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These boys had a big day fishing at the Hotdog with Bill Brown on the “Gulfstream”. Rocky and Warren Brown with Luke McAteer caught two yellowfin tuna while chunking, and Rocky’s fish even had a ‘Reward Tag’ on it from when it was caught and released last year off of the Jersey shore. They also found some nice tilefish deep dropping in 400 feet of water with squid.

It was a tight finish in the Billfish Release Division of the 12th Annual Ocean City Marlin Club Ladies Tournament - “Heel’s & Reels”. Anglers Jenna Daugherty, Krissy Solmen, Erika Glass and Lauren McGlaughin hit it hard on day 1 of the tournament, releasing a total of 5 white marlin. This catch held on to 3rd place in the division, earning $4,050 in award money. They were fishing on the “Kilo Charlie” with Capt. Howard Lynch and mates Jose Luis and Burro Gonzales, trolling naked ballyhoo in 1300 fathoms east of the Poor Man’s Canyon.

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It was a guys day out for the Zera’s when they went out to the Research Reef to troll for mackerel when Conner connected with this 54 inch, 40 lb. giant king mackerel! The fish their ‘way back line’ and was on the hook for almost 30 minutes. Conner was fishing with his dad Adam and uncle Jim celebrating his 12th birthday on the charter boat “Just A Toy” with Capt. Wayne Anderson and mate Justin Cronshaw out of Bahia Marina.

It was a big week for big flounder in Delaware! Jeffrey Engler of Oley, PA holds out this fatty that weighed in at 7.6 lbs. and was 26 inches long. This is one of 3 doormats reported to us over 7 lbs. last week and was measured at Hook’em & Cook’em at the Indian River Marina.


I need to start this week's article with a correction and an apology. Last week's cover of the Coastal Fisherman shared a picture that was provided to me by Dave Messick and Unscene Productions. I failed to properly credit Dave for the photo and want to do so now, apologize for the misstep and thank him for his friendship and sharing it with us.

Now to the offshore report and the wild week that was. Weather and the White Marlin open dominated all things offshore. Tropical storm Isaias flew through the region from Monday evening though mid day Tuesday last week effectively shutting down anything offshore for Tuesday and limiting Wednesday. This combined with additional weather concerns lead to the unprecedented extension of the 47th Annual White Marlin Open to 7 days of fishing instead of the

traditional 5. Anglers could still only fish 3 of the 7 days. Despite the weather and pandemic, this year's White Marlin Open saw the second largest number of boats registered at 433, second only to the highest in 2005 and up from 404 last year. It also set a new bar for prize money totaling over $6, 804,000.

With 7 days to choose from and the storm coming Tuesday, only 42 boats targeted Monday to fish. The "Restless Lady II" was one of those that ventured out on day 1, catching a bluefin tuna while chunking in the inshore shallows 23 miles north east of Ocean City. They were first to the dock on Monday setting the bar high with their 114.5 lb. bluefin that held on all 7 days to take 2nd place in the Tuna Division and $1,414,000 in prize money.

The marlin bite came later in the week and it was strong with many

whites coming to the scales. The first qualifying white was brought in by the boat "Reel Estate" by angler John Norton on day 4 of the event. At 72 pounds it held first place for about 2 1/2 hours before angler Adam Fye on the "Hook and Settle" brought their 74 pound fish to the scales. It was however day 5 and ultimately day 6 of the tournament that decided the top 3 white marlins. Five qualifying whites came to the dock on day 5, including a 77 pounder that set the new lead from angler Taylor Fields on the "Drillin & Billin". Angler Sean O'Donnell on the "Mama C" brought in another 74 pound fish and the "Skirt Chaser" a 72.5 pound white. So at the end of day 5 there was a leader and 2nd and 3rd place were set by a tournament rule. Two 74 pound whites were weighed, however, because the one from the "Mama C" was gaffed to get it into the boat, it slipped to 3rd place. Per tournament rules, in the case of a tie, a non gaffed fish wins. This becomes relevant later in the week as well. Day 6 locked down this division when angler Brandon Golueke on the "Canyon Blues" brought in a 97 pound white! At only 2 pounds short of a tournament record, he was secure in the top spot in the White Marlin Division earning $1,850,000 in award money. Frank Criscola, Sr. on the "Crisdel" brought another 77 pound white to the scales but did not tie with the "Drillin & Billin" as they needed to gaff their "nasty white marlin" to get it into the boat, but it still secured them 3rd place and $206,000 in award money in the White Marlin Division.

While no qualifying blue marlins were brought to the scale, a new

Entry Skill Level added for Biggest Fish and Small Boat Biggest Fish added interesting drama to this year’s event. Historically speaking there has not been a reason for anglers to target or bring swordfish to the scales during the White Marlin Open, however this new category drove a unique strategy for Kyle Gagliardi on the boat "Jersey Boy". They reviewed the minimums for swordfish and blue marlin and made a bet that it would be more likely to catch a heavy sword over the 47 inch minimum than to land a blue marlin over 114 inches. Well that approach worked and the "Jersey Boy"s won both Biggest Fish Entry Levels for a total of $375,000 in award money for the 273.5 pound fish they brought in on day 6. This year also marked the first time in the tournament history that a swordfish has been weighed at the scale!

A review of the 2020 White Marlin Open would be remiss not to mention the dolphin landed by angler Matt Wagner from La Plata, MD. On day 5 he was fishing on the "Backlash" when they landed a tournament record 73.5 pound bull mahi, breaking the previous record set 34 years ago.

There are many other great catches and stories from this year’s White Marlin Open in our coverage in this edition.

Upcoming Tournaments

Unfortunately, the pandemic impacted the Capt. Steve Harman's Poor Girls Open for this year. Pam Taylor however has organized the Rebel's Release Ladies Limited Billfish Release Virtual Tournament scheduled for Friday August 14th and Saturday August 15th, 2020. Details can be found at www.RebelsRelease.com.

Monday, August 17th sees the start of the MidAtlantic tournament with the scales for the Ocean City boats being held at Sunset Marina.

Until next week I’ll see you at the docks.


It is great that so many anglers have been able to experience yellowfin tuna fishing this year, especially kids. Here anglers Henry and Charlie Gessford have muscled up the 4 tuna they caught while chunking at the Hotdog. They were fishing on the “Hooked on a Feelin” out of the Ocean City Fishing Center.


