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In last weekends three day Paradise Grill Flounder Pounder Open, Capt. Brent Wiest, on the charter boat, “Katydid” won 1st place witha 30-inch flounder that weighed 11.4 lbs. The winning flattie was caught on a squid and shiner combination at Site 10 and earned Brent arecord setting $100,000 in award money. Robert Karpovich won 2nd place with a 26-inch, 9.8 lb. flounder worth $40,000 and Randy Swaincaught the 3rd place flounder, a 9.5 pounder, worth $20,000 in prize money. Brent is pictured at Lewes Harbour Marina with his son, Luke.

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This 8 lb. 10 oz. sheepshead fell at the hands of Joe Fenstermakerwhile fishing with sand fleas at the Ice Breakers in the DelawareBay. Weighed at Lewes Harbour Marina.

Last Sunday, while fishing on an ocean wreck south of the OceanCity Inlet, David Steen, Bruce Lynch and Jerry Shockley caught theirlimit of 12 flounder while using flounder belly and shiners for bait.The angler on the largest flounder is undeteremined, as David andBruce both claim the catch of the 21 1/2-incher that tipped the scaleat an even 4 lbs. Pictured at the Coastal Fisherman office.



Unfortunately, there isn’tmuch to report on right now,but let’s start with the goodnews.

Last weekend was anotherrecord setting Capt. SteveHarman’s Poor Girls Open atBahia Marina with 765 ladyanglers fishing on 155 boatsand competing for close to$223,000. If you have neverbeen to the scales of thistournament, you really aremissing something. No matterwhat is caught, the excitementlevel is high and everyone ishaving a good time.

With a bad weatherforecast for Friday, most boatsfished on Thursday andSaturday. On the first day, theaction was dominated by boatscoming in with a couple ofwhite marlin releases in theWashington Canyon. Both the“Billfisher” and the “Reel

turned out to be a good movefor the anglers fishing aboard“Rhonda’s Osprey” when theyreturned with 8 white marlinreleases in the WashingtonCanyon. With the way themarlin bite has been, everyoneknew this would be tough tobeat, and it was, ending thetournament in 1st place in theBillfish Division. The“Espadon” also headed to theWashington Canyon andrecorded 5 white marlinreleases and held on to win2nd place in the BillfishDivision. The only othermovement on the leaderboardoccurred when the “Playmate”showed up with a 50.8 lb.yellowfin, caught in 100fathoms in the WashingtonCanyon to take over 3rd placein the Tuna Division.

The final day of the PoorGirls is always exciting andthis year was no exception. Wedidn’t have any movement inthe Billfish or WahooDivisions, but the Tuna andDolphin Divisions saw somechanges. Loren Manzione onthe “Playmate” weighed a 19.1lb. dolphin, caught in 500fathoms in the WashingtonCanyon, to vault into 1st placein the Dolphin Division. The“Tighten Up” then showed upwith a 64.5 lb. yellowfin thatjumped into 2nd place in theTuna Division for a shortperiod of time until one of thefinal boats to arrive at the scale,the “No Quarter” weighed a68.7 lb. yellowfin to win theTuna Division by only .7 lbs.and knocked the “Tighten Up”into 3rd place. The winningfish was caught in 1,000fathoms outside theWashington Canyon whereCapt. Kyle Peet found 80-

Chaos” led the way with 4releases each. We also sawsome stud yellowfins caughtby anglers fishing on the“Bubblehead” when theyarrived with a pair thatweighed 63.4 and 68 lbs. Bothwere caught in 500 fathomsoutside the Poor Man’sCanyon. A 62.6 lb. wahoo wasalso weighed after beingcaught on the “Haulin nBallin” in the Norfolk Canyon.This wahoo held on to take thetop spot in the WahooDivision.

On Friday, only 27 boatsventured out in less thandesirable conditions, but it

Jordan Andreallo caught and released a white marlin on the finalday of the 2017 Capt. Steve Harman’s Poor Girls Open to win thetitle of Top Junior Angler in the tournament. Jordan hooked thewhite marlin in 500 fathoms below the 461 Lump while fishing onthe “Two Timing Connie” with Alyssa Andreallo, Laura Andreallo,Madi Vasquez, Wendy Jones, Capt. Chad Homick and mate MitchQuillen. Pictured at Bahia Marina.


triggerfish. On lumps closer to the

beach, such as Fenwick Shoal,Isle of Wight Shoal and GreatGull Shoal, Spanish mackerelare being caught while trollingClark spoons and feathers.Fenwick Shoal was also a goodplace for anglers drifting ortrolling for snapper bluefish.

