Tuesday, September 3, 2013

WEEKLY “Gone Fishing” AT THE BEACH By Sue Foster September 2nd, 2013



 






WEEKLY “Gone Fishing” AT THE BEACH

compliments of: Sue Foster, proprietor of
OYSTER BAY TACKLE, Ocean City Maryland,and Fenwick Tackle, Fenwick Island Delaware.

Sue provides us hopeful fish catchers with a timely
UP TO DATE FISHING REPORT and other handy fishing advice.Courtesy of At The Beach Featured Photo From Oyster Bay Tackle Photo Gallery

 


Ocean City Maryland & Assateague Island – Delaware Beaches – Ocean n Bay Fishing Report

By Sue Foster, Oyster Bay Tackle Shop, Ocean City MD – Fenwick Island DE
 Sept, 2nd 2013

Water Temp: 73.2

Fishing Report by Sue Foster

Fishing this week was good flounder, though it was hard to find keepers
in the bay. Anglers picked them up in the deepest holes on the slacking
tides. Some really good days offshore on flounder catches. But like all
fishing, some days were better than others. Red drum are around along
with some black drum. Oceanic Pier has had good trout fishing at night
and flounder fishing by day. Surf has had the usual spot and kingfish
along with more and more reports of snapper blues. Some nice shark
releases were reported. Offshore, flounder were biting, one cobia was
reported. Further offshore the news was dolphin, some tuna and marlin
releases.

Tip of the Week: "Don't forget to buy a sand spike when you go surf
fishing. A reel in the sand or ocean can ruin it! "

Oyster Bay is now open 7 A.M. till 7 or 8 P.M. daily. Fenwick Tackle is
open 7 A.M. till 10 P.M. Daily. Starting Monday night, our hours will
be 7 A.M. until 7 P.M. E-mail Sue Foster at: Oyster Bay Tackle. online mall is open. We sell
MD licenses at our Oyster Bay location. De Licenses are sold at our
DEL location.

(BTW, There's a mistake in the MD Fishing Guide about clamming. If you
are out of state it IS legal for you to catch clams in Worcester Co. The
state fixed the mistake online, but of course, thousands of Guides were
already printed! I have had several e-mails about this.)

The Bulkhead at 2nd thru 4th Street is a free fishing zone. You can
fish here without a MD license but you still need to obtain a free
registry. We can do that for you at Oyster Bay Tackle or call
1-855-855-3906. Keeper flounder can be caught there if you are patient
and fish the slacking tides. When the tide is moving hard, fish
straight down. It's plenty deep! If you cast out during a hard running
tide, you will constantly get hung up! Anglers can also catch little
sea bass, spot, croaker, bluefish, tautog, puppy drum and trigger fish.
As the weather cools, tautog fishing gets better and better! Now that
DE is closed for a month, many anglers will be tautog fishing in Ocean
City.

The Ocean Pier is another place you can fish without a MD License. You
can catch kingfish, croaker, spot, trout, puppy drum, snapper blues,
flounder, sharks and rays. You can catch anything on the pier that you
can catch from the surf. Blues have really picked up in the surf, so
blues should be biting good on the Ocean Pier with cut bait. Try
bloodworms in close to the shore break and you'll catch some eating
sized Norfolk spot! Puppy drum will be coming into the surf soon. I
caught a couple last season close to the shore break from the pier.

2013 Tide Charts are now available in our stores and online. Go to our website and click on More Fishing Info.

Flounder season is now open in MD- Minimum Size - 16" Creel - 4 fish
open all year.

New Ocean City chart by Capt Seagull available:
Buy at Oyster Bay Tackle or online.

White Marlin Open is over! To see the results check out the leader board. We got
plenty t-shirts in both our stores starting at 19.99.

2013 White Marlin Open T's are also available Online.
>
2013 Shark T's! In store or on Online.

Stopping in to Oyster Bay Tackle or Fenwick Tackle? Clip out a coupon
for xtra savings! Coupons

Surf is still seeing kingfish, spot, and small croaker on bloodworms or
Fishbite bloodworms. Bluefish have started biting on finger mullet
baited on whole finger mullet rigs. Sharks of all sizes were reported
this week. Anywhere from baby sand sharks to 5 foot long duskies.

Skip Cerf e-mailed in his picture and report: "Good weekend surf fishing
at 127th. Blues in 12-15" range and dusky shark - all hitting mullet
rigs."

Mike Moss e-mailed in his picture and report: "Hey Sue, tagged and
released this big female Dusky on Fenwick this morning...the bigger
blues are biting every other cast and getting bigger and
bigger,,,biggest was 17" before I ran out of bait...could be another
Blue Blitz coming! "

These pictures are in our Surf Fishing Photo Gallery.

Many anglers ask about reading the beach when surf fishing. "Poppy" a
very good angler has posted another very good description with pictures
on Stripers Online. Check it out: Reading the Beach He draws it out
completely! If you're not catching fish in the surf, you need to study
this!

Our online mall is now open and we have:
Trailhead Tire Deflators!
We also carry the Oasis Trailhead brand.

Surf Packages, complete with sinkers. (Also flounder, Aqua-Clear, Swim
Shad, and Got-cha Plug Packages.)

Oyster Bay Tackle and Fenwick Tackle saw a few fish this week! Many
anglers complained that the fish were running small but Denny was luck
to catch these four keepers all within one hour.

Our own Denny Blessing of Oyster Bay Tackle caught 4 keeper flounder
near buoy #6 between 18" and 22" fishing in his boat with his wife Joy,
on the "O.C. Joy" on 8/28

Paul Reybrun from Ocean City, Md caught a 23 inch Flounder using Live
Minnows and Squid combo near the Lazy Lizard. This has been a "hot
spot." Anglers fish the main east channel between 9th and the draw of
the Route 50 Bridge during the slacking tides.

These pictures are in our Inshore Photo Gallery.

J.J. from the Oceanic Pier (410-289-2602) reported lots and lots of
flounder but only a few keepers. One man caught and released 79 flounder
during a 4 day fishing stay. The trout fishing at night has been
excellent. There's been big Norfolk spot during the day on worms or
Fishbites. There's been red drum up to 20-inches from the pier this
week. One was caught in 2 foot of water! There were a couple runs of
croaker this week. There were also tons of little baby sea bass and all
the seven inch bluefish you wanted to catch! (You do not need a fishing
license to fish the Oceanic Pier.)

Route 50 Bridge has seen some good flounder fishing by day. "Lots of
action!" one angler expounded! Some tautog are being caught near the
pilings close to the draw. At night the fare is bluefish, trout, and
stripers. Usually blues come around on an East Wind. Striper fishing has
been up and down but should pick up now that summer is over.

Walter Moore of Oyster Bay Tackle said there were lots of bluefish around
the bridge on Monday morning! Big ones!

Heard of some good catches of stripers at the Indian River Inlet. Had
anglers come into Fenwick Tackle saying the anglers catching were
throwing small bucktails rigged up on a leader with a big bass cast
sinker to get out far into the inlet.

Tom Kastet e-mailed in on Aug 26th: "Thanks to your advice I took my 2
small children to Northside Park to fish the lagoon at high tide for
Spot. I have taken them there before but never though about the tide for
the lagoon. Fishing in the past was very poor probably due to the tide
being wrong. My 8 yr old son Daniel caught his first Flounder, 12 inch
shortie and a bunch of small croakers up to about 9 inches. My 5 yr old
daughter Keira caught a bunch of spot and croakers.Needless to say the
kids had a blast. All were caught on Nightcrawlers.

Larry Jock of the Coastal Fisherman reports on Sunday: "John Schiffer caught a 50 lb. cobia
on live bunker at Great Gull."

On Saturday: "Cold Rolled" had 16 flounder from the Bass Grounds.
Charter boat, "Ocean City Guide Service" had junior angler, Chase
Burbage on board and he caught a red drum, a black drum and a striper,
all on sand fleas by the Rt. 50 Bridge."

On Friday, Larry Jock adds: "Charter boat, "Get Sum" had 5 keeper
flounder. Capt. Nick said they were all over... East Channel, behind
Harbour Island, Fishbowl... All were caught on Gulp! "Sedation" had 12
keeper flounder at the African Queen. Largest was a 23.5-incher that
weighed 4 lbs. 3 oz. All were caught on squid and minnows. "Jezebel"
went out to the African Queen today and had 21 keeper flounder. Largest
was a 26-incher that weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz. that was actually caught at
Russell's Reef on the weigh home. A lot of boats were on the Queen. "57
Chins" had 10 keeper flounder led by Kevin Baggett's 25-incher that
weighed 5 lbs. 3 oz. All caught on Gulp! artificial baits. David Steen,
Jerry Shockley and Allen Baker stopped by the office to have their
picture taken with the 6 flounder they caught at the African Queen.
Largest weighed 5 lbs. Fish were caught on minnows, shiners and
flounder belly."

Capt Jeff from Hellbent Charters e-mailed in his report this week: "Well
the unofficial end of summer is here and mother nature started us out
with a 20 mph South wind on Saturday. I took some nice folks from New
York out for what turned out to be mostly a nature tour. We tried to
fish but did not catch anything mainly becsuse we could not keep the
drifts slow enough to stay on bottom. We decided to fish on Saturday
because Sundays forecast was for higher winds and a better chance for
storms. Well as it turned out the wind was less than 10 mph but about
time I was reasdy to take my family out a pair of thunder storms poped
up and we decided to stay off the bay and just relax all afternoon.
Tomorrow is Labor Day and I plan being out on the water most of the day
weather permitting. The second season is starting and the crowds are
going to be gone ome of the best weathet and fishing of the year. Still
time to book a trip so give me a call 717 574 4010 or email me at
helbentcharters@hotmail.com. Check out our website at
helbentcharters.com. See you on the water."

Capt Jeff is one of the few charters going out of North Ocean City.

Dave Beall of Dave's Delmarva First Mate Service reported this week:
"There have been lots of croakers in the Indian River Inlet this past
week. Small pieces of Gulp on a # 4 hook works just fine. There have
been lots of spike weakies as well but they have been pretty small. The
best news is that there have been a few trophy size flounder as well.
The number of flounder has dropped off but the quality has dramatically
improved. I have seen several over 22" this past week. Black drum have
been taken with fleas close to the rocks on the north and south sides as
well and stripers are still in eddies at night but they have been
undersize. I was in Salvo and Rodanthe, NC (Outer Banks) for a few days
last week and I couldn't wait to get back home. I covered around 100
miles and never saw a fish over 8." I couldn't believe it! Have a GREAT
WEEK, Dave" Check out his new web site.

Flounder and Surf, Rig and Lure Packages, Selection of
Swimming Shads or Gotcha Plugs!


A lot of people were crabbing this week. Northside Park at 125th Street
is a good place to crab. There's plenty spot fish to catch there too.
You can also crab from the Isle of Wight at 62nd Street, Convention Hall
at 41st Street, Jamestown Road (the whole city park side of the lagoon),
9th Street Pier, or Assateague State Park.

If you want to go clamming from the shore in Ocean City you can clam
behind the Convention Center at 41st Street or go to Assateague. No
license required for crabbing or clamming in MD Coastal Bays. We have
been renting and selling rakes and vacationers are catching clams!

Capt. Monty on the "
Morning Star
reports on Aug 21st:

"Eight Hour trips $110.00 - 7AM to 3PM – Saturdays 6AM to 3:30PM -
$125.00 LEAVE YOUR BEST POSSIBLE CONTACT NUMBER - Weather Cancelations
Are Common - I Make Every Attempt To Let Clients Sleep In If The
Weather's Not Going Our Way..

Greetings All, We've had fantastic flounder fishing of late. Doesn't
mean we will tomorrow. Might anchor, might drift; Might be sea bass,
might be fluke. I will continue to fish for what's biting. "


Go to " Morning Star to read Capt Monty's entire newsletter...

E-mail Capt Monty at: Capt Monty about upcoming trips or to subscribe to his newsletter:
mhawkins@mediacombb.net

Capt. Monty Hawkins mhawkins@siteone.net Party Boat "Morning Star"
Reservation Line 410 520 2076 http://www.morningstarfishing.com/

Watch the weather.