Last week produced really big flounder from the inshore wrecks and reefs. Bob Murphy shows of our new “Heaviest” flounder for the season with this 8.92 lb, 28 inch monster. This is the second flounder over 8 lbs. reported from ocean structures off the Delaware coast! Bob was fishing on the charter boat “Grizzly” out of Lewes, DE.


Flounder are plentiful for those heading out of the Delaware Bay. Anglers John Herman from Elkton, MD, Jakob Ervin of Lewes, DE, Jeff Jasmine of Lewes, DE, Chuck Buchanan of Lewes, DE, Mike Cullen of Eldelsbury, MD and Brian Buchanan of Landenberg, PA went fishing on the boat “Big Herring” from Lewes, DE to the McCrie Shoal which is out 5-6 miles southeast of Cape May. The group used a combination of Gulp and squid to land these 7 flounder! Extra points for holding them in a schooling pattern....


I had been standing on the balls of my feet facing backwards for about three hours. My left hand working the starboard clutch and both throttles. My right working the port clutch. The Last Call has dual lever controls, unlike newer boats that have single lever controls. I have been running the Last Call for so long now that I am more than accustomed to position of the controls, but that doesn’t stop the forearm and tricep cramping that occurs after the prolonged maneuvering on a fish. The fact that my calves were joining in on the complaining didn’t help matters. The angler, Travis, was suffering worse though.

Three hours earlier a blue marlin was chasing my right long rigger bait. It was our first fishing day of the White Marlin Open. Since our primary target during the tournament is white marlin (the tournament is named after them isn’t it?) a majority of our trolling spread was geared towards white marlin. Our five rod trolling spread consisted

of four thirty pound class outfits with rigged Ballyhoo on light monofilament leader (the best go to set up for whitey) and one eighty pound combination with a large artificial lure rigged on heavy leader (just in case whitey’s overgrown cousin big blue decides to join the party). The trick is to make sure the blue marlin eats the big bait.

It didn’t. What is it they say about elephants and peanuts?

So there we were several hours later. Miles of ocean had passed under our keel in reverse. At times the fish was more than three quarters of the spool away from the boat. Travis was focused on keeping tension on the line. The marlin was focused on keeping distance between herself and the boat. My focus was on the cramp in my left calf! I joke. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely noticed the cramp, but I was intently watching the angle of the hi visibility monofilament line as it entered the water. Timing when to put the coals to her

and chase the fish, or when to pivot the boat to keep the line from getting under us. My eyes were locked on the shimmering blue water behind our transom.

There was movement to my left. The fish was on my right so I immediately shifted my attention to the new arrival. My initial fear was that a shark had come looking to make a meal of our potential tournament payday. Thankfully that was not the case. Our visitor was large, but not marlin eating large. The ichthyologist in me classified our guest as Mobula Birostris, the giant oceanic manta ray. In the recesses of my mind, St. Matthew’s Regional School 6th grade Franky knew it as The Sea Devil.

Mrs. Munyan was my homeroom teacher in 6th grade, and my English teacher for the remainder of my years at St. Matt’s. I had never met a teacher like her, and have not since. As a kid I liked reading, but by the end of my middle school years I loved reading. I even enjoyed writing a little bit. It was all Mrs. Munyan’s fault! She introduced us to several short stories that were a little beyond our years (although she never let us know that we were reading

things intended for 8th and 9th graders). A few of them have stuck with me to this day. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson for example (which has nothing to do with this fish story, but maybe by mentioning it I will remind someone of one of their old favorites, or introduce someone to a great read). Another is The Sea Devil by Arthur Gordon.

In Mr. Gordon’s short story a man goes castnetting for mullet alone one evening. I won’t ruin the story for anyone, but let’s just say that he encounters more than a mullet. 6th grade Franky loved the story. He could relate to castnetting mullet. Mrs. Munyan even let him bring his castnet to school for a show and tell demonstration on the lawn next to the classroom. Mrs. Munyan also let Franky (the 8th grade version) write a term paper about marlin fishing a few years later. She was, and is, a good sport!

Watching the manta gracefully pirouette under my outrigger I was taken back to that moment reading The Sea Devil for the first time. I knew the power of the fish and the potential that it could swim into our line and cause it to break. I also knew that it was mostly

August 12, 2020 Coastal Fisherman www.coastalfisherman.netminding its own business, and so long as we minded our own there would be no conflict to resolve. After pointing the manta out to everyone but Travis (he was otherwise engaged at the time) I put the starboard motor in reverse and the manta danced out of my life.

Throughout the remainder of the battle with the blue marlin my mind wandered back to the manta, and to The Sea Devil. Again, I will not spoil the story for anyone, but there is struggle, there is pain, there is man versus fish, both using their strengths to the best of their ability. It is a great story.

How did our Fish Story end? I guess I am allowed to spoil this one. The easiest way to sum that up is that you will not be seeing any pictures of the blue marlin in the pages of this issue of the Coastal Fisherman. After five hours Travis was physically exhausted. His left arm was limp. His right hand was stuck in a permanently cramped fist. Both legs were shaking. He did his best, and more than I expected he could do. I know “professional” anglers that have exponentially more experience than Travis that would have been beaten by that fish. We had her close to the boat, the leader was wound on to the rod several times. I guess the best way to sum it up is that the marlin just knew too much about 2020 and kept her social distance from us. At five hours Travis handed the rod to my mate, Mr. Evans, and took a well earned seat in my cockpit. Mr. Evans locked the drag up and cupped his hand over the reel. The fish yielded enough to let us get even closer to her a few minutes later. And we broke her off. Like the manta did a few hours earlier, the marlin swam out of my life. I put the clutches in forward and aimed the Last Call for home.


Who is the man who needs a ruler on his suspenders? That would be Big Bird Cropper! This local legend took Dennis and Vickie Murray from Summerville, SC to just inside the Ocean City Inlet south jetty to get these 5 keeper flounders. They worked through lots of throwbacks and 8 packs of Gulp, including the Nuclear Chicken color, but the got these nice keepers.

Fishing on the inshore wrecks and reefs has been great this year with lots of sea bass and now even mahi. Jesse Rogers shows us his very first mahi catch while fishing with Eric Van Lil on the “Mudskipper”. They were fishing an offshore wreck around the 20 Line when these dolphin hit. They also got some nice sea bass to the boat on clams and squid.


