WEEKLY "Gone Fishing" AT THE BEACH
compliments of: Sue Foster, proprietor of
OYSTER BAY TACKLE, Ocean City Maryland,
and Fenwick Tackle, Fenwick Island Delaware.
Sue provides us hopeful fish catchers with a timely
UP TO DATE FISHING REPORT
and other handy fishing advice. ** Also CHECK OUT FISH TALK fishing forum At The Beach **


Ocean City Maryland & Assateague Island - Delaware Beaches - Ocean n Bay Fishing Report
By Sue Foster, Oyster Bay Tackle Shop, Ocean City MD - Fenwick Island DE

Aug 29th, 2011

Fishing Report by Sue Foster


Hurricane Irene is gone! But we only had a couple fishing days before
evacuation, then weather, put a damper on it all.
City fathers evacuated Ocean City while it was still nice and fish were
biting. The last day we had reports were good. Fish bite good before a storm
is definitely true. We had flounder, bluefish, sheepshead and shad reported
days before the storm. We even had reports of pompano and a 44-inch cobia
from the surf!

(Please read the info about the new MD Saltwater License at the end of this
report. The state set up the tackle stores in Ocean City and anglers can now
buy their MD licenses and boat license stickers at both our locations.)
Please bring cash to buy licenses. If you want to buy and print your license
online, I have all the links where you can do this at the bottom of this
report.

Need a broken guide fixed on your favorite old fishing rod? Bring it to
Fenwick Tackle and my Dad, Irv Mumford, will fix it for you in three to five
days.

Shop Online ! Brand
new shopping mall! Please let me know if anything is not working to your
liking and e-mail Sue Foster at:
Oyster Bay Tackle.

2011 White Marlin Open T's! A few shark shirts are left...

Tire
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Surf Packages, complete with sinkers.

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(Oyster Bay Tackle - (410-524-3433) 6 A.M. to 10 P.M. summer schedule.
Fenwick Tackle (302-539-7766) - 7-10 every day. Though Labor Day Weekend.
(We may close earlier during the week till vacationers come back to town.)
If you have questions email Sue at sue@oysterbaytackle.com.)



Instore Coupons!

(Weekly tides at bottom of report.) I am upset to find that our green tide
tables have a typo problem starting 8/8 and lasting until 9/1. Apparently
the printer has flip flopped the tides and low tide is high tide, and high
tide is low tide. We apologize for the problem and wish I had noticed it
earlier. ! So if you are reading the tides from 8/8 till 9/1 just know that
when the tides say high tide, it's really low tide, and vice versa. Or use
the Coastal Fisherman tide tables until Sept.

Surf fishing was good this past week on snapper blues. There were still some
spot and kingfish around, and some little silverish red fish described that
we think must have been either croaker or trout. Not sure... Sand sharks,
big rays, and some larger sharks were also about.

Libby Kelly of Oyster Bay Tackle fished the Delaware State Park on Tuesday
afternoon and caught lots of bluefish between 3:30 and 7:30 P.M. She said
they started off tiny and then got to be better sized. She said she had a
ball!

"Mike Sr" e-mailed in his picture and report: "Fishing was pretty good last
weekend. On Friday night 8/19/11 myself, my brother Mark, son Michael, and
friend Michael caught several fish and a variety of species. We caught
several Clear Nose Rays, kingfish, spot, and one spiney dogfish. We were
using a combination of baits (fishbite bloodworms and squid, real squid, and
cut spot.

On Saturday morning in 2 to 2 1/2 hour the same 4 fisherman caught about
40-50 bluefish using finger mullet bought from your store, some cut up spot.
All fish were over 8 inches. We kept 10 really nice ones about 12-14
inches. My son fillleted those and we had a nice lunch. Cooked them with a
beer batter fry combo. Needless to say summer time fishing is at its best. I
hope that Miss Irene does not mess it up to much this weekend. Keeping tight
lines...Mike Sr. out..."


This picture is in our Photo Gallery under Surf
Photos. -->


Anglers on Assateague beaches are having action with the small stuff too.
A few kings, spot and sand perch along with snapper blues. Big rays and
sharks for anglers wanting serious pullage.

