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Pat (yakscientist) and I took the trip down to the public boat ramp in Lewes, DE yesterday. We fished mainly in and around the confluence of the canal and the Broadkill but never made the trip out into the inlet. We launched at 6 and caught the last of the incoming tide and pretty much all of the outgoing. The goal was flounder, blues, and striper. We both threw a variety of rigs including tandems, paddletails, bucktails, gulp, and flukes.
Despite the gorgeous conditions (until it got hot) the fishing was slow. We later learned from someone who fishes these waters consistently that our temperature reading on the outgoing tide (73-74) was almost 10 degrees colder than what is typical. This likely contributed to the slow bite. Fishfinders were pretty bleak for trolling, but we casted and jigged hard.
Pat ended up with some puffer fish and a bunch of crabs who were really into his gulp. I ended up with a sand perch, a micro striper, a micro black seabass, and a 16" flounder (a half-inch off from keeper size). I'd never been to this spot before, and Pat had been once so it was cool to breakdown a new(ish) body of water. I was amazed at how clean and clear the water was, and how different the shoreline looked compared to a lot of the mid/upper bay shores. There's some overlap in vegetation, but the aesthetic felt completely different down there.
For those who've never been, it's only 2 hours from Baltimore City and the ramp had no fee, had tons of parking, and had bathrooms. You don't need to paddle far at all to reach good water, which is always a bonus (though obvious means those waters are likely pressured). A week non-resident fishing license was only $12.50, so overall this was a great trip to change things up and test out some new waters.
Flounder.jpgSand Perch.jpgSea Bass.jpg
Despite the gorgeous conditions (until it got hot) the fishing was slow. We later learned from someone who fishes these waters consistently that our temperature reading on the outgoing tide (73-74) was almost 10 degrees colder than what is typical. This likely contributed to the slow bite. Fishfinders were pretty bleak for trolling, but we casted and jigged hard.
Pat ended up with some puffer fish and a bunch of crabs who were really into his gulp. I ended up with a sand perch, a micro striper, a micro black seabass, and a 16" flounder (a half-inch off from keeper size). I'd never been to this spot before, and Pat had been once so it was cool to breakdown a new(ish) body of water. I was amazed at how clean and clear the water was, and how different the shoreline looked compared to a lot of the mid/upper bay shores. There's some overlap in vegetation, but the aesthetic felt completely different down there.
For those who've never been, it's only 2 hours from Baltimore City and the ramp had no fee, had tons of parking, and had bathrooms. You don't need to paddle far at all to reach good water, which is always a bonus (though obvious means those waters are likely pressured). A week non-resident fishing license was only $12.50, so overall this was a great trip to change things up and test out some new waters.
Flounder.jpgSand Perch.jpgSea Bass.jpg
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