NJ/DE Bay Region Fishing Forecast – March 23, 2023
Spring Has Sprung & NJ’s Ocean Striper Run Has Begun! You’ll know all there is to know just 25...
New Jersey & Delaware Bay - Delaware, Maryland & Chesapeake Bay Fishing Reports
Spring Has Sprung & NJ's Ocean Striper Run Has Begun!
You'll know all there is to know just 25 seconds into this week's report when you see all the rods bent over aboard the Ocean Explorer with Capt. Bob Quinn out of Belmar on Wednesday as a wave of coastal striped bass barrels through along the Jersey Shore this week. Except for a little talk about winter flounder and the April 1 restart of tautog, the first 12 minutes of this week's video fishing forecast is all about the bass, 'bout that bass! After announcing our Sterling winner for the week and hinting about the bluefin in this week’s report, Hutch did receive a report overnight from Capt. Fred aboard Andrea's Toy about bluefin off the Jersey Coast this week. The big story this week takes over at the 14:05 mark of this week’s forecast as Hutch provides a comprehensive first-person analysis from the March 16th field hearing in Wildwood, what Congressman Jeff Van Drew called “the launch of a congressional investigation into offshore wind (and we call it offshore wind industrialization).”
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REP. VAN DREW LAUNCHES CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO OFFSHORE WIND
In his opening statement as chairman of the March 16, 2023 Congressional field hearing at the Wildwood Convention Center in...
Delaware, Maryland & Chesapeake Bay Fishing Reports
Eric Burnley-Delaware, Maryland & Chesapeake Bay Highlights
March 27, 2023 - 09:34:57
March did see the first day of spring, but the temperature that morning at my house was 23 degrees. The water temperature at the Delaware Lightship Buoy on March 26 was 46 degrees and the same temperature was reported at Lewes on the Delaware Bay. In other words, tog remain the only fish available in the bay or ocean. Unfortunately, there are no Delaware charter boats in the water to go after them. Even if there were, the steady days of either small craft or gale warnings would have kept them tied to the dock. In speaking with several charter boat captains, they told me they plan to be back in the water sometime in April. As cold and windy as it has been in March, that is how warm and calm we need the weather to be in April. The water temperature in the shallow parts of Delaware Bay and the Inland Bays needs to get into the 50s before we see the arrival of summer flounder. I will look for some trout (weakfish), blues and stripers as well once the water warms.
Lewes Fishing Reports
Report by Lewes Harbour Marina
March 27, 2023 - 09:34:57
Bill at Lewes Harbour Marina, told us nothing was going on last week except for some white perch out of the Broadkill River. Be sure to visit the shop as soon as you can and see the new tackle he has ...
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Leipsic Fishing Reports
Report by Smith's Bait Shop
March 27, 2023 - 09:34:57
At Smith Bait Steve said white perch and catfish were caught out of the tidal rivers and creeks as well as the fishing pier at Woodland Beach on bloodworms....
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