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
July 29th, 2013
Fishing Report by Sue Foster
Some good flounder fishing this week in Ocean City. We got the pictures
to prove it! Kingfish and spot in the surf, along with big rays and sand
sharks. Red Drum are still being caught up around the Fenwick Ditch
near the Bridge pilings along with some good sized croaker. Flounder
fishing is picking up offshore. Sea bass fishing is happening. Further
offshore we have tuna, wahoo, marlin, and dolphin. Crabbing and clamming
has been decent.
Oyster Bay is now open summertime hours 6 A.M. till 10 P.M. daily.
Fenwick Tackle is open 7 A.M. till 10 P.M. Daily. E-mail Sue Foster at:
Oyster Bay Tackle. online mall is open. We sell
MD licenses and 2013 boat stickers at our Oyster Bay and Fenwick Tackle
locations. De Licenses are sold at our DEL location. IF YOU WANT A
BOAT FISHING LICENSE PLEASE TELL US THAT WHEN YOU GET TO THE
COUNTER. Voids are no joy! For DEL boat fishing licenses you MUST
bring in a current boat registration and a driver's license. (For MD
boat stickers, all you need is a driver's license.)
MD fishing licenses are really quick and easy once you're in the system.
If you have last year's MD license, bring it in with you, and all we
have to do is punch in the DNR ID number. Otherwise, bring in your
Driver's License.
(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.
The Ocean Pier is another place you can fish without a MD License. This
week the pier continued to have good catches of kingfish along with
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. There were definitely lots of rays and sharks this week!
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.
2013 White Marlin Open T's are here! Instore or Online. (We also got some tank tops in our stores.)
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2013 Shark T's! In store or on Online.
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It's been a great year in the surf for kingfish(whiting) and spot." 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
will catch you kingfish, spot, and small trout. Not much large stuff to
catch unless you want sharks and big rays. They are there!
Hammy posted on Stripers Online about Sunday: "Another beautiful day at
AI! And no bugs for the second straight day! Again, we caught about 20
fish in all in 4 hours including 6 kingfish for dinner, some spot, a
blowfish, a bluefish, and 4 dogfish sharks!"
Spanky posted on Stripers Online about Saturday: "Assateague Island
Saturday, lots of spot, 1 small flounder, some kings and one giant ray
that almost took my Ballistic/Stella setup into the ocean had my wife
not of said something. Put up a good 10 minute fight. Awesome watching
my 7 year old daughter reeling in 2 spot at a time!"
"Hammy" posted on Stripers Online on Friday: "We had a great day on the
beach at AI yesterday, catching about 20 fish in 2.5 hours. We got a
bite nearly every cast, catching a mix of dogfish, kingfish, spot,
blowfish, and even a striper at about 20 inches.
All of the dogfish were between 8-12 inches, and looked as if they were
just born. Anyone know when they give birth? We caught 11 total sharks
in all."
"Yianni" of Oyster Bay Tackle has been surf fishing most mornings in
North Ocean City. He's been catching spot on bloodworms or Fishbite
Bloodworms, then cutting them up and catching some nice sized kingfish!"
I like to use a piece of bloodworm or Fishbites and add a small strip of
cut bait such as that fresh caught spot when I fish for kings!
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 snapped a lot pictures this week!
Tyler Morse from Ocean City, Md caught a 19.75 inch Red Drum using
Bloodworms as bait during the incoming tide around 116th St on the Bay.
Daniel Mattio e-mailed in a picture of Jeff Lentz from York, PA who
caught a 17" keeper in the West Channel. Using minnows for bait it was
caught on the incoming tide.
Kalen Thrane from Boone, Iowa fished with Capt. Jeff aboard Helbent
Charters and caught a nice 19.5 inch Flounder weighing in at 2.5 pounds
using Minnows and Squid combo during the outgoing tide near Bird Island.