In the bay, flounder fishingcontinues to be sporadic, butwe have seen some larger fishbeing caught lately on Gulp,squid, shiners and belly meat.The East Channel, with watertemp’s ranging from 74 to 77-degrees, has been the best spotrecently in addition to the baybehind Assateague Islandbetween Marsh Harbor andthe Inlet. There are still a lot ofsmall flounder in the baymixed in with some small seabass and sea robins.

Some striped bass are beingcaught by anglers fishing atnight around the Rt. 50 Bridge.We haven’t seen any red drumcaught recently around thebridge but black drum actionfor anglers targeting thisspecies has been decent

around the South Jetty.Although we aren’t seeing anychoppers in the bay, littlesnappers are everywhere.Unfortunately, croakers havebeen non-existent.Upcoming TournamentsThe next tournament on

the schedule is the Ocean CityMarlin Club Labor DayTournament on September 1st,2nd and 3rd. As the nameimplies, this event is primarilya billfish release tournamentbut there are also categories forheaviest tuna and dolphin, sothere will be some activity atthe scale. Weigh-ins are from5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at SunsetMarina.

The following weekend isthe rescheduled Big FishClassic that got postponedearlier in August due to badweather. This tournament willbe held at the Talbot Street Pieron September 8th, 9th and 10thwith weigh-ins from 4:00 PMto 9:00 PM on Friday andSaturday and 4:00 PM to 8:00PM on Sunday.

See you at the scales!

www.coastalfisherman.net August 23, 2017 Coastal Fisherman degree water temperatures.

The results of thetournament are a goodexample of what we sawthroughout the week. Poorwater quality with no pushcoming in off the Gulf Streamcontinued to put a damper onboth marlin and tuna fishing.

The good news on thefishing scene is that flounderfishing on inshore structure isdefinitely improving, both inthe number and average sizeof flounder being caught.Most of the action is targetednorth of Ocean City off thecoast of Delaware at Sites 9, 10& 11 in addition to spotsaround the Old Grounds.Boats that are not interested incompeting with the traffic tothe north and decided to headto some wrecks south of OceanCity are finding quality fishinterested in their offerings ofGulp and belly meat. TheAfrican Queen and theCourageous were two goodspots last week.

Anglers heading to WinterQuarter Shoal are finding amix of flounder and



Christopher Clasing fromFenwick Island, DE wasdrifting live peanut bunker inthe East Channel, north of theRt. 50 Bridge, when he hookedinto this 25-inch flounderduring the incoming tide.

Morgan Maso from MerritIsland, FL caught and releasedher first white marlin whilefishing on “Gret’s Three J’s”with Capt. Mitch Pierson andmate Sean O’Donnell. Thewhite was hooked on a trolledballyhoo in the WashingtonCanyon.



Dan Iacangelo took a day off from mating on the headboat,“Morning Star” and did some fun fishing with his buddies on thecharter boat, “Fish Bound” with Capt. Kane Bounds and mate KevinTwilley. Dan and his charter of 6 anglers caught a boat limit offlounder and a few sea bass near “A” Buoy with Dan’s 22 1/2-incherleading the way. The “Fish Bound” is docked at Bahia Marina.

Mason Coursey from Grasonville, MD caught this 45 lb.yellowfin tuna on a trolled, skirted ballyhoo in the BaltimoreCanyon. Mason was fishing on the “Pandion II” with TylerHudson, Kayla Coursey and Capt. Joe Hudson.



White Marlin vs BlueMarlin

SizeCommonly 8-9 feet up to 14.5 feet. Blue marlins over 350 lbs.are most likely female.

Distinguishing Characteristics• First anal, first dorsal and pectoral fins generally pointed attips; most of first dorsal fin low•Pelvic fins short, extending no longer than length of pectoralfins.•First dorsal fin blue-black, lacking fin spots; other fins brownto black.•Lateral line chainlike over entire body surface (rather thansingle line) in juveniles, unclear in adult.

