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 8th, 2011

Fishing Report by Sue Foster

Water Temperature (WTMP): 74.7 °F°

Fishing this week was still good on flounder though there are a tremendous
amounts of throw backs. Croaker fishing is up and down in the bay. Some days
anglers catch plenty. Other days they can't find them. Blues are biting
around the Inlet area and Route 50 Bridge. A few nice stripers were caught
at the inlet. Stripers are also biting around the Rt. 50 Bridge and South
Jetty. Big Spot are in the bay as well, but no small spot. Little finger
mullet and peanut bunker are around for bait for cast netters. Surf fishing
continues to be good with kingfish (whiting) and Norfolk spot and sometimes
a few croaker in the mornings. Sharks, big rays, snapper blues, kingfish and
some croaker are biting at night. Route 50 Bridge continues to be excellent
fishing at night with stripers (lots of shorts) and blues. By day, the
Bridge is seeing flounder, tautog near the draw, and blues. Offshore, the
bite continues with sea bass and flounder.

(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.

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(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 than today! 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.

Kingfish, some Norfolk spot, and an occassional croaker are biting from the
beach. The best bite is early in the morning. At night, we're seeing still
seeing sharks, skates, huge rays and snapper bluefish. Remember, you cannot
keep a sand tiger, sand bar, or dusky shark. If in doubt, always release any
sharks with teeth.


Anglers on Assateague beaches are having action with the small stuff too.

- "Shark Hunter" posted on the 3rd: "This report is from 8/2 afternoon and
8/3 morning. Caught a few flounder, shorties, using strips of spot that I
caught using fishbites. 4 inch strip of spot on size 1 hook retrieved slowly
through the water. Most hits came from just behind the wash. I figure the
flounder are waiting just far enough back to ambush anything swimming along
the shoreline current. It seems you have to place the bait near the
flounder, as the flounder don't go looking for the bait. Caught a few small
throwback kings on cutbaits.
Caught many spot that will be used for bait later today if the weather
permits. "

"CrazyBellRinger" posted on the 2nd:
I didn't see one flounder at ai all weekend . The whiting were there and
easy to catch so that is what i did. Are whiting always easy to catch? Do
they count? I thought maybe they don't count because the only fishing i have
ever done that was easier was sunny fishing. Last year i was down there it
was fluke til noon, this time just non stop whiting. "

Dave Bartlett e-mailed in on 8/2 from the Delaware Beach:
"We had probably one of the 5 best days ever on the surf on Sunday, catching
a real variety of fish (kings, croakers, ocean perch, spot- some big 10+
inches, stingray, shark, blues and even some trout..!! No flies, wind was in
our favor most of the day, lots of sun, and good friends. As the summer
should be..." (He also caught and released a 4 foot shark.)


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're getting lots of reports of flounder from all over the bay,
but there are tremendous amounts of "short" flounder. We took some pictures
this week to prove there's a few keepers out there!

Thursday was a good fishing day. Jake Allnutt and Rusty Burger from Ocean
City, Md fished the West Channel using Live Minnow along with Berkley Gulp.
They had a nice 2.25 pounder and was 19 inches. Alex and Thomas Fitch from
Bethlehem, PA fished in Ocean City this week and caught a nice pair of
Flounder. Each fish was over 18 inches. A nice 2 pounder and a 3 pounder.
Ian Arciaga from Baltimore, MD caught this Triggerfish on his Birthday at
the Ocean City Inlet using Squid as bait. Dave Beach from Ocean City, Md
caught this 19 inch 2.75 pound Flounder from the bulkhead using live
minnows.

On Tuesday, 10 year old Nick Shover caught 19.5" behind assateague island
using Live Minnows. Dustin Squier from Hallstead, Pa caught this 26 inch 7.5
Flounder from the RT 50 Bridge using Squid as bait. Last Monday, Kyle Baker
caught a flounder in the East Channel 19 inch, 2lb 6oz, on Gulp.

