Fishing Reports by Mike B. at Eastern Marine
Over the past two weeks and for even longer we don’t seem to be able to break this cycle of rainy days and cooler than normal temperatures at night. The jet stream is holding a pattern that is usually typical when we have severe winters with unusually heavy snow. Hopefully this will change in the next few days. I’m ready for some warm and sunny summer weather. Although, on the other hand Mother Nature has a way of rewarding us for all this gloominess. How you ask? Lower than normal water temps have kept the Flounder tight to shore and in the skinny water. Reports from Roosevelt Inlet, Cape Henelopen, Indian River, Rehoboth Bay, Indian River Bay, and the Broadkill area have been impressive. The top offerings have been big Bullhead Minnows, bucktails tipped with fresh Shad, and Berkley Gulp 4″ swimming Mullet in the pearl white pattern. Here at Eastern Marine we stock a full line of Berkley Gulp products in 12 ct bags or the Berkley Gulp Alive buckets, we also sell Bullhead Minnows almost year round. Other areas of interest were The Cross Ledge, Elbow of The Cross Ledge, and The Mia Maul. Black Drum even seemed to hang around a little longer than the norm. Shannon Cockrell of Newark Delaware earned a citation honor with a 65 lb. Blackie he caught out at the Pin Top and weighed here at Eastern Marine. Congrats on a fine catch Shannon. A little closer to home we have an awesome Striper bite going on at Ship John Light. Anglers have reported non-stop action on keeper plus size fish. Cut Bunker and peeler crabs are the chunkers bait of choice and at night Weakfish (Sea Trout) are being nabbed on Spec Rigs tipped with peeler, Blakemore Roadrunners, and Berkley Gulp Shrimp in New Penny scheme.
On the fresh water side of things anglers are still having good success on Rainbow Trout in the White Clay Creek. Larry Guthrie scored a citation with a nice 2 lb 9 oz Rainbow. Jeff Short was looking for a whopper leftover trout in Big Elk Creek when he nailed a monster 4 lb. Smallmouth Bass. Jeff was pitching a small soft plastic craw under a branch off of a lay down when the smalley struck. Largemouth Bass have been caught at area local ponds. Becks, Lums, Bellvue State Park and Carousel Farms to name a few. Most anglers are reporting best catches are coming from shiners fished under a bobber. Anyone who reads our blog that has fishing news and would like to share it please feel free to contact me here at Eastern Marine and we will post your information. Well until next time tight lines and hope for some sunshine.
Crabbing reports have been few and far between but the Wye River and Tred Avon have produced near bushel catches of crabs for some. Anyone interested in getting started on crabbing or looking to replace old equipment needs to check out our crabbing supplies on our website CRABBING SUPPLIES. We have everything you need from catching to cooking when it comes to Blue Claw Crabs. “Umm, I can taste em now” When we have more concrete reports on crab locations I’ll be sure to update you then.
