Summer time is here!! Are you?
Good fishing to report on the beach. Kingfish, spot and croakers have moved into the suds in decent numbers. Kingfish in the 13-14 inch range reported on bloodworms and small chunks of fresh bunker. The fish are all over the beach. No one hotspot to report. I caught fish on Conquest, my brother in law was on 3Rs and a good friend had fish at Fenwick.
Thomas Rolando, of Ellicot City MD, weighed a citation kingfish tipping the scales at 1 pound 2 ounces and measuring 14 inches. The croakers and spot are small, but a good sign of things to come. Small pieces of bloodworm are good for spot and croaker. Try a sibiki rig for the spot. Just in time for the July 4th Holiday weekend.
Heat and boat traffic have driven the stripers deep in the Indian River Inlet. Live eels, rigged eels, black bucktails, and dark colored swim shads are the best baits with incoming water being the preferred tide.
One citation striper to report. John Taylor, of Denver PA, posted a 20.25 pound rockfish.
Daytime rockpile jockies will find snapper blues on the incoming water in the Indian River Inlet. These fish are not picky eaters. They will hit anything like a spoon, metal cast lure, bucktail, Gotcha Plug. If you cant catch them do yourself a favor and dont admit it in public.
Good news for tautog lovers. The Delaware season will reopen on Tuesday July 1. We plan to have a full stock of green crabs and live sand fleas.
Respectable tuna bite on the Hambone/Chicken bone. You'll have to deal with plenty of bluefish but there are some bluefins in the 30 pound range to be had. Ballyhoo and spreader bars are your best bet.
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Old Inlet Bait and Tackle
Rehobeth Beach, Delaware
302-227-7974
