Fishing Report
08/06/2026
August!!!
August already? Where is the summer going?
White Marlin Open this week. Over 300 boats fishing. Purse is $9.9 Million bucks!!! 70 pound white marlin in first place worth over $5 million righ now. Check it out on whitemarlinopen.com
Flounder Pounder tournament next week!!!
The fishing report has not changed. Bait availablity has.
Tog, sheepshead and triggerfish along the rocks in the Inlet. We have live sand fleas. We did not get any live green crabs this week.
We have live minnows being delivered Thursday afternoon.
Live eels were delivered Wednesday.
Live sand worms will be here Friday around noon.
Bluefish are around on the daytime incoming tides especially in the mornings.
Striped bass bite is at night on live eels.
Flounder and croakers in the back part of the Inlet.
Spot and kingfish on the beach.
Inshore Marine Forecast -
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM-
401 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at
10 seconds.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at
8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of
showers and tstms after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