Martzy posted on the 22nd:" Fished for bait in DE Saturday and caught a load
of blues, a few kings, and one spot. We then took our bait to AI for some
fun and we were not dissapointed. On our way down the beach at AI, as I was
looking for a nice spot, Cassie screamed ", did you see that?" I looked up
and saw porpoises launching themselves 5'-6' out of the water. We stopped
and watched a while as they flew through the air, balled up bait, and
absolutely thrashed, flailed, and destroyed whatever they were feeding on.
It was awesome to watch."



"MTD" posted on the 24th: "I was out yesterday and caught 4 hand-sized
pompano. The weird thing was I caught them about 5 feet out from shore at
flood tide. Really cool looking. Caught some spot and a nice blue too.
Had a whole neighborhood gang out on the sand riding out the quake.
"

"Poppy" posted on the 26th: "Fished the last few days until last night when
the rangers said it was time to leave.

I have a list.it's a list that I have kept for a long time, updating it as
necessary. It's the list of fish that I have yet to catch from the surf.
Over the years the list has slowly gotten smaller.but there remains a number
of fish on the list. A fish on the list for example is a tuna.love to catch
a true tuna out of the surf like a Bluefin and/or a Yellow Fin. I have
caught False Albacore and Bonito from the surf, but don't consider them true
Tunas.

Water earlier in the week was very calm and clean w/ surf water temps at
about 76/77 degrees. Small Blue Fish everywhere all day long on lures.no
matter what lure I threw, the Blues gobbled it up like candy!

There were also some King Fish and the Spot were very plentiful again.all on
squid strips.

Large sharks and rays were caught too. One night the large sharks were
thick.tangles and break offs!

On the calmest day I did some live-lining. I actually had success in getting
the live bait to get further out than normal. I was also surprised at how
quick the live bait got out into the deeper surf. I didn't catch anything
and lost the live fish, but when I tried again w/ another live fish in the
same spot, same thing.the fish got out quick and far (relative). That's when
I realized there was a current pulling the live fish straight out. I was
fishing a rather subtle looking rip-current that had escaped my visual
perspicacity. I tried w/ several more live fish in this rip, all of which
rode the current out, but to no avail.

Decided to move the spiked rods and place bait in the rip. After I had cast
out the last rod, I was curious and grabbed my binoculars to take a look at
the head of the rip. Positioned myself high up and took a look. The head of
the rip was barely discernible telling me it was probably a small and weak
rip current. As I was looking I noticed through the clean water some fish
swimming near the surface in the rip current head.looked like several
fish.they were dark in color, hard to tell though. At one point I saw a fin
break water. The conclusion was there were sharks swimming just outside the
rip current. This all happened so quickly.then the fish were gone.

A few minutes later, one of the reel's line-out alarms screams. That first
run by the fish before I was able to get the rod out of the spike was
impressive. Once I got things under control I was able to feel how powerful
the fish was.not real strong, but the tugs and pulls were sort of volatile.
Figured it was a pissed off shark. But the battle did not last long and in
the end I beached a 44" Cobia! I had previously caught small Cobia from the
surf and large Cobia from a boat.but at 44" this was a respectable sized
surf caught Cobia. The fish was released and now there is one less fish on
my list."



Many anglers ask about reading the beach when surf fishing. "Poppy" a very
good angler has posted another very good description with pictures on
Stripers Online. Check it out:
Reading the Beach He draws it out completely! If you're not catching
fish in the surf, you need to study this!


Need
surf
rigs? We have plenty in our shops or buy online! Shop Online

We had a few days of rough surf this weekend. If you find it hard to hold
bottom try using a "
sputnik sinker if you can't hold with a regular surf sinker. I always
carry a selection of sputnik sinkers in my tackle box.



Flounder!



We had reports of decent flounder fishing days before the storm. East
Channel, Route 50 Bridge, Inlet, Oceanic Pier, 9th Street Pier. I even heard
of a "keeper" caught behind Convention Hall pier caught at low tide! Very
unusual. I had a couple anglers say they were fishing live minnows with no
weight and the flounder were just inhaling the minnows. They must have been
sensing the storm coming and they were feeding hard. One young man said he
was fishing live minnows with no weight on the pier and caught several
flounder. Another man said he was fishing Oceanic Pier with a long rod with
weight enough to keep it out there in the inlet and he caught a nice keeper
flounder. Anglers said shad were biting sibiki rigs. (You have to release
shad in MD.)