Catching your first white marlin is a real memory and we are lucky to share Brinley Hess’ first catch aboard the boat “Slaughterhouse”! She is pictured here hooked up with a white at the Rockpile in 60 fathoms and 77° water. She was fishing with her grandfather, Capt. Mark Hess and was assisted by her grandmother Pam Hess. Brinley’s dad was not to be left out and jumped in as mate.

While we mainly report on the action in DELMARVA, we are fortunate enough to get catch reports from the Chesapeake Bay. Andrew Raines for example spent the last day of July chumming the area near the target ship in the bay and fought through the many rays to get the right bite to fool this 48 inch cobia. He was fishing on the boat “Bloody Bucket” with Capt. Harold Raines.


On the final day of the 12th Annual Ocean City Marlin Club Ladies Tournament - “Heels & Reels”, the crew of the “Christine Marie” landed these 5 dolphin with the heaviest at 29.2 lbs earning them 3rd place in the Dolphin Division and $2,349 in award money. Taylor Geis, Stacey Wills, Chrissy Summers and Morgan Summers all worked together to boat the dolphin, with Taylor also landing a tuna and Chrissy releasing a white marlin! They were fishing in the Baltimore Canyon trolling naked baits when the got a quad hookup of mahi near a floating tree.

The flounder are out there in the Ocean City Bay if you know where to find them. Apparently Danny Cox from West OC knew where to hunt last week, catching his limit of flounder in the Thorofare. They ranged from 17-21 inches.


This fine group of anglers on the “Morning Star” with Capt. Monty Hawkins braved the seas the day after hurricane Isaias blew through the area but still found their own bit of rough weather. Despite the conditions they have smiles on their faces with sea bass and flounder in their coolers!


7 year old Trevor Winters from New Castle, DE has a firm grip on this predator ribbon fish. We get a good look at the teeth of this nuisance fish that took Trevor’s white Gulp while he was fishing for flounder on the headboat Judith M.

Anglers Tom Huicki, T.J. Huicki, Jovani Santana, Joe Shaw and Jason Hanshew from Quakertown, PA made a smart move when they chartered the “Lucky Break” with Capt. Jason Mumford and mate Ethan Nock for the Ocean Pine Flounder Tournament. They boated 9 fatties while jigging Gulp Swimming Mullets at the Ocean City Inlet. The largest fish measured 21 ¼ inches.


After a 2 hour ride to the Hotdog on the “Restless Lady” with Capt. Todd Kurtz and mate Austin Bickford, the crew set to chunking for tuna. The Soulas boys gathered from across the northeast with Dan from Glen Mills, PA, Nolan & Steve from South Bethany, DE and Rick from Ocean City, NJ to go fishing with the much taller father and son team of Will and David Etheridge from Chatham, NJ. The tuna were fighting hard that day, but they managed to go 3 for 6 for a total of 139 lbs. in yellowfin tuna!


Capt Brian Porter with mates Buck and Alex on the “Boss Hogg” share this haul of 16 yellowfin & 1 dolphin they caught in the Baltimore Canyon. They had several multiple hook-ups of 3,4,9 & 2 to get these tuna weighing up to 55 lbs. Anglers were Todd Clayton, Joe Carter Sr., Skip Bell, Kevin Kapinos, Bill Schafer & Joey Carter Jr.

What a difference a day makes! Andy Lano set a new record for our ‘Heaviest Fish’ flounder category for the monster 8.77 lb. doormat only to have it topped within hours by an 8.92 lb doormat. This one does earns Andy a Delaware Citation. He was fishing on an ocean structure with Capt. Brent Wiest on the charter boat “Katydid” out of Lewes, DE.


The charter boat “Marli” with Capt. Mark Hoos and mate Josh Mitchell know where to find the tuna, especially when the owner is on board! Anglers Mike Bostic Sr., Mike Bostic Jr., Joe Pino, Bobby Pino, Gavin Roa and Owen Roa took their standing Monday trip to do some chunking for yellowfin hitting their limit of 18!


The headboat “Morning Star” had a surprise with this barracuda catch! It was caught on the troll while heading out to the reefs and wrecks for sea bass fishing!

Cheryl Eisley found her way from Pittsburgh, PA to the headboat “Morning Star” out of the Ocean City Fishing Center, boating 3 keeper flounders and this mahi!


Hurricane warning rang up and down the coast this week. Many anglers scrambled to get their boats pulled ahead of the storm. As we have seen in the past, mother nature can strike a hard blow and we saw many reports of damaged pilings and docks reported throughout Ocean City.

Sea Bass & Triggerfish

Due to the storm, not many ventured to the deeper wrecks off Ocean City prior to the storm. Reports from those that did was rough seas and fish not willing to bite as well as prior weeks. Some reports from the Bass Grounds did see a few nice keepers taken on clam and squid. After the storm passed, the water was dirty and much harder to catch fish. The seas are subsiding but still carry a nice ground swell. By this

upcoming week, fishing should return to normal. Prior to the storm reports of several inshore wrecks holding big numbers of triggerfish were reported. No new reports of triggers have been received since the storm has passed. Croaker were reported prior to the storm at the sewer pipe just outside of Seacrets tower. Again after the storm, croaker seem reluctant to bite. A few triggerfish have been reported from the fishing piers as well as along the 2nd Street bulkhead.

Flounder

Flounder fishing was very strong in the bay areas with many flounder bay boats reporting great catches. I have not received many reports after the storm but fishing should return back to normal by the end of this week and into next.

Good catches of flounder on the back areas of Assateague Island were reported prior to the storm and that’s the spot I’ll hit as the water clears. Several small spot are in the bay areas now so when fishing for flounder bring a Sabiki rig with small pieces of red Fishbites or bloodworms to catch a few live and send them down on a circle hook. Spot are like candy to flounder and some of my best catches including fish over 10 lbs. have all come off live spot. Areas near the Rt. 50 bridge and just outside Sunset Marina and the Commercial Harbor are great spots to target these small fish. Just a reminder, if you don't have a boat available, many bay headboats and smaller back bay charters are available.

Sharks,Blues & Skates

Blues are still being caught

under the Rt. 50 bridge with the best times being after dark. A few rockfish are also around and this storm may bring more in closer to the bridge seeking refuge. Cut bait and live spot on a three way rig is the best bet. Depending on current 6-8 oz weights should be used. Big sharks are still being caught from piers, boats, and even in the surf at night on cut bait. Rays and skates are being reported by those fishing the beach at night.

