Make Bill's Sport Shop your fishing vacation headquarters'. We have bait,
rigs, rods, reels, carts, racks, t's, coolers, and beach supplies. Bring
your catch into Bill's and we will take your picture and provide you with a
8 1/2 x 11 photo, suitable for framing, publish it in the Coastal Fisherman
and mention it in our fishing report.

Fishing News

Capt. Bill Baker, Bill Jr, Joey Neely and Nick went east of the Hot Dog and
hooked and released 7 mako.

John Morole and a friend fished the Poorman's Canyon and caught 17 mahi-
mahi trolling with lures.

We got an email from Ed Lewandowski: "Hey Capt. Bill- Just wanted to share
the following.. My father (also named Ed Lewandowski) and I fished aboard
the "Reel Dreams" with Capt. Ron Savidge and his son Steve yesterday. We
made a run to Poor Man's Canyon hoping to find a good yellowfin bite. We
didn't get any tuna action, but instead, caught a few peanut dolphin and a
75#-80# white marlin! Ed (senior) brought the white marlin to the boat on a
naked ballyhoo. We had another white marlin (~50#) in the spread for a few
minutes, but we couldn't get the hook-up after the fish made several
short-strikes." Edward A. Lewandowski, Executive Director, Delaware Center
for the Inland Bays.

Tom Bailor from Bill's Sport Shop, caught his limit of blue claws up to 6
1/2" using a trot line topped with chicken necks. He was crabbing in the
back of IR Bay near Gull Point.

Capt. Steve on the "Four Play" and crew had 5 yellowfin up to 48 lbs on the
920 line in 70 fathoms of the south Poormans Canyon. He was using a mix of
spreader bars, ballys and green machine.

Capt Billy on the "Stacey" caught 12 yellowfin, using the same mix-spreader
bars, ballys and daisey chains. Bill Vernon

Bobby called from the Pier at Cape Henlopen and said they are catching spot
and croakers up to 12".

Customers are reporting a good yellowfin bite with tuna, 30-50lb, fishing
the Poormans and the Washington using ballyhoo.

Sue Foster of Oyster Bay Tackle is reporting flounder caught at the South
Jetty and the 9th St.Pier on live minnows. The surf was up and down with
sharks, kingfish, rays and some snapper blues. Inlet fishing saw flounder,
stripers and tautog. The first triggerfish was reported

at the Inlet Wall and the South Jetty.

Our prayers go out for Ed Watcheski, who disappeared Wednesday night. He was
later found. The accident occurred while he was cleaning his boat at his
dock in Pot Nets.

2010 Recreational Atlantic Tunas Retention Limits

The current recreational daily bluefin tuna (BFT) retention for limit for
HMS Angling (private recreational) vessels will be one school or large
school BFT (measuring 27 to less than 59 inches) per vessel per day/trip.
The current recreational daily BFT retention for limit for HMS
Charter/Headboat vessels (fishing recreationally) is one school BFT
(measuring 27 to less than 47 inches) and one large school BFT (measuring 47
to less than 59 inches) per vessel per day/trip.

Tautog Reopens

Tautog fishery will reopen July 1. The size limit is 14" with a creel limit
of 10 fish.

ASMFC VOTES TO INCREASE SEA BASS SEASON

In a vote supported by all member states of the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass
Management Board today, states will now have the option to liberalize the
2010 black sea bass season in state waters by an additional 90 days. The
proposed new season will run from May 22 through October 11, with an
additional open period of November 1 through December 31. The proposal would
keep the size and bag limit the same of 12-1/2 inches and 25 fish per
angler.

Del-Jersey-Land Inshore Reef Site

Preparations for the ex-"USS Arthur W. Radford" sinking is under way.

The 563-foot-long "Radford" is scheduled to go down later this year onto the
Del-Jersey-Land Inshore Reef site, located 26 miles southeast of the Indian
River Inlet.

Bill's Radio Fishing Report

Captain Bill Baker's fishing report is broadcast daily on WGMD, 92.7,
after the 7 am and 5 pm news. His sports talk show airs on Friday from 5pm
till 7pm.

Upcoming Events

July 1 - Tautog season opens - 14", 10 fish per angler per day

July 1 - Aug. 31 - Striper slot fishing opens in De Bay and tributaries, 20"
to 26" - 2 per angler per day

*** SPRING/SUMMER HOURS *****

Mon. thru Thurs. 5:00a.m. - 9.m.

Fri. 5:00a.m. - 10:00p.m.

Sat. 5:00a.m. - 10:00p.m.

Sun. 5:00a.m. - 9:00p.m.