Dakota Bittner, from Thurmont, Md caught a 3.2 pound Flounder fishing
the Thorofare using Live Minnows during the Incoming Tide.
7 year old Cory Gibson caught a 18 inch Flounder using Live Minnow and
Squid during the Incoming Tide along the East Channel.
Brian, Linda, and Matthew Brannan fished near the Airport during the
High Tide using Pink and White Gulp and caught a 16 inch and a 19 inch
Flounder. Linda and 3 year old Matthew caught their First Flounder.
Evan Williams and Judy Novak with 2 flounder caught in the bay behind
Assateague (3 pound 8 oz - 21") 2 pounds 13 oz (17.5") on live minnows.
Nate Hampton and Todd Breach caught two 24" Red Drum caught at the Route
90 Bridge.
These pictures are in our Inshore Photo Gallery.
Ed Dorshe e-mailed in his report: "Just back from our yearly flounder
fishing vacation in OC. We fished 4 days, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday and managed to bring home 6 keepers from just over 16 to just
under 20 inches. All were caught on minnow and the best day we had was
Thursday despite the strong northerly winds. We managed 3 keepers (16.5,
17 and 18.5...photo attached of them in the live well) that day while
fishing behind Assateague Island...two near the commercial harbor and
the other near the duck blinds. While we caught plenty of throwbacks all
over from the duck blinds to the Thorofare, our best keeper success was
behind Assateague and near Harbour Island."
J.J. from the Oceanic Pier (410-289-2602) reported an excellent week on
flounder and lots of small fish for the kids to catch. There were a
couple good runs of croaker, lots of spot, some blues and shad picked
up. At night the action has been really good on trout. Some nights they
catch over a hundred. Remember, you are only allowed to keep one!!!
Occasionally someone catches a red drum or a tautog. (You do not need a
fishing license to fish the Oceanic Pier.)
Route 50 Bridge has seen flounder by day along with some snapper blues
and a few trout. At night the fare is bluefish, trout, and some
stripers. Heard some big blues came around the bridge one day last week.
Usually blues come around on an East Wind.
Larry Jock of the Coastal Fisherman reports on Saturday: "1:20 PM - Jim Simon just stopped
by the office with 3 flounder caught off the North Jetty Wall with live
finger mullet. Fish measured 17", 19" and 20". 1:40 PM - Michele
Goodson from Grasonville, MD stopped by to have her picture taken with
the 23-inch, 4 lb. 14 oz. flounder she caught in the West Channel by
Hooper's Crab House. Michele used live spot for bait. 2:30 PM - The
head boat, "Happy Hooker" came back with 7 keeper flounder, all caught
on shiners in the bay behind Harbour Island. On a side note, an angler
on the "Happy Hooker" caught a thresher shark in the bay last week. .
The head boat, "Angler" had a good day flounder fishing on an ocean
wreck. Bob Telford caught his limit of 4 flatties, weighing up to 4
lbs. Willie Thomas caught a pair weighing up to 4 lbs."Reel Membrane"
had a 23-inch flounder that weighed 4 lbs. 6 oz. and 1 sea bass from
the subway cars at the Jackspot.5:00 PM - The head boat, "Bay Bee" had
a good afternoon trip, returning with 6 keeper flounder from the bay
behind Harbour Island. All caught on squid and shiners. Charter boat,
"Ocean City Guide Service" had a good afternoon trip, returning with 6
flounder up to 21.5-inches. All were caught along the wall on the north
side of the OC Inlet at the end of the incoming tide. Head boat,
"Flounder Pounder" had 4 keeper flounder during their afternoon trip.
All caught on shiners/squid and Gulp! in the West Channel. Largest
measured 20-inches."
Capt Jeff from Hellbent Charters e-mailed in his report this week: "The
weather gods smiled on us this week and that made for great fishing.
