May 2013

The summer temperatures are finally upon us and so are the bugs.  With the wind blowing across the dunes it has been a tad buggy on most beaches.  The Delaware bay beaches more so than anywhere.  That doesn't stop people from fishing.  The surf has been producing kingfish, croakers, spot, ling/spotted hake, shad, flounder, striped bass,…

My friend Ryan needs our help, his mother is missing!!  Please share this far and wide ... thank you Helen David was last seen, Monday, memorial day, 5pm area of southpoint road, Berlin, near OC golf Course. Her name is Helen David, 77 yo, 5-6, 182 lbs, salt n pepper hair, bruises on shins. last wearing light blue capri pants, blue &…

The surf is producing kingfish, croaker, flounder, puffers, skates, dogfish, sharks (toothy units), and rays.  A few keeper striped bass are still popping up in the surf, and at the Indian River Inlet.  Bunker chunks for the surf, swim shads and bucktails from the walls.  Plugs and poppers work well in the surf  if anyone wishes to cast all day.  …

Thank you!!  ... To all the men and women whom have and do make the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.  I know many of you follow this site so please stay safe and come home soon.  Everyone, please remember and respect why you have this day to sit in the sand and BBQ. The winds have finally died down, the beginning of this weekend was…

Last month we had a speaker for a DSF Monday meeting, Captain Brian Wazlavek of the Delaware Family Fishing charter service.  He spoke to the group about drum fishing in the Delaware Bay, and some of his techniques.  Covering gear, currents, bait, and the fish themselves.  It was an impressive presentation.  He spent a good hour explaining the…

Stretch of beach at Cape Henlopen State Park closed to safeguard nesting piping plovers LEWES (May 21, 2013) – The first piping plover nest of the season at Gordon’s Pond Beach in Cape Henlopen State Park has been discovered, with the parents-to-be defending their territory, DNREC Wildlife Biologist Matthew Bailey announced on Monday…

My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Oklahoma, the devastation is surreal.  Storm intensities will just keep getting worse planet wide, that is a fact we have been warned about for years by climatologists.  I went fishing this morning and hit tons of spike trout on Broadkill Beach.  Croakers are thick out there as well as…

Governor Jack Markell signed House Bill 41 last week.  Shark fins are not allowed to be sold, traded, or possessed with the borders of the state of Delaware.  We do not a have a shark finning problem per se, but just by selling these fins on the market contributes to the ongoing global issues of shark finning.  In other countries shark finning is…

It is raining ... again.  That has not stopped many from fishing, after all fish don't mind getting wet.  The weekend has been a blast.  There are still large keeper striped bass showing up in the surf, inland bays, Delaware Bay, and out front.  You just have to put in the time, bunker chunks and clam have been the preferred baits.  Puffer fish…

Volunteers needed for Inland Bays Cleanup on June 8 and 22 MASSEY’S LANDING (May 10, 2013) – DNREC’s Division of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Section, along with the Dewey Beach Lions Club, the Center for the Inland Bays and DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation, are seeking volunteers and working boats for the Ninth Annual Cleanup of…

I was added to a group page on Facebook in March, The 2013 Great Delaware Kayak Tour.  Jeff Wildonger has invited you to his group page was the notification.  I was intrigued, knowing Jeff's affinity for the Delaware River and Bay.  In past conversations he refers to the area as his church.  I contacted him and asked if there was anything DSF could…

From DNREC ...... Northwest portion of Love Creek, a tributary of Rehoboth Bay, closed to shellfish harvesting REHOBOTH BEACH (May 16, 2013) – Effective immediately, the northwest portion of Love Creek, a tributary of Rehoboth Bay, is closed to all commercial and recreational shellfish harvesting. DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara signed the…

A week ago Ron Kyle put up a request looking for fellow anglers that could help him with a day trip to Delaware to fish the surf.  When I saw his post I shared it to the DSF Facebook page to help him with his request.  He needed a copilot to help him get back home after a day of fishing.  I decided to take it a step further, I knew…

Happy Mother's Day!!  It has been a great weekend.  The tournament was fun, just some rough weather here and there.  I was getting my butt kicked by my allergies and sunburn combined.  We have been fishing different beaches all week to see where we should fish for the tournament.  That is one reason I have yet to get any reports up, we were a…

Portion of Junction and Breakwater Trail re-routed LEWES ( May 6, 2013) – A quarter mile section of the Junction and Breakwater Trail has been closed to make way for construction of a new, planned housing development in Lewes, near Cape Henlopen State Park.  The affected area is located in the northernmost trail segment between the Hawkseye…

The weekend was a lot of fun.  Every morning I have to use the windshield wipers to clear away the pollen.  My allergies have been taking a toll on my sinuses and sanity.  I know many of you know what I am talking about.  Now that I am living in the woods near the ocean, it is like the best of both worlds, aside from the pollen.  …

Happy May Day!! ... The site is back online! (Obviously)  Sorry about that, there shouldn't be any more problems with servers crashing and bandwidth limits.  Thanks to the boys at Fine Line in Lewes, DE.  DSF is now hosted locally in Delaware!  The email contacts and online store will be operating correctly in a day or two.  All of my…