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Wednesday was another hot one with light southwest winds.  Not much change in the fishing and with the 4th of July holiday there are a lot of folks enjoying our favorite sport. The fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park continues to see good fishing for spot with bloodworms the best bait followed by FishBite…

Tuesday has set the tone for the rest of the holiday week.  Hot with a south to southwest wind.  I don’t expect much change in the fishing and that’s not a bad thing. The DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation has closed the issuing of surf fishing vehicle permits after reaching the 17,000 limit.  If…

Monday was hot and sunny with a bit of a north blow. I fished the southside of Indian River Inlet with sand fleas from 6:30 till 10:00 AM trying to catch a sheepshead.  I would have had better luck trying to hunt unicorns.  Lots of birds that I think were on hickory shad, but nothing…

Sunday was hot, but the wind shifted to the north so the temperature dropped a bit.  The rest of the holiday week looks great so get out and do some fishing. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said Jack Henriksen fished with Ricky Mills at the Outer Wall where Jack caught a five-pound flounder on Gulp!…

Saturday was another summer day with hot temperatures and good fishing. We received word that Lewes Ice House will be moving their store within the next 60 days.  As soon as we know the new location we will pass the information on to you. There is a considerable amount of menhaden close to shore all…

Friday was another great summer day.  The fishing remained pretty much the same, but we do have a warning for all you surf fishermen out there. I know some of you like to target big toothy sharks, but Jay Katz from Seaford found out the hard way that is not a good idea.  Park Rangers…

Thursday saw more good weather and more good fishing. We got late word on Wednesday from Diana at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em that they checked in a pending new state record false albacore or little tunny.  The big fish was caught by Jonathon Buchannan from Ocean View while fishing in Massey’s Canyon aboard the…

Wednesday was yet another great fishing day.  Not only that, but it looks like we are going to have a good weather weekend. The flounder fishing in the ocean has been a bit difficult.  Not that flounder haven’t been caught, it’s just catching them has been hard work.  The wind and the current haven’t been…

Tuesday, June 25th, was my 77th birthday.  What should I do to celebrate?  Take in an opera?  How about a visit to an art museum?  Who am I kidding!  I went fishing. I started at the southside of Indian River Inlet where I had heard of some croaker being caught.  I was there for a…

Monday was a beautiful summer day so my wife Barbara and I went fishing.  We launched our boat at the Lewes ramp around 10:00 AM to catch the incoming current and fished several locations from the Ferry Wall to the Inner Wall to the area between the two fishing piers.  We had no luck until…

Sunday was the perfect end to a beautiful weekend. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em was able to give us a bit more information on the nine-pound flounder caught on Saturday.  The angler was John Angles and he caught the big fish seven miles off of Indian River Inlet.  Diana also said they had a 90-pound…

Saturday was beautiful with the wind still northwest, but not as strong as on Friday. Dave at Lighthouse View Tackle on the fishing Pier at Cape Henlopen State Park told us anglers were catching spot two at a time during high tide, but the bite had slowed as the tide dropped out.  Bloodworms or FishBite…

Friday saw a hard northwest blow with small craft advisories up on the bay and ocean.  They are calling for 10 to 15 with gusts to 20 northwest on Saturday so the bay will be a bit choppy.. At Old Inlet Bait and Tackle they said the croaker bite was strong in the morning along…

Thursday saw a hot day with a hard southwest wind, but fish were caught.  Friday will usher in cooler weather and a small craft advisory for the bay and ocean with wind out of the northwest to 30 knots.  Believe me, you do not want to be on Delaware Bay when the wind tops 30…

Wednesday saw partly cloudy weather with a nice south to southeast wind so I went surf fishing on Three Rs Road.  I arrived around 8: 30 AM to a flood tide and tried to fish with two rods.  The critters were stripping my bloodworms so fast I had to go with one rod that I…

Tuesday was another beautiful day with light winds and plenty of sunshine. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina told us about Bob Murphy who had a 6.69-pound flounder from the Thelma Dale IV on Sunday.  Also on Father’s Day, Rickey and Toddy Mills caught five flounder to 5.56 pounds out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal…

Monday was a beautiful summer day and people who fished from the pier at Cape Henlopen State Park caught spot, croaker and kings as did those who fished the surf.  Old Inlet told us croaker showed up at the Inlet on bloodworms. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em filled up my in box on Monday morning…

Sunday saw small craft advisories on the ocean and we didn’t get many reports. The early week looks like light southwest winds and incoming water in the morning.  This could provide decent fishing conditions for a change.  Then there are the thunderstorms.  Also be sure to have plenty of DEET bug spray as those flies…

Saturday began with moderate south to southwest winds, but they increased as the day went on as did the seas in the ocean.  Sunday looks to have strong south to southwest winds to 25 knots so the ocean and bay may still be off limits. Father’s Day should bring dry and sunny weather so you…

Friday did not get the weekend off to a great start.  West winds to 30 knots in the ocean and bay made fishing difficult. We had a couple of good fishing days, but for the past week or more the weather has been pretty bad.  It seems we get one front after another with strong…

Thursday arrived as advertised.  Heavy rain, lots of wind and rough seas. I do have a few reports left over from before the weather turned nasty. Rick’s Bait and Tackle reported that Phillip Lowe caught a 5-pound, 6-ounce flounder on a live minnow out of Indian River Bay.  Alex King had two flounder to 19.5…

Wednesday saw a hard northeast wind that pretty much cut down on most of the local fishing. The only good report we had came from Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina who told us the Katydid came in with a decent catch of flounder considering the weather. At Lighthouse View Tackle on the fishing pier at…