Travis Baker of Asburn Va caught a 19 1/2 inch flounder near the Rt. 50
bridge on a live spot on 8/3. The flounder went 2 pounds 1 1/2 ounces.
Weighed in at Fenwick Tackle.


These pictures are our Photo Gallery under Ocean City
Bay and Inshore Photos.

Yianni Gagianas of Oyster Bay Tackle went fishing this week with Wayne and
Ham McPartland.
They fished the Inlet and near the piling of the Route 50 Bridge with
peanut bunker, and little live mullets and caught lots of bluefish and a
flounder. They had a great time and caught lots of fish!


Croaker! I had one angler say he caught over 60 out of his boat last
Tuesday. Some anglers do good in the bay between Rt 90 and the Thorofare.
Others do good in the Inlet and the bay behind Assateague. Other days, the
croaker are not to be found!

Hammy on Stripers online posted: "OC inlet and West Channel area. NOT A
SINGLE FLOUNDER was caught yesterday afternoon/evening. Croaker seem to be
running good this year, having to try and avoid them again yesterday, and I
even caught some larger ones yesterday, 13 or 14 inches. Caught about 20
total (kept three in the 13-14 inch rainge) and caught one large ray."



Rt. 50 Bridge! Flounder are biting by day. Lots of shorts... some
keepers....Anglers using spreader bars and big floats are doing the best.
At night, there's been stripers and bluefish. Heard of a couple keeper
stripers caught at the sea wall at the Ocean City Inlet at night on small
lures fished in close to the rocks.



Captain Jeffrey Grimes of "Helbent Charters" e-mailed in on 8/7: "Lots of
time on the water this week with some great kids. The weather was great and
the water was clean which helped keep the Flounder biting! We moved around
the bay and inlet as the tides changed from out going to incoming looking
for the bite to turn on. We were fishing the Airport to the commercial
harbor waiting till the tide change and then we would hit the inlet. We were
rewarded everyday with a nice number of Flounder each day. When the tide
started to run to hard we mover up the bay to Harbor Island and we found a
real good bite with some larger fish. Every kid this week hooked up and
reeled in their own fish including a six year old. Gulp continued to be the
hot bait this week with white still out fishing the other colors and live
minnows. We were getting a lot of tails bitten off a the Gulp and I thought
it was some small 5ea Bass but was surprised to find several Gulp tails in
the mouth of the Flounder we caught! Another great week of fishing in OC.
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 Wed: "WEDNESDAY, August 3, 2011 "Flounder Magic"
angler Chris Harper landed a 19" flounder on a minnow and squid combo in the
West channel. Ralph Beaver and family checked in a 22" flounder that was
caught in the Thorofare on a white Gulp! swimming mullet. "Something Fishy"
weighed a 40 lb. cobia that was caught 3 miles off the beach while trolling
spoons. On Tuesday, "Flounder Magic" caught a 20-inch flounder using a
minnow and squid combo in the Thorofare. Anglers on the "Mel-O-Jane" weighed
in 3 flounder up to 4 lbs. 11 oz. after catching them in front of Gudelsky
Park on minnows. Joel Bragg landed a fat 27-inch flounder off the Oceanic
Pier using a combination of squid, a minnow and a Gulp! swimming mullet on a
top-and-bottom rig. The " Bay Bee
had a nice catch of 4 flounder up to 20 3/4-inches caught behind Assateague
on shiners and squid. On Saturday, The "Bay Bee" had over a 100 throwbacks
during their trips today. "Get Sum" had an 18-inch keeper flounder in the
East Channel. On Sunday, Corey Stuckey caught a 25-inch flounder that
weighed an even 6 lbs. near the South Jetty on a live minnow.

