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Welcome to the on-line version of the Coastal Fisherman newspaper. The
Coastal Fisherman is a free paper published weekly from May through
September in addition to our popular Winter Issue in January. Since 1976 we
have offered concentrated news coverage of saltwater fishing along the
Maryland/Delaware/Virginia coast along with columns and feature articles on techniques, products, electronics and much, much more. Enjoy!
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Crappy day today. Dreary, rainy, damp... crappy.
The "Jezebel" did venture off to Russell's Reef and limited out on tautog.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Kevin Hitchens was fishing off the RT. 50 Bridge last night around 11pm and ended up catching a 41.5-inch striper. Kevin used a 1 oz. bucktail tipped with a 5-inch pink Zoom worm.
The "Morning Star" braved rough conditions and came back with some nice tog.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
The striper bite off Assateague Island is still pretty strong.
Brian Behe landed a 37 inch striper at sunset, fishing off Assateague using bunker head for bait.
David Trout caught a 36 inch striper, surfcasting off Assateague.
Rusty and Rocco Garufi caught a bunch of tog on Russell's Reef.
Wednesday, May 7, 2009
Charles Sitskorn landed a 25-inch flounder in the bay near 28th Street.
Charles Maxwell caught a 25.5-inch flounder in the Indian River Bay.
I heard today that the bite on Assateague Island is awesome. Surfcasters are catching A LOT of fish!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Some flounder were caught north of the RT 90 Bridge and in the bay behind Assateague near the airport.
A group of anglers came in today to have their picture taken with tog caught off the North Jetty.
Bill Snyder caught a 24-inch black drum off the North Jetty today.
Monday, May 5, 2008
First mako of the season was caught. Thomas Dane of Havertown, PA was fishing on the "Free Spool" out of the Indian River Marina, when they hooked the mako in 55-degree water at the Elephant Trunk. Mako weighed in at 125.2 lbs.
"Morning Star" arrived again with some tog.
Some flounder were caught in the Thorofare today. Nothing huge. 18 and 19 inchers.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
The big news is that the big stripers have arrived off Assateague yesterday and today. A couple of 45 lb.+ fish were caught. Should be an interesting week for surfcasters.
Capt. Monty on the "Morning Star" came back with some nice tog and sea bass.
Friday, May 2, 2008
The "Ursula Priscilla" arrived at the docks with a load of tog caught at the African Queen.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Delaware released their tautog regulations:
April 1st - May 11th - 15" minimum 3 fish
May 12th - June 30th - CLOSED SEASON
July 1st - Aug 31st - 14" minimum 10 fish
Sept. 1st - Sept. 28th - CLOSED SEASON
Sept. 29th - March 21st - 14" minimum 10 fish
I've been getting questions on the new fishing license required in Delaware. Here's the fee schedule:
Resident annual fishing license - $8.50
Non-resident annual fishing license - $20.00
7-day tourist fishing license - $12.50
Charter boat license (vessel hired on a per trip basis) - $150 for Residents/$300 Non-Resident
Head boat license (vessel hired on a per person basis) - $300 Resident/$600 Non- Resident
Recreational Boat license less than 20’- $40 - Same cost for Residents and Non-Residents.
Recreational Boat license longer than 20’- $50 - Same cost for Residents and Non-Residents.
2008 T-SHIRTS ARE IN! This years shirt features a red drum and a blue marlin. Red Sun Custom Apparel did a great job. Many colors are available. We also have long sleeve t-shirts. Stop in the office to pick-up your shirt. We are sold out of 2007 shirts.
SEND US YOUR PICTURES!!!!
Please make sure your camera is set to the highest possible resolution/picture size. When you send them, do not allow the program to compress the file. Send it LARGE!
Please include the following information about your catch... Boat name... Anglers names... towns... fish caught... bait used... where fish were caught... length and weight (if possible)
If you have a picture you would like to submit, you can email it to me at coastalfisherman@comcast.net. If you would like for us to take a picture of your catch, either come by our office behind Crab Alley on Sunset Avenue or call us at 410-213-2200 and we will come out and take your picture.
LARRY
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