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Thursday was a lousy day at the beach. All of my reporting stations had nothing to report. There have been some major changes in the way NOAA, the Mid-Atlantic Marine Fisheries Management Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission set regulations for recreational fishermen in the future. All of us who thought we had…

Wednesday was a beautiful day at the beach. I was up at 5:30 and at the Indian River Inlet by 6:30. The current was running in hard, but there were no birds and no one along either side was catching anything. I decided to have my breakfast while I watched the action or lack thereof.…

Tuesday, we had quite a bit of rain at the beach. This made the farmers happy. Fishermen, not so much. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said several boats left the marina to try fishing, but all returned due to the rain. On Monday the Greyson Kupsky family caught some small, but just right for eating,…

Friday was a good day to go fishing and a lot of folks did just that. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid left the dock at 4:00 AM for an offshore run and had not returned when I called around 5:00 PM. At last report, the best tuna action was at least 90 miles off…

No boats sailed from Lewes or Indian River marinas on Thursday according to Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em. There is a new and a first tripletail state record in Virginia. Last July Richard H. Stuart, Jr. was fishing with his dad, Richard H. Stuart, Sr. in the Chesapeake Bay. They were…

I was on the road on Wednesday, but when I made my calls, I found few boats ventured out. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Pirate King caught kings over bay structure while the Katydid had flounder over ocean structure. I called Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em and they said none of their boats…

Tuesday saw four to five-foot seas on the ocean and no charter or head boats left the dock. I did get an excellent report from David Zerbato who, along with his brother, fished Three Rs Road with mullet to catch a nice bluefish and had a good kingfish bite for about an hour. They then…

Monday was a gorgeous day for fishing. Nobody told the fish. My friend from New Jersey, Jerry Gomber, and I headed to Three Rs Road around 8:00 AM to try the surf. The water was as clear as I have seen it all year. I fished bloodworm Fish Bites for kings while Jerry tossed metal…

Another beautiful day to be on the water. Julie Stevenson was fishing the surf when she encountered a big bluefish. Lewes Harbour Marina said Mickey Slaughter, Mark Harris and Jarrad Hitchens fished the Canal with minnows to catch four flounder and one trout. Carter DiRado, Bobby Matte and Andrew White had a limit of flounder…

Not a lot of boats on the ocean Friday, but the Bay and the beach did a good business. Suzzanne Martin was fishing the beach near Herring Point with a pink pill rig for kings when she hooked a big bluefish. She said it was a lot of fun getting the big fish to the…

From my reports, Thursday was a little better on the ocean than Wednesday, but not much. Old Inlet told us Levi Work from Lewes had a 23-inch bluefish at Three Rs Road on Wednesday with mullet as his bait. Billy Talbot caught his first black drum out of Delaware Bay while fishing from his new…

Wednesday was not a pretty day on the water. My wife Barbara and I left the Lewes Boat Ramp around 9:00 AM in a thick fog and a nasty east wind. The incoming was really coming in and we started drifting up the Broadkill River in hopes of finding flounder, spot or croaker. Barbara had…

Monday saw outstanding fishing. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Captain Jamar and Mate Terry fished the Jersey side and found some excellent sea bass action for their party. Captain Beau at Skipjack Sportfishing said the first few drifts produced excellent sea bass action, but then things slowed and it was a pick for the remainder…

Sunday was a great day to be fishing! Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Billy and Conner Mister caught black drum while fishing from their boat off of Broadkill Beach. Young Peter Didden fished the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal with Gulp! and caught flounder weighing 3.2 and 2.5 pounds. The Katydid and the Undaunted fished…

Saturday saw people fishing and they caught some fish. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Anthony from the shop fished the Coral Beds with clam to catch and release a big black drum. Richard Harpel was on the Coral Beds Thursday night when he caught and released a big black drum. Branden Moyer fished from the…

Once again, I must report that no boats left the dock on Friday. Small craft advisories flew all day and well into the night. They may return on Saturday morning. The only good reports I received were from Old Inlet Bait and Tackle. They said there was a bluefish blitz at Three Rs Road on…