Current fishing report 04/27/2010
Well the weather has warmed up and with that the fishing has also picked up.

We will start with rock fishing.....Striper fishing in the inlet has been very good either by land or boat. The guys that are doing well by land are using flies, the best color seems to be pink and white. The guys that are fishing by boat are using white bucktails or fishing with artificial lures such as a Storm or Tsunami.
If you go to the Delaware Bay you will find the best fishing up around the wall or the mouth of the bay. And if you travel further north you will find them in the channels around the spawning grounds. Check out our fishing gallery for a rock fish caught by John Coleman of Middletown, DE. He caught and released some nice trophy sized fish.
The surf has been producing some rock fish, most are being caught using fresh bunker. They are being caught from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island.

Tautog....Tog fishing in the inlet is still going on, but you will find that most of them are on the small side. If you go out to the in-shore wrecks you will still find fish from 2-3lbs and a few larger ones in the mix from 5-10lbs. Capt. John Nedelka, of the Karen Sue had some citation fish along with others in the mix. Check that out in the fishing gallery. The bait of choice has primarily been green crabs, but some days they bite on clam or shrimp. So, take a little bit of everything to be prepared. Remember that the tog limits have changed...they are now 3 per person per day and 15" size limit. Tog will close on May 12th and open back up on July 1st.

Flounder have been showing up in the inlet and the back bays of Rehoboth and Indian River. They are biting on shiner, minnows or herring. Some have been trying the tried and true Gulp. Gale Force charters caught a couple keepers over the week end with minnows. (Their picture is also in the gallery) It is still a little cold in the ocean for the flatties to be showing up, but you never know. I have heard of one or two showing up in the surf last week.

This year the flounder fishery will see a closure. DNREC, in their infinite wisdom, has put a closure for the first time ever beginning Oct 13th until December 31st. The size limit is still 18.5" and 4 per person per day.

A small school of blues showed up in the inlet and on the surf last week, but not many have been seen since then. But don't give up hope.
Where there is one there will be more following soon. Just throw out something shiney or some oily bait like bunker when you see the birds circling. Hopefully we will see the large blues next month out in the ocean too.

We all have to wait until May 22nd to go sea bass fishing. NMFS has put an emergency closure on these fish. They have also stated that they reserve the right to close this fishery again if they deem necessary due to a quota being reached. So thank you federal government.

We are open everyday so come by and visit. Go ahead and get that fishing license now to avoid forgetting. Don't forget you will also need a Delaware FIN number. My advice is to go on line and get that number. The web address is www.delaware-fin.com. This is the quickest and least frustrating way to get one. And you do not need to get your fishing license first to get a FIN number.
Until next time, happy fishing.
Hook 'em & Cook' em
Deanna (Mrs. Bert)

Hook 'em & Cook 'em
39401 Inlet Rd.
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
http://www.hookemcookem.com
302-226-8220