Help and Donate to the Ocean City Reef Foundation! http://www.ocreeffoundation.com/
It's a 501c3 tax deductable .org

Capt Chris Mizurak of the Angler (410-289-7424) e-mailed in: " We are
sailing daily from 730am to 200pm. The cost is $65 per person which
includes rod,reel, and bait. Please call 410-289-7424 for more
information and reservations. Thanks and hope to see you soon!"

Capt Victor of the Ocean Princess has a fall special:

"The Ocean Princess is sailing 5 ½ hour fishing trip September 2 through
September 22, one trip a day. Boat leaves the dock at 8am and returns at
1:30pm. Cost is $43 per adult and $22 for kids 12 and under. No fishing
license required free bait and free parking. For reservations or
additional information call 410-289-6226."

Joe at Lewes Harbour Marina (302-645-6227) reports on Aug 29th: "August 29, 2013 - Open
Bottom Flounder, Bigger Croakers Ocean flounder action has been good
for boaters drifting the Old Grounds and edges of the shipping channel
between DB Buoy and Delaware Light. Captain Brent's flukers on Katydid
worked the grounds last Friday for 20 keepers to 6.1 pounds. Wes Olson
and Barney Gallagher fished a favorite spot southeast of DB Buoy Friday
to put 8 flatties in the box, the heaviest just under 6 pounds. Don
Hoffman was in search of flounder Saturday when he connected with his
7.25 citation earner aboard the Grizzly. Captain Brent's Saturday group
had a great trip over Ocean bottom. The ended up with 37 quality
keepers, six of which were over 5 pounds. On Wednesday, Wes Olson and
Barney Gallagher were back at it again on the Old Grounds, and returned
with 6 nice flatfish. Ocean reef structure produced flounder too. Site
11 yielded some decent sized ones. Despite strong northeast breezes
today, Katydid made it to Site 11. The guys shortened their trip
because of rough seas, but they landed 10 for the box before heading
back. Captain Brent boated the largest, a 7.4 pound citation fluke. On
Tuesday, Bill and Charlotte Hughes joined Captain Vince Keagy and Mate
Bert Long aboard Miss Kirstin to get in on an afternoon fluke bite at
Site 11. They returned with 11 chunky flatfish. Delaware Bay flounder
catches were sparse, but some continued to come from reef rubble. Jack
Henriksen hooked a 5.25 pounder drifting a squid strip and smelt combo
at Site 8 today. Bay bottom bouncers did see an increase in bigger
croakers. Hardheads up to 14 inches were taken by anchoring on the
heaviest cover of Reefs 6,7 and 8. Kingfish, snapper blues, puffers,
porgies, pigfish, triggerfish and spot mingled with croakers. Lewes
Canal has been home to some jumbo spot. Bits of bloodworm or Fishbites
on sabikis or other small hook rigs caught lots of the plump and tasty
panfish. Offshore, white marlin were hooked at the Hot Dog early in the
week. Other billfish catches were reported from Poor Man's Canyon.
Boats fishing way south from Virginia Beach and Oregon Inlet
experienced very good white mrlin action at the Triple O's. Captain
Charlie's crew aboard Tranquila overnighted in the Wilmington Sunday
into Monday. They went 2 for 4 on bigeyes that struck ballyhoos with
pink and white skirts Sunday evening. Nicholas Hawrylchak boated a
146.8 pounder, and Chris Stoner subdued a 140.9 pound eyeball."

For more info check out Joe's entire report.

Anglers need a DE Fishing License to fish, crab, and clam in DEL:
Individual Delaware Fishing Licenses are now available online

Stop by to the Oyster Bay Tackle location and buy your 2013 Ocean City
Reef Foundation Charts. The donation fee for these charts are $50. $54
if you use a credit card. These charts pin-point all the GPS numbers for
all the Artificial Reef materials that have been scattered near offshore
wrecks, reefs, and obstructions. The charts give you hundreds of numbers
to find fish. All the money collected goes back into the Artificial Reef
Foundation. Come to Oyster Bay Tackle or buy online.
(They are up in price, but all the numbers have been redone and the
charts are in book-form.)

Check out the link on our web site to the local chapter of the MSSA. They are keeping us
abreast on all the Fishing Issues. From our Oyster Bay Website, go to
"More Fishing Info" on the left hand side, and click on "MSSA Atlantic
Anglers".

Check the weather before driving hours to go offshore or fish the surf.
Go to Coastal Marine Forecast to get an idea of
the weather and height of the waves.

Capt. Rick Yakimowicz of the "Thelma Dale V" fishes out of Fisherman's
Wharf. Here's his report from Aug 27th: "Labor Day weekend is just
around the corner and we are already starting to see some major changes
winding down our summer season. The kids are now going back to school
and the summer crowds we experienced for a few weeks have seemed to
dwindle this past week. Fish now are most definitely on the move with
the passing of the last full moon and the shorter daylight hours.
Croakers are bunching up in places they haven't been, Baitfish is
everywhere you look and the Flounders are fattening up and now seem to
have started making their push out into a little deeper water from the
back bays sounds and inshore sites.

We have hands down had one of our best weeks for catching Flounders just
this past week since my last report however we are starting to see some
signs that these fish are starting their migration pattern where they
begin to move offshore. There are good bottom areas in sixty plus feet
of water which just a few days ago seemed to be holding and endless
supply of Flounder that now all we can catch on those particular grounds
is a few throwbacks and we have found that the Croakers are now piled up
just about everywhere we go on the inshore areas of the "old grounds."
For the first time in several weeks I am finding myself with an
uncertain plan when I leave the docks in the morning as to where we just
might end up fishing on that particular day given the conditions that we
have, it's not quite as easy as it seemed a few weeks ago with fish
being available in so many different depths. There are still a lot of
Flounders around but they just don't seem to be bunched up everywhere
the way they are sometimes given this stage of the game, and they are
most certainly moving around. We have found ourselves farther away from
home at times and putting in some very long days finding fish and making
them add up for us by the end of the day. The end results however so far
have still been good and we continue to see quality fish and limit
catches daily. The bulk of the fish right now are actually right where
we would anticipate them to be this time of year. I'm just not going to
hold my breath as to how long this good Flounder fishing is going to
continue because they are not everywhere. I do expect to continue
catching Flounder for several more weeks but the back to back to back
days with forty or fifty plus keeper Flounders will undoubtedly be
giving way to more of a variety catch with Flounder, Sea Bass, Snapper
Blues and possibly even some Croakers on some trips within the next few
weeks I would have to say. It is after all getting to be that time of
the year where variety catch is more normal and even though we may not
see the huge numbers with the Flounder on every trip it is still one of
the best times of the year to fish and catch fish!

Full-Day trips will continue to sail seven days a week departing the
docks at 7:00 a.m. and we will have Half-Day trips running daily also
until after Labor Day when the Half Day schedule will cut back to four
days a week. There are also several more special trips on the schedule
for the Tilefish and the Sea Bass in the upcoming weeks. If you would
like any more information about trips sailing out of the Wharf or you
would like to reserve space on an upcoming special trip or book a
charter please give us a call at (302) 645-TUNA. Don't forget to check
us out on facebook for further updates as well as some of our recent
pictures from our trips."

If you would like any more information about trips sailing out of the
Wharf or you would like to book a private charter or reserve space on a
special trip please give us a call at (302) 645-TUNA.

His full report and boat info is here.

Capt. Rick Yakimowicz Thelma Dale V catchfish@verizon.net"

Old Inlet Bait and Tackle (302-227-7974) reports on the 30th: "The
easterly winds of the past few days has blown some 15 inch blues on to
the surf!! Don't forget tautog season closes in De waters on Sept 1 and
reopens on Sept 29. (In DEL- MD is open) The Inlet report is croakers,
croakers and more croakers. The striper bite fell off a bit because of
the full moon but it should pick up again any time as the weather and
water cools. Plenty of spot and kings on the beach. Dink blues are
around and even heard about a few red drum and stripers in the mix. They
are catching flounder out on the reef sites (10 and 11) plus some out on
the Old Grounds."

Bill's Sport Shop (302-645-7654) in Lewes, DE reports on the 27th:" Ron
Capone, Milton, is RELENTLESS. He weighed in another 23” black drum from
Massey's Landing, caught on bloodworms. Jason Pangan, New Castle, DE,
managed a 5.20#, 20” sheepshead and a 5.84#, 22” black drum at Indian
River Inlet on sand fleas. From: Dona Dyer Subject: First Surf Fishing
Experience Pics for FB ”Great first surf fishing experience for the Dyer
boys. Caught in Dewey off of Chesapeake St. Luke w/ 1 of 5 spot caught
evening of 8/19 using Fishbites; Brock w/ 11" croaker caught morning of
8/20 using Fishbites. And of course, the boys w/ the token sand shark
caught using squid. The boys are now "hooked!" In total over ~ 3 hours
over 2 days = 7 spot, 1 croaker, 1 sand shark.”.

" Pretty cool web site... Lots of pics, reports and descriptions and
directions to get to some of those fishing places in DEL everyone talks
about but you might wonder where they are! The site is DSF Delware Surf Fishing.
(http://delaware-surf-fishing.com)

Capt.Dan Stauffer (866-623-4746) of the Fin Chaser does wreck,
inlet and trolling trips. Here's a couple of his reports from this week:

"08/31/13 Running east with a bachelor party of four looking for
something big for the pending groom. After ninety minutes a white marlin
pops-up in the spread. I pull the teaser away as Dave positions the
“dink” bait right in front of fish. He turns away then turns back and
takes the bait. Dave waits, then throws the drag up and the fight is on.
Twenty minutes later Chris has his first marlin next to the boat. Like
nearly all the other boats in the fleet the rest of our days was
horribly slow. A couple buds of mine who are excellent captains went all
day without a pull. Hard to think this could happen after the action we,
and other boats, had yesterday. Shortly after noon the wind had come up
and the reports from the boats closer to the beach claim it’s cranking
25+. The guys overhear the radio and decide to end their day early in
order to get back to the campsite, grab a little sleep and enjoy the
campfire into the night.

08/28/13 Back on the water after a rare vacation. The lines hit the
water in 50 fathoms as I pointed the boat north. Our first bite takes
about 30 minutes and puts a nice 15 lb. mahi in the box. The next
encounter sees a couple rods go down and two more mahi are added to the
box. Pulled in the troll baits and broke out the light tackle and added
another ten to the box. Worked my way north without any other
encounters. Turned around and started to paddle south. After three miles
a white marlin pops up and Dave gets him to eat. The fish puts on a
great show but the hook pulls after a very short fight. Decided to work
back inside where the water was warmed and cleaner this morning. As we
hit the 40 fathom line another white pops up in the spread but this
crazy fish doesn’t seem to be hungry. He dogs a couple baits for nearly
5 minutes but never even takes a whack at one. About 45 minutes later,
as we’re clearing the spread for the run home a big wahoo grabs our long
rigger and after 15 minutes and three anglers we put the 75 lb. “hoo” in
the box."

Larry Jock of the Coastal Fisherman reports good dolphin bite this weekend, some nice tunas,
and a good amount of marlin releases.

Wilson Cropp Charters and Guide Service. Cape Charles, VA- 1-434-531-6376)
Stripers....Flounder....Drum... Speckled Trout....Tog... Eco tours
as well.

Dave Beall has retired from his "real job" and has set up a little local
First Mate Service. I have a lot of anglers ask to pay someone to go out
with them on their new boat and show them the waters and how to fish. I
also have anglers that would like to pay someone to teach them how to
fish off the beach. Check out his new web site.

(Just a note to say to my readers that many of my fishing reports are
from other anglers and party boats that come over my e-mail. When I
"copy/paste" their reports I try to leave them intact. It keeps the
fishing reports lively and interesting. But any comments/politics
within the quotes are their comments and views, and not necessarily
mine.)

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James A. Donofrio, executive director of the Recreational Fishing
Alliance
has been actively working on the fisheries crisis. The RFA
believes the future of our fisheries is dependent on fixing the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act which has laid
down strict time-frames that do not take into account livelihoods and
that a fishery is rebounding steadily.

