Fishing Reports by Mike B. at Eastern Marine
With an ever-changing forecast the outlook for the Memorial Day weekend was a crapshoot at best. But as Friday approached anglers and boaters alike committed to the annual activities out on the water. Quite a few freshwater anglers took advantage of the opportunity to fish for trout with little pressure. With most people headed down to the beach this was the perfect time for real trout enthusiasts to enjoy themselves. As I reported in my last post some big female Rainbows have been weighed in here at Eastern Marine and this week was no different. John Cherniski’s Brown Trout was 2 lb. 1 oz. and 18″ long. John said his brownie fell for a Butter Worm. Sam Palermo of Newark fished White Clay Creek and stuck a dandy 2 lb. 5 oz. Rainbow that was 17″ in length. Sam’s fish was taken on Red Mealy Worm. Jeff Taviano of Wilmington also fished White Clay and weighed in a Rainbow that was 2 lb. 8 oz. Butter Worms also did the trick for Jeff. The biggest trout of the week was caught by Mike Langille of Newark who’s Rainbow was an impressive 3 lb. 8 oz. and a lengthy 19-1/2 inches. Congrats to all of you fella’s on your fine catches. The Delaware River produced some citation fish this week as well. Reedy Point was good for Jimmy McCay. Jimmy brought a monster 12 lb. 12 oz. Channel Cat to Eastern that measured 27 inches. Jimmy was using a new product we presently have here at Eastern Marine, that’s made by Eagle Claw, called Catfish Nuggets. It comes in a variety of flavors, Strawberry, Anise, Crawfish, and our biggest seller Whuppass. It’s a generous portion that comes in a resalable bag and can be refrigerated. This keeps mom happy and the house fisherman as well and at $4.95 a bag it’s a bargain. I’m telling you guys that like to tangle with big whisker fish this stuff is dynamite! The ladies played an important role in fishing news over the holiday weekend as well. Linda Ricks fished the C & D Canal for White Perch and nailed a mongo 1 lb. 4 oz. black back that measured 13″ and Brenda Schafferman of New Castle fished Battery Park using Bloodworms and fooled a big 9 lb. Channel Cat that tapped out at 25-1/4″. Remember although our sale is over we still have the cheapest Bloodworms on the Delmarva Peninsula at $7.99 @ dozen. Last but not least on the River scene is Vinnie Forte. For the second week in a row Vinnie has brought multiple large Striped Bass in to be weighed. Collins Beach provided a good bite for Vinnie and Crew aboard the ‘Dynamite’ which had fish 36″ plus to over 22 lbs.
The annual Lewes Flounder Tournament was this past weekend and the turn out was phenomenal according to George Long of Eastern Marine. Anglers drifted the Lewes Rehoboth Canal and Broadkill River as far up as Oyster Rocks Road. A flat fish in the 5 lb. range took first place honors and that was a big surprise for me considering the number of doormat flatties that have been caught this season so far. Great reports keep coming from Indian River and the surrounding bays, Cape Henlopen, and the surf just north of the Inlet. Bucktails tipped with strip bait such as Hickory Shad, squid, and chicken soaked in peeler oil did the trick for many anglers. Out in the Ocean things were quiet for the most part but a few bits of interesting news did surface. Dennis Muhlenforth fished aboard the ‘Atlantic Star’ out of New Jersey on a Tile Fish trip out to the Muddy Bottom. In 700 ft of water Dennis hooked up with an enormous 44 lb. Tile he snookered into taking a Tsunami Squid with a strip of Bluefish belly. Muhlenforth also stated that the Jersey State Record was broken on this same trip as well with a 59 lb. 3 oz. Tile fish. For those that are off-shore enthusiasts I encourage you to check out this line of Tsunami Squid Jigs here at Eastern Marine. We stock a full line of Tsunami Squid Jigs in a variety of weights and color schemes. The first Tuna, ( yes I said Tuna!) report of the year was provided by long time Eastern customer Bill Jagers. Bill was trolling 91 miles out in between the Washington and Norfolk Canyons when a rod went off. Bill said they had a small Bluefin Tuna to the boat approximately 100 lbs. and just couldn’t get a gaff on it. It was the only tuna action Bill said he had all day. Well, until next time tight lines and catch em up fella’s.
