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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. ** Also CHECK OUT FISH TALK fishing forum At The Beach ** |
| 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 May 4th, 2008 Fishing Report by Sue Foster Water Temperature (WTMP): 54.9 °F Larger stripers hit the surf on Assateague this weekend. Only a few bluefish were reported along with lots of dogfish and skates. A few kingfish, a flounder or two and some black drum were also reported from Assateague surf. Some flounder were caught from the Ocean City bay. Oceanic Pier continued to see some bluefish, skates, a very few flounder and a good tautog bite. Maryland has officially set the new flounder regs for us in the Coastal Bays. It is 17 1/2 inches with a three fish creel. Tautog limits are still 14-inches but the knew creel limit is 4 fish per person. Later in the season it will go down to two. In Delaware: "Roy Miller announced that the flounder regs have been signed by John Hughs and will become effective on May 11th. 4 at 19-1/2" open all year. Assateague surf finally turned on with some nice stripers. Not many were caught, but the ones that were taken were really nice! "Coop" posted on May 2nd on Stripers Online: "After 5 weeks of non stop working and no fishing, finally hit the beach a few hours and caught my personal best...51" and 46.5 lbs...was hoping she would top out at 50lb but came up short." "CJS" posted from Saturday: "Fished the beach yesterday 10AM-8PM with my buddy Tom(GrownMenRunnnin). Small Bluefish on the second cast. Skates and dogs throughout the day. Skates were bigger than normal and aggressive. Dogs were either really big or tiny. Between 1PM and 2PM, I got two nice stripers 40" and 31". Both released." Shanon from Buck's Place (410-641-4177) reports on May 2nd: "I just weighed in a nice Rockfish caught in the surf at Assateague Island today!! Chris Miller from Littlestown, PA caught a 46", 23 1/2" girth, 35 1/2lbs Rockfish on bunker." His picture is in our Photo Gallery. Others just caught sharks and skates. One local said he spend the weekend on Assateague and caught 9 stripers and one black drum. (He released some of the stripers.) Bev from Harbor Tackle (410-213-9365) reported on May 1st: "The surf is producing a little better; however, not many stripers being reported. A few kingfish, black drum, 20 inch plus bluefish, a 22 inch flounder, smooth dogfish, spiny dogfish, and let’s not forget skates from the suds." We didn't hear much from the Ocean City surf this week at all. We did hear of some stripers around the Ocean City Inlet. In Delaware surf, it was much the same. A kingfish here and there. Dogfish. Occassional striper or bluefish, but there seems to be no consistency with the blues. And I didn't hear much about stripers. I saw one report on Cafe Locale where an angler caught a number of bluefish up to 20" from Gordon's Pond surf area. (That's in the Cape Henlopen State Park.) Fred Cottrell e-mailed in "On Saturday April 26, two 20" bluefish on finger mullet just south of Roosevelt Inlet on the outgoing tide." 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! Tautog fishing has been excellent this past week. Tautog like green crabs or sand fleas. Places to catch tautog are: The bulkhead from 1st to 4th Streets. The ends of the streets at 5th and 6th Street, the Route 50 Bridge near the "draw," the inlets, and the end of the Oceanic Pier. One customer came in and said he fished the Oceanic Pier for flounder and couldn't catch a thing. Here comes an angler with green crabs, pulls out 4 nice tautog right in a row! If you have any fish reports or tips please share them with us on our Ocean City Md Fishing Forum Board or 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! Need surf rigs? We have plenty in our shops or buy online! J.J. from the Oceanic Pier (410-289-2602) reports some bluefish and shad action at night on the pier. Tautog action has been good at the very end of the pier. There weren't a lot of flounder, but there were plenty sharks and skates. He didn't see any trout. At the inlet he heard there were a couple stripers caught including a 39-incher caught on a lure. Larry Jock from the Coastal Fisherman reports from the bay!: Thursday and Friday- May 1st and 2nd, 2008 "Tom Yarko landed 3 keeper size flounder, two 20 inchers and a 19 incher, in the Thorofare between Buoys 15 and 16. Tom used minnows and flounder belly for bait. Flounder are still being caught in the bay. One nice one was lost at the boat near the Convention Center yesterday. The angler said it was easily 6 lbs. Small bluefish are being caught all over the bay. We at Oyster Bay Tackle had some reports of flounder caught around the Rt. 90 Bridge, Thorofare, and Convention Hall Channel. Dakota Bittner and his Dad, Thad, went out on Saturday and Dakota came back in with a 19 1/4" flounder. They