Cobia! Jim Knepp e-mailed in: "I just wanted to let you know I caught a 19
inch cobia in the Inlet on August 17. I caught in on a squid and minnow
combo on a bucktail flounder rig. Although not that big it was a strong
fighter and I thought I had a very large flounder the way it kept down. I
never caught a cobia before and was not sure what it was until an internet
search showed it be a young cobia. It had a white belly, a large black
lateral stripe and brown on the top. I can just imagine the kind of fight
one would get with a large cobia. I talked to a number of fisherman and none
of them have ever caught a cobia in the inlet."

This picture of the cobia is in our Photo Gallery under Ocean City
Bay and Inshore Photos.

We had a report of someone catching and netting a nice sheepshead from the
North Jetty on Thursday morning before the waves got too high to be there.


Boaters had to spend their last days in Ocean City getting their boats out
of the water or securing them in the water.

Captain Jeffrey Grimes of "Helbent Charters" e-mailed in on 8/28th: "After
days of watching the Weather Channel and checking the NOAA website ever few
hours the OC officials made my decision to pull the boat for me. Since I
could not ride out the storm in town my great friends pulled my boat for me
before I could get into town Thursday night. I towed the boat home and spent
some time getting things ready for the fall fishing season. I will have the
boat back in the water ready to go just in time for the Labor day weekend.
The fish should be looking for an easy meal the bite should be good. Give me
a call and end your summer with a great day of fishing. See you on the
water!
"


"Helbent Charters" offering half to full day bay and coastal fishing trips.
Specializing in families. North Ocean City. Captain Jeffrey Grimes.
717-574-4010- helbentcharters@hotmail.com



Larry Jock of the Coastal
Fisherman reports on THURSDAY, Jerry Dietrich caught a 21-inch flounder
on a peanut bunker in front of the Coast Guard Station. On, WEDNESDAY,
Buddy Martin and Reed Davis landed 3 stripers and a big bluefish off the Rt.
50 Bridge. The stripers measured between 30 and 34-inches. The bluefish
weighed 12 lbs. 4 oz. Paul Turner and Bob O'Malley fished an ocean wreck and
returned with 6 nice flounder and 12 triggerfish. In the bay, anglers got
into big bluefish around the Rt. 50 Bridge."







Oceanic Pier (410-289-2602) is now open (no fishing license required when
fishing on this pier). Anglers are catching lots of flounder, bluefish,
croaker, spot, and some small sea trout. Anglers catch blues, trout and
shad at night on
Spec Rigs and
Got-cha Plugs. J.J. comments that anglers are also catching crabs. J.J.
wants everyone to know that when you come to the pier, go to the Oceanic
Motel and park, then come buy your ticket and he will give you a pass for
your car. There is also a big municipal pay lot about a block away from the
pier. Call the Oceanic Pier at 410-289-2602 for parking details.



Old Inlet (302-227-7974) posted on Aug 22nd :Bluefish are moving through
the Inlet on the incoming tide during the daytime. It seems they will run
2-3 days ion a row then disappear for a day or two.The striper bite has
slowed down. This is typical for August. What bite there is has been at
night on eels and dark plugs, shads and bucktails.
There are a pile of short flounder in the Inlet and in the bays. A few
keepers in the mix but mostly 16-17 inch fish. Croakers reported around
Masseys Ditch.Small croakers on the beach as well with kingfish, blues and
sand perch in the mix too. The mullet run is just getting started.Reminder:
Tautog will be closed September 1-28.Delaware Seashore Fall Surf Fishing
Classic - Saturday and Sunday, September 24-25. Brochures are available in
the store."

Old Inlet posted that they had no damage and would be back open for
business, just like us, on Monday morning.


Bill Sports Center in Lewes, DEL (302-645-7654) reports on the 23rd: ''SW
and SE of B Buoy you'll find. Flounder, ling cod and sea bass. Croakers and
spot are at pier, Croakers at the inner wall. Middle DE. Bay nice flounder
bite, croakers and blues. Surf, croakers, kings on bloodworms also blue fish
on fresh mullet. Indian River Bay croakers, flounder, spot small sea bass
blues. Old grounds have flounder, sea bass and mahi mahi. Baltimore has big
eyes, bull dolphin and white and blue marlin."



