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The weather on Tuesday was not that bad, but only a few folks went fishing.  Reports were pretty slim from those that did make it out. At Lewes Harbour Marina the report was no report except for some skates caught at B Buoy. The news from Lighthouse View Bait and Tackle on the fishing pier…

Monday finally felt like summer.  At Lighthouse View Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park the report was a fair number of spot on bloodworms and keeper flounder on jigs with bright colored Gulp!. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said a 39-inch rockfish was caught and released at the Coast Guard Station…

Father’s Day brought beautiful weather, but fishing was not as good as on Saturday.  Part of the problem may have been the large crowds at the most popular locations. At Lewes Harbour Marina Tommy said the Katydid came in with flounder and sea bass, but no limits of either one.  He did see a few…

The weather was absolutely perfect on Saturday allowing a lot of folks to get out on the water. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said flounder fishing really turned on in the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal.  They also saw a good number of flounder come in from Site 11.  Minnows, squid strips and Gulp! accounted for…

I spent most of the day on Friday going out to the Del-Jersey-Land Reef Site to watch the sinking of the Cape May Lewes Ferry Twin Capes.  The weather was absolutely perfect with almost flat seas for the two and a half hour ride to the reef site on one of the service boats from…

Small craft advisories were up on Thursday so most boats that normally fish the ocean were tied to the dock.  The weekend looks good and I hope everyone gets to wet a line. We stopped by the fishing pier on Cape Henlopen State Park around noon and there were quite a few folks fishing the…

Wednesday was warm and a bit windy, but folks were able to get out fishing. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said keeper flounder were caught from the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on minnows and jigheads baited with Gulp!  The Katydid had a good catch of flounder fishing over ocean structure. At Lighthouse View Tackle on…

Small craft advisories were still up on Tuesday so ocean and bay boats remained in port.  Conditions look to improve for the rest of the week. Indian River Inlet was the place to be on Tuesday as Clark at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported a seven-pound flounder was caught on a bucktail with Gulp!…

Monday was a total blowout with northeast winds gusting to 30 knots and seas to seven feet.  A small craft advisory is posted for Tuesday so not much fishing will happen today. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Tommy said the Katydid came in late on Sunday, but she had sea bass and flounder.  This is good…

Sunday the rain held off until evening so folks were able to get in some fishing. Boats from Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em ran offshore and were not back in time for this report.  We will have their catch in Monday’s report. Dave at Lighthouse View Bait and Tackle said the…

Saturday was a bit more than damp as thunderstorms hit in early afternoon and brought fishing to a halt. Those who decided to stay on shore made the correct decision.  There are few events more disheartening than fishing off shore all day then, when you finally see the inlet, there is a big, old black…

Friday got the weekend off to a good start, now if the rain lets us fish on Saturday and Sunday things may get back to some sense of normal. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Grizzly came back from ocean structure with a good catch of sea bass.  Keeper flounder were caught from the…

Thursday was sunny and dry and all of the reporting stations had good fishing news. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Katydid went fishing for black sea bass returning with a good catch for her party.  Wayne Demarko brought in a 232-pound thresher shark on the Fish Bones.  Tom did not know exactly…

Wednesday saw beautiful, cool weather and some fish were caught. At Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em Chris reported the head boat had a few flounder and short sea bass.  Several charter boats ran further offshore and found a fair number of keeper sea bass. At Old Inlet Bait and Tackle the report was a few…

Tuesday was very pleasant, but there was just enough wind to keep most boats off of open water. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said she saw flounder to 18.5 inches come in from the canal.  Jigs with Gulp! or flounder rigs baited with minnows and squid strips were the top baits. At Lighthouse View Bait…

Sunday was just a tad breezy and a bit damp around the edges so no one that I know about went fishing. Once we get back to decent weather the black drum bite should still be good in Delaware Bay.  If you don’t have a boat you can catch drum from the beach at Broadkill…

Saturday saw much better weather than expected and a good number of fish were caught. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the FOMO caught a 200.9-pound mako for Steve Randazo who was entered in the Mako Mania Tournament in Ocean City.  The Surface Tension with Captain Keith Beebe fishing out to the Poorman’s Canyon where…

Friday saw much warmer weather and in some locations the fish responded while in other places they did not. The DNREC Police Kids Fishing Tournament is still on for today at Ingrams Pond, Akridge Scout Reservation and the dog training area at Lums Pond.  Hours are 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and it is all…

Thursday saw some warmer weather and a little better fishing. From Lewes Harbour Marina we heard from Julie that she and Chris Vann fished Bethany Beach on Wednesday and had a mixed bag.  Chris caught and released a 38-inch rockfish on bunker.  They had a good number of kings on FishBites and bloodworms.  Mixed in…

Wednesday was cool and overcast with a brisk east wind and not many folks went fishing and those that did had poor luck. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said no one went out during the day, but one boat was headed to the drum grounds for a little night action.  The Katydid fished on Tuesday…