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Maryland Fishing License

Anglers fishing in Ocean City will need to purchase a saltwater
fishing license
. This license will cover both the Chesapeake Bay and
the coastal waters and surf of Ocean City and Assateague Island. Yes,
this includes surf fishing. If you already have a Chesapeake Bay
Saltwater license you are good to go! Anglers will be able to purchase
the license
online
or come to Oyster Bay Tackle to purchase one. Please bring
cash to buy your fishing license in our store. If you go online, Logon
if you have ever had a MD fishing or hunting license in the past or
Enroll if you never had. Fill in all the information and click on
"Purchase License" The license you want to choose is "Bay and Coastal
Sport" You can either choose a year-round or 7-day. If you know you are
coming to Ocean City,and you want to get it done ahead of time you can
also call a toll free number (1-855-855-3906) or print and mail in an application.
Boat Licenses: $50 and everyone on your boat can go fishing without a
license. You will get a personal license along with your boat license,
so you can go shore fishing as well. They will send you your sticker for
your boat in the mail. If you come to Oyster Bay Tackle, we have the
2013 stickers for sale.

Mail the application to their main office:

Maryland Dept. of Natural resources Annapolis Service Center P.O. Box
1869 1804 West Street, Suite 300 Annapolis, MD 21401

If you are going to be fishing on a private boat with someone who has a
Boat License, you don't have to buy a license, but you do have to register
online
. This is free and is done on the same site that you would buy
a license. Logon if you have ever had a MD fishing or hunting license or
Enroll if you never had. Fill in all the information and click on
"Obtain Registration" to print your free registration. Print out your
number and keep an id with you when you go fishing. You can also call
1-855-855-3906 during daytime hours. Be sure to write down the number
they give you. That will be your temporary license. (You also need to
get a free registration if you fish one of the free fishing areas in
Ocean City.)

Another interesting note about the license is that if you buy a VA
license, it is good in MD, and vice versa. If you are fishing in MD with
a VA licence you do need to register with MD online. Again, this is
free. This is so each state can "try" to figure out "how many" fish are
being caught in their own individual states. (VA Free Registry)

If you want to go fishing in Ocean City without a license, your choices
will be the "Oceanic Pier," the "Ocean Pier" or to go fishing on a party
or charter boat. You can now go fishing in one of the "free zones." 2nd
through 4th Street Bulkhead or Northside Park. (You need the free MD
registry to fish in these two areas.) Come to Oyster Bay Tackle and we
can do that for you. You can also go crabbing and clamming in Ocean City
without a license. Or you can fish off your own private dock.

Ocean City now has two free fishing zones. The bulkhead from 2nd to 4th
Street (Chicago Ave.) and the Northside Park at 125th Street. You do not
need a license in these two places but you do need a "free registry." Go
here to register online. This is free and can also be done over the phone during
daytime hours of 7-7 at 1-855-855-3906. We can also do your free
registry at Oyster Bay Tackle.

Senior citizens 65 and older. Cost is $5 if you have a MD driver's
license and are a resident of MD, but if you are a non-resident there is
no break. No break for boat licenses either. $50 resident or
non-resident.

Contact Info If you have any questions regarding Maryland's sport
fishing license requirements, you may contact Fisheries Service via e
mail: customerservice@dnr.state.md.us or by calling (410-656-9526).

Following is the fee schedule for 2012 & 2013:

Senior License (year round) - $5.00 Resident License (year round) -
$15.00 Resident License (7-day) - $6.00 Non-resident (year round) -
$22.50 Non- resident (7-day) - $12.00 Pleasure Boat Decal (covers
everyone on boat - year round) - $50.00 Commercial Fishing Pier License
(year round) - $290.00

No license is required for: Boat decal passengers Those fishing in "free
fishing" areas Those fishing from their waterfront properties Anglers
under 16 years old Anglers fishing on a licensed charter, party or guide
boat Anglers fishing commercially under a valid license

For more information, log onto www.dnr.state.md.us

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WEEKLY “Gone Fishing” AT THE BEACH By Sue Foster September 2nd, 2013

WEEKLY “Gone Fishing” AT THE BEACH By Sue Foster September 2nd, 2013



 






WEEKLY “Gone Fishing” AT THE BEACH

compliments of: Sue Foster, proprietor of
OYSTER BAY TACKLE, Ocean City Maryland,and Fenwick Tackle, Fenwick Island Delaware.

Sue provides us hopeful fish catchers with a timely
UP TO DATE FISHING REPORT and other handy fishing advice.Courtesy of At The Beach Featured Photo From Oyster Bay Tackle Photo Gallery

 


Ocean City Maryland & Assateague Island – Delaware Beaches – Ocean n Bay Fishing Report

By Sue Foster, Oyster Bay Tackle Shop, Ocean City MD – Fenwick Island DE
 Sept, 2nd 2013

Water Temp: 73.2

Fishing Report by Sue Foster

Fishing this week was good flounder, though it was hard to find keepers
in the bay. Anglers picked them up in the deepest holes on the slacking
tides. Some really good days offshore on flounder catches. But like all
fishing, some days were better than others. Red drum are around along
with some black drum. Oceanic Pier has had good trout fishing at night
and flounder fishing by day. Surf has had the usual spot and kingfish
along with more and more reports of snapper blues. Some nice shark
releases were reported. Offshore, flounder were biting, one cobia was
reported. Further offshore the news was dolphin, some tuna and marlin
releases.

Tip of the Week: "Don't forget to buy a sand spike when you go surf
fishing. A reel in the sand or ocean can ruin it! "

Oyster Bay is now open 7 A.M. till 7 or 8 P.M. daily. Fenwick Tackle is
open 7 A.M. till 10 P.M. Daily. Starting Monday night, our hours will
be 7 A.M. until 7 P.M. E-mail Sue Foster at: Oyster Bay Tackle. online mall is open. We sell
MD licenses at our Oyster Bay location. De Licenses are sold at our
DEL location.

(BTW, There's a mistake in the MD Fishing Guide about clamming. If you
are out of state it IS legal for you to catch clams in Worcester Co. The
state fixed the mistake online, but of course, thousands of Guides were
already printed! I have had several e-mails about this.)

The Bulkhead at 2nd thru 4th Street is a free fishing zone. You can
fish here without a MD license but you still need to obtain a free
registry. We can do that for you at Oyster Bay Tackle or call
1-855-855-3906. Keeper flounder can be caught there if you are patient
and fish the slacking tides. When the tide is moving hard, fish
straight down. It's plenty deep! If you cast out during a hard running
tide, you will constantly get hung up! Anglers can also catch little
sea bass, spot, croaker, bluefish, tautog, puppy drum and trigger fish.
As the weather cools, tautog fishing gets better and better! Now that
DE is closed for a month, many anglers will be tautog fishing in Ocean
City.

The Ocean Pier is another place you can fish without a MD License. You
can catch kingfish, croaker, spot, trout, puppy drum, snapper blues,
flounder, sharks and rays. You can catch anything on the pier that you
can catch from the surf. Blues have really picked up in the surf, so
blues should be biting good on the Ocean Pier with cut bait. Try
bloodworms in close to the shore break and you'll catch some eating
sized Norfolk spot! Puppy drum will be coming into the surf soon. I
caught a couple last season close to the shore break from the pier.

2013 Tide Charts are now available in our stores and online. Go to our website and click on More Fishing Info.

Flounder season is now open in MD- Minimum Size - 16" Creel - 4 fish
open all year.

New Ocean City chart by Capt Seagull available:
Buy at Oyster Bay Tackle or online.

White Marlin Open is over! To see the results check out the leader board. We got
plenty t-shirts in both our stores starting at 19.99.

2013 White Marlin Open T's are also available Online.
>
2013 Shark T's! In store or on Online.

Stopping in to Oyster Bay Tackle or Fenwick Tackle? Clip out a coupon
for xtra savings! Coupons

Surf is still seeing kingfish, spot, and small croaker on bloodworms or
Fishbite bloodworms. Bluefish have started biting on finger mullet
baited on whole finger mullet rigs. Sharks of all sizes were reported
this week. Anywhere from baby sand sharks to 5 foot long duskies.

Skip Cerf e-mailed in his picture and report: "Good weekend surf fishing
at 127th. Blues in 12-15" range and dusky shark - all hitting mullet
rigs."

Mike Moss e-mailed in his picture and report: "Hey Sue, tagged and
released this big female Dusky on Fenwick this morning...the bigger
blues are biting every other cast and getting bigger and
bigger,,,biggest was 17" before I ran out of bait...could be another
Blue Blitz coming! "

These pictures are in our Surf Fishing Photo Gallery.

Many anglers ask about reading the beach when surf fishing. "Poppy" a
very good angler has posted another very good description with pictures
on Stripers Online. Check it out: Reading the Beach He draws it out
completely! If you're not catching fish in the surf, you need to study
this!

Our online mall is now open and we have:
Trailhead Tire Deflators!
We also carry the Oasis Trailhead brand.

Surf Packages, complete with sinkers. (Also flounder, Aqua-Clear, Swim
Shad, and Got-cha Plug Packages.)

Oyster Bay Tackle and Fenwick Tackle saw a few fish this week! Many
anglers complained that the fish were running small but Denny was luck
to catch these four keepers all within one hour.

Our own Denny Blessing of Oyster Bay Tackle caught 4 keeper flounder
near buoy #6 between 18" and 22" fishing in his boat with his wife Joy,
on the "O.C. Joy" on 8/28

Paul Reybrun from Ocean City, Md caught a 23 inch Flounder using Live
Minnows and Squid combo near the Lazy Lizard. This has been a "hot
spot." Anglers fish the main east channel between 9th and the draw of
the Route 50 Bridge during the slacking tides.

These pictures are in our Inshore Photo Gallery.

J.J. from the Oceanic Pier (410-289-2602) reported lots and lots of
flounder but only a few keepers. One man caught and released 79 flounder
during a 4 day fishing stay. The trout fishing at night has been
excellent. There's been big Norfolk spot during the day on worms or
Fishbites. There's been red drum up to 20-inches from the pier this
week. One was caught in 2 foot of water! There were a couple runs of
croaker this week. There were also tons of little baby sea bass and all
the seven inch bluefish you wanted to catch! (You do not need a fishing
license to fish the Oceanic Pier.)

Route 50 Bridge has seen some good flounder fishing by day. "Lots of
action!" one angler expounded! Some tautog are being caught near the
pilings close to the draw. At night the fare is bluefish, trout, and
stripers. Usually blues come around on an East Wind. Striper fishing has
been up and down but should pick up now that summer is over.

Walter Moore of Oyster Bay Tackle said there were lots of bluefish around
the bridge on Monday morning! Big ones!

Heard of some good catches of stripers at the Indian River Inlet. Had
anglers come into Fenwick Tackle saying the anglers catching were
throwing small bucktails rigged up on a leader with a big bass cast
sinker to get out far into the inlet.

Tom Kastet e-mailed in on Aug 26th: "Thanks to your advice I took my 2
small children to Northside Park to fish the lagoon at high tide for
Spot. I have taken them there before but never though about the tide for
the lagoon. Fishing in the past was very poor probably due to the tide
being wrong. My 8 yr old son Daniel caught his first Flounder, 12 inch
shortie and a bunch of small croakers up to about 9 inches. My 5 yr old
daughter Keira caught a bunch of spot and croakers.Needless to say the
kids had a blast. All were caught on Nightcrawlers.

Larry Jock of the Coastal Fisherman reports on Sunday: "John Schiffer caught a 50 lb. cobia
on live bunker at Great Gull."

On Saturday: "Cold Rolled" had 16 flounder from the Bass Grounds.
Charter boat, "Ocean City Guide Service" had junior angler, Chase
Burbage on board and he caught a red drum, a black drum and a striper,
all on sand fleas by the Rt. 50 Bridge."