Lewes Harbour Marina (302-645-6227) reports on Aug 18th: "
Ocean flounder action has been very good for anglers who are proficient at
working the artificial structure of reef sites 9, 10 and 11. Flounder have
also been hanging around area wrecks as they stage to begin moving offshore.
The stone and live coral bottom of the Old Grounds between DB and DA is
holding good numbers of fluke too. Guys using bucktails tipped with strip
baits have done well. ....
"


His full report is here.


E-mail Sue Foster at: Oyster Bay
Tackle with your pictures and/or reports. Vacation Pictures are
welcome! (Please send me a real picture and not a link to a "Kodak moment"
or a Facebook page.") Phone pics are fine.
E-mail me your name and where you are from so we
can put you in our weekly fish reports and/or Gallery!


Anglers now need a DE Fishing License to fish, crab, and clam in DEL:
Individual Delaware Fishing Licenses are now available
online or
Stop into Fenwick Tackle and get your license. 302-539-7766.


Capt. Monty on the "
Morning Star" is now fishing for sea bass and flounder daily. Call for
reservations. 410 520 2076. Here's his report from the 14th: "Fish Report
8/27/11
Fish Report 8/27/11
Be Ladylike Irene!
Sea Bass & Flounder

Reservation Service Closed Until Sunday Afternoon For Irene.
Fishing Resumes Wednesday 8/31/11.

Labor Day Special Trips: Saturday & Sunday, September 3rd & 4th, 2011 -- 10
1/2 Hour Sea Bass -- 5:30 AM to 4 PM -- $150.00
Monday, September 5th -- Traffic Beater -- 5:30 AM to 1:30 PM - 8 Hour Sea
Bass/Flounder - $100.00

(Save Hurricanes) Fishing Nearly Everyday -- Sea Bass & Some Flounder --
Reservations Required.

Please arrive 1/2 hour before scheduled departure with food, water, beverage
& a medium-sized cooler w/ice for fish. We often -almost always- leave
early. Show up late and you'll see the west end of an east bound boat.

Many have pre-paid for boat t-shirts -- They're in and available to all.


Hi All,
Weaker tree branches already litter roads, some quite large; Offshore buoy
report has gusts to 40, its wave height device on the blink, not reporting
right now: Irene's on her way.

Many boats have hauled out, There's more on the hard in our marina parking
lot now than in February.
Others have left their boats as they were - risking fate.
I moved the Morning Star to an architectural strong-point where she now lies
at the center of over 2,000 feet of 5/8 nylon rope, every cleat along her
waist carrying as much line as it can. These 37 dock lines are timed to take
wind in unison, synchronized so the wind-load is divided, not bearing too
heavily on any one cleat.
Timing really is everything. Think what happens when you grab only one
handle on a thin plastic grocery sack, grab both and you're good to go;
double bagging ups the odds further.
From stem to stern, long lines run to dock pilings & dolphin (a cluster of
three pilings banded together.) I hope to have enough scope to handle storm
surge, the wind driven high water, especially given a new moon..
Test coming soon..

Some amazing sights since my last report: Menhaden have been thicker &
larger than I've ever seen in summer. On the outside edge of the bait I've
seen humpback & fin whales; heard reports of giant bluefin tuna feeding on
them too--or at least appearing to.
Ever see stripers or blues feeding on the surface? The tell-tale swirls and
splashes of just 10 to 15 pounders can be breathtaking. Imagine that with
150 to 300 pound fish.
We saw it on 8/17/11 -- Huge Splashes, Fantastic Speed, Incredible
Agility -- Giant Tuna Feeding Within Sight Of Assateauge Island. Amazing.

My thought: "Is this what restoration will look like?"

Did a lot of fishing too.
Some very good fishing.
One long day was about as good as I've had this year.
Others not so much.

A local tackle dealer fishes with me from time to time provided I take her
out of cell range -- ain't a day off if the phone rings.
"I need a net for this one" she says.
Next drop too.
Does that a lot.
With moments to go in the day I get my first keeper flounder. Cbass bit
better, would have made a fine mess, but Noooo....

Next day George goose-eggs on keeper flounder - everyone else has plenty of
sea bass.
Distracted; He'd seen her fish the day before..

