August 2013

The surf is seeing a new catch this week.  Pompano showed up the other day caught on Fishbites.  Flounder, kingfish, weakfish, spot, croaker, skates, and cownose rays are abundant.  The surf has been hit or miss on fishing, the best tide has been the incoming (for the most part).  Some nice blues were caught at the point yesterday on mullet rigs.  …

Press release by Governor Jack Markell .............. Rehoboth Beach, DE – Governor Markell signed House Bill 160 today to permit shellfish aquaculture in Delaware’s Inland Bays, allowing the state to reap the economic benefits of a multimillion dollar industry while improving water quality in the bays. House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf…

The point in Cape Henlopen State Park is scheduled to open on Saturday August 31st.  Normally it does not open until September 1st, but this year that day falls on a Sunday.  The parks staff are working diligently to get the point open, and have a few things they need to do before they can open it to the public.  It could happen as early as…

The summer season is almost over, and the fishing has not changed much.  There are still plenty of flounder showing up at the Old Grounds.   The Indian River Inlet has been decent for flounder, the incoming tide has been better than the outgoing.  Massey's Landing has seen some nice ones pulled from the ditch.  Gulp (chartreuse) on speck rigs,…

It has been a slow week for fishing.  The charter boats are doing okay in the Delaware bay, the surf is hot for an hour or two, and then shuts down mostly at the top of the outgoing tide, and the back bays have been full of croaker.  In fact it seems the one fish no one has any problem catching this year are croaker, they are all over the…

Hey gang!!  Sorry we have been busy working on the website and I was not allowed to post anything for the past week, including this heads up.  I know that is driving some of you nuts,and I can't blame you for that.  It is summer time fishing so we figured this was the best time to do this, just before the fishing changes for the fall.  I had to…

The fishing this week has been slow in some areas and hot in others.  The surf has been slow in the afternoons, the bite stops after the incoming tide in most areas.  Many people have been surf fishing, but not catching compared to the frequency we experienced last year.  The water is no where near as warm as last year either, it has averaged…

Rain, rain go away!!  It has been a seriously wet summer, we barely dry out before it happens again.  Fish could care less, they are already wet, but personally I would rather be dry.  I don't mind the rain, the wind however is a whole different story.  We are experiencing fall like temperatures, which is making many start thinking about the…

The past few days there has been good and bad fishing.  The other day I took Collins and his father surf fishing.  We caught donuts.  The folks next to us hammered spot for twenty minutes and then that shut down.  For at least a hundred yards on each side of us no one caught a thing all day.  Dave Eastburn and his family showed up in…

2013 Delaware Coastal Cleanup to be held Sept. 21 Volunteer registration open now! Trash on our beaches and in our waterways isn’t  just unsightly – it’s also potentially dangerous to marine life and in some cases harmful to water quality. But you can help make a difference in Delaware by joining volunteers of all ages at…