Sheepshead

Prior to the storm we had good reports of sheepshead just outside of the inlet in the deep hole however, after the storm, these fish like any are leery to bite. As the water clears, this already leery fish should be more likely to bite. Try downsizing both line and hook to catch these hook shy fish. Small pieces of shrimp have been the go to bait this summer.

Surf Report

With the coming and passing of the storm, the beaches of Ocean City have been very rough.

www.coastalfisherman.net August 12, 2020 Coastal Fisherman Many regular surf fishermen have taken the week off choosing to re-tie rigs and stay dry. This break should help the fish get more into the bite next week. After a strong storm, the surf is stirred up putting many more nutrients into the water causing fish to gorge. As the water calms and settles, the bite should return to normal. Prior to the storm, several sharks, rays, and blues were being taken on the beaches. Kingfish is the prime focus for many at this time of year and should not be overlooked by those wanting to catch a surf fish.

Clams & Crabs

Clamming should really improve after the storm passes and adds more sand back into the area. A few days may be needed for everything to settle down. Crabbing remains nothing short of fantastic this year, so if you can set those traps or work your hand lines!

So after the yard cleanup is done get out and catch some seafood for dinner...

Tight lines and fins up!

Joah Robel from Catawissa, PA spent some time on the Rt. 50 bridge at night trying his luck. He was teasing the fish with white Zoom when he caught his first rockfish. With the help of his dad, Bill, the fish was measured at 26 inches and was safely released so he could grow to the 28 inch limit!


This group of teens had a nice day fishing, taking the boat out for the first time without dad at the helm. Aston Schoen (15) was manning the helm when he and Hanna Mourlas (16), Owen Amadio (16) and Maggie Borrelli (16) headed to the Twin Wrecks. Hanna caught this 40 inch, 12 lb. barracuda and Aston landed a peanut mahi while trolling.


I’m not quite ready to suggest that “late summer” has arrived quite yet, but you’ve got to figure, now that it's mid-August, we're pretty darn close to it, and in just a couple weeks we’re all going to be in total agreement that, yea - it’s definitely late summer and, therefore, fall is creeping up fast!

Now for us fishermen, the late summer season always arrives with good news and bad news. The good news is that most of the crazy summer crowds will soon be departing, and the fish-to-fisherman ratio is going to become a whole lot more enjoyable. The bad news is that it puts us right in the midst of hurricane season and on any given day we

could get a report from the Weather Channel telling us that some storm that originated off Africa has spun itself into a hurricane and is going to be rattling our windows and rocking our boats in a few days!

The words “big storm coming soon” as sung by Jimmy Buffet in his song “Trying To Reason With Hurricane Season” should be an immediate call to action for everyone living on the coast – especially those of us who have boats. Remember Hugo, Andrew, Katrina?” Hurricanes like those can literally obliterate everything in their path. But even hurricanes of lesser magnitude or strong tropical storms like last week’s Isaias that give the

coastline a good thrashing before moving quickly on her way can create major damage for the unprepared. Big storm or little storm, it’s always going to be those who do everything they can to prepare for the worst who will stand the best chance of getting through it all with a minimal of damage or loss.

Those who have never been through a hurricane might find all this hard to imagine. But the quiet little canal behind their home or condo could quickly turn into such a raging torrent of wind and waves that in minutes their happy little boat might be bashed to bits and/or sunk in its slip. Regardless of the size or type, boats should always be prepared to deal with strong winds, extra high tides, surging water, and floating or flying debris.

For boaters looking to protect their investment, the best thing they can do is to get their rig out of harm’s

way altogether. Trailerable boats can be loaded up and hauled back to Baltimore, Pa., D.C. or wherever the owner is from, or at least taken away and parked somewhere that the owned doesn’t have to worry about the storm whacking it with full force. If a trailerable boat cannot be taken away, it should at least be parked in a sheltered place like behind a (strong) building safe from howling northeast and northwest winds.

Boats that cannot be trailered can sometimes be run by water to sheltered rivers, creeks, or canals and securely tied up in waters that don't get so violent in a blow. Leaving a boat in a marina or canal with other vessels invites new concerns. Even though someone securely ties up their boat, the threat exists that other boats might brake free of their own moorings, drift around, and smash up other vessels. When

www.coastalfisherman.net August 12, 2020 Coastal Fisherman “battening down,” one should always look at how well one’s neighbors are tied up and alert them, or the dock master, if it looks like there’s reason for concern.

Of course, tying up for a strong storm can be a bit of an art in itself with every boat and every dock creating its own special situation and requirements. Docks with low pilings are never good choices because of the extremely high tides that come with big storms. If a boat’s rub rail gets over a piling while it’s being tossed about in its slip, there’s going to be a lot of damage. Even worse, sometimes a boat will be pushed on top of a piling and then the tide falls enough to tilt the boat and allow water to enter from the opposite side and sinking it altogether.

Another problem to watch for is that of wind and waves pushing hard enough to stretch mooring lines and allow a part boat to get under a dock. Here again, damage will be done to the boat while it’s beating against the dock. Then, when the tide rises the boat will be held down by the dock and quickly sunk.

Whenever possible boats left in the water should be tied up from all four corners in wide slips with strong, thick pilings. If their own slip is too narrow boaters, might be able to find a wider unused slip at their marina or behind a friend or neighbors home. Boats should then be securely tied with both fore and aft spring lines in such a way that they can ride up and down in storm surges and extreme high and low tides. All mooring lines should be doubled so that if one snaps there’s another already in its place to do the job.

Fenders (inflatable bumpers) may be placed around the boat where it might contact the another boat or the dock. But in a big storm, fenders are only a last ditch effort to

try and prevent damage. It’s always best to have a vessel tied up so that won’t come close to rubbing against something in the first place.

Wind is an obvious hazard of hurricane conditions. But again, unless someone has experienced it, it’s probably hard to imagine the extent of how bad a hard blow can be. Boaters should forget about covering a boat with a tarp. No matter how well it’s tied down, it will blow off or apart. Bimini tops or sun shades too will be ripped to shreds, and anything like coolers, buckets, cutting boards, even tackle boxes not securely tied down will likely be blown about and possibly out of the boat altogether.

