Posts Tagged ‘The Talk of Delmarva’

User 284190339 · 06-20-26 Fishing Report Friday, we had less wind, but some leftover big waves from Thursday on the ocean. Dan at Dan’s Tackle said there were some croaker, spot and small kings at Broadkill Beach on Friday. Bloodworms, Fishbites, clams, shrimp and squid attracted all of the above. Lewes Harbour Marina told us…

User 284190339 · 06-10-26 Fishing Report Tuesday, we had better weather and better fishing. Dan at Dan’s Tackle said Broadkill Beach saw flounder caught on jigs baited with Gulp! and trout taken on clams. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Katydid brought back flounder from ocean structure. Other charter and private boats had sea bass…

User 284190339 · 06-09-26 Fishing Report Monday was a lousy fishing day! Gabriel Alfaro won the 40th Annual Delaware Youth Fishing Tournament held on Saturday, June 6th, by catching 10.1 pounds of fish out of Lum’s Pond in New Castle County. The largest fish was a 4.14-pound northern snakehead caught by Olivia Strong. At the…

User 284190339 · 05-27-26 Fishing Report Tuesday a bright ball of light appeared in the sky and little children were afraid. Old timers told them to settle down, that was only the sun, long missing from the sky over Sussex County. The wind also went missing, causing the seas on the ocean to drop down…

User 284190339 · 05-20-26 Fishing Report Summer stuck around on Tuesday and will still be here on Wednesday. Unfortunately, the warm weather has come with a bit of a breeze and boats have not been doing much fishing on the ocean. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the only action they saw were a few boats…

User 284190339 · 05-12-26 Fishing Report Monday it was a steady rain, not high winds, that kept fishermen off the water. While the rain was needed, it sure did cause a complete lack of fishing reports from all of my contacts. Lewes Harbour Marina had nothing to report, but did want to remind everyone that…

User 284190339 · 05-09-26 Fishing Report Friday was a pretty nice day until the afternoon when small craft advisories were put up and they will remain up through Saturday afternoon. Lewes Harbour Marina told us a few boats went out in the morning, but if they had any success, they did not share that information.…

User 284190339 · 05-05-26 Fishing Report Monday, we had small craft advisories up and from the long-range forecast, it appears as though they will be up until Friday. Lewes Harbour Marina said a few boats tried to fish Delaware Bay, but if they caught anything, they didn’t share that information. A couple of boats were…

User 284190339 · 04-29-26 Fishing Report Tuesday was a decent day with a reasonable wind and a little sunshine. My friend Dan Nuemann caught and released two stripers at 3Rs Road early in the morning. He was fishing with sand fleas and the fish measured 35 and 37 inches. Dan at Dan’s Tackle reported that…

User 284190339 · 04-28-26 Fishing Report Monday saw small craft advisories up for the ocean and bay so no boats left their dock or trailer so far as I could gather from Lewes Harbour Marina or Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em. Unfortunately, it appears that those same small craft advisories will be up again on…

User 284190339 · 04-25-26 Fishing Report Friday, we had almost perfect fishing weather. I went to Indian River Inlet to catch the incoming current and the ocean looked like a big lake. I saw several private boats head out to take advantage of the beautiful conditions. I set myself up on the southside sitting on…

User 284190339 · 04-21-26 Fishing Report I made my phone calls a bit earlier on Monday, but with small craft advisories up I didn’t expect many boats to be out on open water. Lewes Harbour Marina confirmed my suspicions as they reported no boats left their docks. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em did not answer…

User 284190339 · 04-18-26 Fishing Report Friday was a big day for me. It was the first time I fished Indian River Inlet since I broke my hip last May. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch anything, but neither did anyone else during the two hours I was there from 0630 to 0830. I had hoped to…

User 284190339 · 04-12-26 Fishing Report Saturday was a half-way decent day if you didn’t try to go outside either of the two inlets. Our old Friend Small Craft Advisory was up again. Lewes Harbour Marina said they saw some flounder caught from the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. Minnows were the prime bait, but I…

User 284190339 · 04-11-26 Fishing Report Friday was a bit warmer than Thursday, but a small craft advisory was still posted and boats that tried to fish the ocean generally found the going rough. Steve at Smith Bait in Leipsic said anglers soaking bloodworms or cut, fresh bunker at Collins Beach, Greens Beach or Woodland…

User 284190339 · 04-08-26 Fishing Report Tuesday was sunny and windy with small craft advisories up all day and into Wednesday morning when we have a freeze advisory posted. Lewes Harbour Marina told us it was another lonely day with no boats out and no fish on the cleaning table. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle…

User 284190339 · 04-07-26 Fishing Report Monday saw plenty of sunshine and plenty of wind to go along with it. Lewes Harbour told me they didn’t see or hear of a fish all day. On Saturday April 6, there will be a clean up of Concord Pond near Seaford. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources…

User 284190339 · 04-04-26 Fishing Report Friday, we had warm weather and the first report of flounder from the Back Bays. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported the first flounder caught from India River Bay. Right now, I would fish the last of the incoming and the first of the outgoing on warm days with…

User 284190339 · 11-30-25 Fishing Report Saturday saw the wind back off to small craft advisories and a few boats did get out. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said a couple of boats did make it past Indian River Inlet and they caught a few tog. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported the same old…

User 284190339 · 11-26-25 Fishing Report To the best of my knowledge, only one boat left the dock on Tuesday. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid brought in 16 tog. I don’t expect any boats to go out for the remainder of the week. We have a small craft advisory until Thursday evening and then…

User 284190339 · 11-19-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw two boats go out of Lewes Harbour Marina. The Katydid had a boat limit of sea bass. The Shooter Dog had not returned to the dock when I called the shop at 4:30 p.m. No one answered the phone at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle. They have…

User 284190339 · 11-18-25 Fishing Report Monday saw a gale warning up for the ocean and bay and to the best of my knowledge, no boats left Lewes or Indian River Inlet. On Thursday evening I attended a meeting of the Advisory Council on Recreational Fishing Funding. The Council was established to oversee the spending…

User 284190339 · 11-17-25 Fishing Report Sunday, we had a gale warning that will carry through till Monday. Mid-week looks fishable right now. Let’s hope so! The Jay Sea II did sail out of Indian River Marina on Saturday and they caught a boat limit of tog. Fred had a 10 pounder, but Cody had…

User 284190339 · 11-16-25 Fishing Report Saturday saw reasonably good fishing conditions and tog were the order of the day. There will be a gale warning up for Sunday and Monday, but the remainder of the week looks promising. Lewes Harbour Marina told us several boats fished for tog on Saturday and all did well…