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.
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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.
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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.)
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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
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!
E-mail Sue Foster at: Oyster Bay Tackle if you have any questions about our inventory or if you
want to place an order for an item we do not have on-line.
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