WGMD Fishing Report 9-12-18

Wednesday was not a bad day, but very little fishing was done. Lighthouse View Tackle on the Fishing Pier at Cape Henlopen State Park reported they saw a lot of short flounder and spot during the day and late in the afternoon the blues moved in range.  These are all small fish, but I understand…

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WGMD Fishing Report 9-11-18

The wind died out on Tuesday, but small craft advisories were up for the ocean so no one even tried to sail in those six-foot seas.  A call to Lewes Harbour Marina revealed that the bay boats were also off the water. It’s official, the 79-pound, six ounce cobia caught by John Burbage is the…

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WGMD Fishing Report 9-10-18

Monday was a little better than Sunday, but not much.  The rain slacked off, but the wind continued to blow leaving boats at the dock or siting on their trailers. The weather was so nasty on Sunday, I didn’t bother to call Dave at Lighthouse View Tackle.  When I talked to him on Monday he…

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WGMD Fishing Report 9-9-18

Sunday was just a nasty day.  Rain and wind plus cool temperatures kept any sensible angler indoors.  And it’s only going to get worst.  On Monday inshore seas will be eight to ten feet.  Tuesday the seas will drop down to five feet then back up to six feet on Wednesday.  Things really get interesting…

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WGMD Fishing Report 9-8-18

Saturday saw lousy weather conditions and it’s only going to get worse and that’s before the hurricane hits later in the week.  Once the weather calms down I think you can count on some major changes in the local fishing.  I suspect we won’t be seeing many dolphin on the inshore grounds as that 80…

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WGMD Fishing Report 9-7-18

Friday saw decent fishing weather, but that’s about to end.  Small craft advisories are up for Saturday with a gale warning for Sunday.  Welcome to the weekend! Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said she opened the store this morning so Tom Serbin and Bill Swords could go deep dropping in the Baltimore Canyon aboard the…

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WGMD Fishing Report 9-6-18

Thursday was the last day of good fishing weather for quite a while.  We have northeast winds building to gale force by Sunday and next week there is a chance we could have a hurricane. When I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina, Tony was finishing up a cleaning job of flounder, dolphin and two ling. …

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WGMD Fishing Report 9-5-18

Wednesday was another beautiful fishing day with flat seas on the bay and ocean.  Right now the weekend forecast is pretty bad so I hope you can get out today or early Friday. Captain John Nedelka on the Karen Sue had a great trip to the area of the Del-Jersey-Land Reef.  He came back with…

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WGMD Fishing Report 9-4-18

Tuesday was hot, humid and very still making the perfect opportunity for Larry Weldin, Mike Pizzolato and I to run Larry’s boat out to the Del-Jersey-Land Reef.  The reef is 26 miles off the Bell at Indian River Inlet and we were there in less than an hour. We all started fishing with squid strips…

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WGMD Fishing Report 9-3-18

Sunday was a tad toasty, but the wind was down allowing boats to fish pretty much where ever they wanted. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Jules Mister had some big triggerfish and Billy Mister caught a couple of black drum at the Outer Wall on sand fleas.  The Katydid had a good catch of…

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WGMD Fishing Report 9-2-18

There were some heavy downpours on Sunday, but those who fished between the raindrops had a pretty good day. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had a mixed bag of flounder and dolphin with Melissa Schwab taking the pool with a 4.9-pound flatfish. The water quality in the Upper Chesapeake Bay is improving…

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WGMD Fishing Report 9-1-18

Saturday saw a steady northeast to east wind kick up the ocean and bay with most boats electing to stay at the dock.  The weather looks good for Sunday and Monday so the holiday weekend should provide good fishing opportunities. When I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina, Tony had his grill going full blast cooking…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-31-18

The weather on Friday depended on where you were.  As I write this report thunder and lightning are crashing around my house and it is raining.  When I called Burt at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em he said the sun was out down there.  He also told me the head boats had flounder and bluefish. …

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-30-18

Thursday saw some pretty good fishing weather especially early in the morning before the sun got high and the wind picked up out of the south. The Grizzly with Captain Cary Evans tried inshore structure with poor results then moved further off the beach for a good catch of dolphin plus a few flounder.  The…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-29-18

Wednesday was very hot with a bit of a south breeze, but those who gave fishing a try found some decent action. Down in Ocean City fishinoc reported a very good white marlin bite in the canyons with numerous flags flying from the outriggers of the offshore fleet.  The head boats are finding flounder, sea…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-28-18

Tuesday was another fine weather day and we had good reports from the ocean and the bay. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Hudson Keller caught a 17-inch flounder out of Roosevelt Inlet on a bucktail with Gulp! nuclear chicken.  The Grizzly, with Captain Cary Evans, brought in a mixed bag of dolphin, sea bass,…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-27-18

Monday was another fine weather day and we had good reports from the ocean and the bay. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Hudson Keller caught a 17-inch flounder out of Roosevelt Inlet on a bucktail with Gulp! nuclear chicken.  The Grizzly, with Captain Cary Evans, brought in a mixed bag of dolphin, sea bass,…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-26-18

I was on Owner Steve Redden’s 31 Contender at 7:00 AM Sunday for a deep drop trip to the Baltimore Canyon.  The ride out was fast and smooth and we were fishing by 9:30.  The first two locations we tried were barren, but the third spot was loaded with blueline tilefish.  Jeff Waxman, Shane Martin,…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-25-18

Saturday was another beauty and fish were caught just about everywhere so long as you fished for what was available. The largest fish we have heard of in a while came into Rick’s Bait and Tackle when the Wolf family, Kerry, David and Dustin, brought in their 252-pound thresher shark.  The big fish was caught…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-24-18

Never was there a prettier day to go fishing than Friday.  Larry Weldin, Doug Elliott and I left Larry’s dock around 7:00 AM and headed to the Old Grounds.  We started off slow and then hit one spot where we caught five flounder.  After that it was a slow pick as we finished the day…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-23-18

Thursday saw a pretty brisk north to northwest wind and ocean fishing beyond a few miles was rough.  The Delaware Bay does not have a lee shore in a northwest blow, but the Angler with Captain Don Churchill made two trips in spite of the weather.  The hardy anglers on board caught croaker and kingfish…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-22-18

The wind blew again on Wednesday making for some tough fishing, especially in the ocean.  The bay was a little better and the head boats from Angler’s Dock in Lewes had some croaker.  The charter boat Miss Kirstin also ran to the bay for some productive bottom fishing. The one place you can go when…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-21-18

Tuesday saw small craft advisories flying for the ocean and it looks like they will still be up on Wednesday. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Steve Warren fished Roosevelt Inlet on Monday with Gulp! and caught two short and one keeper flounder that weighed 3.3 pounds.  The Katydid fished offshore on Tuesday and came…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-20-18

Monday saw some pretty brisk northeast winds and small craft advisories posted on the ocean. As a final wrap-up for the Flounder Pounder Open I had a report that the first and second place fish were caught off of Point Pleasant, New Jersey.  While this is a long run it is not against the rules…

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WGMD Fishing Report 8-19-18

Sunday was the fifth and final day of the Flounder Pounder Open held out of Paradise Grill and sponsored by Shorts Marine. The top five winners were team Yahoo’s with Captain Luke Homey and angler Pete Hesson who walked away with a big check for $100,000.  In second place was Team Stalker with Captain Skip…

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