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Fishing Report - Delaware Bay / Atlantic Ocean

November 26,2010 - Blues and Bass in the Surf
Surfcasters had been waiting for a decent shot of stripers and bluefish from the beach, and they got their wish early in the week. Good numbers of chopper blues and some nice rockfish were caught at Cape Henlopen. The stretch between the Point and Gordon's Pond was popular, with the area around the jetties at Herring Point being pretty productive. Fresh bunker was the bait of choice, but it has been hard to come by. When fresh couldn't be found, anglers still caught with frozen menhaden and mullet. Beaches to the south gave up fish too. Blues and rock were caught near the old Coast Guard Station and at 3R's Road. Some of the nice stripers pulled from the wash included Sharon Brendle's 18.2 pounder, Jim Wahl's 20 pounder and Judah Lynam's 25 pound citation rockfish. Boat fishermen had success with stripers when weather allowed them to get on the water. It has been a very windy Fall. Structure across the mouth of the Bay continued to yield bass. Fish were taken at the 8 Buoys Triangle, in the Valley, and at Overfalls. Bass were also hooked up the Bay on Brown Shoal. In recent days, there was a good bite on Prissy Wicks Shoal, likely indicative that more migratory stripers are hooking into the Bay around Cape May, staging there on their way south. And, with the activity in the surf, it's no surprise that stripers and blues were caught by boaters on Hen and Chickens Shoal. Trolling Stretch 25 plugs remained an effective approach. Color patterns that worked included gold and black, menhaden, Cabo Sunset, and pink. Drifting live eels and spot resulted in rockfish as well. Many of the spot available this season haven't been as large, so, deploying them on smaller hooks and lighter leaders has proved to be a more effective presentation. Chunking with bunker also produced blues and rockfish. Randy Tyndall brought in a limit of stripers and several big blues he got while anchored on Hen and Chickens using cut bunker. The Smith boys chunked up some big bass while fishing the IRBA Turkey Week Striper Tournament. Kelvin Smith scored a 42.5 pound trophy, Steve Smith landed a 33.8 pounder, and Tyler Smith took a 23.5 pound striper. The Falgowski brothers continued to put nice linesiders on the dock too. Among the many fish they trolled up this past week were stripers of 22.2, 23.0 and 33.1 pounds. The Lewes Harbour Striper Tournament ended November 23rd. Cory Falgowski's 43.6 pounder hung in there for First Place. Jeff Gardiner took Second with his 39.6 pound rockfish, and Corky Falgowski finished Third with a 36.9 pound bass. Many thanks to all who participated in this year's event.

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