Thursday, August 25th was a bit saucier, rougher, than I'd have thought to
start with. Forecast had winds increasing South 20--25 by afternoon. Its
10:00 AM and my new wind gauge is reading 23 & already switched South.
In early; Some had enough cbass for dinner, Some wouldn't be hungry again
until dinner: All had 1/2 off another trip & a new perspective on
Dramamine..
Mate Tucker is fishing 60 miles offshore same day -- No Wind - Calm.
(As I write Saturday evening the buoy now shows gusts to 48.6 knots.)

Heading offshore Wednesday, a pod of dolphin accelerate so as to join with
my bow-wake. Sometimes effortlessly riding along for miles, its a sight to
see. After a few moments a very large bottlenose sky-jumps higher than my
bow's handrail -- Life is good.

Roger Payne's work "Among Whales" has a description of heavy weather
drowning whales, of great & labored leaps from the face of waves to get a
breath.
In very high winds the water turns to something resembling thick smoke. I
saw it once in a small storm, a small thunderstorm: You could not tell where
the 'surface' of the water was because everything was one whitecap. My old
anemometer broke at 74 knots..

Friend to reef building, Fin Chaser Danny tells me the Morning Star is
riding fine on this evening's high tide.
Weather reports have Irene's wind speed decreasing -- though still
dangerous.
The buoy -- http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44009 -- has
gusts to 54.4 now.
Irene will be here at low tide.
We'll clean up and get back to fishing before long.
Fresh sea bass then..
For now, three fingers of VO in a broad-bottomed glass will work just fine.
Regards,
Monty



E-mail Capt Montyfor more info.
To receive Capt. Monty's full newsletter with comments e-mail Capt. Monty.

Capt. Monty Hawkins
mhawkins@siteone.net
Party Boat "Morning Star"
Reservation Line 410 520 2076
http://www.morningstarfishing.com/

Watch the
weather.

Well, I was that girl that was catching the flounder! I couldn't catch sea
bass very good, but for some reason the flounder were hopping on my hooks!
It was a great day for me and a great day on the water and a great fish fry
that night! It was a very relaxing trip for the "calm before the storm."
Getting ready, boarding up, worrying the worst of all, calling employees....
etc.... etc.... Ocean City never looked so good when they finally let us in
on Sunday to find a mostly dry store.... Of course, it was a beautiful, warm
day... but no customers....I saw side streets in August with no cars.... Two
cars in the Fountainhead parking lot.... weird.... happy locals at the Green
Turtle though! Anyway, business as usual on Monday morning.... My picture
is in the Offshore
Gallery.


Capt. Victor on the Ocean
Princess is also fishing.
"Captain Victor on the Ocean Princess reports: Make sure you call
410-289-6226 for a reservation if you would like to go fishing. Here's his
report from July 25th: "Captain Victor Bunting on the Ocean Princess reports
that he has been picking up a mix of both keeper and throw back sea bass
over the last week. We are seeing a few more nice flounder coming in.... "
We hear Capt Victor is catching croaker just offshore as well....




The Angler Party Boat is now running
! Capt Chris Mizurak reports on Aug 29th: "The seabass fishing continues to
be fairly good for late August. Plenty of action with most people going home
with enough for a nice dinner. We had some good flounder fishing this week
with some keepers on just about every trip. Summer is coming to a close and
the fishing should only get better in the coming weeks...Due to Hurricane
Irene we will not be sailing until Tuesday August 30th.We then will be
sailing daily from 730am-2pm and the cost is $62. After Labor Day we will be
staying an hour longer for the same price. I will post some dates for our
18hr deep drop and 30hr tuna trips in the coming weeks. For more information
and reservations please call 410 289 7424...Thanks and hope to see you
soon!!

"





Check out the link on our web site to the local chapter of the MSSA. They are keeping us
abreast on all the Fishing Issues. From our Oyster Bay Website, go to "More
Fishing Info" on the left hand side, and click on "MSSA Atlantic Anglers".
Check the weather before driving hours to go offshore or fish the surf. Go
to
Coastal Marine Forecast to get an idea of the weather and height of the
waves.


Stop by to the Oyster Bay Tackle location and buy your 2011 Ocean City
Reef Foundation Charts. The donation fee for these charts are $25. $27 if
you use a credit card. These charts pin-point all the GPS numbers for all
the
Artificial Reef materials that have been scattered near offshore wrecks,
reefs, and
obstructions. The charts give you hundreds of numbers to find fish. All the
money collected goes back into the Artificial Reef Foundation. Come to
Oyster Bay Tackle or buy
online.


