INDIAN RIVER INLET FISHING REPORT
July 5th, 2011

Post weekend update:

Plenty of spot on the surf. Bloodworms.

Good tuna bite in the Poormans. Joe VanSant released a 500 plus blue marlin as well.

Heard several reports of good flounder fishing in the bay as well as plenty of small blues.

Best striper fishing is at night with all of the heat nad boat traffic during the day. Live eels and lures on the incoming tide and floating fleas on the outgoing.


Originally posted July 1

Quick update going into the weekend.

The Old Inlet surf fishing class had spot, rays and small sharks this week. All on the fishbites.

Capt Jim Ruback on the Virginia Lee had a limit of keeper flounder up to 6 plus pounds Thursday from the Indian River Bay. Live spot was the ticket.

Old Inlet Night Shift Supervisor Eddie Heite has been burning up the stripers after dark. Lures on the incoming tide and then floating fleas on outgoing.

Originally posted on July 1:

July 4th is fast approaching. Let the fun begin!

Starting to pick up some nice stripers floating fleas after dark. Old Inlet's Eddie Heite had 10 fish up to 35" on the outgoing tide (southside) Sunday night.

Daytime anglers are finding a few short stripers. Gulp baits has been proving effective nice flounder and blues on the incoming tide.

Spot have been found tight to the beach - in the breakers - on the surf. Bloods - real or fake - are working. Otherwise, its a mixed bag of skates, sharks, more skates, stargazers, more skates and some skates.

Tautog season will reopen July 1!! We have live fleas and green crabs!!

Good tuna fishing offshore. Yellowfins and gaffer dolphin in the Baltimore canyon and north to the Wilmington. Bluefins in Masseys canyon. Check out the picture submitted by Capt Tom Murphy on the MEGA-BITE.

Regulatory Updates:

Effective May 12 - Flounder minimum size 18" 4 fish a day and the season will close October 13.

Old Inlet Bait and Tackle
Highway One, Po Box 129
Rehoboth Beach, De 19971
302-227-7974 fax 302-227-1490
http://oldinlet.com/