were fishing near Buoy #9 with live minnows. Dakota's picture is in our Photo Gallery Flounder bite on flounder rigs baited with live minnows, shiners, smelts and squid. Aqua-clear rigs are very popular flounder rigs. So are the Sea Striker 2-hook flounder rigs in either chartreuse or pearl. "The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service need anglers to continue to participate in the Summer Flounder Volunteer Angler Survey. This survey is the sole reason we in Maryland have a smaller size limit than surrounding states. Clark from Old Inlet (302-227-7974) reports on the 1st: "Keeper stripers have been reported from the Indian River Inlet. Charlie Heite weighed a 9 pounder on the incoming tide on a bucktail. Bluefish up to 18 inches on the beach." " Old Inlet Bait and Tackle is now running the Annual May Spring Surf Fishing Tournament. It will be held May 10th. Info on the Tournament is here. At the bottom of the page is a link for printable registration form. Anglers now need a DE Fishing License to fish, crab, and clam in DEL: The state has published a very good FAQ on the license requirement. Licenses are now available at Fenwick Tackle, Oyster Bay Tackle and Old Inlet. "Delaware law requires your social security number to get a license. Tackle stores CANNOT issue the license without it. A passport or work/education visa or passport can be used in leiu of a SSN for foreign born anglers. Also, if you are getting a boat license you will need to show your current boat registration and it cannot be expired. Residency is determined by your driver's license. If you have a house in Delaware, a boat registered in Delaware, but your driver's license is Maryland, you have to buy a non-resident fishing or boat license. Individual Delaware Fishing Licenses are now available online. What you want to do is print the sample license to make sure it will print OK. Then follow the links and buy your licence and print it out. It's as simple as that! You can also print a form and send in for your license. It takes 15 days so do it now! The boat licenses are not available online, so you need to go to a license agent to buy them. If you plan to fish in Delaware this summer, please try to get your license online. Most of the agents are hand writing the licenses, and a wait in a line is likely especially if it's a busy weekend or a fishing tournament weekend. There is also the problem that many agents are running out of licenses on busy weekends. The 7 day licenses can be printed in advance with your desired dates, so you can buy them in advance also! We have been selling these licenses for several weeks at Fenwick Tackle. We are selling these licenses as a convenience and we did not make up the rules and regulations. Another words, "Don't shoot the messenger!" It's not our fault and we are only following the rules. If you have an issue, please call the Del Dept of Fish and Wildlife. On occasion we have been cussed out and argued with. Please take into consideration that license writing is labor consuming and non profitable. Please bring in all your information and your reading glasses! Have patience. Customers buying rods, reels, tackle and bait come first. Using a credit card costs extra, so bring cash. And please, no checks! Capt. Monty on the "Morning Star" reports: Thursday; nice bass and tog mix, Friday almost all tog, Saturday mostly bass, Sunday a mix of bass and tog. Transition. It's going to bust loose soon. Rare tog, more bass. Usually all bass. The fishing was hardly 'red hot' this week, but it had it's moments. When the bass cooperated high man would have 12 or 14. Some of the tog action, particularly Sunday, was epic; the kind of bite few have witnessed. Didn't last long. Sure was fun.. Then there was the lonely flounder that Pam caught. 8 1/2 pounds. Good fish but skinny. Should have gone 12 pounds. Also had a pair of cod. Ocean City Reef Foundation - The Dinner - Hall's Restaurant 61st Street Bayside - 5 to 8 - Very Casual. The Hall family has been incredibly generous with this event for over a decade. Their restaurant, food and staff donated without charge to help build better fishing and scuba diving off the coast. Fantastic. A lot of great fishing tackle - all manner of stuff in the silent, chinese & live auctions. I bought 2 'Morning Star Approved' rods & reels for the event and am kicking in some tickets as well. Most of the tackle shops kick in some great outfits. There will be lots and lots of stuff! All you can eat Italian - $15. Better fishing than ever - Priceless. The only thing about artificial reef that's not natural is the substrate. We've a lot of work to do. Bring some folding money and the checkbook... Regards, Monty Capt. Monty Hawkins mhawkins@siteone.net Party Boat "Morning Star" Reservation Line 410 520 2076 http://www.morningstarfishing.com/ Watch the weather." Monty E-mail him