Fishing Report
09/10/2026
The last few days of summer...
Let's dive right in!!
The sheepshead bite has been good in the Inlet.
Greg Allen recently weighed a 5.5 pounder and Matt Barila had a 8.75 pounder over the weekend.
Not hearing much about keeper tog lately. Plenty of shorts.
We have live sand fleas and live green crabs most every day.
Old Inlet's rod repair technician Loren Evans had two keeper flounder drifting the Inlet on Monday.
Snapper blues have been hitting on the daytime incoming tide. Usually the first and last hour of the tide. Look for the feeding birds.
The striper bite has been at night and in the early morning hours. It can best be described as a slow pick. Mostly short fish.
Eels and sand fleas at night switching to soft plastics after day light.
Small stuff in the surf. Spot, kings and blues.
The fresh mullet supply has been sporadic at best.
Had some folks asking about red drum on the beach. Target the days leading up to and immediately after the full moon on the 26th.
Just over two weeks til tournament time!
The 29th Annual Delaware Seashore Fall Surf Fishing Classic will be held on Saturday, September 26th. Tournament information and on-line sign up can be found under the Events Tab on our website!!!
Please note - the DMS Surf Fishing tournament scheduled for Saturday, October 10 has been CANCELLED
Looks like we have some favorable fishing weather coming for the weekend!
Inshore Marine Forecast -
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM-
401 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds
and E 1 foot at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at
9 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in
the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the evening.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