Early last week the Flounder bite was the best we have had all year. We
had over 20 fish days and many nice fat legal size fish. Yesterday I had
the pleasure of taking a young man from Iowa for his first salt water
fishing trip. He landed a 19.5" Flounder (see photo gallery) which was
not bad for a 1st timer! We caught fish all over the bay and inlet. Live
minnows out fished Gulp this week. Most of the of the keepers were
caught on live minnows. The hottest spots were in down by the airport,
inlet and the mussel beds just North of Bird Island. I have to say I
cleaned a lot of fish this week and I hope to clean a lot more this
week. 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
helbentcharter.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:
"The flounder bite at IRI has all but stopped. There are a few Grey
Trout at night and the first part of the ebb tide and there are still
Rockfish at night as well. I have been catching the trout on a 3/8 to
1/2 oz. jig head with a trimmed 5" white Gulp jerk shad. Jigging your
rod tip for the trout isn't necessary; just let the current move your
bait. The Capt. Bob and Judy V have been picking up flounder at the "B"
Buoy though. Maybe the dredging is hurting the fishing. The water seems
to be dirty more now as a result. Have a GREAT 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.
Had a guy that came in that had used traps and lines from his boat in
North Ocean City and said they caught a bushel of fat crabs! I asked
where he went and he said he went almost directly across the bay from my
store towards the green marshes. Good job! We sell chicken necks in
pound and a half packages and bunker for crabbing.
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 July 28th:
Fish Report 7/26/13 Flounder/Sea Bass Mix Reef Building Trip Corals
Discovered
Special Reef Building Trip Sunday, July 28 – Meet At 6 AM To Load The
Boat With Approx. 144 Oyster Castle Reef Blocks And Concrete Planks —
After Deploying The Material We'll Fluke Fish For A Couple Hours — Eight
Sells Out — $75.00 each — Call In A Reservation.. Blocks Are 30 Pounds
Each — They Get Heavy! Back Around 3PM(ish) — Bring Your Own Gloves,
Lunch, Fluids and a Small Cooler For Fish. Tackle Will Be Provided Or
BYO..
Sailing Daily Reservations For Sea Bass/Flounder Trips at 410 - 520 -
2076. See much more info at http://morningstarfishing.com
Bring A Fish Cooler With ICE For Your Party.. We want to avoid keeping
the chips & hoagies cold while fresh fish cook in a hot bucket..
From Coastal Fisherman: See Our Latest "Show You Around The Boat" Video
For New Clients (many regulars have pics in it).
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Are (far too!) Common - I Make Every Attempt To Let Clients Sleep In If
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Be A Half Hour Early - We Like To Leave Early. Clients Arriving Late
Will See The West End Of An East Bound Boat..
6,000 'Oyster Castle' Reef Blocks By The Rail. Now 1,870 at Jimmy's —
914 at Ake's..
Greetings All, Weatherman got us good Thursday. Wind was supposed to lay
down—and did, then blew close to 30 soon after.. Not Nice. Not At All.
Weatherman got us good Friday too; said it was going to keep blowing
like Thursday so I cancelled. Didn't. Weatherman got all but a few
stalwart anglers by calling for rain & thunderstorms Monday last. Pretty
day; We had a boat limit of flounder.. Jodi, Tina & Dianne solid-crushed
'em in numbers; My old friend, Bob, took the pool with a 7lb 9oz fluke..
Thunderstorms? Sorry you missed an epic bite..
Weather forecasting better than ever; Still a lot of caveat emptor
though..
Fishing remains as unpredictable as the weather. We've had wonderful
fishing for flounder & some decent fishing for sea bass this week, but
never both together - at least not yet. Please do not assume that
because You are aboard and want to catch (blank species) that they'll
bite.. Oh No, Oh No-No-No: We go see what will bite. We're Going
Fishing. And sometimes there's not much catching!