In the Ocean Pines Flounder Tournament:

Tristan Drenner caught an 18.5-incher flounder on spot near the Rt. 50
Bridge. Rodney Arbagst caught a pair of flounder near the OC Airport on
minnows. Alvin Powell caught a 19-inch flounder on Gulp! in the Thorofare.
Scott and Chris Clasing caught a pair of flounder behind Harbour Island.
Largest measured 20 3/8". Dave Williams caught a 19-inch flounder in the
Thorofare on squid. Jeff Jeffries caught a 20 7/8-inch flounder west of the
Thorofare on live minnow. Logyn Ray caught a 19 3/4-inch flounder on live
mullet in the Thorofare.Frank Watkins caught a 22 3/4-inch flounder in the
West Channel off Gudelsky Park.Frank Fiori caught an 18 5/8-inch flounder
behind the OC Airport.JoAnn Shelly caught a 22 1/8-inch flounder near
Harbour Island on live spot.Kevin Welkner caught an 18 3/4-inch flounder on
live spot in the bay behind Assateague Island.Michelle Freitag caught a 19
1/2-inch flounder near the Rt. 50 Bridge on a live minnow. Gene Stalls
caught a 21 7/8-inch flounder on a Gulp! in the West Channel near Hooper's.
Matt Hampton caught a 19 1/2-inch flounder in the OC Inlet on a live minnow.
Jack Arblaster caught a 21 1/4-inch flounder near Harbour Island.Greg
Donahue caught a 21 1/4-inch flounder in the West Channel on live mullet.
Travis Lloyd and Ryan Stout caught a pair of flounder, just shy of
19-inches, in the Thorofare."


Oceanic Pier (410-289-2602) is now open (no fishing license required when
fishing on this pier). Anglers are catching lots of flounder along with some
big ones caught between 25 and 27-inches this past week. There are a
couple croaker runs every day, some blues, shad at night, and lots of small
fish for the kids to catch. Anglers catch blues 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 4th : "Right now its a nighttime
bite with black and purple plugs doing the trick. Old Inlet Night Manager
Eddie Heite had fish up to 32" this week after dark on the incoming
water.There are some nice blues moving through the Inlet during the day and
the Asian contingent says there are a few keeper tog in the mix as
well.There has been a fleet of boats working from the end of the north
rockpile out to the green can most mornings. Croakers, we assume but do not
have any confirmation.Plenty of shore flounder around right now. But then
again it is August. Bigger fish are only a few weeks away.Kings and spot on
the beach. Some are eatin size. Anita Chandler had two flounder over 21" on
Fenwick last weekend.

"



Bill Sports Center in Lewes, DEL (302-645-7654) reports on the 2nd: "This
week there's reports of keeper flounder, ling cod and sea bass SW and SE of
"B" Bouy. Croakers and spot are being caught at the Cape Henelopen Pier.
Croakers and kings on the surf and Indian River Inlet is good for croakers,
flounder and spot. A customer just reported 3 keeper flounder in the
Broadkill. Linda and Jack Brzoska from DE caught 6 keeper flounder to 23",
5.34# in Rehoboth Bay. Minnows and bucktails did the trick. Fishing off the
beach seems to be picking up. At three R's, Don Perrot picked up a nice 22''
flounder and some keeper blues. Jimmy, his fishing neighbor, had a couple of
blues plus a 55" black tip shark all on fresh mullet."



