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Fishing Report - Delaware Bay / Atlantic Ocean

October 28, 2010 - Stripers are Here!
Stripers showed up with the full moon, right on cue. The Falgowski brothers have been dialed in on the rockfish arrival over the past few years, stating that they normally catch their first fish between October 22nd and October 25. True to form, the boys put the first bass on the dock Sunday the 24th. Ryan, Evan, Kyle and Cory combined for stripers of 28.6, 17.9, 15.6 and 22.9 pounds while trolling Stretch and Bomber plugs on Overfalls Shoal. Jeff Gardiner got a 29.7 pounder trolling Sunday, and Lee Abel boated a 23.6 pounder. Ryan and Evan were back at it Monday and Tuesday, with stripers weighing 25.8, 26.4 and 27 pounds. Crews fishing with bunker caught nice stripers while anchored along the edges of 60 Foot Slough. Wes Olson had a 25 pounder there. Tyler Smith used a chunk of bunker in Blake's Channel to tempt the 32.4 pound striper that leads the Lewes Harbour Striper Tournament. Jeff Gardiner currently holds Second with his 29.7 pounder. Ryan Falgowski has Third with a 27 pound bass. Stripers should spread out onto traditional structure across the lower Bay as more appear. The Lewes Harbour Striper Tournament runs through November 23rd. Tautog action remained good, with both the rock breakwaters and reef sites producing nice catches. Captain Pete's Guys on Top Fin ended up with 48 tog Saturday, including Bob McNeely's 7.9 pounder. Joe Shaffer fished aboard the Grizzly Saturday and added his 10 keepers to the boat's total take of 60 tautog. Billy Chee's group scored 57 blackfish Sunday on the Top Fin. Alex Levantowsky landed an 11.75 pound sheepshead while togging on the Grizzly Monday. Captain Vince's patrons on Miss Kirstin put 19 tog in the box Monday. More citation sized fish have been caught as the season progresses. Kevin Cross checked in a 9.8 pounder he got at the Inner Wall. Debra Fleagle decked a 9.46 pound tog on the Miss Sunshine. Weston Mace wrestled a lucky 7.77 pounder from the Wall. Jordan Flaherty got a 7.62 pound tautog on a Bay reef site. Tony Vansant took a 7.53 pound tog. Ray Fogle landed a 7.05 pounder on the Two-Na Time. There are a few days left in the Lewes Harbour Tog Tournament, that finishes October 31. Current standings show Herbie Shorthose in First with an 8.94 pounder. Scott Bucka's 8.67 pound blackfish holds Second. Jim Doyle has Third with an 8.45 pound tautog. Croakers are still hanging out in Delaware Bay. Jim McBride reported a good catch of nice sized hardheads near #10 Buoy recently.