* Vince Guida was Chief Scientist aboard the 146 foot research vessel
Hugh Sharp this week as it videoed large swaths of bottom both in the
wind energy area off Ocean City, MD, where windmills may go up; and also
videoed among the live coral bottoms I've been describing for almost 15
years. He writes in an informal email to interested souls: "As I
suspected, the "reef" polygons we have are complex tapestries of small
patches with kinds of substrates: boulders, cobbles, sand, mud and shell
hash in all sorts of combinations. There are large fields of sand waves
interrupted by deposits of gravel and boulders. We expect to see some
other types of hard bottom (e.g. outcrops) further south in the days to
come." Several days later: "We have seen a lot of coral (hard and soft)
and a lot of black sea bass in the past few hours; more than anywhere
else we've been so far. That is in no small part due to our very
intensive coverage of this area; the actual reefs tend to be rather
small patches within a larger habitat context."
That's the first scientific description of natural hardbottom reef off
our coast that I'm aware of. It happened this week. At present we are
poorly equipped to conserve or restore marine fish habitat. We are very
poorly equipped to value reef's contribution to fisheries production.
Because the task of Conservation demands a knowledge of inventory from
which we are to conserve; Restoration therefore demands we understand
what's been lost from original inventory; what's in need of rebuilding.
All about 'rebuilding' numbers of fish for now; I believe as fisheries
restorationists consider these natural hardbottoms they'll come to
realize the sea bass trawl catches of the 1950s (greater than all
decades since combined) were a product of a fantastically larger habitat
footprint & that those historical catches could never have sourced from
the habitat footprint of today, especially absent modern wrecks &
artificial reef constructions.
Lots of work to do. Reef Restoration Makes Fishery Restoration Simple.
Regards, Monty "
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Capt Chris Mizurak of the Angler (410-289-7424) e-mailed in: "We are
sailing daily from 730 am to 2pm. The cost is $65pp, which includes
rod,reel,and bait. This upcoming Friday 6/21 & Saturday 6/22 the boat
is chartered, we have an open boat on Sunday. For more information and
reservations please call 410-289-7424. 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 July 25th: "Bluefin tuna have been
hanging around the Hot Dog the past couple weeks, and trolling boats
have had success with fish that range mostly from 50 to 90 pounds.
Larger specimens up to 200 pounds have also been taken. The bite has
been better some days than others in clean green water in the upper
70's, but crews that were on the scene at first light usually hooked
up. ....Congratulations to Captain Charlie Horning and his crew aboard
the Fish Whistle. During a late afternoon foray to the Norfolk, they
battled and successfully boated four quite impressive eyeballs weighing
178, 192, 271 and 271 pounds! The jumbo tunas fell for ballyhoos behind
Joe Shutes and Hawaiian Eyes.
Inshore bottom fishing produced decent flounder action on the Old
Grounds between DB and DA Buoys. Katydid drifted Site 10 Sunday for 14
keepers. Fred Robinson reeled in a 6.03 pound doormat, and Captain
Brent bested a 5.82 pounder. Katydid returned to the flounder grounds
Monday for 19 keepers, including a 5.57 pound flattie for Richard
Adams. Inshore wrecks yielded some good catches. Captain Carey's group
on the Grizzly anchored over a snag Wednesday for 39 sea bass to 3.75
pounds, 45 ling and a pair of bonus dolphin. An earlier wreck trip on
the Grizzly produced 21 triggerfish, 2 tog and 2 trout. Delaware Bay
structure showed signs of giving up some flounder once the full moon
currents subside. Joe Walker, Joe Walker, Jr and Tom Coyle took seven
keepers off Reef Site 7. Bobby Bryant and his flukers captured 10
keepers when conditions got right on Site 5 Monday. Flounder were also
pulled from Roosevelt Inlet. Jason Mowery and Travis Habecker used
Gulp! to score 3 keepers to 20 inches. Lewes Canal held plenty of spot
and croakers, and slot stripers were caught between the Drawbridge and
the Train Bridge. Croakers, spot kingfish, blowfish and spike trout
remain plentiful on Site 8 and The Shears. Lou Papp checked in a
citation weakfish weighing 3.04 pounds. The Outer Wall and and Ice
Breakers attracted tog and triggerfish that would bite sand fleas,
green crabs or box crabs. A piece of pink Gulp! also proved an
effective bait for triggers. William Breasure took a 3.65 pound trigger
at the Wall on Katydid. Joe Schneider scored a 7.67 pound blackfish at
the Wall as well. Paul Hazzard was dunking sand fleas at the Ice
Breakers when he hooked an 8.36 pound sheepshead. Some black drum were
caught at the Breakers too."