Lewes Harbour Marina (302-645-6227) reports on Aug 4th: "August 4, 2011 -
Croakers Are Here
Delaware Bay fishermen have been picking at croakers over the past few
weeks, but there have been no appreciable numbers until the past couple
days. Anglers had good catches today in the northwest corner of reef #8, the
Star Site. Captain Charlie Helmer's group aboard Tranquila kept 70 nice
hardheads. Patrons on the Angler got into croakers too. Baiting with clams,
bloodworms and Fishbites on size 4 hooks did the trick. In additon to
croakers, there have been plenty of spot around. The tasty panfish were
found at Site 8, along the inner wall and Cape Henlopen pier, in Roosevelt
Inlet, Broadlkill River and Lewes Canal. Bits of bloodworm or Fishbites on
small hooks or sabiki rigs were effective. Blowfish, kingfish and snapper
blues were mixed with hardheads and spot on the Bay reefs. This is normally
the time of year when some big flounder are caught, and true to form, a few
weighty specimens hit the dock this week. The most impressive was an 11.72
pound welcome mat landed by Captain Vince Keagy, who runs the Miss Kirstin.
The 31 inch fluke attacked a shad dart with a strip of squid at Site 7, and
was brought to the boat on 12 pound test line. Vince said he's been fishing
Delaware Bay for 35 years, but that was his heaviest one so far. Jack
Henriksen, Ricky Mills and John "Dynamo" Deiner worked the Brown Shoal reef
for 8 keeper flounder last Friday, including Jack's 5.21 pounder. Tood Mills
took a 5.13 pounder off Site 7. Ocean fishing produced some nice flatties
too. Last Friday, guys on the Grizzly got 11 keepers at Site 10. Among them
was a 6.5 pound beauty for Jonathan Thompson. On Sunday, flukers an the Lil'
Angler scored 14 flounder to take home out of 57 caught. Wayne DeMarco
decked a 5.77 pounder. Bobby and Buckwheat Bryant, Brad Hawkes and Steve
Reynolds put 12 in the box at Site 10 Monday. Bobby boated a 5.5 pounder.
Joe Walker and his crew captured 12 quality flatfish at Site 10 Tuesday,
including a 7.14 pound citation for Tom Coyle, and Bobby Bryant's 6.05. Katy
Did returned from Site 10 Wednesday with a dozen nice flatfish. The
yellowfin chunk bite at the Hot Dog cooled off after the middle of last
week, but recently, tuna were taken trolling at the Dog. ..."


His full Fishing Delaware Bay Report 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 1st: "Hi All,
Sea bass fishing remains very OK considering it's now high summer. Couple
days this week could have passed for spring.
Twelve and a half inches is still a pain in the neck, but often times the
catching's great. Sending folks home with several fish fries' worth
..some aboard will have flounder too."


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.


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.... "




The Angler Party Boat is now running
! Capt Chris Mizurak reports on July 24th: " We are sailing daily at 730am,
the cost is $62 per person which includes rod,reel, and bait. Please call
4102897424 for reservations. 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 4th:

I think I can give you a much better report this week as far as our Flounder
fishing goes; with the exception of a couple of really bum days our Flounder
landings for the past seven days have been much better than that of the last
couple weeks, landing well over 100 keepers for just this past week
including the two days with just a small handful of keepers on the boat for
our entire day. Croakers have also started to make a fare showing now up in
the Delaware Bay and Capt. H.D. has had another great long-range trip over
the weekend catching Tilefish and Sea Bass on the offshore grounds.


Back up in the Delaware Bay Capt. Mike is proud to report that he is finally
bending the rods with a few Croakers. He has been seeing almost a daily
increase in the numbers of these tasty little bottom scrappers for about a
week now and with any luck this is just the beginning of good things to
come. For whatever reason these Croakers have been late arriving in the
Delaware Bay for the last couple years but are a very welcome site now for
the inshore bottom bouncers bound to the Bay. Capt. Mike also reports he is
seeing a variety with some Spot, Flounder, Blowfish, and Kingfish on many of
his trips. Half-Day trips will continue to run two trips daily sailing at
8:00 a.m. and then again at 1:00 p.m. Half night trips sail only on Friday
and Saturday nights departing the dock at 6:00 p.m.

I will continue to sail daily with my all-day trips departing the docks at
7:00 a.m. arrival time back at the docks is roughly around 4:00 p.m. we will
be primarily targeting Flounder. All bait is furnished and for the most part
we have been trying to jig these fish up with bucktails and or teasers
fishing almost exclusively over the rocks and the natural coral bottoms of
the old grounds. We also have Half-Day trips sailing daily at 8:00 a.m. and
then again at 1:00 p.m. Half- Day trips have been seeing a nice variety of
fish. Half night trips sail only on Friday and Saturday nights departing the
dock at 6:00 p.m.




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"

Jim Dunnigan of WESTMINSTER MARYLAND e-mailed in: "Went fishing on the
Angler from Lewes Delaware with my grandson,this Saturday,Aug.6th. All I can
say,"CROAKERS! CROAKERS!. Everyone was catching them, We brought home 48
croakers and 3 spot.
Call Capt Ted- phone number 1-302-644-4533."


