DE Bay
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parishht
God
Sorry, I fish the lower, leave out of Roosevelt inlet
and go to the wall, the haystacks and a couple of other spots.
It has been pretty bad lately, I even went on a headboat
the other weekend and out of 40 people only two throw back flounder were caught.
The deckhand told us that it has been that way for a couple of weeks.
I don't know why, but I can't access the Delaware reef guide,
but here is a link:
http://www.fw.delaware.gov/Fisheries/Pages/ArtificialReefProgram.aspx
and go to the wall, the haystacks and a couple of other spots.
It has been pretty bad lately, I even went on a headboat
the other weekend and out of 40 people only two throw back flounder were caught.
The deckhand told us that it has been that way for a couple of weeks.
I don't know why, but I can't access the Delaware reef guide,
but here is a link:
http://www.fw.delaware.gov/Fisheries/Pages/ArtificialReefProgram.aspx
I've fished the bay almost exclusively since I was a little kid. Now with poor fishing, high gas prices and $20 ramp fees, I focus mostly on flounder fishing in the back and inshore off of Cape May and Wildwood. My average fuel burn for a trip in the bay is around 15 gallons, the ramp fee is $20, figure another $20 for bait thats $100 to catch dogfish and skates. At least in the back I only burn 5-6 gallons of gas, launch for free and if I'm not catching anything I can take a swim or stop at a bar or restaurant for a bite and a drink.
What happend... This is my theory and I have no science to prove it. with the resurgence of the Stripers, the Weakfish were no longer able to compete for food. The Stripers ate everything including spike weakies. All that is left in the bay is Spring migratory Stripers and Drum and dogfish. I believe in cycles, Fifty years ago all they caught was Croakers, 20 years ago all they caught were Weakies. So I imagine we are in a Striper cycle and it to will change.
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parishht
God
Hey Mulv, it couldn't be all the crap from all the cities that dump their sh!t in the rivers, could it?
And to add to yours, all the whales and dolphins and sharks and seals that follow the food into the bay or have discovered the food in the bay.
Oh yeah, the other weekend when I went on a headboat trip,
I saw two otters playing in the bay.
And to add to yours, all the whales and dolphins and sharks and seals that follow the food into the bay or have discovered the food in the bay.
Oh yeah, the other weekend when I went on a headboat trip,
I saw two otters playing in the bay.