Bill's Sport Shop Fishing Report 6/3/09

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Bill's Sport Shop 2009 Flounder Tournament May 1st to June 12th

With only 9 days left in our flounder tournament, participants have been hitting the water hard. Folks can still register up to June 5th. Tournament anglers can fish from land or boats on any of Delaware's waters from bays and rivers to the Atlantic Ocean. Don't miss out!!! Open to all. One thousand dollars first prize - prizes awarded for 10 heaviest flounder. Entry forms and information available on the web site or in the store. http://www.billssportshop.com.

TOURNAMENT STANDINGS AS OF 5/20/09 10 A.M.

1st Randy Jensen 7.87lbs 26.75

2nd Ton Bailor 7.35lbs 28

3rd Dillon Mitchell 6.1 lbs 25.25

4th Michael Bott 6 lbs 25

5th Billy Rawlings 5.99lbs 25.5

6th John Rupp 5.93lbs 25

7th Robert Scharmer 5.91lbs 24.5

8th Sharlene Flipping 5.81lbs 25

9th Wesley Grove 5.31lbs 24.5

10th Dillon Mitchell 5.18lbs 24.5

FISHING NEWS

Louie Sartori caught a 168lb thresher while trolling a Stretch 30 east of the Lightship.

Walt Wilson weighed in a 4.21lb flounder in our flounder tournament.

Chad Tingle brought in two rockfish from IRI tipping the scales at 21.30lb and a 19.35lb caught on a Bomber while fishing at night.

Capt. Kenny G. on the Just Right IV, and crew, Rob Fernandez, Dave Cook, Don and Joe Foley and Bernie, landed 11 blues between 10 and 12 lbs just outside the 19 Fathom Lump.

A customer reported he saw a few black drum up to 25lb caught on clams south of IRI on the beach.

Joyce Allbrook beached a 12.65 lb, 35" striper on bunker at Cape Henlopen.

George Walton of Havertown, Pa used a Storm Lure to bring a 34", 15.22 lb striper over the rails at IRI.

Julie Stevenson went out on Julie's Joy and boated 2 flounder up to 28", 7.75 lb in the IR Bay.

Dennis Chidester, from Newark, DE. fished the rocks at IRI with a rigged eel and nailed a 28.75 lb striper.

Captain Steve Peterson of Pandemonium Charters reports that he had some very successful trips.

Steve fished a few inshore O.C. wrecks with Jeff Boyd and crew caught close to 300 sea bass with 80 of them being keepers. On another charter, the Pandemonium went sharking at the Tea Cup and ended up with 14 blue sharks and 1 mako. Another trip he went blue fishing at Massey’s yielding 52 chopper blues in the 8 to 14 pound range.

Capt Ryan Marshall of the Miss Rilee fished the Coral Beds in De. Bay and boated 2 drum up to 79 lbs.

Capt Mike Rivera, On Delivery, reported that seabass fishing continues to improve on the buoy line. Makos and blue sharks are being taken from the 20 fathom line out past the 100.

Trey Parker and Kevin Taylor of Playn' Hooke weighed in the first mako of the season at Indian River Marina. The shark was hooked by Jim Larson at the 500 line in the Baltimore Canyon and weighed in at 98 lbs.

Updated 2009 Regulations

The new flounder regulations of 4/day @ 18.5" is now in effect.

Size requirement for black sea bass has increased from the 12 " to 12.5".

Tau tog fishing is now closed.

New Tuna Regs announced on June 1st.!

1 school BFT 27"- 47" per boat per day

1BFT 47- 73" per boat per day

1Giant BFT 73" per boat per year

Upcoming Events

May 1-June 12 Bill’s Sport Shop Flounder Tournament

June 13th CIB Bay Cleanup- Please contact CIB office at 302-228-8954

June 27-July 4 IRBA Tuna Tournament

August 3-7 White Marlin Open

August 13-15: Poor Girls Open

August 16-21: Mid Atlantic 500,000

September 4-6: IRBA Fishing Tournament

November 21-28 IRBA Striper Tournament

DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife to Host 23rd Annual Youth Fishing Tournament on June 6

As part of its activities for National Fishing Week, June 6-14, the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife will hold its 23rd Annual Youth Fishing Tournament from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, June 6 at Ingrams Pond in Millsboro, Wyoming Pond in Town Park, Wyoming, and at the dog training area at Lums Pond State Park in Bear.

In addition to the fishing tournament celebrating National Fishing Week, the Division has designated June 6 and 7 as free fishing days when anyone may fish in Delaware waters without a fishing license.

The Lower Sussex Bassmasters is sponsoring its annual youth fishing tournament at the Milton Municipal Park, June 6. Registration begins 8AM and the tournament runs 9AM to 1PM with three age groups: 0-6 – 7-12 – 13-15. Everything is free including bait, hooks, hot dogs, soda and train rides. Just bring your fishing pole. Youth must have a parent or guardian.

A Fin number and General Fishing License is now required

Bill's Radio Fishing Report

Captain Bill Baker's fishing report on WGMD, 92.7, has resumed as of April 1, 2009, after the 7 am news and again after the 5 pm news.

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Fri. - 5:00am to 10:00pm

Sat.- 5:00am to 9:00 pm

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