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Sunday was a tad breezy, but some boats did make it out to the ocean and the Outer Wall.  Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina told us the current leaders in the Tog Tournament are Chip Graves in First Place with an 8.46 pounder.  In Second Place is Charlie Breidenbach with his 6.54-pound tog and in…

Saturday was downright cold, but the wind stayed down and folks went fishing.  Sunday looks fishable at least for the larger boats as does Monday. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had 16 tog and a sheepshead for his party.  The Portabella come back from ocean structure with a boat limit of 75…

Friday saw the air temperature drop and the northwest wind increase making for some very uncomfortable fishing conditions.  Saturday looks good with less wind and smaller seas. Tog action continues to improve as the water temperature drops.  Robbie Baxley fished the rocks at the Outer Wall with green and box crabs purchased at Lewes Harbour…

The weather wasn’t perfect on Thursday, but it was a whole lot better than it’s going to be on Friday.  Small craft advisories are already up for northwest winds gusting to 40 knots and seas running to seven feet.  The winds are supposed to settle back down on Saturday with seas running less than two…

Wednesday was a beautiful fall day, but very few boats went fishing.  Things look to go downhill over Thursday and Friday as colder weather moves into our area. Tom at Lewes Harbour Marina said Rick Rumble caught a 28-inch rockfish on a live eel out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. Captain Cary Evans called…

Tuesday saw decent weather and a few boats did manage to get out tog fishing. Tom at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had 17 keepers and the Top Fin had 15 tog in the box.  Both captains reported catching numerous short tog. At Old Inlet Bait and Tackle it was the same story.  Lots…

Monday saw clear skies and light winds with good fishing for sea bass and tog. Captain Pete Haines on the Top Fin had a photo on Facebook of a double header of tog he caught.  He said fishing was good, but they still had more shorts than keepers. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina posted a…

Saturday was chilly, but the wind dropped out and both head, charter and private boats were able to sail.  Sunday looks a bit breezy, but Monday and Tuesday look fine. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid came in with a nice catch of tog.  A few private boats had limits of sea bass…

Summer ended on Friday.  The temperature dropped 40 degrees and the wind howled out of the northwest raising small craft advisories on the bay and ocean.  To the best of my knowledge, no boats sailed from any Delaware port.  The weekend and early week weather look pretty good.  Some northwest wind on Sunday with light…

Thursday was more trick than treat for fishermen as gale warnings were up for the ocean and small craft advisories were up for the bay.  On Wednesday the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted on the proposals to reduce the mortality on striped bass by 18% for recreational and commercial fishermen.  Recreational fishermen will have…

Wednesday saw good fishing weather with light winds and moderate temperatures.  Thursday will see gale warnings that could stay around until Friday.  Right now, it looks like Saturday will be fishable. We had a report from Captain Monty Hawkins on the Morning Star out of Ocean City that he was able to limit out the…

Monday was another windy day on the ocean and bay, but only the ocean saw small craft advisories.  Tuesday will see cloudy, but better weather with less wind, so perhaps a few boats will be able to reach the sea bass grounds. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is meeting this week and on Monday…

Sunday saw small craft advisories up as promised and with northeast winds 10 to 15 knots and gusts to 20 they may be back up again on Monday. On Saturday Frank Tucker fished the Outer Wall catching three keeper tog out of 27 caught.  Morgan and Jay Way worked the Del-Jersey-Land Reef on Saturday aboard…

Friday was another good fishing day and it looks like Saturday will be as well.  Small craft advisories are already up for Sunday. Captain Cary Evans called to report another boat limit of sea bass on the Grizzly, plus four flounder one of which weighed 7.75 pounds.  Why he couldn’t find those flounder on Thursday…

Small craft advisories were up again on Wednesday, but Thursday looks good.  I hope this forecast holds up because I am scheduled to go sea bass fishing with Captain Cary Evans on the Grizzly out of Fisherman’s Wharf.  This will be my first ocean trip out of Delaware in 2019. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina…

The weather was bad on Tuesday and it won’t be much better on Wednesday as small craft advisories are already up for today.  Thursday looks promising. I have to begin this report with some news that is good for the fish, but kinda sad for me.  Captain John Nedelka has sold the Karen Sue.  I…

The weather wasn’t too bad on Monday unless you wanted to go fishing.  Small craft advisories were up in the ocean and bay and will be up through Wednesday. The Assateague Mobile Surf Fishermen held their Surf Fishing Tournament over the weekend and the Delaware Brethren Of the Coast came in first place.  To say…

Sunday saw gale warnings up and if anyone was fishing, they’re nuts.  The early part of the week does not look promising, but by Thursday we should see better weather. Keeper rockfish are beginning to show up in the Upper Delaware Bay.  Patty at Captain Bones near Middletown checked in a 29-incher caught on bunker…

Saturday was beautiful, if a bit chilly, and I was surprised that only a few folks were fishing.  Gale warnings are up for Sunday and the seas in the ocean won’t drop below four feet until Thursday. I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina on Saturday afternoon and almost all the local charter and head boats…