On Friday, Larry Jock adds: "Charter boat, "Get Sum" had 5 keeper
flounder. Capt. Nick said they were all over... East Channel, behind
Harbour Island, Fishbowl... All were caught on Gulp! "Sedation" had 12
keeper flounder at the African Queen. Largest was a 23.5-incher that
weighed 4 lbs. 3 oz. All were caught on squid and minnows. "Jezebel"
went out to the African Queen today and had 21 keeper flounder. Largest
was a 26-incher that weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz. that was actually caught at
Russell's Reef on the weigh home. A lot of boats were on the Queen. "57
Chins" had 10 keeper flounder led by Kevin Baggett's 25-incher that
weighed 5 lbs. 3 oz. All caught on Gulp! artificial baits. David Steen,
Jerry Shockley and Allen Baker stopped by the office to have their
picture taken with the 6 flounder they caught at the African Queen.
Largest weighed 5 lbs. Fish were caught on minnows, shiners and
flounder belly."

Capt Jeff from Hellbent Charters e-mailed in his report this week: "Well
the unofficial end of summer is here and mother nature started us out
with a 20 mph South wind on Saturday. I took some nice folks from New
York out for what turned out to be mostly a nature tour. We tried to
fish but did not catch anything mainly becsuse we could not keep the
drifts slow enough to stay on bottom. We decided to fish on Saturday
because Sundays forecast was for higher winds and a better chance for
storms. Well as it turned out the wind was less than 10 mph but about
time I was reasdy to take my family out a pair of thunder storms poped
up and we decided to stay off the bay and just relax all afternoon.
Tomorrow is Labor Day and I plan being out on the water most of the day
weather permitting. The second season is starting and the crowds are
going to be gone ome of the best weathet and fishing of the year. Still
time to book a trip so give me a call 717 574 4010 or email me at
helbentcharters@hotmail.com. Check out our website at
helbentcharters.com. See you on the water."

Capt Jeff is one of the few charters going out of North Ocean City.

Dave Beall of Dave's Delmarva First Mate Service reported this week:
"There have been lots of croakers in the Indian River Inlet this past
week. Small pieces of Gulp on a # 4 hook works just fine. There have
been lots of spike weakies as well but they have been pretty small. The
best news is that there have been a few trophy size flounder as well.
The number of flounder has dropped off but the quality has dramatically
improved. I have seen several over 22" this past week. Black drum have
been taken with fleas close to the rocks on the north and south sides as
well and stripers are still in eddies at night but they have been
undersize. I was in Salvo and Rodanthe, NC (Outer Banks) for a few days
last week and I couldn't wait to get back home. I covered around 100
miles and never saw a fish over 8." I couldn't believe it! Have a GREAT
WEEK, Dave" Check out his new web site.

Flounder and Surf, Rig and Lure Packages, Selection of
Swimming Shads or Gotcha Plugs!


A lot of people were crabbing this week. Northside Park at 125th Street
is a good place to crab. There's plenty spot fish to catch there too.
You can also crab from the Isle of Wight at 62nd Street, Convention Hall
at 41st Street, Jamestown Road (the whole city park side of the lagoon),
9th Street Pier, or Assateague State Park.

If you want to go clamming from the shore in Ocean City you can clam
behind the Convention Center at 41st Street or go to Assateague. No
license required for crabbing or clamming in MD Coastal Bays. We have
been renting and selling rakes and vacationers are catching clams!

Capt. Monty on the "
Morning Star
reports on Aug 21st:

"Eight Hour trips $110.00 - 7AM to 3PM – Saturdays 6AM to 3:30PM -
$125.00 LEAVE YOUR BEST POSSIBLE CONTACT NUMBER - Weather Cancelations
Are Common - I Make Every Attempt To Let Clients Sleep In If The
Weather's Not Going Our Way..

Greetings All, We've had fantastic flounder fishing of late. Doesn't
mean we will tomorrow. Might anchor, might drift; Might be sea bass,
might be fluke. I will continue to fish for what's biting. "


Go to " Morning Star to read Capt Monty's entire newsletter...

E-mail Capt Monty at: Capt Monty about upcoming trips or to subscribe to his newsletter:
mhawkins@mediacombb.net

Capt. Monty Hawkins mhawkins@siteone.net Party Boat "Morning Star"
Reservation Line 410 520 2076 http://www.morningstarfishing.com/

Watch the weather.

Help and Donate to the Ocean City Reef Foundation! http://www.ocreeffoundation.com/
It's a 501c3 tax deductable .org

Capt Chris Mizurak of the Angler (410-289-7424) e-mailed in: " We are
sailing daily from 730am to 200pm. The cost is $65 per person which
includes rod,reel, and bait. Please call 410-289-7424 for more
information and reservations. Thanks and hope to see you soon!"

Capt Victor of the Ocean Princess has a fall special:

"The Ocean Princess is sailing 5 ½ hour fishing trip September 2 through
September 22, one trip a day. Boat leaves the dock at 8am and returns at
1:30pm. Cost is $43 per adult and $22 for kids 12 and under. No fishing
license required free bait and free parking. For reservations or
additional information call 410-289-6226."

Joe at Lewes Harbour Marina (302-645-6227) reports on Aug 29th: "August 29, 2013 - Open
Bottom Flounder, Bigger Croakers Ocean flounder action has been good
for boaters drifting the Old Grounds and edges of the shipping channel
between DB Buoy and Delaware Light. Captain Brent's flukers on Katydid
worked the grounds last Friday for 20 keepers to 6.1 pounds. Wes Olson
and Barney Gallagher fished a favorite spot southeast of DB Buoy Friday
to put 8 flatties in the box, the heaviest just under 6 pounds. Don
Hoffman was in search of flounder Saturday when he connected with his
7.25 citation earner aboard the Grizzly. Captain Brent's Saturday group
had a great trip over Ocean bottom. The ended up with 37 quality
keepers, six of which were over 5 pounds. On Wednesday, Wes Olson and
Barney Gallagher were back at it again on the Old Grounds, and returned
with 6 nice flatfish. Ocean reef structure produced flounder too. Site
11 yielded some decent sized ones. Despite strong northeast breezes
today, Katydid made it to Site 11. The guys shortened their trip
because of rough seas, but they landed 10 for the box before heading
back. Captain Brent boated the largest, a 7.4 pound citation fluke. On
Tuesday, Bill and Charlotte Hughes joined Captain Vince Keagy and Mate
Bert Long aboard Miss Kirstin to get in on an afternoon fluke bite at
Site 11. They returned with 11 chunky flatfish. Delaware Bay flounder
catches were sparse, but some continued to come from reef rubble. Jack
Henriksen hooked a 5.25 pounder drifting a squid strip and smelt combo
at Site 8 today. Bay bottom bouncers did see an increase in bigger
croakers. Hardheads up to 14 inches were taken by anchoring on the
heaviest cover of Reefs 6,7 and 8. Kingfish, snapper blues, puffers,
porgies, pigfish, triggerfish and spot mingled with croakers. Lewes
Canal has been home to some jumbo spot. Bits of bloodworm or Fishbites
on sabikis or other small hook rigs caught lots of the plump and tasty
panfish. Offshore, white marlin were hooked at the Hot Dog early in the
week. Other billfish catches were reported from Poor Man's Canyon.
Boats fishing way south from Virginia Beach and Oregon Inlet
experienced very good white mrlin action at the Triple O's. Captain
Charlie's crew aboard Tranquila overnighted in the Wilmington Sunday
into Monday. They went 2 for 4 on bigeyes that struck ballyhoos with
pink and white skirts Sunday evening. Nicholas Hawrylchak boated a
146.8 pounder, and Chris Stoner subdued a 140.9 pound eyeball."

For more info check out Joe's entire report.

Anglers need a DE Fishing License to fish, crab, and clam in DEL:
Individual Delaware Fishing Licenses are now available online

Stop by to the Oyster Bay Tackle location and buy your 2013 Ocean City
Reef Foundation Charts. The donation fee for these charts are $50. $54
if you use a credit card. These charts pin-point all the GPS numbers for
all the Artificial Reef materials that have been scattered near offshore
wrecks, reefs, and obstructions. The charts give you hundreds of numbers
to find fish. All the money collected goes back into the Artificial Reef
Foundation. Come to Oyster Bay Tackle or buy online.
(They are up in price, but all the numbers have been redone and the
charts are in book-form.)

Check out the link on our web site to the local chapter of the MSSA. They are keeping us
abreast on all the Fishing Issues. From our Oyster Bay Website, go to
"More Fishing Info" on the left hand side, and click on "MSSA Atlantic
Anglers".

Check the weather before driving hours to go offshore or fish the surf.
Go to Coastal Marine Forecast to get an idea of
the weather and height of the waves.

Capt. Rick Yakimowicz of the "Thelma Dale V" fishes out of Fisherman's
Wharf. Here's his report from Aug 27th: "Labor Day weekend is just
around the corner and we are already starting to see some major changes
winding down our summer season. The kids are now going back to school
and the summer crowds we experienced for a few weeks have seemed to
dwindle this past week. Fish now are most definitely on the move with
the passing of the last full moon and the shorter daylight hours.
Croakers are bunching up in places they haven't been, Baitfish is
everywhere you look and the Flounders are fattening up and now seem to
have started making their push out into a little deeper water from the
back bays sounds and inshore sites.

We have hands down had one of our best weeks for catching Flounders just
this past week since my last report however we are starting to see some
signs that these fish are starting their migration pattern where they
begin to move offshore. There are good bottom areas in sixty plus feet
of water which just a few days ago seemed to be holding and endless
supply of Flounder that now all we can catch on those particular grounds
is a few throwbacks and we have found that the Croakers are now piled up
just about everywhere we go on the inshore areas of the "old grounds."
For the first time in several weeks I am finding myself with an
uncertain plan when I leave the docks in the morning as to where we just
might end up fishing on that particular day given the conditions that we
have, it's not quite as easy as it seemed a few weeks ago with fish
being available in so many different depths. There are still a lot of
Flounders around but they just don't seem to be bunched up everywhere
the way they are sometimes given this stage of the game, and they are
most certainly moving around. We have found ourselves farther away from
home at times and putting in some very long days finding fish and making
them add up for us by the end of the day. The end results however so far
have still been good and we continue to see quality fish and limit
catches daily. The bulk of the fish right now are actually right where
we would anticipate them to be this time of year. I'm just not going to
hold my breath as to how long this good Flounder fishing is going to
continue because they are not everywhere. I do expect to continue
catching Flounder for several more weeks but the back to back to back
days with forty or fifty plus keeper Flounders will undoubtedly be
giving way to more of a variety catch with Flounder, Sea Bass, Snapper
Blues and possibly even some Croakers on some trips within the next few
weeks I would have to say. It is after all getting to be that time of
the year where variety catch is more normal and even though we may not
see the huge numbers with the Flounder on every trip it is still one of
the best times of the year to fish and catch fish!

Full-Day trips will continue to sail seven days a week departing the
docks at 7:00 a.m. and we will have Half-Day trips running daily also
until after Labor Day when the Half Day schedule will cut back to four
days a week. There are also several more special trips on the schedule
for the Tilefish and the Sea Bass in the upcoming weeks. If you would
like any more information about trips sailing out of the Wharf or you
would like to reserve space on an upcoming special trip or book a
charter please give us a call at (302) 645-TUNA. Don't forget to check
us out on facebook for further updates as well as some of our recent
pictures from our trips."

If you would like any more information about trips sailing out of the
Wharf or you would like to book a private charter or reserve space on a
special trip please give us a call at (302) 645-TUNA.

His full report and boat info is here.

Capt. Rick Yakimowicz Thelma Dale V catchfish@verizon.net"

Old Inlet Bait and Tackle (302-227-7974) reports on the 30th: "The
easterly winds of the past few days has blown some 15 inch blues on to
the surf!! Don't forget tautog season closes in De waters on Sept 1 and
reopens on Sept 29. (In DEL- MD is open) The Inlet report is croakers,
croakers and more croakers. The striper bite fell off a bit because of
the full moon but it should pick up again any time as the weather and
water cools. Plenty of spot and kings on the beach. Dink blues are
around and even heard about a few red drum and stripers in the mix. They
are catching flounder out on the reef sites (10 and 11) plus some out on
the Old Grounds."

