from the reports I received the boats that fished for them on opening day and on Thursday did very well. Boat limits were he norm…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/16/25
User 284190339 · 05-16-25 Fishing Report Surf conditions are calm this week, and the action is heating up! Striped bass are making a strong showing near the Indian River Inlet, with early mornings and dusk being your best bet. Fresh bunker and bucktails are getting the bites. Down by Ocean City, bluefish are running thick—look…
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