Bluefish hit the beach again on Tuesday. Fish up to 24 inches reported. No fresh bunker right now. It has been ordered for the weekend but rain on Thursday or Friday may hurt availability. Whole finger mullet have been a good bait.

Keeper stripers in the Indian River Inlet over the last couple of days. Incoming tide has produced rockfish from 15 to 30 pounds on bucktails.

Originally Posted May 5

Spring Surf Tournament Weekend Report.

The Annual Spring Surf Fishing Tournament will be contested on Saturday May 10. We have an impressive 234 particpants pre-registered so far. Lets hope the fish and weather cooperate.

For those of you wanting to avoid the crowd the tournament area does not include Keybox Road in the Delaware Seashore State Park or any of the state beaches in Fenwick Island.

The best beach fishing report from over the weekend came from Fenwick Island. David Price reported flounder, blowfish, and small stripers on the beach down south. Otherwise, the report from 3Rs Road and north was sharks and more sharks. We will report bait availability later in the week.

We did receive a picture of a 51 inch striper taken by Sam Kilgore on the beach at Assateague. Nice fish!!

Just picking at the stripers in the Indian River Inlet. Incoming tide and bucktails are the best combinations. It seems there are a few more keepers in the mix now.

Tautog fishing is good along the rocks. Live green crabs are the best bait. Live sand fleas are not yet available but should be in within the next two weeks. Please note: Effective May 12 Tautog season will be closed in Delaware waters through June 30.

Old Inlets very own Jimbo Clark reported decent flounder fishing in the Indian River bay. He had 3 keepers and several throwbacks on Sunday. Effective May 11 the minimum size for flounder increases from 18 inches to 19.5 inches. The daily limit remains at 4 fish with no closed season.

Upcoming Events

Annual Memorial Day Weekend Tent Sale - Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 23-25

11th Annual Delaware Seashore Fall Surf Fishing Classic - Saturday and Sunday, September 27-28

Fishing License Info

The new license requirement is in effect as of the first of the year. A license is now required for saltwater fishing in Delaware waters. You can get your license here at Old Inlet. Delaware law requires your social security number to get a license. We CANNOT issue the license without it. A passport or work/education visa can be used in leiu of a SSN for foreign born anglers. Also, if you are getting a boat license you will need to show your current boat registration.

You can find out more about the license requirements on the DE Fish and Wildlife website:
http://www.fw.delaware.gov/Fisheries/Fishing+license+FAQs.htm (you will need to copy and paste this link)