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:

08/05/11 Today starts will small craft warnings. I tell the charter I
think we can do it and if they think it's too rough, I'll turn back and
refund their deposit. After 25 miles we throw out the spread. Before the
second line even touches the water, we put a nice twelve pound Mahi in the
box. The rest of the day held a steady Mahi bite. Not doubles and triples,
but a steady pick. Every fifteen to twenty minutes we would get hit.
Surprise of the day, a fifteen pound Barracuda. At the days end, we have
sixteen Mahi in the box to seventeen pounds and the first Cuda of the year
in OC. Love it when the yellow boat fishes and the million dollar monster
rigs cancel.

08/04/11 Back to the same spot forty five mile east with two anglers from
MI. Morning was super slow with only a few short bites, surely small Mahi.
Moved back on the shoal around 10:30 and found good bait. First pass and we
have a tuna explode on a bait but missed the hook. Second pass, nothing.
Before I can make a third pass a call comes on the radio from the US Navy
ordering all boats in the area to leave NOW!! A live fire exercise will
begin shortly. Decide to make a 15 mile move back inshore and work some
gear. We no longer arrive at the gear and the wind comes up hard out of the
north, like going from flat calm to 15 to 20 knots in no time. Worked the
gear as long as we could, missing plenty of small Mahi, but putting a couple
in the box, one to 15 lbs. Called it a day slightly early since conditions
we on the verge of terrible.




"



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

Larry Jock of the Coastal
Fisherman reports from offshore on Saturday: ""Fish Bonz" had 2
yellowfins and a white marlin release in the Baltimore."All In" released 4
white marlin in the Baltimore."Why Not" released 1 white marlin and returned
home with 4 yellow fin and a gaffer dolphin from the Baltimore. "Moore
Bills" returned with 206 lb. bigeye tuna and 4 yellowfin tuna from the
Washington.Marc Ragonese caught a 10 lb. 8 oz. dolphin at the Fingers.20
3/8". "Rhonda's Osprey" weighed a 13.6 lb. dolphin from the Washington. They
also had a white marlin release."Reel Joy" weighed 2 dolphin (19 and 25.2
lbs.), 1 wahoo (50.4 lbs.) and recorded 4 white marlin releases. All the
action was in the Baltimore Canyon."Big Oh" released 3 white marlin and
weighed an 18.4 lb. dolphin from the Poor Man's."American Lady" weighed 2
yellowfin (40.6 and 41.8 lbs.) and recorded a white marlin release near the
Hot Dog."Predator" released 2 white marlin and weighed a couple of
yellowfins (51.8 and 55 lbs.) from the Baltimore."D.A. Sea" released 2 white
marlin in the Baltimore."Marli" caught a yellowfin and released 1 white
marlin at the Baltimore. "Oasis" caught 3 dolphin a yellowfin and released a
white marlin at the Baltimore. "Billfisher" caught 4 white marlin 2 dolphin
and 2 tuna. "The Natural" caught 4 dolphin at the Washington. "Dem Boys"
released 7 white marlin at the Poorman's. "Espadon" caught 2 dolphin and a
yellowfin at the Washington. and etc... and etc..."



Crabs! Owners setting crab pots behind their houses in North Ocean City are
reporting catches of crabs. Talked to one lady who says she's still catching
an average of 7 crabs per day out of her crab pot behind her condo.
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 8th, 3:39 A.M. and 3:45 P.M.
Tuesday, Aug 9th 4:13 A.M. and 4:27 P.M.
Wednesday, Aug 10th , 4:50 A.M. and 5:12 P.M.
Thursday, Aug 11th , 5:28 A.M. and 6:02 P.M.
Friday, Aug 12th , 6:12 A.M. and 6:58 P.M.
Sat, Aug 13th , 7:01 A.M. and 7:58 P.M.
Sun, Aug 14th , 7:56 A.M. and 9:02 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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