Tuna galore! Anglers reel in plenty of yellowfin

OCEAN

Anglers are coming from all over the country to get in on the local tuna action. Jon Fiori of Kansas and his friends went 61 miles out aboard the American Lady for a bachelor party and returned to port in Ocean City, Maryland, with 13 tuna and one Mahi-Mahi. Poorman’s Canyon continues to produce yellowfin tuna. Lauren Rentz, and Tre Elliot hauled in two yellowfin at Poormans with Rentz’s fish weighing 47 pounds, and Elliot’s weighing 39. Jackson Ostroski landed a 51-pound yellowfin aboard the Bimini Twist northeast of the Hotdog. His group also hooked and released a white marlin. Mike Waller ventured to the Washington Canyon and brought a 47-pound yellowfin into the Lewes Harbour Marina that he caught on a ballyhoo. The boat “No Quarter” fished the Washington Canyon and returned home with 10 yellowfin tuna that were caught on ballyhoo. Paul Hazzard made the trip to the Baltimore Canyon and hooked up with a 28-pound, 8-ounce yellowfin. Anglers fishing the Old Grounds have been catching a mix of flounder and sea bass on squid. Ralph Short reeled in two keeper flounder at the Old Grounds. Taylored Tackle reported good catches of flounder and sea bass at sites 10, and 11. There were a few reports of decent bluefish action from boaters trolling at Fenwick Island. Anglers fishing the surf have been getting steady bites from kingfish with a few blues being caught in the morning with bloodworm as the main bait. Not much action was reported at the Indian River Inlet this week. A few keeper striper were caught at night on bucktails, but the action is far from consistent. Justin and Parker Pastorius caught seven keeper flounder fishing in the Rehoboth Bay with the biggest measuring 24 inches.

DELAWARE BAY

There are plenty of short rockfish, white perch and catfish to be caught in the upper bay at various locations including Woodland Beach, and Augustine Beach. Bloodworm has been the bait of choice for the perch and rockfish, while the catfish have preferred bunker. Beginning July 1, anglers can keep rockfish in the Delaware Bay and its tributaries that measure between 20-25 inches. The limit is still two per day. Anglers are catching a decent amount of flounder outside of Bowers Beach using bucktails tipped with squid. A site to behold, anglers have been catching sea trout in numbers at the Outer Wall. Hopefully, it’s a sign of a comeback for the trout. Anglers fishing the Cape Henlopen fishing pier have been catching a mix of croaker, spot, and kingfish on bloodworms.

RIVERS

Anglers are catching white perch, catfish, and short stripers in the C&D Canal with bloodworm and bunker as the top baits. Flounder are still being caught in the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, however, the fish are spread out. George Gustis brought two keeper flounder to the Lewes Harbour Marina that he caught on minnows near the Coast Guard Station. The largest fish measured 20 inches.

PONDS

Edward Fleck pulled in a 15-inch crappie at Killens Pond. He also pulled in two largemouth bass, several white perch and caught two surprise snapping turtles. Captain Bones reported decent largemouth bass and crappie action at Noxontown Pond. Anglers have been using frogs, and senkos for the bass, while the crappie have preferred minnows and jigs.

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