Boats should be stripped down to bare “nothing” with antennas and outriggers removed or at least laid down and all other accessories taken off and put and inside a house or a storage room where they’ll be safe. When preparing a boat to weather a big storm, I try to imagine that is about to be loaded on a truck and then driven down a very bumpy road at 100 mph with fire hoses blasting it from every direction. Those are the kind of conditions it could very well have to endure during a strong hurricane.

Most importantly, protecting a boat from a hurricane requires advanced preparation. When the wind is blowing 70+ mph, there is no way someone can work outside and do anything to save a boat that’s getting bashed up. These days, we get plenty of warning that hurricanes are coming. Boaters should take care of their boats a day or two ahead of time so that they can attend to more important things like their home and family during the final hours of the approach.


Gulp Swimming Mullet in the Nuclear Chicken color has been on the rise as a reported bait of choice for some serious flounder catches. Here Dave Brehm shows off 2 of the 4 flounder he caught while fishing on the “Thelma Dale” using nuclear chicken on jig heads at an ocean structure. Pictured at Lewes Harbour Marina.

What do you do when you own mushroom farms and like to fish? You buy a boat and name it “Porta Bella” of course! Capt. Jeff Hoepfl, owner Herb Guest, Mark Williams, Darren Kraatz, Joe Rouger and Lee Abel went offshore last week and brought in 2 yellowfin tuna, 2 king mackerel and Joe caught one of the very few bluefin tuna we have seen this summer! This one weighed in at 53.5 lbs. at Lewes Harbour Marina.

The ladies of the “Knot Again” came to win during the 12th Annual Ocean City Ladies Tournament - “Heels & Reels”. Anglers (l-r) Kathy Ferguson, Cathy Adams, Bernadette Mumford and Michele Pollinger released 3 white marlin and landed a 55.4 lb. yellowfin tuna that took 3rd place in the Tuna Division, earning $3,524 in award money.


It was Flounderpalooza time for Jack Simon, Jamie Watson, Casey Lynch, Joseph Watson and Christian Kernisan. They went fishing at the Old Grounds and boated 13 keeper flounder on squid, shiners and pink and chartreuse Gulp. Joseph had the heaviest at 4.38 lbs.


I wanted to highlight some recipes for local pan fish when I happened to see a posting from Chef Carlie Roberts. She and her husband Scott own the restaurant ‘One Coastal’ in Fenwick Island, DE. As local business owners, farmers and parents, they enjoy the coastal lifestyle, including fishing. She had posted about a recent trip that she and Scott had just gone out with their daughter Eamer and Capt. John Klienstuber into the Little Assawomen Bay and caught some spot. As a chef and mom she could not pass on the option of making something out of this 1/4 pound 6 inch fish. So here without further ado is her recipe!

MOMMOM FRIED SPOT

Ingredients

6 or more Spot!

2 eggs, scrambled

1/2 cup flour on a plate

deep skillet with 2” of olive oil

salt and pepper (for sprinkling)

Directions

Preheat the olive oil on the lowest setting of your stove - the temp should reach about 325 before you start frying. (Trust us, you don’t want to rush this part.)

While you’re waiting for your oil to heat up, fillet 6 (or more if you can find ‘em) of the largest spot you can catch. Skin the fillets and immediately toss them into the egg wash. From there, they go - one at a time - into the flour, fully covering them on both sides. Shake off excess flour and put on a clean plate while you dredge the rest of them.

Once the oil is heated, gently drop fillets in and start a timer for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, flip ‘em and finish cooking until golden in color. Remove from the oil, placing them onto a paper towel lined plate. Immediately put a generous pinch of sea salt and fresh cracked pepper on each fillet.

Serve with tartar sauce, cocktail sauce or take it from Eamer and eat them plain!

GRILLED MAHI OVER SPINACH FETTUCCINE

Ingredients

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1 garlic clove, minced

1 teaspoon plus 1-1/2 tablespoon salt-free lemon pepper, divided

4 (6-oz.) mahi mahi fillets

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 teaspoon salt (optional)

1 (9-oz.) pkg. refrigerated spinach fettuccine, cooked

Directions

Preheat grill to medium-high (350°F to 400°F). In a large bowl stir together sour cream, cheese, garlic and 1 teaspoon of the lemon pepper; set aside.

Brush oil on both sides of fish; sprinkle with remaining 1-1/2 tablespoons lemon pepper and (if desired) salt. Grill 4 minutes per side or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

Toss hot fettuccine with sour cream mixture; place on a serving

Coastal Fisherman August 12, 2020 www.coastalfisherman.netplatter. Arrange fish on fettuccine and serve immediately.

GRILLED MARLIN WITH TROPICAL FRUIT SALSA

Ingredients

4 marlin steaks

4 garlic cloves, minced

4 tablespoons olive oil

1⁄2 lime, juice of, plus

1 juice of lime

1 1⁄2tablespoons soy sauce

1 green onion, chopped

1⁄2 mango, chopped

1⁄4 teaspoon salt

1⁄2 red peppers or 1/2 green pepper, chopped

1⁄4 red onion, chopped

1 -2 teaspoon fresh parsley, minced

Directions

Rub fish with garlic and leave garlic on fish. In pan or large ziplock, combine olive oil, juice of 1/2 lime, soy sauce, and green onion. Add fish and marinate about 1 hour.

In medium bowl, combine juice of 1 lime, mango, onion, salt, sweet pepper, and parsley. Chill while fish is marinating.

Grill marlin over medium heat about 7-8 minutes per side. Top with fruit salsa and serve.

EASY CLAM CHOWDER

Ingredients

4 slices bacon, diced

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 onion, diced

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 cup milk

1 cup vegetable stock

2 (6.5-ounce) cans chopped clams, juices reserved

1 bay leaf

2 russet potatoes, peeled and diced

Directions

Heat a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate, reserving 1 tablespoon excess fat; set aside.

Melt butter in the stockpot. Add garlic and onion, and cook, stirring frequently, until onions have become translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in thyme until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk, vegetable stock, clam juice and bay leaf, and cook, whisking constantly, until slightly thickened, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in potatoes.

Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender,

about 12-15 minutes.*

Stir in half and half and clams until heated through, about 1-2 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste. If the soup is too thick, add more half and half as needed until desired consistency is reached.

