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Rich King 4218 posts 8 comments

I have been fishing since I could walk. My grandfather was an avid surf and deep sea fisherman. He taught us all to fish and we used to drive onto the beaches of Jersey when I was a young boy. I spent a lot of my earlier life fishing freshwater. I moved to this area in 2005 and I have been rekindling my experiences fishing saltwater ever since. I love fishing the surf and just about anywhere else the fish happen to be. I hope you find this site useful and informative.

We put this blog together to help some friends to find good fishing information. Enjoy. Please post any info you feel we have missed or what you have been catching, where and what bait etc etc. We do not want Honey holes just public areas and in general location terms.

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Special Olympics families gather at Cape Henlopen State Park on Sept. 15 for 21st consecutive year

Rich King
Families Day at the Beach Picnic and Fishing Tournament Date:                Saturday, September 15, 2012 Location:          Cape Henlopen State Park fishing pier Time:               10 a.m. – 12 p.m. LEWES, Del. — Special Olympics athletes and families will gather on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Cape…
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Redfish and Pompano in the surf weakies in the Lewes Canal

Rich King
Yesterday Alan and Cindy's crew were fishing 3r's and hit a few redfish.  Top and bottom rig with green/yellow and orange/yellow floats with blood worms, fishing for spot.  There are decent sized redfish all over the place, and they are getting bigger.  Captain Savidge text earlier that redfish are at Cape henlopen for the past 2 days.  So far the…
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Trout in the back bays and flounder pounding

Rich King
The past week the flounder have slowed down, until yesterday when they turned back on heavy.  I am at Rick's Bait & tackle today selling raffle tickets, and I have seen many a flounder weighed.  The other day Randy Piascinski "the duke of fluke" caught a 6.2 pound doormat on live mullet.  Yes, that is his nickname, he calls himself, you can…
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Blue Moon Labor Day Weekend

Rich King
I met Kristen on 3R's today to actually do a little surf fishing.  She was set up, the tide was almost to the bottom of the low.  The wind was right over the dunes, and the flies were horrible.  So we stood knee deep in the wash and fished.  The ocean was calm today, and the tide was lower than normal.  We bailed after the flies really turned on,…
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Jim’s Bait and Tackle Frankford DE, 35011 Roxanna rd.

Rich King
On the back roads to the beach, there is Jim's Bait and Tackle located at 35011 Roxanna rd. in Frankford, DE.  Jim Mershon and his wife Sandy opened the tackle shop on their property in April.  They are a family operated, and oriented business.  New shops come and go, but this one is here to stay.  Jim Mershon has years, and years of…
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Raffle for the Bays … a heads up

Rich King
I have extended the raffle deadline once, I am not doing that again.  We are raising money for the Center of the Inland Bays.  DSF has purchased a large portion of this gear for these prizes.  The raffle will end on midnight at the end of labor day weekend.  We will pull tickets a week later.  If you would like to get a ticket they are available at…
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Oak Orchard was rocked by the August monsoon of 2012

Rich King
Last night we were rocked by storms, Sussex county is now waterfront property.  Everything is flooded, low spots are holding large amounts of water.  The exercise area in Pot Nets Bayside is completely full of water.  Pontoon boats were ripped from their decks last night, something no one here has ever seen before.  The pontoon boat…
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Hammerheads in the Indian River bay

Rich King
Yes, you read that correctly, Monday night a hammerhead was caught in the Indian River Bay.  I know exactly where, not going to burn that spot.  No we do not have a picture, these boys do not fish with cameras, ever.  They have a angling problem that can only be cured by more fishing.  If he said he caught a 50 pound loch ness monster, I would…
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Croakers are getting bigger, keeper flounder in the surf

Rich King
Mike Givens of the band Monkee Paw was surf fishing this morning, and came up with croaker after croaker, on green fish bites.  He was surf fishing somewhere in Delaware Seashore State park.  Friends at 3r's drive on access this morning, produced croakers and bluefish on mullet rigs.  While I was there at the top of the incoming tide…
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Golden tilefish in the canyons and trout in the bays

Rich King
Yesterday Mike Parker of Outdoors Delmarva was filming for the September 1st episode.  He went fishing out of Lewes, DE and got into some huge tilefish ... "We caught 16 Golden Tilefish aboard the Quintessa, out of Lewes, Delaware. We were deep-dropping in anywhere from 500 to 1500 feet of water in Wilmington Canyon between 70 and 80 miles off.…
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Delaware surf fishing shark week for science concludes

Rich King
Well it has been an interesting few days, I met a lot of cool people, and made some new friends.  First off, I want to congratulate Kristen Kemper, Jennifer Garmer, Patty Link, and Sabrina Shannnon for winning the Mahi Division in the Poor Girls Open.  They fished with Captain Scooby "Kevin", mates Travis and Jimmy Hall on the boat REEL DESIRE.…
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Saturday is Old Inlet’s drive on beachfest

Rich King
Hosted by Old Inlet Bait and Tackle ..... Saturday, August 18, 2012   .... A Celebration of Drive on Fishing  ......  Free Event - Come join us for a day of fishing and fun. Show Your Drive on Pride!Prizes!! Best Truck/Rack Best Compound/Food/Fun Ladies Prize Kids Prize Best American Flag Display Judging at High Noon Must fly/display an…
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