for more info. E-mail Monty for information. Reservations 410 520 2076 To receive Capt. Monty's newsletter e-mail Capt. Monty. Captain Victor on the Ocean Princess e-mailed in to say he is ready to go fishing! The Ocean Princess will be making its first spring trip, Saturday May 3rd, since the Princess went into the boat yard after a great January of Tog fishing, see photo's on our web site at www.theoceanprincess.com. We are looking for some good sea bass and tog fishing to start off the season. The Ocean Princess will be sailing May 3 and 4th and then every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday until May 23rd. On May 23, June 6 and June 13, we have 12 hour wreck fishing trips scheduled. The boat is limited to 35 passengers on these trips, reservations only. Call 410-289-6226 to reserve your trip. Larry Jock from the Coastal Fisherman reports from the ocean!: "Friday, May 2, 2008- The "Ursula Priscilla" arrived at the docks with a load of tog caught at the African Queen. Thursday, May 1, 2008-The "Ursula Priscilla" had a good tautog trip again today, coming back with 20 fish all caught at Russell's Reef on green crab. Pam Maus landed an 8 lb. 8 oz. flounder while fishing on the "Morning Star" at an artificial reef. Anglers on the "Morning Star" also landed a bunch of nice tog and sea bass. One angler caught himself a sea bass, a cod and a tog. Stop by to the Oyster Bay Tackle location and buy your 2008 Ocean City Reef Foundation Charts. The donation fee for these charts are $25. $27 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 sea bass, flounder, croaker, sharks, and tautog. All the money collected goes back into the Artificial Reef Foundation. You can buy them online. Capt. Rick Yakimowicz of the "Thelma Dale V" Reports from Fisherman's Wharf on April 28th: "....Good weather and a few willing customers allowed us to actually get out away from the docks more this week than any other week so far this year. Tog fishing is still just about as good as it gets on our regular full-day trips with fish that have been averaging between four to six pounds and poolfish that weigh in over double digits nearly every day!... If you would like any more information about any trips sailing out of the Wharf or you would like to reserve a spot for one of our special 12 hour trips or night fishing for drum or you would like to book a charter please give us a call at (302) 645-TUNA. Until Next Week Happy Fishing! Capt. Rick Yakimowicz Thelma Dale V catchfish@verizon.net" His full report and boat info is here. Joe Shetzlerof Magnolia, DE. e-mailed in to prove the stripers are biting in the Del Bay! "At the tender age of almost 60, I took my first striper venture into the Delaware Bay out of Bowers Beach on Friday, 4/25/08. I was lucky enough to be under the tutelage of 3 experienced striper anglers (Fred, Tim and Dave) who schooled me in the nuances of the hunt. The schooling paid off...I caught a 28" and 30" striper. We also caught a mess of Spiny Dogfish and Oyster Crackers, but my rockfish was my highlight. I shall return and try it again!" His picture is in our Photo Gallery. New Jersey news! Jim Hutchinson Sr. reports: "The boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association are finding feisty bluefish ranging from 3-12 pounds. These fish are being caught on metal lures, bait strips, and clams meant for bass or drumfish. Captain Carl Sheppard of the “Starfish” found bigger blues to 12-pounds, or “gorillas” as he calls them. He also reports small striped bass along with a few black drum. The “Starfish,” licensed for 20 passengers, received a perfect score on its Coast Guard inspection. Captain Fran Verdi on the “Drop Off” has been working hard to get through the bluefish to the stripers. He duplicated last week’s catch of a black drum, landing a 33-pounder this weak. He reports the water temperature in Great Bay at 57-degrees. The fishing offshore of Oregon Inlet in North Carolina has just improved dramatically. Captain Lindsay Fuller on the “June Bug” will be staying there for another couple of weeks. The catches include lots of nice yellowfin tuna, big mahi-mahi, and even some wahoo. Information on the association can be found at www.BHCFA.com" Please feel free to e-mail me your fishing reports, either inshore or offshore, from the Ocean City or Delaware area. E-mail Sue Foster (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 Easy Archives and READ UP! It's all in there and it's FREE!!!!!! James A. Donofrio, executive director of the Recreational Fishing Alliance has been actively working on the summer flounder 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. The RFA is fighting hard for our right to fish. 2008 Tide Charts Need to tie a knot? Click Here. This is really cool! You can also click Here! (Tides at bottom of page!) Good fishing... Annual May Madness Sale! Spool your