Eric Burnley March 6, 2021
Peter Didden took advantage of Youth Day at Newton Pond to catch three trout, including this beautiful brown. He was with his dad Jason. SUBMITTED PHOTO
We have looked at catching flounder in the shallow water of the Inland Bays, the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal and the near-shore waters of the Delaware Bay. Now, we will try to give you some tips on catching flounder in deeper waters of the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
First, let’s look at the tackle you will need in these deep waters. While you can get by with one or two ounces of weight or no weight at all in shallow water, you will need at least three and often as much as eight ounces of lead to maintain contact with the bottom in deep water. This calls for a conventional reel mounted on a rod that can handle that much weight. In the past, you would have used a heavy rod and reel, but today you can find much lighter-weight tackle that will do the job. I use a Tsunami Hybrid reel on
Big tog may be caught during the winter. SOURCE: KEN NEIL
Eric Burnley December 19, 2020
Winter is the worst time for outdoors folks in Delaware. First of all, it’s cold, so time spent outdoors requires a considerable amount of clothing. I much prefer a pair of shorts, a T-shirt and boat shoes, but in the winter it’s several layers of heavy shirts, underwear, and jeans, and that is all covered in Gore-Tex or Grundens and finished off with deck boots or clunky hunting boots. The final outfit depends on whether you are hunting or fishing.
There are two firearm deer seasons in January. Shotgun season runs Jan. 16-24 and muzzleloader runs Jan. 25-31. Archery season is open until Jan. 31. Waterfowl seasons are a bit more complicated and require a study of the regulations in the Delaware Hunting and Trapping Guide.