HabitatOffshore; usually in surface water between 71 and 88-degrees.

Similar SpeciesWhite marlin - has first dorsal, pectoral and first anal fins withrounded tips; spotted first dorsal membranes. Longbill spearfish - has anus well in front of anal fins.

SizeCommonly 5.5 feet up to 7.5 feet. Weight ranges from 55 lbs. up toover 90 lbs.

Distinguishing Characteristics• First anal, first dorsal and pectoral fins blunt or rounded at tips (firstanal fin shape most consistent characteristic); most of first dorsal finlow.•Pelvic fins short, extending no longer than length of pectoral fin.•Lateral line single (not chainlike), arched over pectoral fins, then al-most straight to caudal fin.•First dorsal fin blue-black with small dark spots; other fins brown toblack.

HabitatOffshore, usually upper 65-100 feet, depending on water temperature;associated with water temperature greater than 68-degrees

Similar SpeciesBlue marlin - has first dorsal, pectoral and first anal fins with pointedtips; chainlike lateral line along body; lacks fin spots on first dorsal.Longbill spearfish - has anus well in front of anal fins.



A couple of weeks ago Itold y’all about my firstexperience with a charterclient known as the “LittleGuy”. After that first day,which consisted of my mateand I winding in all the fishand the Little Guy and hisfriends drinking or sleepingthroughout the whole trip, Iwasn’t especially lookingforward to the second trip.But charter fishing is about theentertainment as well as thefishing so my mate and I puton our happy faces as weprepared the boat for thesecond coming of the LittleGuy, about a week after hisfirst trip with us.

On that first trip we wentchunking for tunas. Since theLittle Guy and his two friendsdidn’t seem too excited aboutcatching a limit of tuna on thattrip (actually his one lady

friend was dead set againstthe idea of hurting those poorlittle fish, and totally repulsedwhen we put them in the killbox) my mate Joey and Idecided that we would targetmarlin on the second trip andhopefully release a couple.Excitement without thebloodshed. Should makeeveryone happy, right?

Well it turns out that wedidn’t need to worry about thebloodshed after all. When theminivan taxicab pulled intoBahia Marina carrying theLittle Guy and his entouragewith him, Fish Hugger Galwas not a part of the group. Iguess she had seen enoughfish cruelty to last a lifetime.Other Guy came with theLittle Guy again, and he wasslightly more sober than thefirst time, and the rest of thegroup consisted of a bartender

of help Little Guy was goingto give, but we pulled out ofthe slip and Bartender, OtherGuy and New Guys wentright to work making sure thebeer didn’t get warm orshaken up during the ride out.Little Guy climbed up to thefly bridge and sat on the benchin front of the helm andstarted studying myelectronics and other helminstrumentation.

When the “Last Call” wasnew in 1980, electronic aids tonavigation were not quite asadvanced as they are today.Over the years, Dad replacedequipment as it becameoutdated or obsolete, butsome of the originalequipment was still in placebecause it “filled holes” evenif it wasn’t working. Such wasthe case with an analog seatemperature gauge that wasmounted on the starboard sideof the bridge next to my lifejacket storage locker. The dialon the gauge always read 70something, but the needleonly moved because the boatrocked, there were no sensorshooked to it. When weslowed down in the PoormansCanyon I lowered theoutriggers and Joey deployedour spread of squid chainteasers and ballyhoo. LittleGuy walked around to thehelm chair and pulled at mysleeve. When I turned to lookat him he told me his plan.“Captain,” he said, “marlin

from the old Dutch Bar on theboardwalk and a couple ofrandom guys that the LittleGuy had met while showingsupport for the bartender afew hours earlier. Other Guywas toting the now customarytrash can full of beer, and thistime there were some subsfrom Fat Daddy’s sub shop togo with the beer. A serioustrip this time I guess.

As we were loading theLittle Guy and his troopsaboard the “Last Call” Inoticed that Little Guy wasnot wearing any shoes. Iasked him if he lost them onthe way. He said no, but thathe was having some footissues and wanted to know if Ihad any rubbing alcoholaboard. Knowing his drinkinghabits, my first thought was tonot give him any, but I wentdown to the first aid kit andgave him our bottle of rubbingalcohol. He proceeded to siton the cockpit floor and pourthe whole bottle over his feetand rub it in. Joey and I juststared in disbelief and triednot to laugh.