Capt. Rick Yakimowicz of the "Thelma Dale V" Reports from Fisherman's Wharf
on Aug 25th:

We have certainly enjoyed another good week of Flounder fishing this past
week. Other than a couple of stumbling blocks due to poor drifting
conditions, these past seven days we once again saw some of our best
landings with the numbers of keeper Fluke for our 2011 season. In case you
missed my last weeks report we have been seeing some of the best Flounder
action so far this year over just these last few weeks. Countless throwbacks
at times and some very impressive fish mixed in including several citation
sized fish have been pleasing my full day anglers pretty much on a daily
basis. Limit catches of four nice fish have been spread around the rail
frequently and just about everyone on board has been getting in on the
Flounder catching action and for the most part everyone has been going home
with at least a fresh fish supper.

While the Flounder have been the mainstay we have also been seeing just a
few Sea Bass and we have had a good smattering of small to medium sized Ling
on just about every trip to add to our catch. Those that have taken the Ling
home and tried them invariably want more of them the next time they come
back, they are a very tasty white fish similar to their big cousin the Cod.

Back up in the Delaware Bay ever since last weekend the Croakers have been
kind of been giving everybody the slip. They had enjoyed a few great weeks
on these fish but over the last several days things have been tough with
these Croakers. The fish seem to be on the move and have been difficult to
locate and they have not always been biting. Capt. Mike assured me that next
week while he is sitting in his classroom resuming his real job that the
fish will be back to normal and biting the way they were last week! These
fish are still around and they are in several different areas but they just
haven't been able to rack up the big numbers they were seeing for a couple
of weeks. They still see the fish on the scope they just won't cooperate.



We will certainly get a couple days break with the passing storm but once it
clears we will resume with our daily schedule. Half-Day trips will be
sailing twice daily at 8:00 a.m. and then again at 1:00 p.m. Half-Night
trips sail just Friday and Saturday nights departing at 6:00 P.M. I will be
running Full-Day trips daily departing the docks at 7:00 a.m. and don't
forget to print out a $10 off coupon from the August 4th fishing report it
is good until the end of August every day except Saturdays. Half-Day trips
will be targeting primarily Croakers and All-Day trips will be concentrating
on the Flounder.

If you would like any more information about trips sailing out of the Wharf
or you would like to book a private charter or reserve space on a special
trip please give us a call at (302) 645-TUNA.



His full report and boat info is
here.

Capt. Rick Yakimowicz
Thelma Dale V
catchfish@verizon.net"



Capt.Dan Stauffer (866-623-4746) of the Fin Chaser does wreck,
inlet and trolling trips. Here's a couple of his reports to get you a taste
of what he has to offer:

08/24/11 Ran sixty mile to some deep gear sure that it would be loaded
with Mahi. The first two hours produced a few White Marlin, two of which
wouldn't eat and the other two both threw the hook while jumping as well as
two small Mahi. I pulled past more gear than I have seen in years but nearly
all of it was empty. We did run into one lobster boat hauling their gear but
not all of this stuff was theirs. Perhaps the other boats hauled their gear
yesterday scattering the fish. By late morning we had only seen five Mahi
and managed to put three of them in the box. Sometime around noon we decided
to run toward a deep wreck relatively close to our course home. Arrived at
the wreck and decided to work some gear scattered around it. The next hour
produced a couple more Mahi. With forty-five minutes left in the day we
broke out the wreck rods and sent down some Gulp to see if the Sea Bass
wanted to play. Lots of bites but the anglers were having a tough time
sinking a hook in these fish. Back in the slip with seven Mahi, six smalls
and one medium, and a couple Sea bass too.

08/23/11 Five Hour Premium Wreck Trip with three guys from NJ. Thought we
were in for epic fishing when our first two drifts produced more keepers
than throw backs. Our third drift brought us back to reality, keeper ratio
was back to normal for this time of the season, around 10 to 1. Fish chewed
steady for the entire trip and as I put Fin Chaser back in her slip, the
Jersey boys had a dozen tasty Sea Bass waiting to go home with them.


08/21/11 Ran out looking for a few bites with two couples from Chambersburg,
PA. Morning produced a few Mahi that is until a dive boat pulled up and
pushed us off the gear we were working. Made a ten mile move and proceeded
to put a few more fish in the box. Suddenly the wind came up strong and the
decision was made that we needed to get the mother-to-be back in before
things get real nasty. Back in the slip with nine Mahi in the box, the
largest pushing the scale to fifteen lbs.

