Posts Tagged ‘WGMD’

Friday was another beautiful day at the beach.  Plenty of sunshine with a light east wind to keep the flies away. I arrived at Herring Point around 8:30 AM and was somewhat surprised to see the beach almost deserted.  I set up pretty much by myself and using FishBite bloodworms and sand flea baits began…

Thursday was about as nice a day as you can expect for late July and Friday is supposed to be just as good. I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina in the late afternoon where Tommy was cleaning a big pile of bluefish caught on Captain Pete Haines’ boat Top Fin.  Captain Pete told me his…

Wednesday saw much nicer weather, but a strong northeast wind had small craft advisories posted on the ocean. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Pirate King did get out on the bay and returned with a good catch of kings.  The Katydid was out as well, but wasn’t expected back until late in the…

Monday saw the heat continue, but people still went fishing. The Paradise Grill-Shorts Marine Flounder Tournament ended on Sunday with Luke Horney walking away with the $10,000 first prize for his 5.5-pound flounder.  Todd Stevenson came in second winning $5,000 for a 5.1-pound flounder and Tom Passwaters was third taking $3,000 for a 5.0 pounder. …

Sunday was about as hot as it gets in Delaware.  Most people fished in the morning if they fished at all.  I understand the flies were really bad on the beaches and I don’t have any reports from the surf. Dan’s Tackle posted a photo of an angler with an eight-pound, 15-ounce bass that he…

So, it was a tad warm on Saturday, but despite dire warnings from every talking head on television, people still went outside and some even went fishing. The biggest fish we heard of today was an 8.8-pound flounder caught by Bob Engler near B Buoy on a minnow and reported by Hook ‘em and Cook…

I finally got to go fishing on Thursday.  I was up at 0500 and at Indian River Inlet by 0545.  The tide was just starting in, but the current was still running out.  I set up just west of the bridge on the northside and as soon as the current began to run in, I…

Thursday was another hot one and there is no relief in sight until next week.  So long as we continue to get winds from the southwest the heat is not the only thing we will have to contend with.  Bugs have had a very good reproductive spring with more than enough standing water to breed…

Wednesday was hot and it looks like that will be the story for the next few days. Had an interesting report from the National Marine Fisheries Service.  A tag planted in a striped bass back in October 13 of 1994 was recovered this July 3rd.  When the fish was tagged it was classified as being…

Monday was a perfect day to go fishing and that is exactly what I planned to do.  I backed my truck out of the garage, put my surf rods in the rod rack and when I tried to release the parking brake, the cable snapped.  The truck is now sitting at the mechanics waiting for…

Sunday saw nice fishing weather that is supposed to continue for the first part of the week. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Josh Evans and Jack Donahue caught 21 and 22-inch flounder out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on bucktails.  The Reel Chaotic fished B Buoy with squid and minnows catching six flounder…

Saturday was another nice summer day and we saw some good fishing reports. The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal is giving up keeper flounder.  There were several photos of folks with flounder from the canal on the Lewes Harbour Marina Facebook page.  We also had a report from Teresa Spence who, along with two friends, caught…

Friday was pretty nice and the fishing was pretty good. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em told us the Captain Ike came in with a 70-pound bluefin, several big blues and some king mackerel from the inshore lumps.  If you plan to target bluefins this weekend, check the latest regulations from NOAA.  They have recently changed. …

Hot and muggy was the best description of Thursday’s weather and Friday looks a little iffy in the morning.  The rest of the weekend looks great so you should be able to get out and do some serious fishing. I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina late on Thursday afternoon and saw the remains of some…

Wednesday was another beautiful fishing day and Harry Yingling and I headed out once again, but this time, due to the outgoing water, we tried fishing in the ocean.  I have had some success catching flounder by drifting right behind the surf line so that’s what we tried.  The beach at Cape Henlopen Point is…

Tuesday’s weather was just about perfect for fishing and for once my friend Harry Yingling and I were able to take advantage of it.  We started at Reef Site 6 in the Delaware Bay around 8:00 AM on the last of the falling tide.  The water was pretty dirty and the bite was pretty slow. …

Monday was much cooler with plenty of wind and rain.  Small craft advisories were posted for the bay and ocean so no boats that I could find ventured away from the dock.  This change in the weather could result in a change in the fishing, but we will have to wait until Tuesday and Wednesday…

Sunday saw the holiday weekend end with a little less heat, but continued good fishing. From Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina we learned that young Gus and Gibb Morris caught triggerfish and trout while fishing bay structure on the Katydid. Michael Stutter had a 51-pound yellowfin and a 17.9-pound dolphin while Chris Durham had a…

Saturday was hot and fishing was still pretty good.  Not much change, but the wind is going to move to the north-northeast on Sunday and Monday and that should stir things up. I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina on Saturday afternoon and spoke with Captain Vince Kagey off the Miss Kirstin.  He told me he…

Friday saw hot and cloudy weather with showers in the afternoon. The DNREC Police will be out in force for the rest of the weekend as they continue Operation Dry Water.  This is a push to get boat operators who may be under the influence of booze or drugs off the water.  These people are…

Thursday was another hot one with a slight shift in the wind to the east.  Fishing continued without much change. Bluefin tuna are available at the inshore lumps such as Massey’s Canyon, the Hot Dog and the 19-Fathom Lump.  This is a reasonable run for trailer boats and with the nice weather we are having,…