Little Guy wanted to knowwhat we planned to fish for,and much to my surprise hebecame excited when I saidwe were going to go chasemarlin. My surprise quicklytransformed to concern whenhe said, “You are going toneed my help then. I will beupstairs with you today.” Iwas not quite sure what kind


www.coastalfisherman.net August 23, 2017 Coastal Fisherman are very temperaturesensitive. I know you need towatch the water and the baits,so I am going to watch thetemperature gauge for youand point you in the rightdirection. Just steer in thedirection I wave my hand.”With that he went back to hisseat on the bench and beganstaring at the non-workinggauge and pointing to eitherport or starboard while doingso.

A short while later, Ispotted a wooden palletfloating and trolled over to it.A school of small mahi-mahiwere under it and severalcame out and were hooked upas we passed. The Little Guywas still fixated on the gaugeand aiming his finger this wayand that way, never lookingup. I calmly informed himthat we had fish hooked. Heshook his finger and just keptpointing. Bartender and therest had a good old timecatching the little mahi andbarely spilled any beer whiledoing so. Baby steps I guess.

Somebody associated with theLittle Guy actually caught thefish instead of just me andJoey.

After a few hours ofpointing me in the direction ofthe marlin, but still notcatching any, the little Guyabruptly stood up and said, “Iknow the problem.” Downthe bridge ladder he went.After a few minutes went by,up the ladder my mate came.I raised my eyebrows inquestion. His reply, “I havenothing to do with this.”

I looked downstairs andwhat do I see but the LittleGuy coming out of the cabinwith a large artificial lurewith a handful of roast beefimpaled on the hook! Helooked up at me, and in hisloudest voice proclaimed, “Ithink they will like the scent!”And out into the spread itwent.

About ten minutes later Idecided to join in the fun andtold my mate to check the beeflure and see if anything tookthe bait. We both already

knew the outcome. Soft lunchmeat + fish hook + boatmoving forward at six and ahalf knots = washed awaymeat and empty hook. WhenJoey wound the lure in theLittle guy showed as muchinterest as I had ever seen himshow in anything coming overthe transom of the “Last Call”.Upon seeing the empty hookhe shook his head and becamedejected. I asked him whatwas wrong.

His reply? “We don’t haveany more beef, might as wellgo home now.”

And so ended my secondtrip with the Little Guy. Icouldn’t wait to see whatwould happen on the third…and I wondered how muchlunch meat would be on top ofthe beer in the trash can thenext time.

Capt. Franky Pettolina is Co-Captain of the charter boat, “LastCall” and President of the OceanCity Marlin Club.



Gina Cantania from Baltimore, MD fished last weekend on thecharter boat, “On the Run” with Capt. Dave Caffrey and caught this18 1/2-inch flounder on a Gulp artificial bait in the West Channel.



Jonathan Brennan made the most of his first offshore fishingtrip, capturing a 60 lb. yellowfin while fishing on the “C-Boys” withJoe Nibali, Rusty Lavely, who caught a 54 pounder, Tim Stout, Capt.Luke Blume and mate Jon Henry. The yellowfins and 9 dolphinwere all caught in the Baltimore Canyon. Pictured at Sunset Marina.

Chad Barrick and Carly Lederer each caught a 19-inch flounderwhile fishing in the bay just north of Harbour Island. The anglershad close to 30 throwback flatties during their trip with both keeperscoming on the same drift.



CROAKER9” minimum 25 per person/day

WEAKFISH13” minimum

1 per person/day

SHEEPSHEADNo limit

SUMMER FLOUNDER17” minimum

4 per person/day

COBIANo limit in Maryland waters

Effective 9/5 - 36 inch minimum1 per person/day or 6 per boat/day

SPECKLED TROUT14” minimum 4 per person/day

RED DRUM18” - 27” 1 per person/day

STRIPED BASS28”- 38” and 44” and greater

Any Combination2 per person/day

TAUTOG16” minimum

5/16-10/31 2 per person/day

BLACK SEA BASS12.5” minimum

15 per person/day5/15-9/21 & 10/22-12/31

BLUEFISH8” minimum

10 per person/day

BLACK DRUM16” minimum

1 per person/day or 6 per boat/day

William Morrison muscled in this 79 lb. yellowfin tuna whiletrolling in the Baltimore Canyon on the charter boat, “Bill$ 4 Bills”with Capt. Ron Callis and mate Jake Shaffer. Weighed at the OceanCity Fishing Center.

