The Cape Henlopen Pier has become a hot spot for anglers looking for Flounder and Trout, according to Capt. Bill Baker of Bill's Sports Shop.
Capt. Baker reported nice, 19- to 20-inch Flounder caught off the pier. Brian Elliott, Scott Funk and Gary Michoud came back with "lots of flounder", Capt. Baker said. Mixed in were some Trout and one nice Bluefish. The trio used spec rigs, shiners and squid.
Al South and Larry Blain also reported some nice catches at the pier. South landed some Trout from the end of the pier and Blain nabbed 7 keeper and 11 throwback Trout on green grubs and minnows.
There still hasn't been a huge run of Bluefish, but local anglers have reported catching them at Henlopen Point on bucktails with twisters and charter boats have seen Slammer Blues 12-14 miles east of the Indian River Inlet.
In the Delaware Bay, a party on the Miss Kristen kept a 15-pound Striper caught at 8A and 8B Buoys on live eels. Another Miss Kristen trip bagged the limit of Tautog at the Outer Wall.
In the Roosevelt Inlet, fishermen have reported catches of Trout on peeler crabs.
And in the Indian River Inlet, action picked up noticeably as the weather improved this week. Rob Kliner caught a 5.25- and a 3.5-pound Tautog on sand fleas and green crabs, Keith and Bill Newcomer caught their limits of 'Tog on green crabs, and Ron Harper weighed in a 3.5-pound Tog taken on green crabs. Bluefish have been caught on mullet and Stripers on live eels and bucktails.
In fresh water, Keith and Bill Newcomer fished Burton's Pond and came back with 50 Pickerel and 4 Largemouth Bass on mepps, spinners and maws shad raps. At Silver Lake in Rehoboth Beach, Angel Chase caught a citation Crappie on minnows. Remember -- you need a Delaware Fresh Water Fishing License to fish bodies of fresh water.
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