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Delaware & Maryland Coastal Waters

Past Weekly Reports

Every past edition of the Mid-Atlantic Fishing Report, from Lewes, DE down to Ocean City, MD. Pick a week to open the full report.

October 22, 2026

Delmarva Fishing Report Most Recent

Dry nor'easter blows out the ocean surf • Tautog biting well at Indian River Inlet & Massey's Landing • Bluefish to 10+ lb on the Inlet incoming tide • Best swordfish bite in years at the canyons
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October 8, 2026

The Weekly Hook

Big red drum to 44" in the Old Inlet, 3Rs Road & Assateague surf • Stud swordfish out of Ocean City • Black sea bass numbers on Lewes ocean structure • Tog, sheepshead & triggers on the Inlet rocks
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October 1, 2026

Delmarva Fishing Report

Late-season flounder at Indian River Inlet & OC offshore reefs • Bluefish & Spanish mackerel out front of Ocean City • Sheepshead & triggerfish on the jetties as tog season warms up • Red drum returning to Assateague beaches
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September 24, 2026

Delmarva Weekly Hook — Nor'easter Edition

Nor'easter locks up the coast from Lewes to Ocean City • Doormat flounder on ocean structure once the seas lay down • 8.5-lb sheepshead at Indian River Inlet • Post-storm red drum & blues in the Assateague surf
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September 17, 2026

Delmarva Weekly Hook

Flounder the biggest and most consistent bite from Delaware to Ocean City • Gator blues blitzing at Indian River & OC Inlets • Sheepshead & tautog thick on the jetty rocks • 36.8-lb mahi off the bass pots
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September 10, 2026

Delaware & Maryland Fishing Report

Summer flounder limits at the Old Grounds, ocean structure & back-bay channels • Spot and croaker biting bay-wide from the Lewes Canal to the OC back bays • Striped bass night bite building on live eels at the inlet jetties
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September 3, 2026

Mid-Atlantic Coastal Fishing Report

Striped bass on the night bite at the Indian River & OC Inlet jetties • Flounder steady in Rehoboth & Indian River Bays, Lewes reef sites and OC back bays • Tautog & sheepshead hot on inlet rocks and jetty pilings
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August 27, 2026

Delaware & Maryland Fishing Report

Kingfish & spot steady in the surf from Cape Henlopen to Assateague • Flounder best tight to inlet rocks, wrecks & reef sites • Tautog and sheepshead hot on the jetties and Rt. 50 Bridge
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August 20, 2026

Delmarva Fishing Report

Best flounder bite of the summer on inlet and bay structure • Sheepshead & triggerfish loaded up on the Outer Wall and jetty rocks • Spot and croaker filling coolers in the surf
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August 13, 2026

Delmarva Fishing Report

Kingfish stacked in the surf from Rehoboth to Ocean City • Summer flounder on bay structure & nearshore wrecks • Striped bass on the night bite at the inlet
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August 6, 2026

Mid-Atlantic Fishing Report

Summer flounder filling back bays and inlets • Kingfish, spot, and croaker steady in the surf • White marlin and tuna active offshore
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July 30, 2026

Delmarva Fishing Report

Flounder hot from Rehoboth Bay to the OC back bays • Sheepshead & tautog stacked on inlet rocks • Early-AM bluefish blitzes to 10 lbs at IRI
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July 24, 2026

Delmarva Fishing Report

Flounder leading the inshore bite • Sheepshead active at OC Inlet • Bluefish showing in the Assateague surf
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July 2, 2026

DE / MD Fishing Report

Holiday weekend flounder and bluefish bite • OC canyon yellowfin still producing • Warm back bays settling into summer patterns
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June 25, 2026

DE / MD Fishing Report

Yellowfin wide open offshore • Flounder limits in OC back bays • Mahi and white marlin action building in the canyons
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June 18, 2026

DE / MD Fishing Report

Bluefin tuna heating up at Poorman's Canyon • Sheepshead improving at OC structure • Red drum and sharks in the surf
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June 11, 2026

DE / MD Fishing Report

Stripers crushing IRI jetties at night & first light • Black sea bass day-boat limits offshore • Bluefish blitzing from the DE surf to OC Inlet
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June 4, 2026

DE / MD Fishing Report

Flounder firing in every bay • Yellowfin & mahi loading up offshore • Sheepshead bite strong at Indian River Inlet
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May 28 – Jun 3

Weekly Fishing Report

Flounder & Stripers HOT • Gator Blues blitzing • Canyon tuna building
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May 21 – 27

Weekly Fishing Report

Flounder HOT in the bays • Stripers running the surf • Bluefish on fire at IRI
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May 14 – 20

Weekly Fishing Report

Stripers crushing the surf • Sea bass open offshore • Blues are here • Tautog closed May 16
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May 7 – 13

Weekly Fishing Report

Bluefish to 12 lbs • Big striper run • Sea bass season open • Tautog closes May 16
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