Posts Tagged ‘The Talk of Delmarva’

What a difference a day makes. Lots of fish on Monday and only a few on Tuesday. Deanna at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said on Monday they had boats bringing in 60 to 100 pounds of black sea bass. On Tuesday they saw one 5-pound bluefish from Indian River Inlet. Mike Damiano and four…

Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Tyler Storm, Eric Church and Thomas Tyler ran up to Broadkill Beach where each did battle with big black drum. No bait was mentioned, but I suspect clams were used. Alex Hudson ran all the way up to the Coral Beds off of Slaughter Beach where he caught a big…

Tuesday saw small craft advisories up and no boats went out. DNREC has released its pilot plan for vehicle beach access on the weekends during the summer and on holidays. Beginning on Saturday, May 20 through Labor Day, Monday September 4, those with annual and two-year surf fishing permits will be required to purchase reservations…

Friday saw some better weather and better fishing. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Katydid went out to Ocean structure and came back with some tog for her party. The Sea Jay II also fished over ocean structure and had a catch of tog. At Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em Deanna told us the Captain Ike…

The only good report I had on Thursday was from Old Inlet Bait and Tackle. They said decent rockfish, some over the slot, were caught out of the South Pocket from sunup for three hours on soft plastics. The regulations for black sea bass and scup (porgies) are final. Black sea bass will remain at…

Small craft advisories were up on Tuesday, but they may not fly on Wednesday. I did get a report from Lewes Ice House. They said Joe had a small rockfish and bluefish from Broadkill Beach on Monday and caught catfish and crappie out of the Broadkill River as well. On Saturday Old Inlet Bait and…

Small craft advisories were up on Monday and are up for Tuesday. Rain is in the forecast for the rest of the week as well. The long-range forecast does promise a nice weekend. Lewes Harbour Marina said one boat did go out and they found it was really rough. They caught two tog. At Old…

With small craft advisories up on Saturday and right through Sunday plus heavy rain and flood advisories up for Sunday as well not too many folks will be fishing. Old Inlet reported that a keeper rockfish was taken from the inlet early in the morning and shorts were caught during the day. White bucktails and…

We are going through a period of very nasty weather and I don’t think anyone will be fishing for the next few days. Certainly no one was out on Friday with gale warnings and rain all day. The storm on Saturday and Sunday is supposed to be stronger. Let’s hope these storms will be the…

Tuesday was a decent day with cool temperatures and light winds. In spite of this, very few folks went fishing. I was at Indian River Inlet from 9:00 AM until close to noon and I didn’t see a single boat leave the inlet. One Grady White catamaran made a single drift from the bridge all…

Monday began a little cloudy and damp, but soon turned bright a sunny. No warm weather for the rest of the week. The fishing remained a bit slow with no exciting catches made on the ocean or bay. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Katydid brought in 20 tog from ocean structure. On Sunday, the…

After the thunderstorms on Saturday evening, Sunday was clear and cool with not quite as much wind, but for the most part, fishing remained slow. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa said rockfish to 30 inches have been caught from Augustine Beach on cut bunker. White perch have been caught on bloodworms and catfish will…

We had a very warm spring day on Friday and while fish were caught it is still a lot slower than it should be considering how good it is to our north and south. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Katydid and the Sea Jay II both fished for tog over ocean structure and both…

Small craft advisories were flying on Tuesday and that kept boats either tied to the dock or on their trailers. The good news is the weather for the rest of the week looks fishable. Jud sent me an email with a report from the Christina River where he tried his luck with the shad. He…

The temperature dropped and the wind came up which didn’t help the fishing on Monday. Joe Moore down on Hatteras Island reported that Michael Ellingsworth from Laurel, Delaware caught and released a 48-inch red drum while surf fishing on Portsmouth Island. Lewes Ice House reported small black drum from Broadkill Beach on sand fleas and…

I have been looking forward to Friday all week. I would finally have time for some shad fishing at Indian River Inlet. I should have stayed home. I got there right at 2:00 PM to catch the last two hours of the incoming current. I rigged up as always with a Stingsilver ahead of a…

Tuesday was warmer than Monday and Wednesday is supposed to be warmer than Tuesday, but so far, the weather has not improved the fishing. Up in New Castle County, Ed O’Donnell fished early on Tuesday morning at the fly fishing only section of White Clay Creek. He said conditions were very good and he hooked…

Monday began on the chilly side and then the wind came up out of the east. The end result was not many folks fishing and those that did fish had slim pickins. At Lewes Harbour Marina they reported the Katydid ran for tog and came back with 18. At Old Inlet Bait and tackle the…

I am happy to report that we are finally getting there. The water temperature at the Delaware Lightship Buoy has reached 48.9 and it has crossed the magic 50-degree threshold in Lewes and stands at 50.2 degrees. I really expect to see the first flounder caught out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal by the…

When I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina on Monday JB Walsh and his crew were putting the Top Fin in the water. Captain Pete Haines told me he has his first charter for tog on Saturday. Let’s hope the weather allows him to sail. Some good news from DNREC Fish and Wildlife. I am 99.9%…

The weather just will not give us a break. The air and the water have been cold, but we may be out of this pattern by next week. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa reported decent white perch action on bloodworms from Augustine Beach to Port Penn. A few small rockfish with the occasional keeper…