There's been a good tog bite recently in Delaware Bay. Nice catches have come from reef sites 6 and 7 at Brown Shoal, and the Inner and Outer Walls. Best action occurred during tides with clean water. Crabs, clams and shrimp were choice baits. Using a jighead tipped with bait is a fun and effective way of fishing for Spring tautog. Tossing a jighead with a chunk of crab to the warmer shallow areas along the Inner Breakwater produced some quality blackfish. Captain Pete on Top Fin said it was fast and furious at the Outer Wall this morning. Mr. Jin and his group had a limit of tog averaging 4 pounds by 7:30am. Captain Carey on Grizzly limited his anglers out early today as well. Joe Jelks and Joe Ryan stopped by with their limit to 7.9 pounds, culled from about 30 they caught at the Inner Wall this morning. Captain Brent's toggers on Katydid took a 30 fish limit in short order this morning. The 15 inch minimum size and 3 fish per person limit will remain in effect until the season closes May 11th. Lewes Canal anglers continued to pick at flounder during the week. Isabella Robinson reeled in a 21 incher from the Canal. Ed Yingling landed a 21 inch fluke and a 4.19 pounder. Ron Roark had a 3.27 pound flattie from the Canal, Mike Cannon captured a 4.35 pounder. John Davis took a 4.38 pound flattie from the Roosevelt Inlet rocks while working a chartreuse Gulp! The current minimum size for flounder is 17 inches, but as of May 11th, the size will drop to 16 inches. The Canal Flounder Tournament will take place Friday May 16th from 7am to 3pm. Entry fee is $25 per angler, $5 of which is donated to the Camp Awareness Youth Program. Those interested can sign up at Lewes Harbour Marina in advance of the event. Complete details can be found on Lewes Harbour Marina's Facebook Page, or by calling 302-645-6227. Steven Thompson had an unexpected surprise while drifting the Canal Sunday. Something heavy grabbed the minnow and pink Gulp! combo he was using for flounder, and after quite a battle on light tackle, the big fish was splashing boatside. Two anglers on a nearby boat noticed Steven didn't have a net, so they pulled up close and one hopped aboard his boat with their net, then scooped up what turned out to be a 24 pound striper. After congratulations were exchanged, and cheers went up from spectators on the dock in front of Lewes Harbour Marina, the Good Samaritan dipper got back on his boat and motored away. Some keeper stripers were caught in the surf. Curt Stephens was soaking bunker during the first of incoming tide at Herring Point when he connected with a 23.7 pound striped bass. Other casters along Broadkill Beach caught keepers too using bloodworms, clams and bunker. Broadkill Beach anglers also caught black drum from 15 to 50 pounds with clams.
Tog, Flounder, Stripers, Drum
Lewes Harbour Marina - 5/3/2014 12:00:00 AM