Bill's Sport Shop (302-645-7654) in Lewes, DE reports on the 27th:" Ron
Capone, Milton, is RELENTLESS. He weighed in another 23” black drum from
Massey's Landing, caught on bloodworms. Jason Pangan, New Castle, DE,
managed a 5.20#, 20” sheepshead and a 5.84#, 22” black drum at Indian
River Inlet on sand fleas. From: Dona Dyer Subject: First Surf Fishing
Experience Pics for FB ”Great first surf fishing experience for the Dyer
boys. Caught in Dewey off of Chesapeake St. Luke w/ 1 of 5 spot caught
evening of 8/19 using Fishbites; Brock w/ 11" croaker caught morning of
8/20 using Fishbites. And of course, the boys w/ the token sand shark
caught using squid. The boys are now "hooked!" In total over ~ 3 hours
over 2 days = 7 spot, 1 croaker, 1 sand shark.”.

" Pretty cool web site... Lots of pics, reports and descriptions and
directions to get to some of those fishing places in DEL everyone talks
about but you might wonder where they are! The site is DSF Delware Surf Fishing.
(http://delaware-surf-fishing.com)

Capt.Dan Stauffer (866-623-4746) of the Fin Chaser does wreck,
inlet and trolling trips. Here's a couple of his reports from this week:

"08/31/13 Running east with a bachelor party of four looking for
something big for the pending groom. After ninety minutes a white marlin
pops-up in the spread. I pull the teaser away as Dave positions the
“dink” bait right in front of fish. He turns away then turns back and
takes the bait. Dave waits, then throws the drag up and the fight is on.
Twenty minutes later Chris has his first marlin next to the boat. Like
nearly all the other boats in the fleet the rest of our days was
horribly slow. A couple buds of mine who are excellent captains went all
day without a pull. Hard to think this could happen after the action we,
and other boats, had yesterday. Shortly after noon the wind had come up
and the reports from the boats closer to the beach claim it’s cranking
25+. The guys overhear the radio and decide to end their day early in
order to get back to the campsite, grab a little sleep and enjoy the
campfire into the night.

08/28/13 Back on the water after a rare vacation. The lines hit the
water in 50 fathoms as I pointed the boat north. Our first bite takes
about 30 minutes and puts a nice 15 lb. mahi in the box. The next
encounter sees a couple rods go down and two more mahi are added to the
box. Pulled in the troll baits and broke out the light tackle and added
another ten to the box. Worked my way north without any other
encounters. Turned around and started to paddle south. After three miles
a white marlin pops up and Dave gets him to eat. The fish puts on a
great show but the hook pulls after a very short fight. Decided to work
back inside where the water was warmed and cleaner this morning. As we
hit the 40 fathom line another white pops up in the spread but this
crazy fish doesn’t seem to be hungry. He dogs a couple baits for nearly
5 minutes but never even takes a whack at one. About 45 minutes later,
as we’re clearing the spread for the run home a big wahoo grabs our long
rigger and after 15 minutes and three anglers we put the 75 lb. “hoo” in
the box."

Larry Jock of the Coastal Fisherman reports good dolphin bite this weekend, some nice tunas,
and a good amount of marlin releases.

Wilson Cropp Charters and Guide Service. Cape Charles, VA- 1-434-531-6376)
Stripers....Flounder....Drum... Speckled Trout....Tog... Eco tours
as well.

Dave Beall has retired from his "real job" and has set up a little local
First Mate Service. I have a lot of anglers ask to pay someone to go out
with them on their new boat and show them the waters and how to fish. I
also have anglers that would like to pay someone to teach them how to
fish off the beach. Check out his new web site.

(Just a note to say to my readers that many of my fishing reports are
from other anglers and party boats that come over my e-mail. When I
"copy/paste" their reports I try to leave them intact. It keeps the
fishing reports lively and interesting. But any comments/politics
within the quotes are their comments and views, and not necessarily
mine.)

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clam? Go to Drifting
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James A. Donofrio, executive director of the Recreational Fishing
Alliance
has been actively working on the fisheries crisis. The RFA
believes the future of our fisheries is dependent on fixing the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act which has laid
down strict time-frames that do not take into account livelihoods and
that a fishery is rebounding steadily.

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Maryland Fishing License

Anglers fishing in Ocean City will need to purchase a saltwater
fishing license
. This license will cover both the Chesapeake Bay and
the coastal waters and surf of Ocean City and Assateague Island. Yes,
this includes surf fishing. If you already have a Chesapeake Bay
Saltwater license you are good to go! Anglers will be able to purchase
the license
online
or come to Oyster Bay Tackle to purchase one. Please bring
cash to buy your fishing license in our store. If you go online, Logon
if you have ever had a MD fishing or hunting license in the past or
Enroll if you never had. Fill in all the information and click on
"Purchase License" The license you want to choose is "Bay and Coastal
Sport" You can either choose a year-round or 7-day. If you know you are
coming to Ocean City,and you want to get it done ahead of time you can
also call a toll free number (1-855-855-3906) or print and mail in an application.
Boat Licenses: $50 and everyone on your boat can go fishing without a
license. You will get a personal license along with your boat license,
so you can go shore fishing as well. They will send you your sticker for
your boat in the mail. If you come to Oyster Bay Tackle, we have the
2013 stickers for sale.

Mail the application to their main office:

Maryland Dept. of Natural resources Annapolis Service Center P.O. Box
1869 1804 West Street, Suite 300 Annapolis, MD 21401

If you are going to be fishing on a private boat with someone who has a
Boat License, you don't have to buy a license, but you do have to register
online
. This is free and is done on the same site that you would buy
a license. Logon if you have ever had a MD fishing or hunting license or
Enroll if you never had. Fill in all the information and click on
"Obtain Registration" to print your free registration. Print out your
number and keep an id with you when you go fishing. You can also call
1-855-855-3906 during daytime hours. Be sure to write down the number
they give you. That will be your temporary license. (You also need to
get a free registration if you fish one of the free fishing areas in
Ocean City.)

Another interesting note about the license is that if you buy a VA
license, it is good in MD, and vice versa. If you are fishing in MD with
a VA licence you do need to register with MD online. Again, this is
free. This is so each state can "try" to figure out "how many" fish are
being caught in their own individual states. (VA Free Registry)

If you want to go fishing in Ocean City without a license, your choices
will be the "Oceanic Pier," the "Ocean Pier" or to go fishing on a party
or charter boat. You can now go fishing in one of the "free zones." 2nd
through 4th Street Bulkhead or Northside Park. (You need the free MD
registry to fish in these two areas.) Come to Oyster Bay Tackle and we
can do that for you. You can also go crabbing and clamming in Ocean City
without a license. Or you can fish off your own private dock.

Ocean City now has two free fishing zones. The bulkhead from 2nd to 4th
Street (Chicago Ave.) and the Northside Park at 125th Street. You do not
need a license in these two places but you do need a "free registry." Go
here to register online. This is free and can also be done over the phone during
daytime hours of 7-7 at 1-855-855-3906. We can also do your free
registry at Oyster Bay Tackle.

Senior citizens 65 and older. Cost is $5 if you have a MD driver's
license and are a resident of MD, but if you are a non-resident there is
no break. No break for boat licenses either. $50 resident or
non-resident.

Contact Info If you have any questions regarding Maryland's sport
fishing license requirements, you may contact Fisheries Service via e
mail: customerservice@dnr.state.md.us or by calling (410-656-9526).

Following is the fee schedule for 2012 & 2013:

Senior License (year round) - $5.00 Resident License (year round) -
$15.00 Resident License (7-day) - $6.00 Non-resident (year round) -
$22.50 Non- resident (7-day) - $12.00 Pleasure Boat Decal (covers
everyone on boat - year round) - $50.00 Commercial Fishing Pier License
(year round) - $290.00

No license is required for: Boat decal passengers Those fishing in "free
fishing" areas Those fishing from their waterfront properties Anglers
under 16 years old Anglers fishing on a licensed charter, party or guide
boat Anglers fishing commercially under a valid license

For more information, log onto www.dnr.state.md.us

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name and where you are from so we can put you in our weekly fish
reports!


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WEEKLY “Gone Fishing” AT THE BEACH By Sue Foster September 2nd, 2013

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Maryland DNR Weekly Fishing Report Overview | August 28, 2013



Maryland DNR Weekly Fishing Report Overview | August 28, 2013


Subtle signs like a faint scent on a wafting wind are telling those who observe closely that summer is beginning to wane ever so slowly. Water temperatures are beginning to fall slightly and all fish whether they are freshwater or saltwater, will begin to become more active in the upcoming weeks.


Plans are coming together for the Maryland Fishing Challenge award ceremony on September 7th at Sandy Point State Park and a good crowd is expected. Under Amour has once again provided T-shirts for all registered anglers who show up at the ceremony for the drawing of the big prizes. Among some of the top prizes are a boat, motor and trailer donated by Bass Pro Shops/ Tracker Marine and a world destination fishing adventure to the Bahamas by the World Fishing Network so make sure you have a 2″ trailer hitch and a good suit case ready. There will be other large prizes also, including tackle packages from Bill’s Outdoor Center and Bass Pro Shops; Heat Gear from Under Armour and fishing gear from many tackle shops on September 7th.


Fishermen in the lower Susquehanna River and surrounding areas in the upper most areas of the bay are enjoying fishing for Striped Bass that have recently moved into the area. The throwback ratio is about 50/50 but there is plenty of good fun for fishermen casting topwater lures. Fishermen also report that Largemouth Bass and Channel Catfish can be part of the mix and even Smallmouth Bass and Walleye in the river. Don Goff holds up a lower Susquehanna Striped Bass for the camera that was caught on a topwater lure.


 




Courtesy of Don Goff
 

Small Striped Bass are showing up all over the upper bay region inside some of the tidal rivers, the bay proper and inside Baltimore Harbor at times. Often enough there are larger legal sized fish following with them or underneath the surface action. Fishermen working the shorelines in the early morning and evening hours are picking up a mix of White Perch and Striped Bass. Chumming and live lining at traditional locations such as Love Point, Podickory Point and Swan Point continues to be good. Trolling small spoons behind inline weights has also been productive for Striped Bass along channel edges with the occasional Bluefish or Red Drum being part of the mix. The area around the Bay Bridge continues to be a productive place to fish for fishermen looking to catch Striped Bass. The bridge piers and the sewer pipe have been holding a nice grade of Striped Bass for a while now and fishermen are drifting live Spot or jigging to suspended fish holding near these structures. Now and then the waters near the bridge about a quarter of the way from shore burst with breaking fish which are a mix of Striped Bass and bluefish which provide some fun casting action. Most of the Striped Bass on top tend to be less than 18″ but fishermen are finding larger fish underneath.


Below the Bay Bridge fishermen continue to find good fishing for Striped Bass at the Hill, the outside edge of Hackett’s and channel drop-offs in the general area at a depth of about 25′ to 30′. A lot of fishermen have been saying that “you’ve got to be right on top of them” lately. It is not uncommon at places like the Hill to be only 50 yards from a boat that is bailing fish and come up empty. Water temperatures have dropped to about 77-degrees now and it might not be to long before the fish holding at the Hill start to feel an urge to wander. Venturous fishermen who have been live lining Spot at likely looking drop-off edges off Tilghman Island, the mouth of the Choptank and off of James Island have been catching some nice Red Drum that fit within the slot size of 18″ to 27″. It is very likely that some Red Drum can be found at other edges such as Cedar Point or on the eastern shore and lower Potomac so if you’re feeling a little adventurous give it a try.


Schools of bait consisting of Bay Anchovies and small menhaden are “what’s for dinner” and mixed schools of Striped Bass, Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel are feeding on them whenever the situation presents itself. Fishermen are always watching for bird action to mark where bait is being pushed to the surface, but slicks can also be a sign that there are fish underneath so a good depth finder is always an asset. Casting metal is one of the more common lures to use when Bluefish are around and remember to only use black swivels to keep from being bitten off. Trolling small spoons behind inline weights is an effective way to put some Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel in the boat and most captains tweak the throttle up a bit when they are serious about targeting Spanish Mackerel. Most of the trolling action tends to be along the shipping channel edges where swift currents push the schools of bait fish along.


