Indian River Marina

The weather and the fishing are finally beginning to cooperate with each other.  Last week we had reports and catches of Rockfish and Tog.  With the closer of Tog May 11th it seems to be Rockfish on the menu.  Offshore there have been reports of Mako’s and unlimited Blue Sharks.

Don Benjamin, of Ocean View, DE. Harry Lewis, Kenny Vincent both of Rehoboth Beach, DE and Doc Peoples of Dagsboro, DE finally got out fishing for Tog before the closer last week and had a great day.  They landed 8 keeper fish out of 22 using green crab, shrimp and a clam on a snag near Fenwick Shoal.

We hope to have more pics and reports later this week.

Tight Lines and Good Times!!!

Well, we have finally started to get some reports of Rockfish and Flounder being caught in the inlet.  Rockfish also reported in the Surf.  The weather is starting to cooperate and the water is warming up slowly.  With a full ramp today we hope to have some pics and more reports to post.  Swing by and check out the progress of our new Restaurant “Hammerheads”. 

Tight Lines and Good Times

We finally have some nice weather!! now if the fish would start showing up we would be set.  Please feel free to contact our office at 302-227-3071 if you would like to have us incude your fishing adventure or pics  in our report.

If you have not heard or noticed yet the first section of the entire old Bridge is down and we now have our 45 ft clearance for all the boaters that have been waiting to get in here.  We also want to welcome all the transients that have been patiently awaiting our new Bridge clearance.

The Charter Boats are getting geared up for another season and are all taking calls.  So to ensure you get your date, give them a call as they do book up quickly as the season nears.  All of our Charter Fleet Captains numbers are listed on our web-site or you can call 302-227-3071 and we will get you hooked up.

We have alot of new and exciting events going on this summer so be sure to stop by and see the changes being made daily.

Tight Lines & Good Times from the staff at Indian River Marina

Well, mother nature sure has not been working with us this year.  There have been reports of catches of White Perch up in the creeks but that  is about it.  We are still doing repairs and clean up from our storms and windy conditions this winter and it looks like another is on its way early this week.  The bridge is coming down… we have all been looking forward to that and slip rentals have taken an upward turn this year.

We offer plenty of Charter Boats and Headboats to fulfill your fishing needs so give us a call and we will get you hooked up with one of our professional and experienced Captains.  302-227-3071

Check out the web-stie for more info about our new concession  “HAMMERHEADS DOCKSIDE” we hope you all will enjoy the new look, eats and drinks.  Open to the public with designated free dockage upon availability.

We weathered another storm well.  We did have some minimal water line damage again on the docks but staff has jumped on that project quickly.  It looks like the Bridge Demolition has finally begun!!!  Hopefully with the weather giving us a break we may see some fish moving into the area?? Let’s keep our fingers crossed for great weather, NO wind and FISH.

We will keep you posted as soon as we hear of some good catches.  We have plenty of Charter Boat’s gearing up for the new season so give us a call and get a date secured for your fishing trip this year.

Tight Lines and Good Times  from the Staff at Indian River Marina……

Hello all…. its been a long cold winter so far and we are just getting geared up for another season.  Give us a call at 302-227-3071 if you have any new fishing reports or hear of any fish moving our way.

We are proud to announce that Hammerheads Dockside will be joining us this year as our new concession.  We have alot of new events and yes some fishing tournaments to look forward to this year!!!!  We look forward to seeing the renovations that will be taking place this spring.

We want to give a special thanks to all that volunteered, worked and visited us at the OC Boat Show it was a huge success!

Tight Lines and Good Times

We have had reports of stripers being caught in and around the inlet this entire week.  We have had more anglers out with the nice weather we have had.  The Karen Sue, with Captain John and his mate Pete aboard, had a couple of nice trips this week with the tautog.  The weekend looks great, so get out there and give it a try…take a kid fishing!  Send us your pics or reports.

Nice catch guys….

Now this takes “smoked fish” to a whole new level.

Happy New Year Everyone!!!  Well, it’s been hit or miss right now with the fishing.  We have had some reports of small Rockfish in and around the inlet.  A couple boats did have their limits off of Ocean City last week.

Sea Bass has opened back up but you need to travel alittle, the 50 fathom line is where they are in the warmer water.  Reports say they are nice fish.

We still have a couple charter boats fishing through the winter please contact the Marina Office for more info.  302-227-3071  The weather is looking good for the upcoming week so book with us and get hooked up.

If you want to head way South there has been a Blue Fin bite outside the Ruddy Inlet in Va.

Please send your pics to Jill.Defelice@state.de.us and we will do our best to get you posted.

TIGHT LINES AND GOOD TIMES!!!!! ARE COMING!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!!

If you are fishing send us your pics or a good fishing story .  All are welcome.

Best of Luck to you Mike…..we miss you!!

The Rockfish and Tog still keep gracing the creels of local anglers, much to the delight of all. The weather has been cooperating with warm conditions and for the most part dry.

Off the beach, anglers are continuing to catch Tautog (Tog) on the offshore structure, some being braging size. The other news is the nice Rockfish catches being caught off the beach and in the Delaware Bay.

In the Inlet, anglers are catching Rockfish from both boats and from the shore. Many of the Linsiders are taking spot baits, while many are being caught on artificials such as bucktails. The areas along the Rip Rap on both the Northside and the Southside are good bets, but the Bubblegum beach area has turned on as of late for the shore based anglers. While boat anglers have been having luck drifiting the areas around the Coast Guard Station and the old sand bar area on the south side. Some boat anglers have been following the working birds throughout the inlet.

Here is a few photo’s of fish from the Inlet caught by Ronnie Payne today. Ronnie kept these nice Rockfish for the table, then caught and released many more, Great Job Ronnie!

As for Tautog (Tog), anglers fishing along the Rip Rap have been catching these tasty fish on crab and some anglers have used sandfleas.

Also I’ve seen some shad still being caught from time to time.

So as you read, there is still some winter fishing to be done here at Indian River Inlet and with luck it will continue throughout the winter as a couple of years ago. Almost all of the Charter Boats are out for the season with the exception of Capt Aaron Hurd on the “Gale Force” and Capt John Nedelka on the “Karen Sue”. I’m not sure how much longer the “Gale Force” will be running, but the “Karen Sue” will be running throughout the winter fishing season. Their information can be found at the web link posted below.

This will be my last posting on the blog as I’m moving on to the retired life and practicing what I preach here, Fishing. The reports will be continuing though and here’s wishing you, Good Luck and Tight Lines.

www.destateparks.com/marinas/charter.asp