Serve immediately, garnish with bacon and parsley, if desired.

NEW ENGLAND LOBSTER ROLL

Ingredients

1 pound cooked lobster meat cut into bite sized chunks

1/3 cup mayonnaise

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

¼ cup finely chopped celery (use tender inner stalks)

1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley

2 teaspoons green tops from a scallion, minced fine

1 dash hot sauce

Pinch is salt

Few grinds freshly ground black pepper

Split-top hot dog rolls

2 tablespoons melted butter

Optional – lettuce for serving


Directions

Place the cooked lobster meat in large bowl.

In a separate, smaller bowl combine the mayonnaise, lemon juice, celery, parsley, scallion, hot sauce, and salt and pepper. Mix and taste for seasoning. Once you have the seasoning to your liking, add to the cooked lobster meat and mix.

Brush both sides of rolls with butter and toast both sides in a medium fry pan over medium heat until nicely browned.

Divide the lobster salad between each roll per your preference. Some serve lettuce under the lobster salad but we like it without, your choice.

Tom Brown, Chris Carballo and crew thanks the white marlin gods for this 70 inch, 66.5 lb. fish they caught while fishing last Thursday during the 47th Annual White Marlin Open. While it did not meet the minimum weight for the tournament once weighed at the scales, it was donated to the Maryland Food Bank. They were fishing on the “Trouble Maker” with Capt. Kayvan Bahrami in the Poor Man’s Canyon when this one hit around 3PM. Chris also brought a 57 lb. yellowfin tuna to the scales.


Ken Gries from Champion, PA dropped by our office last week to share his two 18+ inch flounders. He landed these babies while fishing off of Stinky Beach (aka Homer Gudelsky Park ) with live minnows.

Jim Weller is a happy man! He caught and released this 38 inch cobia last week on a bucktail while sight fishing 3 miles off Assateague on the boat “Turn Me Loose”on a buck tail.


Getting Organized

We are now in the middle of the summer fishing season, with what seems like an endless schedule of fishing tournaments on the calendar. Keeping your boat in tip top shape is a priority when there is limited down time between fishing trips.

Last week we reviewed a few maintenance tips for some of the most common areas on a boat. To go along with these, let’s review how to make other maintenance easier- - labeling and identifying!

So often a technician or you go to work on one of many boat systems and spend a majority of that time locating and identifying the problem area. Except for a few large production manufacturers most boats do not come with diagrams or blueprints that show you how each system is laid out or where the critical components are located. Additionally, different years and models, along with optional accessories can result in each boat being unique compared to a similar model. This means a lot of investigative work may be needed to get to a critical component or find how it is connected to the rest of the systems. This is not just for electrical wiring, but plumbing (water, fuel etc.), HVACR, mechanical and even just

accessibility to hidden areas.

How to improve your own boat

Label to identify everything – yes, the simple act of labeling wires, pipes, hatches, switches etc. can save so much time when it comes to identifying, operating, troubleshooting or repairing an on-board system. How many boats have an electrical panel with a switch labeled spare – that is NOT a spare but operates something important?

While the daunting task of labeling or re-labeling everything on your boat may not be in budget or time allotment, this can easily be done little-by-little and on a need-to-know basis.

First, make sure you have a good quality label maker available - one example is the Brother P-touch label printers that uses laminated tape technology. ... P-touch TZe tapes are the only tapes available that have a unique lamination, which makes the labels heat, cold, water, chemical and fade resistant. The TZe tapes for these label makers come in a variety of sizes and colors and are readily available at big box stores, office supply stores and and-line too. Brother also offers head shrink tubing labels, great for wiring! Some of the labelers can write the text in various formats, horizontal and

vertical, allowing most any label to be created that can be quickly and easily read. There are more expensive industrial specialty label makers for wiring, piping, panels etc., though for most uses on a boat, there is a Brother label maker and tape that will fit your budget and needs.

While you may think labeling is common sense, take a look under the helm or below decks of your boat and see how many wires, hoses, piping etc. are identified and labeled. When it comes to identification of a boat's wiring, ABYC has a broad standard in section E-11 that reads,” Each electrical conductor that is part of the boat's electrical system shall have a means to identify its function in the system”. There are many ways to meet the standard, such as colored coded wiring with an associated legend, labels at each end of a wire or even writing on the wire with a permanent marker!

Unfortunately for other systems, there is no requirement, so the myriad of hoses, pumps, valves etc. may go unlabeled.

What is the easiest way to get these systems labeled? Two easy methods:

When a new item is installed, label it! Whether a bilge hose, water line or wire run, label both ends with the pertinent info. As an example, a bilge pump hose may seem obvious and not need a label but when you have more than one on board, you could label the pump end of the hose with information where the overboard

discharge is located such as “starboard midship discharge” and a the discharge point – you can label the hose “from port stern bilge pump”. This will help in your maintenance and troubleshooting tasks for years to come. Same goes for wiring – label both ends and provide details where that wires comes from or goes to.

Another time you should be ready with your label maker is when you work on an existing system and finally find the location of that hose or wire – label it while you are working it and before you forget! You will most likely need to work on it again and many of the hoses and wires look alike a year later!

Be sure your electrical panel and switches are labeled correctly – while you may know the nuances of your boat, sending a fishing buddy to the panel and asking them to turn on a light or pump is much easier if the panel is properly labeled – especially the spares. Not often do I find spare breakers in a boat's electrical panel these days – they often get used for new items and usually don’t get re-labeled, it’s difficult for anyone else to know that the third spare down on the left is the back-up bilge pump – especially in an emergency!

Labeling to identify your boat's systems may seem like a big task, but done little by little, the results will be gratifying and beneficial for yourself and your crew for years to come.

Until next time, stay grounded!


It is never too late to start fishing! Amy Zingerelli-Uzmack went out to the surf at the 3R’s in Delaware and caught her first ever fish on her 50th birthday. That will be a memorable kingfish, way to go Amy!

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This young group of anglers had a good day fishing at the Old Grounds with Capt. John Kidd on the boat “Kelly C”. Nick DeFulvio, Emilie Capra and Emily Kidd caught sea bass and this nice sized 20 inch, 5 pound trigger fish while jigging with squid.


Realtor Adam Glushakow headed south for some fishing time with his dad Mark and Scott Castiglione. They went with Capts. Arch Bracher and William Howell on the “Pelican” out of North Carolina where Adam released his first NC blue marlin.