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 July 25th:
Another good week of summer weather and some pretty decent fishing to go
along with the weather here at the Wharf. Flounder action has continued
to be fairly steady, Croaker fisherman have enjoyed some of the best
fish catching action in the Delaware Bay so far this year and the
offshore action continues to be red hot out in the canyons and even the
inshore lumps with the Yellowfin and the Bluefin Tuna.
As the week since my last report progressed, our Flounder fishing has
remained halfway decent in my book. Some trips have certainly been much
better than others but for the most part we have been able to land a
nice pile of Flatties on each and every trip with the exception of our
trip on Saturday when once again the hard southerly winds came back and
screwed up our drift and today when we had virtually no drift at all for
over four hours. In the past seven days we have tallied over 160 keeper
fish and only six of them were landed on Saturday...
There has been one saving grace in our slow Flounder fishing lately, the
average size of our fish has been at times very impressive. For the most
part I would have to say that the majority of our fish have been ranging
at about a three pound fish and I think that the keeper fish now are
actually close to outnumbering the throw back fish overall with our
count. I haven't seen as many limit catches this past week although
there has definitely been some scattered around the rail. We have
however seen several fish over four and five pounds and we have even
landed the biggest one of the year so far just yesterday tipping the
scales at 8 lbs and 9 ounces!
Croaker action has turned on now back up in the Delaware Bay pretty
strong for the Half-Day trips and the charters bound to the Bay. These
fish arrived early this year and have been providing plenty of action
for the Jr. anglers and the guys that just want to fill the buckets with
fish. For the most part all summer these fish have been on the small
side but they have been providing plenty of action for fishermen and
with the mix of a nice variety of Kingfish and small Trout and various
other species biting on the grounds this has made for a very fun outing.
Just recently however Capt. Mike reports, and I can confirm having seen
with my own two eyes, lots of nice bags full of decent sized Croakers
hitting the docks from the Half-Day trips just this past week. It seems
as though it is really turning on with these tasty pan sized fish and
finally they seem to be getting a little bigger with the average sized
fish coming across the tables around a foot long. My personal opinion is
that the Croaker fishing will only improve as the summer progresses and
they will most definitely continue to be better in size. These fish are
perfect for those seeking action as they are a worthy fighter on the end
of a rod and reel and just a lot of fun to catch for everyone.
We have a host of trips departing the Wharf for whatever your pleasure
might be. The All-Day trips sail daily departing the docks at 7:00 a.m.
I rarely return before 4:00. These trips will be targeting primarily the
Flounder. Half-Day trips depart at 8:00 a.m. and then again at 1:00 p.m.
We run evening trips on both Friday and Saturday nights departing the
dock at 6:00 p.m. The Lewestown Lady is available for the offshore trips
for private charter as well as inshore fishing for full or half day
trips. Capt. H also has several more long-range trips on the schedule
advanced reservations are required for these 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 22nd: "Plenty
of small fish on the surf to keep you busy. Spot, kingfish and croakers.
Rumors of pompano here already. Saw some pics of two cobia and a small
hammerhead caught on the beach too. Bloodworms - Fishbites or live are
all you need. Small pieces of bunker and clam work too. Some nice tautog
reported along the rocks and railing after the season reopened last
week. Sheepshead, trigger fish and black drum in the mix as well. The
striper bite is at night in the Inlet. Floating fleas, live eels and
dark bucktails, swim shads and plugs are working. A few bluefish
reported on the daytime incoming tide along with shad and the occasional
flounder and croaker. Croakers, spot and flounder in the Inland bays.
