Freshwater
A canoe trip I had planned down the Brandywine was cancelled due to high water.
The torrential rainstorms have put a damper on some outdoor opportunities in June. I
was planning on bringing my telescopic rod for some casual smallmouth bass fishing.
I find that crayfish and hellgrammites tend to work best for me, in addition to spinners.
No telling what you might catch this time of year. There were reports this week
of catfish biting well, be it bullheads, channel or blue catfish. Largemouth bass
fishing has been great in Delaware's many ponds.
In bizarre news this week, several media outlets are reporting that a decent sized
Red-bellied Piranha was caught in Becks Pond by a man named James Strab. Wasn't
that long ago that I did some float fishing there in a blow up boat and, man, it didn't
even cross my mind that there could be Piranha swimming beneath me. Reminds me
of when there were reports of a Caiman in Trussum Pond several years back.
Check out the many other bass fishing ponds in this handy Delaware guidebook
Big Bass in the Small Wonder
Saltwater
I fished the Chesapeake Bay recently catching mainly catfish, but the tidal rivers
and bay are giving up plenty of perch. Further down south toward Cape Henlopen,
there are reports of Seatrout, Spot, Northern Kingfish and Bluefish being caught in
the Delaware beach areas.
Not a bad way to spend a day with the family, especially if you have a Delaware
surf tag. They can be purchased here:
https://www.destateparks.com/Know/PassesTagsFees .
Until next time...tight lines