Bottom fishing in the middle bay region has been steady this week for a mix of Croaker, large Spot and White Perch in many of the traditional locations in the tidal rivers and bay areas. Fishermen are using bottom rigs baited with blood worms, shrimp or peeler crab in the channels. Other fishermen are casting small spinners and jigs in the early morning and evening hours along shorelines with structure and others are poking around docks and piers with jigs or bait for White Perch. Fishermen at several of the fishing piers in the middle bay region such as Matapeake and the Bill Burton Pier have been catching a nice mix of Croaker, Spot, White Perch and a few Striped Bass and Bluefish. Christopher Jones holds up a nice White Perch/Croaker mixed double before adding these two to the fish box.


 




Courtesy of Travis Franklin
 

Fishermen in the lower bay region are seeing more and larger Bluefish moving into the region as each day passes. Fishermen are finding a lot of Bluefish at traditional locations such as Buoys 72 and 72A, the Target Ship, the Middle Grounds and the lower Potomac River; chumming has been very popular at these locations. Trolling small spoons and hoses have also been a popular way to put some Bluefish in the boat and there is also a bonus of Spanish Mackerel. So far this season Spanish Mackerel are not as prevalent as fishermen would like, but perhaps they will become more abundant in the next week or so.


There are some Striped Bass being caught in the lower bay region; some by live lining along traditional channel edges, by jigging over suspended fish or by casting to structure in the early morning and evening hours. There is also the added bonus of Red Drum, Bluefish and Speckled Trout in these areas as well. Early morning and evening shallow water fishing with light tackle along the bay and tidal river shorelines continues to be a real plus in the lower bay region, especially on the eastern shore side of the bay.


Bottom fishing in the tidal rivers, sounds and the bay has been very good this week from boats and from shore. Fishermen are catching a mix of Croaker, Spot, Speckled Trout, Bluefish and a few species such as Kingfish that are not always common in the lower bay. Fishermen have been very happy about the large size of some of the Spot that are coming out of the Patuxent River and Tangier Sound area. On the lower Potomac medium sized Blue Catfish are a big part of the bottom fishing mix.


Recreational crabbers continue to find just enough crabs to keep them coming back for more. A half bushel is usually the norm for those using a trotline or a string of collapsible crab traps. Recreational crabbers are reporting better catches in the upper bay this week with a mix of sizes. There tends to be a lot of “just legal” sized crabs in all three regions of the bay and an anticipated additional molt in the next few weeks would bring those crabs up to a decent size. Cassidy McMullen got to go crabbing on the Chester River with her dad and holds up a whopper for the camera.


 




Courtesy of John McMullen
 

Freshwater fishermen in the western region of the state are finding fish such as Bluegills, trout and Smallmouth Bass in some of the deeper waters of Deep Creek Lake as these fish and others seek out cooler waters. It will not be long before cooler evenings will cause water temperatures to begin to drop and with Labor Day just around the corner; perhaps boat traffic will begin to subside. Fishermen are finding fun fishing in the upper Potomac River for Smallmouth Bass in the 10″ to 14″ size range near edges and grass. Tubes and similar soft plastics are a favorite and once in a while there is a whopper smallmouth out there to liven things up.


Fishing for Largemouth Bass tends to dominate the summer scene for most freshwater fishermen. They offer some fun topwater fishing in the early morning and late evening hours near grass and shallow shoreline structure. They can be found in tidal rivers, lakes and small ponds throughout Maryland and always offer some exciting fishing. Twelve year old Colton Lambert of Huntingtown, Calvert County was spending an evening with his brother and dad casting soft plastics into a local pond recently, just passing the time together. He tells the story that his line just came to a stop and he was sure he was snagged until something took off and began peeling line off his reel. Eventually he managed to slide the fish up on the shallow bank and as he puts it” my dad started getting all excited”. He had good reason; Colton had just caught a 26″, 11lb, 6oz Largemouth Bass which was destined to become the new Maryland Freshwater Division state record.


 




Courtesy of Colton Lambert
 

Ocean City area fishermen are seeing surf temperatures in the low 70′s this week and the fishing for a mix of Kingfish, Spot and small Bluefish continues. Black Tip Sharks and Sting Rays are providing some evening action for fishermen using heavy tackle and large menhaden baits. Around the inlet fishermen are catching a mix of Bluefish, Sea Trout and a few Striped Bass at night and Flounder, Croaker, Triggerfish and a few Tautog during the day. In the back bay areas; Flounder fishing has been good with some real doormats being caught on large baits such as live Spot. There are also some nice Red Drum being caught on live Spot. Additionally there is a mix of Croaker, Spot, small Sea Bass and blowfish in the bays.


Outside of the inlet fishermen are catching Triggerfish on some of the inshore wreck sites along with Flounder. The wreck and reef sites farther offshore are offering good Flounder fishing and fair to good Sea Bass fishing. The traditional fishing locations along the 30-Fathom line which some fishermen call “the pork products” have been holding some Yellowfin Tuna, White Marlin and Dolphin action for fishermen. A good portion of the Ocean City charter fleet has been fishing the Norfolk Canyon this week and catching a mix of White and Blue Marlin, Yellowfin Tuna, Bigeye Tuna, Wahoo and Dolphin. The deep drop gang has been catching Golden Tilefish.


“You will find angling to be like the virtue of humanity, which has a calmness of spirit and a world of blessing attending upon it. “ - Izaak Walton


ABOUT THE AUTHOR



Keith Lockwood has been writing the Fishing Report since 2003 and has had a long career as a fisheries research biologist since 1973. Over the course of his career he has studied estuarine fishery populations, ocean species, and over a decade long study of bioaccumulation of chemicals in aquatic species in New Jersey. Upon moving to Oxford on the eastern shore of Maryland; research endeavors focused on a variety of catch and release studies as well as other fisheries related research at the Cooperative Oxford Laboratory. Education and outreach to the fishing public has always been an important component to the mission of these studies. Keith is an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting, fishing, bird dogs, family and life on the eastern shore of Maryland.


 



Maryland DNR Weekly Fishing Report Overview | August 28, 2013

Monday, August 26, 2013

WEEKLY “Gone Fishing” AT THE BEACH By Sue Foster August 26th, 2013








WEEKLY “Gone Fishing” AT THE BEACH

compliments of: Sue Foster, proprietor of
OYSTER BAY TACKLE, Ocean City Maryland,and Fenwick Tackle, Fenwick Island Delaware.

Sue provides us hopeful fish catchers with a timely
UP TO DATE FISHING REPORT and other handy fishing advice.Courtesy of At The Beach 

Featured Photo From Oyster Bay Tackle Photo Gallery



Ocean City Maryland & Assateague Island – Delaware Beaches – Ocean n Bay Fishing Report

By Sue Foster, Oyster Bay Tackle Shop, Ocean City MD – Fenwick Island DE
 Aug, 26th 2013

Water Temp: 73.6

Fishing Report by Sue Foster

Flounder fishing was active though there were lots of "shorts" this
week. More larger flounder were caught offshore. Short stripers were in
the bay along with some nice puppy drum. Croakers picked up in size
(just a little). Spot are still around. In the surf, kingfish and spot
were still biting. Snapper blues showed up this week giving us some
variety. Sharks were about. Oceanic Pier saw some nice sized trout and
blues.

Oyster Bay is now open summertime hours 6 A.M. till 10 P.M. daily until
Labor Day Monday. Then our hours starting Monday night will be 7 A.M.
till 8 P.M. at the Oyster Bay store. Fenwick Tackle is open 7 A.M. till
10 P.M. Daily. Starting Monday night, our hours will be 7 A.M. until 7
P.M. E-mail Sue Foster at: Oyster Bay Tackle. online mall is open.
We sell MD licenses at our Oyster Bay and Fenwick
Tackle locations. De Licenses are sold at our DEL location.

(BTW, There's a mistake in the MD Fishing Guide about clamming. If you
are out of state it IS legal for you to catch clams in Worcester Co. The
state fixed the mistake online, but of course, thousands of Guides were
already printed! I have had several e-mails about this.)

The Bulkhead at 2nd thru 4th Street is a free fishing zone. Keep in
mind that the "Tall Ship" is there this week, so only half of the
bulkhead is open to fishing. Enter the area from 2nd Street) You can
fish here without a MD license but you still need to obtain a free
registry. We can do that for you at Oyster Bay Tackle or call
1-855-855-3906. Keeper flounder can be caught there if you are patient
and fish the slacking tides. When the tide is moving hard, fish
straight down. It's plenty deep! If you cast out during a hard running
tide, you will constantly get hung up! Anglers can also catch little
sea bass, spot, croaker, bluefish, tautog, puppy drum and trigger fish.
As the weather cools, tautog fishing gets better!

The Ocean Pier is another place you can fish without a MD License. You
can catch kingfish, croaker, spot, trout, puppy drum, snapper blues,
flounder, sharks and rays. You can catch anything on the pier that you
can catch from the surf.

2013 Tide Charts are now available in our stores and online. Go to our website and click on More Fishing Info.

Flounder season is now open in MD- Minimum Size - 16" Creel - 4 fish
open all year.

New Ocean City chart by Capt Seagull available:
Buy at Oyster Bay Tackle or online.

White Marlin Open is over! To see the results check out the leader board. We got
plenty t-shirts in both our stores starting at 19.99.

2013 White Marlin Open T's are also available Online.
>
2013 Shark T's! In store or on Online.

Stopping in to Oyster Bay Tackle or Fenwick Tackle? Clip out a coupon
for xtra savings! Coupons

Anglers continue to catch kingfish and spot in the surf. For kingfish
and spot use a kingfish rig (small hooks) with a combination bait of
bloodworm or Fishbite bloodworm with a little strip of squid or any kind
of cut bait. There was a good run of bluefish on Friday in the Delaware
State Park. A customer told me they were running 12 to 16-inches! Finger
mullet on finger mullet rigs were the ticket. Several sharks were
reported from the beaches after dark as well. Release them carefully!
They like bunker, mackerel, or cut spot.

Here's a nice e-mail I got this week! "Thanks to your staff for all
recommendations for fishing the surf! My 11 year old son Jake Zapata
landed 2 spots on one cast. Not bad for his first surf fish. We used
live bloodworms and every cast was catch. Really, no waiting. The bait
Hit the water and then the fish hit bait! Fished all week at the surf
at the Golden Sands 109th street and caught 8-10 fish every morning. We
only fished from 7-9 am. Kings were hitting as well. Thanks again. Jake
is from Pittsburgh Pa"

His picture is in our Surf Fishing Photo Gallery.

Many anglers ask about reading the beach when surf fishing. "Poppy" a
very good angler has posted another very good description with pictures
on Stripers Online. Check it out: Reading the Beach He draws it out
completely! If you're not catching fish in the surf, you need to study
this!

Our online mall is now open and we have:
Trailhead Tire Deflators!
We also carry the Oasis Trailhead brand.

Surf Packages, complete with sinkers. (Also flounder, Aqua-Clear, Swim
Shad, and Got-cha Plug Packages.)

Oyster Bay Tackle and Fenwick Tackle saw a few fish this week!

7 year old Anna Leigh, 11 year old Ham and Wayne McPartland along with
Patricia Erhardt from Lutherville, Md. fished the Jetty in Ocean City,
Md and caught 3 nice 24 inch Red Drum and a 23 inch Flounder using Live
Minnows as bait."

Matt Slentz came into Fenwick Tackle with an Atlantic Spade Fish, 5
pound 8 oz, 19-inches long, caught in the OC Inlet while Spear Fishing.

Chase Parker Sulecki of Wilmington; 3 yrs old got his picture snapped
with two 15" croakers on bloodworms. Another 19"er was also caught!

Bill Ruth's picture got lost in my messages and just found it! It was a
few weeks ago but a real nice puppy drum!

Vince Cannull snapped a picture of his crew and sent it to me: "Saturday
afternoon in front of Lazy Lizard...(1st Street_ Main East Channel) many
shorts...2 x 16 and 1 @ 23" 4lbs 12oz."

These pictures are in our Inshore Photo Gallery.