In last weekends three day Paradise Grill Flounder PounderOpen, Robert Karpovich won 2nd place with a 9.8 pounder caughton ocean structure and took home $40,000 in award money. Picturedat Lewes Harbour Marina.



During this trip aboard the headboat, “Morning Star” with Capt. Monty Hawkins and mates WesPollitt and Dan Iacangelo, Ben Strahl led the way with a 24-inch flounder while fishing with ShailynNasvei, Frankie Bailor, Cross Ferrara and Sydney Yanick. All of the fish were caught on cut bait, stripsof squid and Gulp artificial baits at the Old Grounds.



Joseph Jones from Baltimore, MD hooked this 20-inch flounderon a Gulp artificial bait in the East Channel while fishing on thecharter boat, “On the Run” with Capt. Dave Caffrey. Pictured atBahia Marina.

Dawn Ford from West Chester, PA and Joe Yelinek from Bel Air,MD were fishing on the charter boat, “Lucky Break” with Capt.Jason Mumford when they caught a pair of flounder in the FishBowl, north of the Rt. 50 Bridge. Both fish, measuring 17 and 19-inches, were fooled with live minnows.



Kevin Burns ventured down from Long Island, NY and spentpart of a day fishing on the charter boat, “Get Sum” with Capt. NickClemente and mate Liz Brittingham. Kevin ended up catching a17 1/2-inch flounder while drifting a white Gulp Swimming Mulletin the East Channel. Pictured at the Ocean City Fishing Center.

Pete Antonelli and Bob Fitzwater caught their limit of 8 flounder(4 pictured) while fishing at the hot spot, Site 10 off the coast ofIndian River. The flatties measured between 20 1/2 and 23-inches.Also pictured is Bob’s grandson, Jaxon. Photo courtesy of LewesHarbour Marina.



Bryan Cranston from Bel Air, MD edged out Bryan Snyder ofPerkasie, PA with a 17 1/4-inch, 1 lb. 4 oz. flounder to win theFlounder Pool held during this trip aboard the headboat, “Tortuga”with Capt. Drew Zerbe. The fish ate a shiner and squid combinationin the Thorofare. Pictured at Bahia Marina.

Jackie Maffei of Essington, PA and Cody Isaac from Woodbine,MD were bowfishing at night around the Rt. 50 Bridge when theyshot a pair of houndfish. This was Cody’s first, and probably not hislast, bowfishing trip on the “Poppa Joe”.



On opening day of the 24th Annual Capt. Steve Harman’s PoorGirls Open, anglers Nancy Kohl and Judy Allen jumped on the earlyleaderboard with 4 white marlin releases while fishing in theWashington Canyon on the charter boat, “Reel Chaos” with Capt.Anthony Matarese, Jr. and mates Rich Hastings and Chad DiFebo.

Larry Barnes, Rick Arway, Steve Pinkstone and Tim Elliottventured out to “B” Buoy on the “Vagrant Viking” and returnedwith flounder measuring between 20 and 23-inches. Their heaviesttipped the scale at 4 lbs. 6 oz.



With his wife, Lilianne out picking blackberries on AssateagueIsland, Gerry Chaveca from Montreal, Canada decided to fish soloafter work and caught this pair of good size flounder while driftingin the Ocean City Inlet during the outgoing tide last Thursday.Gerry caught the 21-inchers on minnow and squid combinationsduring a trip aboard the “Mr. Sea”.



Doug Andrews, Terry Burgess, Steve Aikens and Eddie Robertsended their day with a good catch of flounder in the box afterfishing with cut bait and Gulp on ocean structure. The anglers werefishing on the headboat, “Morning Star” with Capt. Monty Hawkinsand mates Dan Iacangelo and Wes Pollitt. Terry led the way with a22-incher. The “Morning Star” is docked at the OC Fishing Center.

