Beach-Net!'s
Lewes, Delaware
Fishing Report

(April 9, 2001)

Water Temp: Lewes - Lewes: 43 ~ De. Lightship: 43' as of April 9, 2001

Local spillways are producing white and yellow perch, herring and shad on grass shrimp according to Nock and Patrick.

Evening was the best time for MaryLou and Roy Groff who caught bucketsfull of white perch near primehook.

Liz Brittingham caught an undersized striper at the Roosevelt Inlet on bloodworms.

Flounder are being taken from the indian river bay caught on squid and minnows . Roger caught a 21'er on plastic, some flounder are showing up at the wall in the mouth of the Delaware Bay. We weighed in 2 flounder up to 4.7Lbs taken from Brown Shoals. Eddie Jarrel caught them on eels and squid heads. He also caught stripers to 35".

Keeper Stripers have been taken on cut bait on the surf at 3r's road. A few stripers have been reported caught on bloodworms in the Broadkill River too.

Larry Blain placed second in the Millsboro Bassmasters Tournament at Trapp Pond catching largemouth bass up to 5lbs on crankbaits. Congratulations Larry!

Tau Tog fishing continues to be productive on both the offshore and inshore wrecks when the weather cooperates.

H. D. Parsons checked in to let everyone know that this weekend was productive on the Mackerel. The Keena Lady IV had a very good day on Friday , Fair on Saturday and not quite as good on Sunday, he wants every one to know that they are running with Captain Ricky.

This is the time of year that everyone wants to go for Mackerel, Please be sure that your boat is 100% before leaving port. 43' water temperature means approximately a10 minute survival time if you have to go into the water. Please be careful ! Now that the Mackerel have arrived we should have a few weeks of them until the Blues arrive.