WGMD Fishing Report 3-8-18

The only thing that could have made Wednesday worst would have been snow instead of rain.  As it was, I don’t think anyone would have gone fishing in the nasty conditions we did have. To the best of my knowledge, there are still no head boats and only one charter boat running out of Indian…

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WGMD Fishing Report 3-7-18

I finally found someplace that is producing fish.  Jerry Taylor at Taylored Tackle on old Route 13 between Seaford and Laurel, said the Nanticoke River and Broad Creek are both producing white perch.  Broad Creek has also seen some big yellow perch to over two pounds.  Minnows and blood or earthworms have been the best…

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WGMD Fishing Report 3-6-18

The only report I had from the past weekend was from a fellow who tried the trout fishing at Newton Pond near Greenwood.  He didn’t catch anything and saw very few fish caught with the exception on one angler fishing from the pier who had four.  That has been my experience in years past.  Sooner…

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WGMD Fishing Report 3-5-18

You may be a hard core saltwater fishermen, but if you are like me, you should be ready to wet a line even if it is in your kid’s goldfish bowl.  Yeah, I know, we call them perch jerkers, but right now perch fishing is the only game in town other than the previously mentioned…

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WGMD Fishing Report 3-4-18

With the current weather conditions fishing is all but impossible.  Another problem is the hard and cold northwest wind will lower water temperatures in the ocean and bay that are just now beginning to recover from the heard freeze at the start of the year.  How much this will delay the return of fishing in…

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WGMD Fishing Report 3-3-18

With winds gusting to 60 knots, seas running to 12 feet and rain the weekend is pretty much a blowout.  Even freshwater anglers will be discouraged by these conditions. There are a few fishing shows left this winter and the one I try to make every year is the Saltwater Fishing Expo in Edison, New…

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WGMD Fishing Report 03-01-18

Right now fishing is pretty slow.  There are no charter boats running out of Lewes and the boats from Fisherman’s Wharf are only doing deep drop trips.  There were three charter boats running out of Indian River and two of them left.  One went to Virginia and the other went to North Carolina. The only…

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