This week in Delaware saw the start to the summer storms and hurricanes. Not many boats ventured out due to the storms. Many anglers were pulling their boats, however a few ventured into the back bays and near shore areas.

Sea Bass & Croaker

Sea bass remains very strong despite the summer heat. Many keepers are being reported from the deeper wrecks. Many anglers fishing the old grounds report catches of both keeper flounder as well as sea bass. The coming storm seems to have slowed the bite a bit, making drifts and anchoring more difficult. The inlet areas are reporting some croaker. These fish are still small and are coming in waves .It’s being in the right place at the right time. Fishbites and small pieces of squid are the best baits and the hour after high tide is reportedly the best time to catch croaker. Some croaker are being reported in the surf but rough surf has made fishing difficult.

Flounder & Triggerfish

Flounder is in full summer swing. A lot of anglers passed

going offshore for flounder this week because of the storm, however, those that did found flounder in every spot. The Coral Grounds and Old Grounds are holding good numbers of flounder with several 20-22” fish thrown in. A&B buoys are the hot spots with green and red Gulp being the hot bait. After the storm had passed and anglers returned to the water, the catch had fallen off due mostly to dirty water. As the next week comes, the water should clear and I'm betting flounder catches will return to normal. I did a flounder trip this week on my boat and ended up with a limit of flounder as well as a few sea bass thrown. Triggerfish were coming on strong at the wrecks inside of Fenwick Shoal prior to the storm. After the storm the fish are reluctant to bite. Again as water clears I'm sure the bite will return. Small pieces of squid or clam are working best for triggers.

Sharks, Blues & Skates

The inlet area remains good for blues at night. Casting along the rock walls and inlet breaks are the prime spots. Casting

bucktails is ranked as the best method with cut bait being a close second. I heard from an angler who hooked a nice hammerhead shark off of the pier at Holt’s Landing. After fighting the fish for about two hours the fish was released unharmed. Reports of rays and skates in the bay are also coming in. Cut bait and live spot which anglers are using for flounder are the best baits. Some reports of sharks and blues are coming in from the surf but with surf beaches closed due to the storm not many anglers have fished the beach this week.

Surf Fishing

The drive on beaches were closed during part of this week due to the storm, so there‘s not any reports coming in. After the storm passed, anglers found small blues, kingfish and spot very close to shore just beyond or in the breakers. Amy Zingarelli-Uzmack caught her first fish of the surf on her 50th birthday...way to go Amy! Other reports of sharks at night after the storm have been spotty. With more storms being called for all week this week may be a wash.

Clams & Crabs

Clamming should improve with the past hurricane .Many of the local spots have been very muddy and hard to find clams. Post storm should see more sandy areas as the mud is washed back out to sea, so this coming week would be a great time to try clamming. A simple clam rake available at most tackle shops and hardware stores is all you need. If you can't find a rake just digging your toes into the sand will locate them. Crabbing remains good. My daughter had her best haul of the year with 74 crabs in 4 pots. Back bay areas along Pots Nets and by the back tributaries seem to be most productive. More reports of stolen crab pots keep coming in. Check your pots on a regular basis. Bunker or bunker and chicken mix are producing the best and biggest numbers. Many anglers like myself pulled our pots prior to the storm so the crabs have had a nice break and should be eager to bite this coming week. I was down at Vines Creek Marina today and saw several anglers loading their boats to return pots to the water. 4-6 ft. is the best reported depth at this time.

So after you get all the storm damage cleaned up hit the water for some fresh seafood dinner...

Tight lines and fins up!


Day 6 of the 47th Annual White Marlin Open (yes, we said day 6!) saw several great and unique catches brought to the scales. This year’s tournament added an entry level for Biggest Fish for the overall tournament and for small boat. The crew of Kyle Gagliardi, Kyle Castelline, Brandon Smith, Jake Bertonazzi, Maurice Hudson, Tim Merighi and Capt. Adrian Avena, all from NJ, took a unique strategy to target swordfish to win this new level. They felt they chance of boating a large swordfish over the limit of 47 inch was more probable than landing a blue marlin over the 114 inch minimum, and they were right. It was angler Kyle Gagliardi’s turn on the rod whey the got a hit on their whole squid that got heavy real fast. He was on the rod with this 273.5 lb. swordfish for over 3 ½ hours and at the end the captain had to tell him to finish it or he would cut the line! The strategy literally paid off with $375,000 award money winning both the Biggest Fish and the Small Boat Biggest Fish entry levels! Fun fact... this and one other swordfish last week were the only ones weighed at the tournament in the history of the White Marlin Open.


The “Magic Moment” was one of only 35 boats that headed out for Day 3 of the 47th Annual White Marlin Open after tropical storm Isaias. A risky strategy that paid off when angler Mark Hutchinson landed this 60 ½ lb. wahoo that held on to win 1st place in the Wahoo Division earning $47,000 in award money. It hit on a marlin plug while they were fishing in the Baltimore Canyon in 300 fathoms and was the only bite they had that day! Fishing with Mark were Capt. Jim Bugg with mate Neil Ireland and fellow anglers Richard Hutchinson, Keith Harris and Chris Daugherty.

The tuna division of the 47th Annual White Marlin Open was challenging since the first boat on day 1 posted a large bluefin tuna. Capt. Frank Whirley on the “Sentiment” however was up to the challenge. On day 4 of the tournament he brought this 121 lb. bigeye tuna to the scale jumping into and holding 1st place in the Tuna Division earning $99,000 in award money. It took over an hour to land the monster and the fish almost spooled the reel! On the boat with Frank were Jake Coleman and J.C. Collins, all from Cambridge, MD.


The 47th Annual White Marlin Open saw lots of big fish weighted at the scales, but only one broke a 34 year record. Angler Matt Wagner from La Plata, MD, fishing on the “Backlash”, brought a whopping 73 ½ lb. mahi to the dock. This set a new tournament record and took 1st place in the Dolphin Division earning $22,000 in award money. Joining Matt were Bart Merchant, Joe Herbert, Kevin Clements and Mike Wagner with Capt. Steve Richardson and mates Brandon Bartlett & Jake Keech.

