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User 284190339 · 07-03-25 Fishing Report Wednesday was just a bit damp, but the good news is the marine forecast for the holiday weekend is great. Winds of no more than 5 to 10 knots and seas of no more than 3 feet on the ocean. Delaware Bay is even better. As for Wednesday, both…

User 284190339 · 07-02-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw small craft advisories up on the ocean and It kept the boats at the dock in Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em. Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park reported spot and croaker caught on bloodworms and FishBites during periods…

User 284190339 · 06-30-25 Fishing Report Silly me, I thought we were going to have a perfect weekend, but then the heavens opened up on Sunday just as folks were heading back to the dock. According to Lewes Harbour Marina the Surface Tension was able to box their two-fish limit of bluefin tuna on Sunday.…

User 284190339 · 06-29-25 Fishing Report I don’t know what to think. Saturday makes two weekends in a row with favorable fishing conditions. Somebody must be doing something right. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Katydid had a boat limit of black sea bass. Private boats worked the Outer Wall and the Hay Stacks with…

User 284190339 · 06-26-25 Fishing Report Wednesday saw more hot weather and folks who could stand the heat caught some impressive fish. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Katydid brought back 20 flounder from ocean structure. The Surface Tension ran a little further out in the ocean and brought in a good deal more meat.…

User 284190339 · 06-25-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw more hot weather and not so hot fishing. We did get a good report from the Captain’s Lady out of Bower’s Beach. They are catching a mixed bag of croakers, kings and trout. Sounds like some good ole summer fun. On Monday Captain Brin had the Fisherman’s…

User 284190339 · 06-23-25 Fishing Report Sunday the good weather returned and it is forecast to stay like this all week. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Katydid brought in 19 flounder and the Jay Sea II had a catch of triggerfish and flounder on Sunday. The head boat Angler had a catch of croaker…

User 284190339 · 06-22-25 Fishing Report Saturday was the first time in modern history when the weather was decent on a weekend. Lewes Harbour Marina told us Surface Tension came back from ocean structure with a boat limit of sea bass. No word on how far out he ran to catch that many keepers. He…

User 284190339 · 06-20-25 Fishing Report Thursday was hot and windy with small craft advisories up in the ocean. Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic told us that Port Mahon was seeing trout, flounder and sheepshead on peeler crab, minnows, squid and fiddler crabs. The tidal creeks and rivers hold white perch and small stripers…

User 284190339 · 06-19-25 Fishing Report Wednesday saw decent weather, but most stations reported slow fishing. On Tuesday Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em told us that Tom Ostrye caught a 6.6-pound flounder on shiners while fishing aboard the Judy V with Captain Roger Meekins. It was netted by mate Hayden Thomas. They also reported that…

User 284190339 · 06-18-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw an improvement in the weather and some boats did fish the ocean. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said the Captain Bob had sea bass on her half-day trip while the Judy V was able to put together a catch of flounder and sea bass on her all-day…

User 284190339 · 06-16-25 Fishing Report Sunday was not a fun day for fishermen. Both Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported that no boats left their docks. Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park said it was a slow day of fishing on the pier. Just a…

User 284190339 · 06-14-25 Fishing Report Friday the 13th was some good fishing. Mark Webb fished 3Rs Road from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. He caught one spot, two kings and three skates before the flies drove him off. Wayne Hopkins worked the mid-bay reef sites catching 6 to 10-inch croaker two at a time before…

User 284190339 · 06-13-25 Fishing Report Fishing was much better on Thursday. Patty at Captain Bones recorded a first for Delaware as Jason Wise caught a 33.98-pound flathead catfish out of Lums Pond. There may be larger flatheads caught in the future, but Jason will always have the first. Steve at Smith Bait told us…

User 284190339 · 06-12-25 Fishing Report It seems like we always have some excuse for why the fishing is slow. Either we have small craft advisories, the wind is out of the east or the northwest, or the fog was too thick. Well for Wednesday we have another excuse, a full moon. A full moon…

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…

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…

 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…