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11/04/09
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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
11/04/09
The Bill's Sport Shop/Bethany Blues Fall 2009 Striper Tournament is ongoing. Glen Sterner won a half-day charter as the grand raffle prize winner, presented by Walt Wilson of "R Way" Charter boat.
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. This week's menu is smoked meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy.
Visit our web site for an updated list of prizes and to check on the current standings on the leader board: http://www.billssportshop.com.
FISHING NEWS
Ryan Falgowski of Lewes boated a 24.60 lb. striper in the DE Bay using Stretch 25's.
Shawn Smith took a 20lb 4oz striper from the surf at Cape Henelopen according to Rick Willman of Rick's Bait and Tackle.
Kathy Dyabelko caught 5 tog with 2 keepers to 3.41lbs at IRI using sandfleas.
Chuck Nagle landed a 10lb. striper at Masseys Ditch using fresh cob mullet.
Sean Olson caught and weighed in a 28.45lb tournament striper.
Tournament angler, Kevin Smith, stopped by with a 45 3/4", 29.35lb striper that has a place in the tourney.
Bill Weiss, from Bill's, fished the surf at Gordon's Pond under less than ideal conditions and beached a couple of small blues and a throwback flounder.
John Phillips weighed in 2 stripers with the larger measuring 40 7/8" and weighing 23.10lbs moving him into the standings in our striper tournament.
David Lynam stopped by the store and weighed in 2 tournament stripers. His largest measured 41" and weighed 21.65lbs. David's second fish was 39.14" and weighed 19.10lbs
Chris Thurmon on the "Skipjack" out of Lewes Harbor Marina, caught 18 keeper stripers on Sat. and 3 on Sun. On another trip, Capt. Chris's anglers caught their limit of stripers at the mouth of the DE. Bay.
Captain Chris of "Jam Man" charters out of Lewes, emailed us that he had a very successful tog trip at the Wall last weekend with 15 keepers with the largest hitting the scales at 9.5lbs.
Joe Morris, Lewes Harbour Marina, reports boats heading out of Lewes have been doing very well on stripers drifting live spot and eels at 8B Bouy and in the Valley. Other anglers used bucktails and Gulp Jerk Shads.
From Sue Foster of Oyster Bay Tackle, Ocean city,: "Last week's blue blitz in the surf was just that. Last week's... not to be repeated this week due to weather conditions.... Anglers had a hard time holding bottom in the surf most of the week. A couple nice stripers were reported from Assateague, but that was about it! Most people trying the surf got skunked. Delaware Bay stripers turned on with some good sized fish early in the week. And offshore tautog fishing was good when the boats got out. Most anglers fishing Assateague surf didn't catch anything but sharks and skates, but rumor has it a 41-inch and a 46-incher was caught."
Sea Bass Closure
NOAA announced the temporary closure of the black sea bass recreational fishery in federal waters north of Cape Hatteras, N.C., for 180 days in response to recent landings data that showed recreational fishermen may catch more than double their annual quota by the end of the year.
Indian River Inlet Dredge Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, announced dredging will begin at the Indian River Inlet along the Coast Guard bulkhead and along the adjacent stone shoreline. Shoaling over time forced the main channel to move against the north interior shoreline.
Fishing Regulations
Stripers - 2 fish a day at 28" or greater
Tautog - 10 fish a day at 14"
Flounder - 18.5" - 4 fish a day
Sea Bass - Closed for 180 days
Tuna - BFT - 27" -47" 1 per boat per day
BFT - 47" - 73" 1 per boat per day
BFT - 73" - 1 per boat per year
The recreational yellowfin tuna daily retention limit is 3 per person per day. The minimum size for YFT and big eye tuna is 27" curved fork length. There are no recreational limits for bigeye, skipjack or albacore tuna.
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
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