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The weather wasn’t terrible on Wednesday, but the fishing was. I went up on Broadkill Beach in the late morning to catch the flood tide. I set out two rods with fresh clam baits and rebaited them every 10 to 15 minutes. When I arrived, the wind was light out of the east and the…

Sunday was another good fishing weather day. Clark at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle sent the results of the Old Inlet Spring Surf Fishing Tournament. The winner of the Open Division was Michael Deirker with 35 points. The top place in the Women’s Division ended up in a tie. Anita Chandler and Samantha Moyer each…

Saturday saw some good weather and much better fishing. Hook ‘em and cook ‘em reported a pending new Delaware state record for tog. James Milano of North Babylon, New York caught the 22.9-pound tog while fishing aboard the No Limit with Captain Jon Azato. They were over ocean structure. The old record was 21-pounds, 7.7…

On Wednesday, the ocean and bay were still on the rough side. The only boat that went out was the Katydid and according to Lewes Harbour Marina they brought back a few tog. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said the only report they had on Wednesday was some shad caught from Indian River Inlet. The…

With small craft advisories up for Sunday and up again on Monday plus lots of rain on Sunday I don’t think anyone was fishing. A couple of the tackle shops I called were closed and the others had nothing to report. Let’s hope this weather pattern changes in May. The rest of this week is…

Thursday was a bit nasty on the ocean and bay. To the best of my knowledge no boats left their docks or trailers. The long-range forecast right through the weekend is pretty bad. A gale warning for Friday and probably one for Saturday. Sunday doesn’t look to good right now. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle…

Wednesday saw more cool weather with a brisk wind. I decided to try surf fishing on Broadkill Beach. To that end I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina for some sand fleas and green crabs. With plenty of bait and my 12-foot rod in the front of the truck I headed for Broadkill. I planed to…

The weather was warm on Saturday, but the unrelenting wind made fishing difficult for both fresh and saltwater anglers. The passing front on Saturday night will bring a change in the weather system and while it will blow again on Sunday the early week, when most folks have to go back to work, looks like…

The weather wasn’t that bad on Friday, but fishing was slow. At Old Inlet Bait and Tackle they said tog were caught from the Inlet on sand fleas and green crabs. Shad hit shad darts and small spoons during incoming water. On Wednesday, Fenwick Tackle reported that Bob Pleasanton caught a 14.5-pound black drum at…

Silly me, I believed the NOAA Marine Forecast for Wednesday and boy were they wrong. I don’t know the exact wind speed, but it sure was well above the south winds at 5 to 10 knots they predicted. The result was lousy fishing on open water on the bay and ocean. Patty at Captain Bones…

Saturday was an interesting weather day. We had warms sunshine and cold rain often at the same time. My grandfather used to say when it rained and the sun was shining the Devil was beating his wife. The poor woman got a terrible beating on Saturday. At Lewes Harbour Marina the report was a few…

Fish were caught on Thursday, but not in the numbers I had hoped. Still no flounder from Indian River Bay or the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal and few if any black drum from the surf. Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic reported on good white perch fishing from the Woodland Beach Pier with bloodworms the…

The weather kept getting better on Wednesday and so did the fishing. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Katydid had a boat limit of 28 big tog with three Delaware Citations. I hope to have their names tomorrow. David Palencar caught an 11-pound black drum on a clam from the beach, although he did not say…

I hope everyone enjoyed a Happy Easter, or they are having a joyous Passover or Ramadan. As far as fishing on Sunday, I could not find much to report about. The only shop that answered the phone was Lewes Harbour Marina and they said the only activity they saw were boats filling up with fuel…

It was not much of a Saturday for fishing. The weather was cold and windy and I could not find anyone who had a good report for the day. I did speak with Patty at Captain Bones who told me a very few keeper rockfish have been caught at Dobbinsville Beach on cut bunker. Steve…

I hope everyone had a great summer and welcome to fall. Wait, this is still April and those 80-degree days were just a tease from Mother Nature. It doesn’t look like she is going to give us much of a break this weekend with strong northeast winds and seas to 6 feet. Lewes Ice House…

I am a bit disappointed to report that no black drum were reported to Old Inlet Bait and Tackle on Thursday. My hopes were high because the temperature was up and the wind was down, but the black drum and all the other fish, found somewhere else to feed. Taylored Tackle in Seaford reported good…

I finally have some decent saltwater fish to report from Delaware. Clark at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle told us that 3 black drum were caught on sand fleas at the last of the incoming tide from 3Rs Road. He did not have the angler’s names, but I am sure the fish were not large…

While Saturday and Sunday’s weather kept most folks off the water, it proved to be much more than an inconvenience to the people who live along the path from Greenwood to Ellendale. They lost considerable property and one of their neighbors. I wish them only the best as they recover. Patty at Captain Bones in…