J.J. from the Oceanic Pier (410-289-2602) reported a good week on
flounder though keepers were hard to come by. There were really nice
sized trout caught this week up to 22-inches and some nicer sized
bluefish. Hardly any shad... A number of short stripers have been
caught, lots of spot, but only so-so on croakers. Been some sharks too.
Nobody is complaining about the fishing at the pier! (You do not need
a fishing license to fish the Oceanic Pier.)

Route 50 Bridge has seen some good flounder fishing by day. Anglers are
lined up on the tide up there! Some tautog are being caught near the
pilings close to the draw. At night the fare is bluefish, trout, and
stripers. Usually blues come around on an East Wind. Striper fishing has
been up and down.

Larry Jock of the Coastal Fisherman reports on Sunday: "Jim Lutz stopped by the office today
to get a picture taken with the 23.5", 5 lb. 7 oz. flounder caught
while tossing a Gotcha plug off the Rt. 50 Bridge this morning at the
beginning of the incoming tide."

Lots of flounder were weighed in on Saturday. Larry Jock reports:
"Jimmy Joseph landed a 6.95 lb. flounder (25") in the West Channel on
live spot. Gene Stalls caught a 3.95 lb. flounder (22") in the West
Channel on live spot. Darren Wroten weighed a 3.5 lb. (21") flounder
caught in front of Castaway's Campground on Gulp! artificial bait. On
the charter boat, "Ocean City Guide Service", Randy Brinker caught a
4.8 lb. (23") flounder in front of the Coast Guard Station on live
spot. His son, Charlie Brinker caught a 5 lb. red drum on live spot at
the Rt. 50 Bridge. Rich Daiker caught a 6 lb. flounder in the East
Channel in front of the Cement Plant on live bunker. John Hoffman
weighed a 2.1 lb. flounder caught on live bunker by the North Jetty.
Steve Sablan caught a 1.75 lb. flounder by the North Jetty on live
bunker. Big Bird Cropper weighed a pair of flounder (2.95 and 3.15
lbs.) that were caught by the Rt. 50 Bridge. Rick Estes caught a 2.25
lb. (18") flounder on ocean structure off 33rd Street on live spot.
Bruce Dash weighed a 2.2 lb. flounder caught in the Commercial Harbor
on a live minnow. Dave Baden caught a 4.35 lb. flounder on a live
minnow while fishing on the "Alltackle Ocean City". Ron Smith caught a
2.55 lb. and a 3.1 lb. flounder in the Inlet and East Channel. Warren
Lookingland caught a 1.85 lb. (17 3/4") flounder behind Castaways
Campground."

On Friday, Larry Jock adds: "The flounder bite in the ocean is as hot
as you will ever see it. The Old Grounds and the African Queen are on
fire and many spots in between. I'm also hearing some rumblings about
speckled trout in the bay. Keep your eyes open."

My husband and I went out to the African Queen on Tuesday and had 6
keepers. The biggest ones were caught on Spro Bucktails with cut bait or
Gulp. Walter Moore of Oyster Bay Tackle was out there the same day. He
caught his limit on flounder and then went in to Russell's Reef and
picked up croakers. He said some guys were catching flounder there as
well. On Saturday, Walter Moore was fishing just around the corner of
the South Jetty and caught nice croaker and huge blowfish! I also saw in
Larry Jock's report that Capt Skip was picking up short stripers at the
South Jetty. Soon we'll see more keepers I hope!

Capt Jeff from Hellbent Charters e-mailed in his report this week: "We
had some great weather the last three days to end the last weekend in
August. Even though them kids are going back to school the fishing is
still biting and with the great weather of the second season now is the
time to head to OceanCity. The past three days provided lots of Flounder
but only few keepers. There were some larger Crockers around but still
not as large as we are use to seeing this time of year but lets hope we
see the bigger ones come into the bay soon. There was lots of small Sea
Bass all over the bsy and inlet. We caught some small blue fish and some
of the largest Puffer fish I have ever seen. White Gulp was the choice
of almost all the different fish this weekend. I still have an opening
next Sunday so give me a call me at 717 574 4010 or email at
helbentcharters@hotmail.com. Check out our website at
helbentcharters.com. See you on the water."

Capt Jeff is one of the few charters going out of North Ocean City.

Dave Beall of Dave's Delmarva First Mate Service reported this week: "We
had some good fishing this week at IRI on Trout (Weakies). I heard of a
keeper Puppy Drum as well. The Flounder bite was not as good as it had
been but there were some nice fish caught if you had the time to stick
it out. I have said this before; you have to stick it out, be patient
and wait for the bite. They will bite sometime and if you are not there
you will not catch them. Target/ Structure, Tide change and constantly
change baits until you find what they want. Have a GREAT WEEK, Dave"
Check out his new web
site
.

Flounder and Surf, Rig and Lure Packages, Selection of Swimming Shads or Gotcha Plugs!

Crabbing was OK this week. Northside Park at 125th Street is a good
place to crab. There's plenty spot fish to catch there too. You can also
crab from the Isle of Wight at 62nd Street, Convention Hall at 41st
Street, Jamestown Road (the whole city park side of the lagoon), 9th
Street Pier, or Assateague State Park.

If you want to go clamming from the shore in Ocean City you can clam
behind the Convention Center at 41st Street or go to Assateague. No
license required for crabbing or clamming in MD Coastal Bays. We have
been renting and selling rakes and vacationers are catching clams!

Capt. Monty on the "Morning Star reports on Aug 21st:

"Eight Hour trips $110.00 - 7AM to 3PM – Saturdays 6AM to 3:30PM -
$125.00 LEAVE YOUR BEST POSSIBLE CONTACT NUMBER - Weather Cancelations
Are Common - I Make Every Attempt To Let Clients Sleep In If The
Weather's Not Going Our Way..

Be A Half Hour Early - We Like To Leave Early. Clients Arriving Late
Will See The West End Of An East Bound Boat..

6,792 'Oyster Castle' Reef Blocks By The Rail. Now 2,084 at Jimmy's —
1,178 at Ake's. Soon Need To Fund Another Truckload. This is working,
just need to reach a tipping point where others grasp the ability of
small boats to build large reefs..

See ocreefs.org if you'd care to help fund the next truckload. Send a
check – any check!

Greetings All, We've had fantastic flounder fishing of late. Doesn't
mean we will tomorrow. Did have a boat-limit and got in early Tuesday.
Very sweet fishing. Usually have 4 or 5 anglers limited with others
catching dinner. Lots of spots open in late August. Had a heavier swell
Saturday-last so I focused more on the sea bass to good effect; very
nice bite. Still, a flounder won the fish–pool. This fishing's not for
everyone. I did have a party of 4 catch precious few last Thursday:
"Fishing's terrible!" Guys on either side of them, immediately on either
side, were limited-out: "Thanks for a great trip Capt." What can you
do..

Might anchor, might drift; Might be sea bass, might be fluke. If you
only want a specific fish caught in a specific fashion — stay away. I
will continue to fish for what's biting. "


Go to " Morning Star to read Capt Monty's entire newsletter...

E-mail Capt Monty at: Capt Monty about upcoming trips or to subscribe to his newsletter:
mhawkins@mediacombb.net

Capt. Monty Hawkins mhawkins@siteone.net Party Boat "Morning Star"
Reservation Line 410 520 2076 http://www.morningstarfishing.com/

Watch the weather.

Help and Donate to the Ocean City Reef Foundation! http://www.ocreeffoundation.com/
It's a 501c3 tax deductable .org

Capt Chris Mizurak of the Angler (410-289-7424) e-mailed in on Aug 12th:
" We are sailing daily from 730am to 200pm. The cost is $65 per person
which includes rod,reel, and bait. Please call 410-289-7424 for more
information and reservations. Thanks and hope to see you soon!"

Capt Victor of the Ocean Princess e-mailed in on July 2nd:

"The Ocean Princess is sailing two trips daily 8am to 12 noon and 1pm to
5pm. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays the Ocean Princess also
takes a night trip from 6pm to 10pm. For reservations or additional
information call 410-289-6226."

Joe at Lewes Harbour Marina (302-645-6227) reports on Aug 22nd: "Plenty of panfish
continue to please bottom fishermen in Delaware Bay. Small croakers are
just about everywhere. Bigger hardheads were hooked by anglers who
anchored right on heavy reef rubble or wrecks. Nice sized kingfish are
still being taken on the Star Site and Broadkill Reef Site 5. ...Lewes
Canal held lots of spot, many of jumbo proportions. Slot stripers and
some other surprise fish also cruised the Canal between the drawbridge
and train bridge. .... Flounder fishing in the Bay was challenging
around the full moon due to strong running currents. There were only
short windows at the beginning and end of each tide when anglers could
drift properly. Sometimes, anchoring allowed boaters to stay on
productive structure, and work jigs or rigs where flounders lived while
the current was running hard. Some decent catches did come from the Bay
on days with ok conditions. Last Thursday, Captain Brent's group on
Katydid put 19 keepers in the box at Site 7. Brent boated a citation
worthy 7.1 pounder himself. Bill and Charlotte Hughes joined Captain
Vince on Miss Kirstin to capture their limit of nice flatties. On
Saturday, Captain Brent worked Bay structure for 26 fine fluke. Geoff
McCloskey and his buddies bounced Brown Shoal reef rubble for 8 good
flounder Saturday. Katydid went back up the Bay Monday, and returned
with 16 keepers for Bobby Bryant and friends. Captain Les on the Martha
Marie hit Site 5 Tuesday, where his patrons iced 8 nice fluke. With
full moon currents causing drift problems in the Bay Wednesday, Captain
Brent chose to take Katydid to the Old Grounds in the Ocean, and the
decision resulted in 18 keeper flounder to 6.25 pounds for his group.
Captain Brian on Lil' Angler II fished the Old Grounds Wednesday as
well, and ended up with 8 in the box. The largest was an 8.5 pound
doormat landed by Joe Lucyk. Wayne Demarco and his fishing partners
beat up the bottom between DB and Site 11 Wednesday for their limit of
16 flounder to 24 inches. Bucktails tipped with smelts were the
downfall of many of the flatties. Offshore bottom bouncing was
productive too. Jason Burris and friends had a nice catch of golden
tilefish in the Baltimore Canyon yesterday...."

For more info check out Joe's entire report.

Anglers need a DE Fishing License to fish, crab, and clam in DEL:
Individual Delaware Fishing Licenses are now available online

Stop by to the Oyster Bay Tackle location and buy your 2013 Ocean City
Reef Foundation Charts. The donation fee for these charts are $50. $54
if you use a credit card. These charts pin-point all the GPS numbers for
all the Artificial Reef materials that have been scattered near offshore
wrecks, reefs, and obstructions. The charts give you hundreds of numbers
to find fish. All the money collected goes back into the Artificial Reef
Foundation. Come to Oyster Bay Tackle or buy online.
(They are up in price, but all the numbers have been redone and the
charts are in book-form.)

Check out the link on our web site to the local chapter of the MSSA. They are keeping us
abreast on all the Fishing Issues. From our Oyster Bay Website, go to
"More Fishing Info" on the left hand side, and click on "MSSA Atlantic
Anglers".

Check the weather before driving hours to go offshore or fish the surf.
Go to Coastal Marine Forecast to get an idea of
the weather and height of the waves.

Capt. Rick Yakimowicz of the "Thelma Dale V" fishes out of Fisherman's
Wharf. Here's his report from Aug 19th: "It has been a busy last couple
of weeks here at the Wharf. The good fishing has continued all the way
around and the summer crowds have been taking advantage of the good
weather and the biting fish trying to get that last trip in before the
kids all go back to school. Deep water Flounder fishing has remained
very steady with the All-Day trips, Half-Day anglers have still been
enjoying the Croakers and a real nice variety catch with several
different species of fish up in the Delaware Bay, and the offshore scene
has still been producing some beautiful fish from the edges of the
Canyons.

Our Flounder fishing while not spectacular by any stretch of the
imagination has been very consistent. We have been able to continue
racking up decent numbers of some very nice flat fish on just about any
given day and our tally continues to climb!