On the final day of the 2017 Capt. Steve Harman’s Poor GirlsOpen, Jamie Howard caught a 14.2 lb. dolphin and Amber Novellimuscled in a 10.2 pounder, both while fishing on the “Espadon”with Julie Keenan, Christina Wells, Liz Walk, Brittany Meadows,Capt. Sylvain Cote and mate Karl Bieberich. The dolphin werehooked on trolled ballyhoo in the Washington Canyon and weighedat Bahia Marina.



During the 2017 White Marlin Open, Bob Weitzel caught a 62 lb.yellowfin and Eddie Jeffers added a 63.5 lb. yellowfin to the boxwhile fishing on the “Sea Breeze” with Shawn Carney, RobertSmith, Jake Carney, Samantha Johnston, Capt. Ned Ashby andmates George Cecil and Ronnie Sawyer. Pictured at Harbour Island.

While fishing on the charter boat, “Katydid” with Capt. BrentWiest and mate Chris Vann, anglers Mike Schmidtlein, GregSchmidtlein and Mark Maggs caught their limit of 12 flounder(6 pictured) and some sea bass while fishing on ocean structure.Their largest two flounder weighed 4 lbs. 6 oz. and 4 lbs. 10 oz. onthe scale at Lewes Harbour Marina.



Brenden Fouts of Pittsville, MD showed his Dad how it’s done,boating this 2 lb. 12 oz. black sea bass during a trip on the headboat,“Angler” with Capt. Chris Mizurak and mates Dean Lo and RichFouts (pictured). Brenden hooked the knothead on a chunk of clamat a natural ocean reef.

On opening day of the 2017 Capt. Steve Harman’s Poor GirlsOpen, Stacey Irrgang, Kathi Kirkwood and Karen Davis eachreleased a white marlin while fishing on the charter boat, “That’sRight” with Melinda, Spedden, Megan Staczek, Lisa Clarke, Capt.John Oughton and mates Will Hathaway and Austin Bickford. Thewhites were hooked on trolled ballyhoo in the Baltimore Canyon.Pictured at Bahia Marina.



Landon McGalligher from Manheim, PA caught this 3 lb. mahiwhile trolling at the Hot Dog on the “Surfinatic” with Tom Shearin,Logan McGallgher, Riley McGallgher and Eric McGallgher.

On the third day of the 2017 White Marlin Open, MichaelAtkinson caught this 64.5 lb. yellowfin tuna while fishing on the“Plane Simple” with Clint Evans, Chad Hamilton, Mike Atkinson,Capt. Jimmy Werling and mate Noah Beaman. The anglers alsoreleased 7 white marlin during their 3 days of fishing. Pictured atHarbour Island.



One of the last boats to arrive at the scale of the 2017 Capt. SteveHarman’s Poor Girls Open was the “Pumpin’ Hard” with CarolinePhillip’s 63.8 lb. yellowfin tuna caught in 800 fathoms in theWashington Canyon. Caroline was fishing with Jackie Keyes, LoriPhillips, Dana Keller, Joyce Hepburn, Sharon Clark (not pictured),Capt. Mike Burt anad mate David Burt. Weighed at Bahia Marina.

Ashleigh and Bob Vernon, Linford Oberholtzer, Jr., David andJoseph Harwell and Linford Oberfholtzer, Sr. had a great day offishing over ocean structure, returning with flounder ranging from18 to 23-inches and sea bass between 13 and 14-inches. All werecaught while fishing on the charter boat, “Katydid” with Capt. BrentWiest and mate Chris Vann. Pictured at Lewes Harbour Marina.



On opening day of the 2017 Capt. Steve Harman’s Poor GirlsOpen, Debra McCollum, Renae Lee Cavada, Colette Stallone, GailJones, Marybeth Perry and Jan Layton teamed up to release 3 whitemarlin while trolling in the Washington Canyon. The ladies werefishing on the “Reel Toy” with Capt. Chad Meeks and mate JimmyHukill. Pictured at Bahia Marina.

Last Friday, Randy Eigenbrode of Mercersburg, PA caught a25-inch flounder during a trip on the headboat, “Fish Bound” withCapt. Kane Bounds and mate Kevin Twilley. Randy fooled the 7 lb.flounder while using cut bluefish for bait. Weighed at BahiaMarina.



