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11/18/09
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FISHING REPORT
FROM
THE STAFF OF BILL'S SPORT SHOP
18388 Coastal Highway
Lewes, De. 19958
302-645-7654
www.billssportshop.com
11/18/09
The Bill's Sport Shop/Bethany Blues Fall 2009 Striper Tournament is in its last three weeks. Marty Fidler was the grand raffle prize winner, with a 1/2 day charter presented by Chris Ragni of the "Jam Man Charters".
The Jolly Trolley transported guests from Bill's parking lot across the street and dropped them off in front of the restaurant. They made several trips over and kept a vigilant eye on guests returning. The Staff at Bethany Blues thanks us for our efforts to keep spaces open for their dinner crowd.
FISHING NEWS
We have been in contact with a lot of the other area tackle shops, including Rick's, Lewes Harbor and Oyster Bay and everybody agrees that between IDA and the recent Nor'easter fishing came to a screaming halt. Before the storm, anglers throughout the area were having banner days catching limits of tog, stripers, some blues and even flounder. With beach conditions changing daily, call DSSP, 227-2800 or CHSP, 645-8983 to check for access to the beach.
IRBA's Turkey Week Striper Tournament
This is the second year for the tournament that is held Thanksgiving week. The captains meeting takes place on Saturday, November 20th, from 3 to 6pm at the Greene Turtle in Lewes. They will have a DJ playing music and the Greene Turtle will provide a great spread of food and drink for the tournament participants. Fishing takes place throughout the week with participants fishing two out of seven days. This makes it easy to avoid the bad weather and the crowds and get in some good striper fishing. The entry fee is only $150 per boat if anglers sign up before 11/14 and $200 after that. The anglers can fish Bill's Sport Shop’s Tournament, Rick's Tournament, Lewes Harbour Tournament and the IRBA Tournament as long as they entered in each one. The eligible fish must be weighed in at the individual tackle shop.
Upcoming Events
October 15 - December 4th - Bill's Sport Shop Striper Tournament
Lewes Harbour Marina - Oct. 24 - Nov. 24
November 21 - 28 IRBA Striper Tournament
Rick's Bait & Tackle - Ongoing Tournament until Nov. 21
***** FALL HOURS *****
Mon.-Thurs. 6:00am to 7:00pm
Fri. - 6:00am to 10:00 pm
Sat. - 5:00am to 9:00 pm
Sun.- 5:00am to 6:00pm
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11/11/09
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FISHING REPORT
FROM
THE STAFF OF BILL’S SPORT SHOP
18388 Coastal Highway
Lewes, De. 19958
302-645-7654
www.billssportshop.com
11/11/09
The Bill's Sport Shop/Bethany Blues Fall 2009 Striper Tournament is ongoing. Louie Konya was the grand raffle prize winner, with a 1/2 day charter presented by Captain Trey Parker, "Play-n-Hook-E".
The Jolly Trolley transported guests from Bill's parking lot across the street and dropped them off in front of the restaurant. They made several trips over and kept a vigilant eye on guests returning. The Staff at Bethany Blues thanks us for our efforts to keep spaces open for their dinner crowd.
FISHING NEWS
Cliff Neal caught a 14.50 lb striper trolling the Outerwall with Stretch 25s.
Dave Lynam caught 2 stripers to 18.50 lb drifting eels in the Delaware Bay.
Jere Danz landed a 28.45 lb striper at the 8's using a live eel.
Kevin Blouch weighed in a 26.70 lb tournament striper measuring 42" and having a 24" girth.
Kelvin Smith checked in 2 more tournament stripers measuring 44" and 43 1/2" and weighing 29.20 lb and 31.65 lbs.
Vincent Grenkevich caught a 20.50 lb 38” tournament striper.
Bee Linzey weighed in a 30.20 lb tournament striper.
Dave Lynam caught his limit of stripers to 17.75lb and 1 keeper flounder on eels in Delaware Bay.
Dave Walker stopped by the store with a 29.55 lb tournament striper.
Lamont Harmon was fishing the rocks at IRI and caught 3 tautog to 4.35lb.
Robert Gainey caught 5 keeper tog up to 5.75 lbs on green crabs at IRI.
A customer reported blues to 17 lb and stripers to 35" at 3R's on mullet, bunker and Hopkins spoons.
John L Taylor Jr. and John L Taylor III caught tautog up to a citation earning 8.25 lbs on green crabs at the Outer Wall.
Mike Coco, age 10, caught a 7lb tog on an ocean wreck with green crabs.
Jack Sexton, age 13, caught a 46", 36.45 lb striped bass on eels at Overfalls.
Brian Loeb caught a 23 lb tournament striper in the Delaware Bay.
Bill Vernon caught a 44", 34.75 lb tournament striper.
Walter Hanwell, Walter JR and John Lovell caught blues to 14 lbs. and stripers to 40" from Fenwick south on Stretch 25s, umbrellas rigs and tandem bucktails. They also caught them on plugs.
James Weber boated three stripers on eels with the largest hitting the scales at 30.55 lbs. and measuring 46 1/2" while fishing the 8's.
Robert Schnepfe was fishing Delaware Bay with Gulp Eels and boated a citation 27.60 lb striper.
Tournament entrant, David Lynam, had 2 stripers weighing 23.50 lbs and 21.40 lbs.
Larry Birkins, Jim Berkins, Joe Lofink and Ted Antonelli were fishing the 8"s with eels and had a 5.55 lb flounder, an 18.05 lb striper and a 20.25 lb citation striper caught by Ted.
Scott Fluharty used live spot at Overfalls to get 2 stripers to 32.25 lbs.
Chuck Nagle, Bill Baker, Jr. and George Wilder boated 16 tog to 6 lbs at the Wall with green crabs.
Matthew Lambert checked in with eight tog. The largest was a citation 9.45 lb., 26" blackfish caught on green crabs at Bubble Gum Beach.
John Kersey, weighed in a 31.75 lb. 46" tournament striper.
Captain Don Knowles and Bud Trainor stopped by with their limit of stripers to 17.10 lbs.
Sean Rogers brought a 23.90 lb., 42.25" striper to the scales.
In the past few days, Kelvin Smith has weighed in three tournament stripers, 37.20 lbs. 36.65 lbs and 38.45 lbs.
Captain Charlie Helmer, "Tranquila Sportfishing", emailed us that the big fish have hit Overfalls and his anglers caught stripers measuring up to 39".
Joe Morris at Lewes Harbour Tackle Shop sent us an email that he has seen good catches all week. They just weighed in the biggest striped bass so far, a 44.8 pounder. caught by Evan Falgowski while trolling a Stretch 25.
Sue Foster of Oyster Bay Tackle, reports bluefish in the surf up to 9 lbs. Sue also says striper action has picked up in the OC area at Ocean City Inlet a few in the surf. Tautog fishing was outstanding on the Rt. 50 Bridge, inlets and bulkhead. Big blues were reported just offshore on the shoals.
Upcoming Events
October 15 - December 4th - Bill's Sport Shop Striper Tournament
Lewes Harbour Marina - Oct. 24 - Nov. 24
November 21 - 28 IRBA Striper Tournament
Rick's Bait & Tackle - Ongoing Tournament until Nov. 21
***** FALL HOURS *****
Mon.-Thurs. 6:00am to 7:00pm
Fri. - 6:00am to 10:00 pm
Sat. - 5:00am to 9:00 pm
Sun.- 5:00am to 6:00pm
11 November 2009
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