Day 5 of the 47th Annual White Marlin Open saw lots of excitement in the white marlin category with 7 qualifying fish brought to the scales. It was however the boat “Drillin & Billin” that set the bar early, bringing this 77 lb. white to the dock a little after 4:30PM. It was Angler Taylor Fields turn for the next fish after the rest of the crew had been on the rod and he shared that “it did not jump much, but I could tell it was big...”. They were fishing in the Poor Man’s in 1,200 fathoms and 70° water when this winner hit a naked ballyhoo. The 77 lb. weight held on to take 2nd place in the White Marlin Division earning $1,762,000 in award money. Rounding out the crew were Jared Albert, Brian Eder, Jamie List, Mike Simpson, Scott Simpson, owner Edward Amos and Capt. Lee Martin with mate Harrison Stone.

The boat might be been named “Not Right”, but these boys were right when they were first to the scales with this 72 lb. white marlin on day 6 of the 47th Annual White Marlin Open. They were in 1,100 fathoms with warm 79° water in the Poor Man’s Canyon when William ‘Shannon’ Toth connected with this winner mid day on a naked ballyhoo, taking 40 minutes to get it to the boat. This won them 1st place in the Small Boat White Marlin Division and earned $100,800 in award money. With Shannon were the crew from Wilmington, DE of Bill Young, Bill Wilczynski and Eddie Dodds with Capt. Jim Short and mate Kyle Hamilton.


On day 6 of the 47th Annual White Marlin Open, Frank Criscola, Sr. went deep into the Spencer Canyon on the “Crisdel”. They were in 1400 fathoms when they raised a white on the left teaser around 9:30AM. Frank then free spooled his reel to see if one of the other marlins in the school would take the bait, and this one did. Frank noted that this one “was a nasty fish” by the boat so they needed to gaff it. This 77 lb. marlin tied for second place, however the rules state that in the case of a tie, a fish that was not gaffed will win. The “Crisdel” fish held on to take 3rd place in the White Marlin Division earning $206,000 in award money. Fishing with Frank were Frank Criscola, Jr, Michael Criscola, Chris DiStefano and Capt. George Stellen with mates Mike Kelly, Bra Boodrich & Brian Perry.

“PYY Marine” was first to the scales on the last day of the 47th Annual White Marlin Open, bringing this 36 lb. dolphin to the dock that jumped into 1st place in the Small Boat Dolphin Division earning $103,000 in award money. Capt. Steve Wagner with mate Tom Faulkner were running a marlin spread with naked ballyhoo south of the Poor Man’s Canyon in 500 fathoms and 79° water when they spotted a bucket floating. Once upon it they saw this bull under it with several peanut mahi, and after just one pass they had all lines hooked, including this winner landed by Alan Stanton. The rest of the crew from Pasadena, MD included Janine Samuel, Evan Winterbottom, Steve Salanik and Steve Channel.

Finally, many thanks to the crew of the 47th Annual White Marlin Open for 7 days of weighing, recording, docking and gathering angler and boat details. From l-r are weigh masters Alex Davis and Mike Hannon, statistician Camryn Diggings, dock hands and assistant weigh masters Christian Phillips , Connor Motsko, Ryan Duncan and Coastal Fisherman assistant Steve Soules (not pictured).


“Miss Stella” was the very last boat to come to the scales on day 5 of the 47th Annual White Marlin Open and locked 3rd place in the Wahoo Division with this 45 ½ lb. fish earning $2,000 in award money. Even though it was in 3rd place, it was a first for angler Karen Gagern, being the first fish she ever caught and on her first fishing trip! Karen was with Capt. Bob Reed and mates Tony Tolbard & Kenneth Miller with anglers Shelby Reed, Vernon Merritt, Amber Miller and Mark Gagern.

The crew of the “Jenny Poo” did not have a great start on day 6 of the 47th Annual White Marlin Open, but had a nice finish! As they were heading out one of their turbos failed and they had to return to the dock. With luck they were able to borrow the “Chain Reaction” and headed back out to deep in the Poor Man’s Canyon in 1200 fathoms. They put out their marlin spread around noon and just 30 minutes later Angler Chris Thompson hooked this 58 ½ lb. mahi on a plug. The fish held out to take 2nd place in the Dolphin Division earning $20,000 in award money and many thanks to the “Chain Reaction” for the loan of their boat. Capt. Bobby Pastorius felt like the little engine that could, fishing with Grant Gotlinger, Carey Riel and Jenny Pastorius with mate Nick Schlesner.

It must have been a stressful week for the crew of the “Swords Fish” during the 47th Annual White Marlin Open. Angler Hunter Unruh caught a 92 lb. bluefin tuna on the first day of the tournament and the boat was the 2nd to the scales that day. As only 1 of 2 bluefins weighed, the crew of Norman Wallace, Capt. Phil Schetzler and mate Jeff Sill from Delaware held onto 1st place in the Small Boat Tuna Division earning a total of $148,000 in award money!


The crew on the “Restless Lady II” kicked off the 47th Annual White Marlin with a bang. They were the first boat to the scales on day 1 with a heavy bluefin tuna and the first bluefin we have had reported this season! Angler Travis Ort was chunking with butterfish in only 75 feet of water, inshore 23 miles to the north when they raised this tuna mid-day. As only 1 of 42 fishing on day 1, the “Restless Lady II” won the Level Pay Day for that day and that held for every day during the tournament! After a long week of sweating it out, this bluefin was heavy enough to hold onto 2nd place in the Tuna Division and earned a combined $1,414,000 in award money. Joining Travis on the “Restless Lady II” were Matt Russ, Gene Arantowicz, Brad Ream, Mike Sama, Lori Woodrum and Rob Miles with Capt. Adam Price and mates Bryan Hazard & Lathan Price.


The crew of the “Buckshot” showed a lot of spirit on day 2 of the 12th Annual Ocean City Marlin Club Ladies Tournament - “Heels & Reels”. Anglers Cassie Stuart, Heather Utz, Heather Bahrami, Lisa Poore, Michelle Sirman-Wells and Sandy Summers show off their 19.4 lb. dolphin and 2 white marlin release flags at Atlantic Tackle in West Ocean City. They were fishing with Capt. Gary Stamm and mates Andreas and Jose.


Bradley Janson from West Ocean City caught her 2nd keeper flounder of the season in the Thorofare. Largest fish of the day measured 19 inches and was caught on Gulp nuclear chicken on the outgoing tide.

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