Posts Tagged ‘The Talk of Delmarva’

User 284190339 · 07-08-26 Fishing Report Tuesday, we had seas of 3 to 4 feet on the ocean and that caused the boats that tried to run out to ocean structure to return to the dock. Lewes Harbour Marina said they saw sheepshead and tog caught on sand fleas and green crabs from the Ice…

User 284190339 · 06-30-26 Fishing Report Monday was a pretty nice day at the beach and while the fishing was not exciting, it was steady. Dan at Dan’s Tackle said croaker, spot and kings were caught from Broadkill Beach on bloodworms and Fishbites. Spot and croaker were caught from the Broadkill River on the same…

User 284190339 · 06-24-26 Fishing Report Tuesday, we had some unsettled weather that ended with a thunderstorm watch and rain in the afternoon. It was raining when I called Lewes Harbour Marina and they reported the head boats had croaker out of Delaware Bay. Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park…

User 284190339 · 06-23-26 Fishing Report Monday, we had a nasty wind and no boats went out from Lewes Harbour or Indian River Marina. Dan at Dan’s Tackle said he had no reports from Broadkill Beach or from the Broadkill River. Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park did not answer…

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…