"



VA
charters.
(Wilson Cropp Charters and Guide Service. Cape Charles, VA- 1-434-531-6376)
Flounder....Drum...Spadefish... Cobia.... Eco tours as well.




Crabs! Owners setting crab pots behind their houses in North Ocean City are
reporting catches of crabs. Crabbers are also chicken necking from the
Northside Park at 125th Street. You do not need a license to crab or clam in
Ocean City.




CHECK OUT the Fish Talk Forum - At
The Beach - Fishing Ocean City MD Assateague Island - Delaware Fishing
Beaches


(Just a note to say to my readers that many of my fishing reports are from
other anglers and party boats that come over my e-mail. When I "copy/paste"
their reports I try to leave them intact. It keeps the fishing reports
lively and interesting. But any comments/politics within the quotes are
their comments and views, and not necessarily mine.)

Need info on where, how, when to fish, crab, and clam? Go
to
Drifting Easy Archives and READ UP! It's all in there and it's
FREE!!!!!!

2011
tide tables now available in online. You'll find our tide chart and MD
regs under "More Fishing Info" on our website.

James A. Donofrio, executive director of the Recreational Fishing
Alliance
has been actively working on the fisheries crisis. The RFA believes the
future of our fisheries is dependent on fixing the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act which has laid down strict time-frames that
do not take into account livelihoods and that a fishery is rebounding
steadily.


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Maryland Fishing License

Anglers fishing in Ocean City will need to purchase a saltwater fishing
license. This license will cover both the Chesapeake Bay and the coastal
waters and surf of Ocean City and Assateague Island. Yes, this includes surf
fishing. If you already have a Chesapeake Bay Saltwater license you are good
to go! Anglers will be able to purchase the license online. The
license you want to choose is "Bay and Coastal Sport" You can either choose
a year-round or 7-day. The online site will add on a small convenience fee.
The state has set the tackle stores up with paper licenses so we can do your
licenses in our stores.
If you know you are coming to Ocean City,and you want to get it done ahead
of time you can
also call a toll free number (1-800-918-2870)
or print and mail in an application. Boat
Licenses: $50 and everyone on your boat can go
fishing without a license. You will get a personal license along with your
boat license, so you can go shore fishing as well. They will send you your
sticker for your boat in the mail. If you come to our stores, we have the
stickers.

Mail the application to their main office:

Maryland Dept. of Natural resources
Annapolis Service Center
P.O. Box 1869
1804 West Street, Suite 300
Annapolis, MD 21401


If you are going to be fishing on a private boat with someone who has a Boat
License, you don't have to buy a license, but you do have to register online. This
is free but cannot be done over the phone. (The state says it has no money
for a phone line.) Print out your number and keep an id with
you when you go fishing. You can also download it to your smart phone and
show it to the DNR officer.
It only takes a couple minutes. If you have no printer or smart phone, write
down the authorization number.

Another interesting note about the license is that if you buy a VA license,
it is good in MD, and vice versa. If you are fishing in MD with a VA licence
you do need to register with MD online. Again, this is free. This is so each
state can "try" to figure out "how many" fish are being caught in their own
individual states. (VA Free
Registry)

If you want to go fishing in Ocean City without a license, your choices will
be the "Oceanic Pier" or to go fishing on a party or charter boat. You can
also go crabbing and clamming in Ocean City without a license. Or you can
fish off your own private dock.

Senior citizens 65 and older. Cost is $5 if you have a MD driver's license
and are a resident of MD,
but if you are a non-resident there is no break. No break for boat licenses
either. $50 resident or non-resident,
plus around $3 for the internet fees.

Contact Info
If you have any questions regarding Maryland's sport fishing license
requirements, you may contact Fisheries Service via e mail:
customerservice@dnr.state.md.us or by calling (410-656-9526).


Following is the fee schedule for 2011:

Senior License (year round) - $5.00
Resident License (year round) - $15.00
Resident License (7-day) - $6.00
Non-resident (year round) - $22.50
Non- resident (7-day) - $12.00
Pleasure Boat Decal (covers everyone on boat - year round) - $50.00
Commercial Fishing Pier License (year round) - $290.00

No license is required for:
Boat decal passengers
Those fishing in "free fishing" areas
Those fishing from their waterfront properties
Anglers under 16 years old
Anglers fishing on a licensed charter, party or guide boat
Anglers fishing commercially under a valid license

For more information, log onto www.dnr.state.md.us



Good fishing...