Jigging with the Bucktails or the Spro's and a teaser continues to be
hands down the most effective method of pulling up these big Flatties
from the sea trees and the rocks, however plenty of fish have fallen to
the more traditional Fluke Killer rigs or the Jigging style rigs with a
heavy sinker when the drift has been swift. I don't know how many limit
catches I have seen with these setups in the last couple of weeks and I
don't know how many four plus pound fish we have taken recently but I
assure you it's been a lot! Our most effective bait continues to be the
fresh strips of meat; Sea Robbin, Bluefish, Shark belly even Tilefish or
Tuna skins have all proven very productive when the bite is on. There
has also been countless fish who's fate have fallen to the magical Gulp
when properly rigged.

Up in the Delaware Bay the news is still good with the Croakers as well
as a nice variety of other species of fish. Capt. Mike reports that his
Croaker action on the Half-Day trips continues to be very productive.
While the size of these Croakers has still been a little disappointing,
they have been very abundant at times and with the variety of other
species in the mix, this has made for some very interesting fishing to
say the least. Along with the Croaks Capt. Mike has been seeing
Kingfish, Spot, Trout and even a few Triggerfish just to name a few of
the fish that have recently come over the rail and it is not uncommon to
see as many as ten or more different species on any given trip including
the junkfish such as Toads, Sharks and Skates. This fishing should
remain good long after the kids have gone back to school and will more
than likely only improve as some of the bigger Croakers we are recently
seeing in the Ocean work their way up into the Bay. The best time
traditionally for this variety fishing has almost always been after
Labor Day as the fish bunch up around the lower end and out into the
Mouth of the Bay.

Our schedule will remain the same for several more weeks with the
All-Day trips sailing seven days a week departing the docks at 7:00 a.m.
and returning sometime after 4:00 p.m. Half-Day trips will likely see a
reduced schedule after Labor Day and I will be sure to post any changes
both through my report and on our facebook page. Half-Day trips sail at
8:00 a.m. and then again at 1:00 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday
evenings they sail at 6:00 p.m."

If you would like any more information about trips sailing out of the
Wharf or you would like to book a private charter or reserve space on a
special trip please give us a call at (302) 645-TUNA.

His full report and boat info is here.

Capt. Rick Yakimowicz Thelma Dale V catchfish@verizon.net"

Old Inlet Bait and Tackle (302-227-7974) reports on the 23rd: "They are
starting to pick up some red drum on the beach at 3 R's.A few more trout
caught in the inlet lately. Nothing big but its good to a them around in
increasing numbers.There have been some spot in the Inlet lately too.
Aug 19 -Hard to believe it is the last real week of summer. The kiddies
will be going back to school soon. Bad news for them but good news for
us - Fall Fishing is just around the corner. A couple of exciting items
to report this week. First, bluefish in the 15 inch range were reported
from the surf in Fenwick over the weekend. No spot or kings down there
because of the bluefish. Whole mullet and cut spot were the best bait.
Otherwise, there are still spot, croakers and kings on the beach at 3
R's and north of the bridge. As we have reported before it has been a
strange year for bluefish especially on the beach. Hopefully they will
be hear in good numbers this fall. The second big piece of news is that
they have picked up a few more trout in the Inlet. Reminds us of the old
days when there would be a run of trout in the Inlet in mid to late
August.To that point, Kyle Miller of Boiling Springs PA landed a 5lb
10oz flounder on the south wall of the Inlet right next to the dredge.
It hit cut spot.The striper bite is still at night on live fleas and
small eels. Look for the early morning bite to pick up soon. Bluefish
can be found in the Inlet on the daytime incoming tides but they are
deep. Bouncing bucktails on the bottom has been effective on blues up to
four pounds. Tautog, black drum, sheepshead and a few red drum along the
rocks and railing. Don't forget that tautog closes on September 1. (In
Del) The best flounder fishing is out at Site 10 and on the Old Grounds
(southeast of B Buoy - 80 feet of water). Still a few hanging around in
the bays along with croakers."

Bill's Sport Shop (302-645-7654) in Lewes, DE reports on the 19th:" Paul
P, Ray and Chuck of BSS, traveled to Site 10 and B buoy and ended up
catching many flounder, blues and croaker. Only 3 keeper flounder were
boated the largest being 22”, weighing over 4#. Ron Capone, Milford, is
on FIRE. He pulled four more black drum, up to 23”, on bloodworms and
shrimp over the rails at Massey's Landing. Jack Kuprevich, West
Greenwich, RI, caught a lot of croaker at Massey's Landing using
bloodworms. Brian Smith, Dover, caught several speckled trout in Lewes
Canal, the largest being 22”, and weighed in at 3.95#. Gulp swim baits
was his choice to capture these fish".

" Pretty cool web site... Lots of pics, reports and descriptions and
directions to get to some of those fishing places in DEL everyone talks
about but you might wonder where they are! The site is DSF Delware Surf Fishing.
(http://delaware-surf-fishing.com)

Capt.Dan Stauffer (866-623-4746) of the Fin Chaser does wreck,
inlet and trolling trips. Here's a couple of his reports from this week:

"08/21/13 Out with a family of three in flat calm conditions for a day
of offshore fishing. Worked an area that has produced several marlin
over our last few trips, but today, we couldn’t raise any. About two
hours into the day I notice two balls in the distance so I paddle that
way to check them out. The first is bare but I can see some splashing
around the second. As we pull past a small mahi comes leaping into the
spread. before he can get the bait a nicer fish comes tight on one of
our flat lines. A few seconds later a very nice fish grabs our
mid-rigger. A few minutes later we have our first two fish on the box.
About the same time I get a call from a fellow capt. telling me of a
little yellowfin bite going on where he is. The family decides to make
the 10 mile run. A few minutes after we arrive there’s a huge explosion
on one of our spreader bars but the fish misses the hook. The next few
“boils” I suspect are small skipjack tunas. Finally there’s another huge
blast and we have Mike’s first yellowfin on the line. Fifteen minutes
later Dave puts the 45 lb. fish in the box. While all this action was
happening we didn’t take notice to the increase in the breeze. Wishing
to avoid a choppy ride home for their youngster the parents decide to
call it a day and head back.

08/19/13 Headed to the deep to fish some gear a buddy of mine found a
couple days ago. Before we even got close to where the gear was to be,
a blue marlin grabs our long rigger and take off running. Unfortunately,
the blue threw the hook in mid-flight. Continued east to the numbers I
was given only to find the gear must have been hauled and reset
elsewhere. With a few hours already wasted, the guys ask if we could do
some deep-dropping. Ran north to my tilefish hole and sent the rigs down
700'. Current was HORRIBLE and nearly 3 lbs. of lead was needed to grab
bottom. The fish were chewing but the guys were having trouble knowing
when to strike. Managed to put four nice goldens in the box before it
was time to head home."

Larry Jock of the Coastal Fisherman reports from offshore on Friday: ""LunaSea" had 27
yellowfins and a 110 lb. mako shark in the Washington. Charter boat,
"Moore Bills" weighed a 165 lb. bigeye caught at the 800/800. "Sea
Slammer" weighed a 69 lb. white marlin caught in the Norfolk. "Blood
Money" weighed a 59 lb. white marlin that didn't qualify."

Wilson Cropp Charters and Guide Service. Cape Charles, VA- 1-434-531-6376)
Stripers....Flounder....Drum... Speckled Trout....Tog... Eco tours
as well.

Dave Beall has retired from his "real job" and has set up a little local
First Mate Service. I have a lot of anglers ask to pay someone to go out
with them on their new boat and show them the waters and how to fish. I
also have anglers that would like to pay someone to teach them how to
fish off the beach. Check out his new web site.

(Just a note to say to my readers that many of my fishing reports are
from other anglers and party boats that come over my e-mail. When I
"copy/paste" their reports I try to leave them intact. It keeps the
fishing reports lively and interesting. But any comments/politics
within the quotes are their comments and views, and not necessarily
mine.)

Need info on where, how, when to fish, crab, and
clam? Go to Drifting
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James A. Donofrio, executive director of the Recreational Fishing
Alliance
has been actively working on the fisheries crisis. The RFA
believes the future of our fisheries is dependent on fixing the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act which has laid
down strict time-frames that do not take into account livelihoods and
that a fishery is rebounding steadily.

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Maryland Fishing License

Anglers fishing in Ocean City will need to purchase a saltwater
fishing license
. This license will cover both the Chesapeake Bay and
the coastal waters and surf of Ocean City and Assateague Island. Yes,
this includes surf fishing. If you already have a Chesapeake Bay
Saltwater license you are good to go! Anglers will be able to purchase
the license
online
or come to Oyster Bay Tackle to purchase one. Please bring
cash to buy your fishing license in our store. If you go online, Logon
if you have ever had a MD fishing or hunting license in the past or
Enroll if you never had. Fill in all the information and click on
"Purchase License" The license you want to choose is "Bay and Coastal
Sport" You can either choose a year-round or 7-day. If you know you are
coming to Ocean City,and you want to get it done ahead of time you can
also call a toll free number (1-855-855-3906) or print and mail in an application.
Boat Licenses: $50 and everyone on your boat can go fishing without a
license. You will get a personal license along with your boat license,
so you can go shore fishing as well. They will send you your sticker for
your boat in the mail. If you come to Oyster Bay Tackle, we have the
2013 stickers for sale.

Mail the application to their main office:

Maryland Dept. of Natural resources Annapolis Service Center P.O. Box
1869 1804 West Street, Suite 300 Annapolis, MD 21401

If you are going to be fishing on a private boat with someone who has a
Boat License, you don't have to buy a license, but you do have to register
online
. This is free and is done on the same site that you would buy
a license. Logon if you have ever had a MD fishing or hunting license or
Enroll if you never had. Fill in all the information and click on
"Obtain Registration" to print your free registration. Print out your
number and keep an id with you when you go fishing. You can also call
1-855-855-3906 during daytime hours. Be sure to write down the number
they give you. That will be your temporary license. (You also need to
get a free registration if you fish one of the free fishing areas in
Ocean City.)

Another interesting note about the license is that if you buy a VA
license, it is good in MD, and vice versa. If you are fishing in MD with
a VA licence you do need to register with MD online. Again, this is
free. This is so each state can "try" to figure out "how many" fish are
being caught in their own individual states. (VA Free Registry)

If you want to go fishing in Ocean City without a license, your choices
will be the "Oceanic Pier," the "Ocean Pier" or to go fishing on a party
or charter boat. You can now go fishing in one of the "free zones." 2nd
through 4th Street Bulkhead or Northside Park. (You need the free MD
registry to fish in these two areas.) Come to Oyster Bay Tackle and we
can do that for you. You can also go crabbing and clamming in Ocean City
without a license. Or you can fish off your own private dock.

Ocean City now has two free fishing zones. The bulkhead from 2nd to 4th
Street (Chicago Ave.) and the Northside Park at 125th Street. You do not
need a license in these two places but you do need a "free registry." Go
here to
register online. This is free and can also be done over the phone during
daytime hours of 7-7 at 1-855-855-3906. We can also do your free
registry at Oyster Bay Tackle.

Senior citizens 65 and older. Cost is $5 if you have a MD driver's
license and are a resident of MD, but if you are a non-resident there is
no break. No break for boat licenses either. $50 resident or
non-resident.

Contact Info If you have any questions regarding Maryland's sport
fishing license requirements, you may contact Fisheries Service via e
mail: customerservice@dnr.state.md.us or by calling (410-656-9526).

Following is the fee schedule for 2012 & 2013:

Senior License (year round) - $5.00 Resident License (year round) -
$15.00 Resident License (7-day) - $6.00 Non-resident (year round) -
$22.50 Non- resident (7-day) - $12.00 Pleasure Boat Decal (covers
everyone on boat - year round) - $50.00 Commercial Fishing Pier License
(year round) - $290.00

No license is required for: Boat decal passengers Those fishing in "free
fishing" areas Those fishing from their waterfront properties Anglers
under 16 years old Anglers fishing on a licensed charter, party or guide
boat Anglers fishing commercially under a valid license

For more information, log onto www.dnr.state.md.us

If you have any fish reports please e-mail Sue Foster at: Oyster Bay Tackle. E-mail me your
name and where you are from so we can put you in our weekly fish
reports!


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