![]() ![]() If not, learn to fish with lures, for catch and release.īloodworm prices increased May 8. My grandfather always told me if you are going to kill something to catch something, you better be harvesting the catch. With the coming bloodworm issues, you should get used to using more artificial baits. The blue crab formula is producing, as well as bloodworms, and the sand flea formulas. Top and bottom rigs with sand fleas and Fishbites will produce many of your smaller fish. Don’t forget the required circle hooks for targeting striped bass. These next few weeks we will have a large variety of hungry fish along our beaches. Then set up another rod for the smaller fish. A buck for a female crab from a bait shop will make a few good knuckles for bait. Everything likes blue crab, except anglers using it for bait. Earlier this week, sand fleas were producing striped bass. Last week, some folks tried everything and the only bait that worked for a striped bass at Fenwick Island was a piece of Fishbites. Get the big rigs set up for striped bass, drum or bluefish. Digging for them or using a small net is easy. The striped bass action in the surf is some of the best we have seen in a long time and has been a blast. If you are setting up to surf fish this weekend, set up for everything. The action has been random but it has been plentiful in comparison to years past. There are kingfish at Assateague between black drum and migratory striped bass catches. Spot have been caught at the Cape Henlopen fishing pier and as far up as Canary Creek. The new arrivals are some of the summer fish, and a month early. The Raes are great people and a welcome addition to the fishing community. How is the food? Let’s just say I spent $5 on bait and $40 on nom noms over the weekend. Amy Rae, Ryan’s wife, also owns the Backyard in Milton and they are bringing in food for the shop’s snack section. Need charcoal? They’ve got it for the pavilion grills. They have some new additions, including surf rod rentals and higher-end gear for sale so anglers can upgrade. It is fully geared for not just pier fishing, but for the surrounding surf fishing beaches as well. Anglers will be impressed with the new shop. Ryan Rae and his family are the new owners along with Matt Carter at Quest Kayak. The new shop at the Cape Henlopen State Park Fishing Pier, Breakwater Bait and Tackle, opened last Friday. Surf fishing is possible and this time of year the actual surf anglers outnumber the non-anglers. The crowded summer beaches haven’t happened yet, but they are busy enough. For another bonus, less anglers and more fish species make for some fun action without too much company. Summer isn’t here yet, but we are good with that because some of the summer fish are here already, and it isn’t a thousand degrees outside. ![]()
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