reels for 1 cent per yard. Drawing for prizes. And more!!! Gift Certificates Call 410-524-3433 or order ONLINE. Oyster Bay Tackle (410-524-3433) will be open Friday 8-7, Saturday 7:30-7, Sunday 8-4. The rest of the week 9 to 5. Fenwick Tackle will be open most days 8-6 Call (302-539-7766). For information e-mail Sue Foster. I always check my e-mail at least once a day! Many anglers e-mail me questions about buying new and used boats and trailers, and you know, I'm just not the boat expert. But a really good friend of mine, Linda Esham is. She works at Action Marine in Selbyville, DE. (302-436-2340 or 866-600-BOAT) and she can give you some good advice and answer your boat and trailer questions for fishing in the Ocean City, Maryland and Delaware Coastal areas. Need a gift certicate? Give us a call at 410-524-3433. You can also buy them online. New! Besides Gift Certicates we now also have Gift Cards for Oyster Bay Tackle. They work just like a credit card! 2008 White Marlin Shirts are here! Order ONLINE. 2007 White Marlin Shirts on Sale! Order ONLINE. We now have saltwater flies. We have a some 7 1/2 foot "rental quality" wooden pole beach umbrellas (149.99) and custom umbrella bags (19.99) at our Oyster Bay and at our (no tax) Fenwick Tackle location. These make nice presents. We have Calcutta hats, visors, t's, long sleeve t-shirts, sweatshirts, tanks and new T-shirts on our online mall. We have the Bloodworm scented Fish Bites in stock. You can buy these items online. Tire deflators are great! Call Oyster Bay Tackle at 410-524-3433 or order on line. There was a great story on Tire Buddy II tire deflators in the Ocean City Beachcomber newspaper last fall. I got permission to re-print the story by John Bozman on my web site. Go to Tire Buddies to read his article. We also now carry the Oasis Trailhead Tire Deflators. 59.99 for set of 4 in store. 54.99 plus s/h online. To buy a dozen assorted flounder rigs for $21.99. (Reg- 28.08) call 410-524-3433, stop in our stores or Order Online. To buy a selection of a dozen of the most popular Got-cha Plugs in our area for 39.99 Shop Online or call 410-524-3433. We have a great value on a stuffed surf box Big surf box for 49.99- a $56 value- available on line, at both our stores, or call 410-524-3433. We offer a great value in our stores or on our web site of a package of 12 assorted surf rigs. (Value $28.28) for $23.99. Surf rigs buy online or call 410-524-3433. To buy a big stuffed Flounder box for 49.99 stop in our stores, Shop Online, or call 410-524-3433.- We have 6-packs of bucktails and we have fishing books. There's a new product out called "Rod Log." It is an affordable storage system for your rods and reels you can set up in your garage or carry with you to your boat. Check it out. It is on the bottom of our Products page. Or order the Rod Logs online. Visit our online mall year round. Check it out and e-mail me with any comments or suggestions. We have a Australian Gold Suntan Lotion web page that shows all the Australian Gold Suntan Products available in both our retail stores. Oyster Bay Tackle~410-524-3433 and Fenwick Tackle~302-539-7766. Visit our Website. Visit our Drifting Easy Archives to learn where and how to crab, clam and fish in our area. Sale! We have lots of rods and reels out for this season by Daiwa, Tica, Sea Striker and Okuma. The Tica surfcasting rods throw up to 10-ounces. We have St. Croix Premiere surf rods (8.5 & 10) in spin and conventional in stock as well. We are carrying Tica Dolphin Surf Rods this year in 9, 10, and 11 foot. If you have any fish reports please share them with us on our Fish Talk Board or 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! Visit our T-shirt page of our Online Mall to see all the t-shirts available including this year's popular Calcutta T-shirts and our new Inshore-4 T-shirt. Tire Deflators, Calcutta t-shirts, 2006 White Marlin Open, Storm Wild-eyed Shad lures, Gift Certificates, Got-cha Plugs, Ugly Sticks, Tica rods, new Okuma surf rods, Daiwa reels, Windcheaters, Mann's, Stretch 25 lures, Mullet Rigs, Aqua-Clear Tangle free Rigs, Tsunami Shads, Tandem Rigs, Spec Rigs, Beach Runner surf rods on sale, Penn Reels, Okuma reels, Collapsible Bridge and Pier Nets, Rat-L-Traps, Calcutta Hats, Stuffed Tackle Boxes and more. Stop in to our shops or Order Online. 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. Tides: These are ocean tides, add 2 hours for the bay, approximately 1 hour for Indian River. Add approximately 6 hours for low tides: High Tides: Monday, May 4th, 7:01 A.M. and 7:27 P.M. Tuesday, May 5th, 7:51 A.M. and 8:18 P.M. Wednesday, May 6th, 8:43 A.M. and 9:11 P.M. Thursday, May 7th, 9:35 A.M. and 10:04 P.M. Friday, May 8th, 10:28 A.M. and 10:59 P.M. Saturday, May 9th, 11:23 A.M. and 11:56 P.M. Sunday, May 10th, 12:22 A.M. and 12:22 P.M. |
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