Use bloods for the croaker and spot. Minnows or Gulp for the flounder.
The flounder bite is picking up out at Site 10 and the Old Grounds
(southeast of B Buoy). Had a couple more toru on the scale last week.
Jody Baldwin and Reid Jones (both of York PA) weighed a 3.75 pound and
2.5 pound trout respectively. They hit sand fleas."
Bill's Sport Shop (302-645-7654) in Lewes, DE reports flounder, croaker
and sea trout are being caught from the Cape Henlopen Pier. Red and
Black Drum are being caught at the Indian River Inlet along with some
trout and flounder. Croaker in the Delaware Bay. Flounder at Site 11.
Surf is hot with kingfish, spot, and croaker. Gorden's Pond area is now
open."
" 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:
07/21/13 Out with a crew of guys from north Philly. The morning was
slow, to say the least. Finally, around 11 am, the fish started to bite.
The action during the next couple hours was fairly steady with a mix of
mahi and wahoo bites. When it was finally time to clear the lines we had
four nice “gaffer” mahi and one small wahoo in the box.
07/24/13 Spent a few hours today with the crew from Monday, plus two
more Jr. anglers, drifting for flounder & sea bass. Bite was OK, not
great, but OK. We even managed to put a few keepers in the box. At the
end of the five hour trip we had four flounder to 23? and a few sea bass
in the box.
07/23/13 Another day at the bluefin grounds with a crew of four from DC.
Arrived to find a few other boats working the area, but nothing seemed
to be happening. Worked among the other boats for about an hour with no
success, nor did I see any other boats hooked-up either. Decided to move
over to a hill that sometimes hold fish too. Within 10 minutes of
arriving at our new spot, our long rigger gets crushed. Twenty minutes
later we have a 85 lb. bluefin in the box. A couple more passes ads a
nice 15 lb. mahi too. The next pass sees two explosions on our baits but
both tuna miss. Another turn and our long gets nailed again. This fish
requires two anglers and eventually the 60 lb. bluefin makes it in the
box too. While all this action was going on the winds came up from 15
knots to what I’m sure is 25+ and the seas, steep and tall. With one of
the college aged anglers feeling horrible, the crew decides to call it a
day early and head for the barn. A little friendly advice; ignoring the
Dramamine suggestion and eating cold pizza for breakfast, is a recipe
for disaster offshore.
Larry Jock of the Coastal Fisherman reports from offshore on Saturday: "7:39 AM - Capt. John
Oughton on the charter boat, "That's Right" reported that they are done
at the Hot Dog and are heading to the Baltimore. There was a good bite
early, but it slowed quickly.8:45 AM - Capt. John Oughton on the
charter boat, "That's Right" reported that they are in 75 fathoms in
the Baltimore Canyon and have just caught 2 yellowfins. Charter boat,
"That's Right" had their over and under bluefins at the Hot Dog. They
also released more bluefins at the Hot Dog before heading to the
Baltimore where they caught 5 yellowfins on the troll.Charter boat,
"Pumpin' Hard 58" had 18 yellowfins and a blue marlin release (est 600
lbs.) in the Washington."Drillin & Billin" had 5 white marlin releases,
a 50.2 lb. dolphin and a 50 lb. yellowfin in the Norfolk Canyon."First
Light" reported releasing 1 white marlin and 1 blue marlin in the Poor
Man's."
Walter Moore of Oyster Bay Tackle and his Dad, Walter Sr. went offshore
on his day off and his Dad caught a 83lb bluefin on a Skirted ballyhoo
at Massey's. His picture is in our
Offshore Photo Gallery.
Wilson Cropp Charters andGuide 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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