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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

User 284190339 · 05-15-25 Fishing Report The striped bass bite is strong near the Cape Henlopen fishing pier and along the Outer Wall. Anglers are using fresh bunker and bloodworms, especially during early morning and dusk hours.  Black drum are being caught at the Coral Beds and Broadkill Beach. Peeler or female crabs are the…

User 284190339 · 05-14-25 Fishing Report Inshore & Bay: The flounder bite is heating up in Indian River and Rehoboth Bays. Anglers drifting with squid and minnows around the flats and channel edges are reporting solid catches. Bluefish are running in the Indian River Inlet—bucktails, plugs, and metal lures are producing, especially during outgoing tides.…

User 284190339 · 05-12-25 Fishing Report Spring action is heating up across the Delmarva region! In the Chesapeake Bay, anglers are reporting good catches of striped bass —try trolling with tandem rigs or casting soft plastics near structure. The Black Drum bite is also solid near the mouth of the bay. On the Delaware Bay,…

 User 284190339 · 05-11-25 Fishing Report In the Inland Bays, flounder are biting strong in Indian River and Rehoboth Bays. Try drifting minnows or Gulp baits near channel edges. Bluefish are showing up around Indian River Inlet—metal spoons and bucktails are producing hits, especially during moving tides. In the Delaware Bay, it’s prime time…

User 284190339 · 05-10-25 Fishing Report Anglers are seeing solid action along the Delaware coast this week. Inshore, the surf bite has picked up with kingfish, spot, and small blues hitting bloodworms and Fishbites around Cape Henlopen and Broadkill Beach. Early morning and dusk have been best. Flounder fishing is strong in the back bays—particularly…

User 284190339 · 05-08-25 Fishing Report Wednesday saw sunshine and good fishing Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported on the north rocks, up to 40-inch rockfish have been caught after dark. The results from the Old Inlet Bait and Tournament are: Open Division First – 56 points Karen Alexander $750. Second – 42 points Dan…