Delaware Regional Fishing Report

OCEAN

Matt Baker, Jeff Drury, Bill Lowe, and Chip Graves ventured out to Poormans Canyon and hauled in a 155-pound swordfish and released another 100-pounder. They also caught tilefish and sea bass. Trolling has been excellent at Rehoboth Beach for boaters in search of big rockfish. Stripers are also being caught at the Indian River Inlet, but not consistently. Action at the Inlet isn’t completely dead, however, as anglers fishing for tog have had luck using green crab. Anglers searching for tog have found scores of them at Site 11. John Dkacz Sr. and John Dkacz Jr. fished Site 11 and returned home with dinner. They were using green crabs. Ross Karsnitz landed a citation 9-pound 5-ounce tog at Site 11 on crabs as well. The surf hasn’t turned up much this week, however, rockfish are just out of reach for shore anglers in Rehoboth Beach. It’s only a matter of time before they appear on the end of surf poles.

DELAWARE BAY

Anglers are hooking up with stripers in the 40-pound range trolling mojos at the mouth of the bay. Keepers rockfish are also showing up at Woodland Beach with bunker and bloodworms serving as the best bait. There’s been no shortage of white perch and catfish from Augustine Beach down to Port Mahon. Bloodworms work best on the perch, and bunker has been working well on the catfish.

RIVERS

The Delaware River at Battery Park is still producing white perch and catfish with bunker and bloodworms serving as the best baits. I ventured into the fly section at White Clay Creek, and managed a rainbow trout just north of Thompson’s Bridge while using a Woolly Bugger.

PONDS

Bass and crappie are biting on shiners, and minnows at Garrisons Lake, and Silver Lake. Before Delaware ponds begin to freeze there is still fishing to be done, as bass, crappie, and pickerel are chasing shiners at the end of a hook.

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