Posts Tagged ‘The Talk of Delmarva’

User 284190339 · 04-23-25 Fishing Report Nothing but good news on Tuesday. The weather was beautiful and it looks good for the rest of the week. The weekend, don’t ask. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Katydid fished ocean structure and returned with 23 tog on Monday. Brent did not have a party on Tuesday. There…

User 284190339 · 04-19-25 Fishing Report Good Friday was not good for fishing with high winds and rough seas. Those conditions will continue through Saturday. The only fish that were caught came from sheltered waters such as Indian River Inlet, the South Pocket and near the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen. Old Inlet Bait and…

User 284190339 · 04-16-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw small craft advisories plus rain. Just another beautiful day in paradise. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said anglers were huddled up under the Inlet Bridge where they caught 18 to 19-ich tog. I am sure they caught plenty of smaller tog and everything was on green crabs…

User 284190339 · 04-15-25 Fishing Report Once again on Monday, small craft advisories flew and boats once again remained at their slips and on their trailers. My friend Dan Neumann got up early and worked the South Pocket at Indian River Inlet with a paddletail. His effort was rewarded with a nice-sized striped bass. In…

User 284190339 · 04-12-25 Fishing Report In the words of my guy at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle, “Friday was a complete washout.” He did say a few folks tried to fish Indian River Inlet, but the cold rain drove them off. No sign of the 18 to 19-inch tog that have been caught on…

User 284190339 · 04-09-25 Fishing Report I don’t think anyone went fishing on Tuesday. There was a gale warning up on the ocean and bay. No one answered the phone at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle and that was my only hope of getting a report as I thought someone might have tried to fish…

User 284190339 · 04-08-25 Fishing Report If anybody went fishing on Monday, they are very sick. We had driving, cold, rain all day and if you had hopes that Tuesday was going to be better, fuhgeddaboudit. Tuesday will have a gale warning! I am about sick of this lousy weather! The water temperature is finally…

User 284190339 · 04-05-25 Fishing Report Friday was a very nice day and for once, no small craft advisories were flying. I have no idea if any boats ran out to the ocean or bay because I got the answering machine at Lewes Harbour Marina and the same thing at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em.…

User 284190339 · 04-04-25 Fishing Report Thursday saw temperatures in the 80s, but once again we had small craft advisories up keeping boats from exploring the ocean and bay. Patty at Captain Bones and Steve at Smith Bait both reported larger striped bass caught from shore and boats fishing between Augustine Beach and the fishing…

User 284190339 · 11 – 26 – 24 Fishing Report Boats did go out of Angler’s Dock in Lewes on Monday and Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Katydid and the Grizzly both were able to find tog limits for everyone on their boats. A few private boats also ran and they too had excellent tog…

User 284190339 · 11 – 25 – 24 Fishing Report No boats went out of Lewes or Indian River on Sunday. Monday’s weather looks good and we should get some fish from the ocean and bay. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said they heard of tog being caught from the inlet rocks on green crabs.…

User 284190339 · 11 – 23 – 24 Fishing Report As promised, there was a gale warning up on Friday and it will still be up on Saturday. Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported no boats out on Friday. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said their customers were fishing for tog…

User 284190339 · 11 – 20 – 24 Fishing Report According to Burt at Hook ‘em and cook ‘em the ocean was pretty rough on Tuesday morning, but several private boats made the run to the bluefin tuna grounds and the largest fish they brought back tipped the scales at 171 pounds. Some boats ran…

User 284190339 · 11 – 19 – 24 Fishing Report Monday was a beautiful day for fishing and some boats did very well and anglers working Indian River Inlet had some big fish. Tuesday and Wednesday look good, but come Thursday and it’s right back into the Mixmaster. I was surprised that Lewes Harbour Marina…

User 284190339 · 11 – 18 – 24 Fishing Report On Sunday no boats left Lewes Harbour Marina, but Monday the marine forecast looks promising and we just might get a report from the ocean. I didn’t get a report from Old Inlet Bait and Tackle, but Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said they cleaned…

User 284190339 · 11 – 13 – 24 Fishing Report Well at least we didn’t have small craft advisories up on Tuesday. We had a gale warning instead. But don’t worry, our friend small craft advisory will be back for the rest of the week and into the weekend. Just be thankful you are not…

User 284190339 · 11 – 11 – 24 Fishing Report n spite of small craft advisories on Sunday, several boats fished the ocean and found good action on sea bass, tog and bluefin tuna. Lewes Harbour Marina reported the Katydid brought in 25 tog from ocean structure. It’s hard enough catching tog when it’s calm,…

User 284190339 · 11 – 06 – 24 Fishing Report Tuesday was a little better than Monday with an excellent catch of sea bass an improved action at Indian River Inlet. Lewes Harbour Marina only had one boat out, but that boat was the Katydid and she brought in 120 black sea bass. Old Inlet…

User 284190339 · 10 – 29 – 24 Fishing Report Monday saw excellent fishing conditions and everyone who fished the inshore ocean cashed in on tog and sea bass. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid and the Shooter Dog both had excellent catches of sea bass. Several private boats also ran out to the sea…

User 284190339 · 10 – 28 – 24 Fishing Report Sunday the weather wasn’t that bad but no boats fished from Lewes Harbour Marina. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported stripers were caught during the night on drifted sand fleas and live eels. In the early morning, between first light and sunrise, small stripers, with…

User 284190339 · 10 – 22 – 24 Fishing Report Monday saw another fine weather day and ocean fishing continued to produce good numbers of sea bass. At Lewes Harbour Marina we learned that the Katydid brought in 120 black sea bass. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle told us there was a run of 25…

User 284190339 · 10 – 21 – 24 Fishing Report Finally, a day with no small craft advisories and Sunday saw excellent catches of fish from the ocean. The weather for the remainder of the week looks promising. Lewes Harbour Marina got us off to a good start by reporting that the Katydid and the…

User 284190339 · 10 – 15 – 24 Fishing Report With small craft advisories up, Monday saw no fishing from boats on the ocean or Delaware Bay. It is possible there could be a break in this weather pattern before the week is over. My friend Mike Pizzolato and I were supposed to fish on…

User 284190339 · 10 – 12 – 24 Fishing Report Friday was another day of high winds and rough seas keeping most, if not all, boats at their docks or on their trailers. Eddie at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said he went down to Indian River Inlet on Friday and there is still plenty…

User 284190339 · 10 – 09 – 24 Fishing Report Tuesday we were still in a small craft advisory situation and no boats left Lewes Harbour Marina and no one answered the phone at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported that Bill Carroll caught a 49-inch red drum on a…