FISHING REPORT

FROM

THE STAFF OF BILL’S SPORT SHOP

18388 Coastal Highway

Lewes, De. 19958

302-645-7654

www.billssportshop.com

10/06/10



Bill's Sport Shop/The Wharf Restaurant Tournament

The countdown is on for the tournament!!!!Nine days until the start and sign-ups will end Oct. 31. The Wharf Restaurant in Lewes is getting ready for the onslaught of fishermen and guests, and WGMD, 92.7, will be there broadcasting all the excitement.

The entry fee is $75.00 and an additional $25.00 for tautog. It includes a free T shirt and a chance to win door prizes along with a free buffet for you and a guest every Fri. night. And we have added a Calcutta for the Striper and a Calcutta for the Tau Tog Divisions.

First place for the striper winner this year will be $3000.00, 2nd place, $2000.00 and third, $1000.00. In the tautog category, 1st place will be $1000.00, 2nd, $500.00 and third, $250.00.

Capt. Chet Harer has donated a full day, inshore trip, on the "Katydid" for the top female angler in Bill's Sport Shop/The Wharf Restaurant Striper Tournament. You know that the ladies always out-fish the guys!

During this tournament, there will be 9 Friday night Buffets. At these gatherings, we will be giving away about 20 door prizes, including a 1/2 day charter every week. Thanks to the following Captains for their donations:

Capt. Mike Rivera "On Delivery"

Capt. Charlie Helmer "Tranquilla"

Capt. Paul Henninger "Amethyst"

Capt. Chris Ragni "Jam Man"

Capt. Chuck Cook "First Light Charter"

Capt. Carey Evans "Grizzley"

Capt. H.D. Parsons "Lewestown Lady"

Capt. Barry Matson "GummyBear"

Capt. Walt Wilson "R Way II"

Also thanks to these Captains for their donation of a full day charter to be given out as a Wild Card Prize:

Captain Chris Thurmon "Skipjack"

Capt. Les Clemmer "Martha Marie

Just in!!! Millman's Appliance has donated a 17 cu. ft. upright freezer as a wild card prize, to be displayed in our store during the tournament.

Click on our Web Site for more information and entrance forms. Credit cards can be used. www.billssportshop.com.

Fishing News

>At least 3 keeper tog up to 18" have been reported from Massey's Landing in the last 2 days, along with another 6 from IRI to 20".

>Sue Foster, Oyster Bay Tackle, emailed us that fishing this week was slow due to the windy conditions that developed from the tropical storm offshore. We saw a few flounder, some blues, and tautog. The surf saw snapper blues, a few kingfish, and some keeper flounder for anglers able to hold bottom. Red drum were biting on Assateague and that apparently was pretty good into Saturday. We heard a couple red drum were caught from the Delaware surf on Saturday as well.

>The 13th annual Delaware Seashore Fall Surf Fishing Classic by Old Inlet Bait and Tackle results are as follows: 32 scoring fish including blues, kings stripers, flounder and even some weakfish and pompano.

97 Point Gary Born of Brigantine NJ $800.00 + Bronze Figure

91 Points Dennis Utz of Felton De. $600.00 + Bronze Figure

56 Points Floyd Morton of Georgetown De. $400.00 + Bronze Figure

40 Points Darren Purcell of Milton De. $200.00 + Star Rod

Womens Division

38 Points Anita Chandler oof OC Md. $200.00 + trophy

16 points Lynn Downs $100.00 + Trophy

Largest fish of tournament was a 45" Red Drum by Dennis Utz of Felton De. He also landed a 44".

Blue fish Calcutta went to Ricky Kramer of Severna Park Md. $2090.00.



Flounder Closure

Delaware flounder fishing will close from October 13th untill the end of the year.



USS Arthur W. Radford

Preparations for ex-USS Arthur W. Radford sinking is under way. The 563-foot-long Radford is scheduled to go down later this year onto the Del-Jersey-Land Inshore Reef site, located 26 miles southeast of the Indian River Inlet.



Upcoming Events

Oct. - 1 to 31 - Lewes Harbor Marina Tog Tournament

Oct. - 15 to Dec. 10 - Bill's Sport Shop/Wharf Restaurant 2010 Striper Tournament with a Tautog Division and an added Calcutta for both of the divisions.

Oct. - 9 & 10 - DMS Surf Fishing Tournament

Oct. - 13 - Flounder fishing closed for the year

Oct. - 23 to Nov. 23 - Lewes Harbor Marina Striper Tournament

Oct. - 12 - through Oct. 31 -Sea Bass closed

Nov. - 1 - Sea Bass opens till end of year



*****Fall Hours*****

Mon. thru Thurs. 6:00a.m. - 8.m.

Fri. 6:00a.m. - 10:00p.m.

Sat. 5:00a.m. - 9:00p.m.

Sun. 5:00a.m. - 7:00p.m.