Tides: These are ocean tides, add 2 hours for the bay, approximately 1 hour
for Indian River:

High Tides: (Add approx 6 hours for low tide)

Monday, Aug 29th, 8:32 A.M. and 8:58 P.M.
Tuesday, Aug 30th 9:21 A.M. and 9:46 P.M.
Wednesday, Aug 31st , 10:12 A.M. and 10:34 P.M.
Thursday, Sept 1st , 10:35 A.M. and 10:56 P.M.
Friday, Sept 2nd , 11:27 A.M. and 11:47 P.M.
Sat, Sept 3rd , 12:00 A.M. and 12:23 P.M.
Sun, Sept 4th , 12:42 A.M. and 1:45 P.M.


Need a gift card? Give us a call at 410-524-3433 You can also buy
them
online.

2011 White Marlin Shirts are here! Short sleeve and
long sleeve! Shark Tournament Shirts and popular Calcutta T's both short and
long sleeve! Order ONLINE.

Preview our selection of
hooks, sinkers, and swivels along with the ever popular sputnik sinkers.



We have Calcutta hats, visors, t's, long sleeve t-shirts, sweatshirts, tanks
and new
T-shirts on our online mall. We have the
Bloodworm scented
Fish Bites in stock. Also the very popular Gulp and Fin-Atics Fish Oil
in Shedder Crab and other flavors. You can buy these items
online.



Tire Buddy III deflators are great! Call Oyster Bay Tackle at 410-524-3433
or order on
line.


We also now carry the Oasis
Trailhead Tire Deflators. 59.99 for set of 4 in store.

To buy a dozen assorted flounder rigs for $24.99.
Order Online.

To buy a selection of a dozen of the most popular Got-cha Plugs in our area
for 49.99
Shop Online.

We have a great value on a stuffed surf box

Big surf box for 49.99- a $56 value- available on line, at both our
stores, or call 410-524-3433.

We offer a great value in our stores or on our web site of
a package of 12 assorted surf rigs for $23.99.
Surf rigs buy online.

To buy a big stuffed
Flounder box
for 49.99 stop in our stores, Shop Online, or call 410-524-3433.-

We have
6-packs of bucktails and we
have
fishing
books.


Visit our online mall year
round. Check it out and
e-mail me with any comments or suggestions.
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We have a
Australian Gold
Suntan Lotion web page that shows all the Australian Gold Suntan
Products available in both our retail stores. Oyster Bay Tackle~410-524-3433
and Fenwick Tackle~302-539-7766. E-mail
Sue for pricing and availability or call 410-524-3433.

Visit our Website.

Visit our
Drifting Easy Archives to learn where and how to crab, clam and fish in
our area.

Sale!

We have lots of rods and reels out for this season by
Daiwa, Tica, Sea Striker and Okuma.

If you have any fish reports please e-mail
Sue Foster at: Oyster Bay
Tackle. E-mail me your name and where you are from so we can put
you in our weekly fish reports!



Tire Deflators, Calcutta t-shirts, 2011 White Marlin Open Shirts,
Gift Cards, Got-cha Plugs, Ugly Sticks,
Tica rods, Okuma surf rods, Daiwa reels, Windcheaters, Mann's, Stretch
25 lures, Mullet Rigs,
Aqua-Clear Tangle free Rigs, Tsunami Shads, Tandem Rigs, Spec Rigs,
Beach Runner surf rods, Penn Reels, Okuma reels,
Collapsible Bridge and Pier Nets, Rat-L-Traps, Calcutta Hats, Stuffed Tackle
Boxes and more. Stop in to our shops or Order Online. -->

E-mail Sue Foster at: Oyster Bay
Tackle
if you have any questions about our inventory or if you want to place
an order for an item we do not have on-line.

Shop Online




Holiday Shopping

Coupons

2011
tide tables now available in online. You'll find our tide chart and MD
regs under "More Fishing Info" on our website.

Tides: These are ocean tides, add 2 hours for the bay, approximately 1 hour
for Indian River:

High Tides: (Add approx 6 hours for low tide)






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