Tori Killian from Stevensville, MD is all smiles after catchingand releasing her very first white marlin. Tori was fishing on the“Longshot” with Capt. Matt Crim and mate Victoria Roberts whenshe hooked the white marlin on a naked ballyhoo in the WashingtonCanyon. The “Longshot” team went 1 for 2 on whites last Saturday.

Don Steele from Greensburg, PA was drifting in the bay nearMarker #4 behind Asssateague Island when he captured this 6 lb.flounder on a minnow and squid combination. Photo courtesy ofCapt. Jason Mumford on the charter boat, “Lucky Break”.



As the summer seasoncomes to a close and folkshead back to work and school,the fishing scene is definitelynot as good as anglers wouldhope for. Quite honestly, it ispretty dismal.

Capt. Mike Behney atRick’s Bait & Tackle reportedthat he still doesn’t hear muchcoming from the Lewes Canal.Anglers are mainly findingshort flounder and anoccasional keeper caughtwhile drifting Gulp, squid,minnows or belly meat.

The good news is that theflounder bite in the ocean hasdefinitely picked-up and Iheard this from numerousanglers throughout the week.Sites 9, 10 and 11 and the areasaround the Old Grounds arecurrently the best spots forbigger fish but I also saw fishcoming from further south

near the African Queen. Don’tget me wrong, anglers fishingocean structures are stillneeding to weed through a lotof small fish to get theirkeeper, but there are plenty offish to be caught and theaverage size of the flounder ison the upswing.

Last weekend was the nowfamous, Paradise GrillFlounder Pounder Open, withanglers on 327 boatscompeting for some bigmoney. Readers of the CoastalFisherman should be veryfamiliar with Capt. BrentWiest and his charter boat,“Katydid”. Well, Capt. Brentcaptured a 30-inch, 11.4pounder to take the top prizeof $100,000. At presstime onMonday morning, I hadn’tbeen able to nail down thelocation of the catch, but Iheard it was around Site 9 or

10. It would be tough to finda better flounder fishermanthan Brent, so I’m notsurprised he caught the bigone. Second place went toRobert Karpovich with a 9.8pounder, also caught on oceanstructure from what I’ve beentold. Robert took home$40,000 for his catch. RandySwain’s 9.5-incher won thirdplace, worth $20,000.

Anglers trolling spoonsand feathers are findingSpanish mackerel interested intheir offerings between “A”Buoy and the DelawareLightship. If you want tomove a little south you willfind a load of snapper bluefishon Fenwick Shoal that will eatalmost anything, but a trolledClark spoon is always deadly.

Croakers are thick at Site10, but they are small. Youwill also find plenty of

hardheads in the Indian RiverBay, but they aren’t very largethere either, usuallymeasuring 8 to 10-inches.Those can be caught onFishbite bloodworms orclams.

Both the Inner and OuterWalls in the Delaware Bay arestill holding some triggerfishand sheepshead for anglersfishing with sand fleas orclams. Those who are jiggingGulp artificial baits along withrocks are finding someflounder for their cooler.

Mike did report that onSunday, Paul Ferenczi wasfishing with a Gulp artificialbait in the Indian River Inletand hooked into a 32-inch, 10lb. 13 oz. cobia. After lastyears excellent summer cobiabite, hopes were high foranother season, but so far hasbeen a disappointment.Effective September 5th,NOAA will open Federalwaters back up to cobiafishing. The fish must be 36-inches (fork length) and thecreel limit will be 1 per


www.coastalfisherman.net August 23, 2017 Coastal Fisherman person/per day or 6 perboat/per day, whichever ismore restrictive.

At the Hook’em &Cook’em Tackle Shop in theIndian River Marina, Capt.Bert Adams also said thatmost of his customers arereporting “feast or famine”when it comes to flounderfishing. It’s horrible fishing inthe inlet and bays, but goodflounder action is being foundfor his customers at the OldGrounds and it is only gettingbetter. Bert’s customers havebeen saying that there are a lotof 16 1/2-inch fish in the oceanright now, which shouldn’t besurprising since reports allseason have been about theshort fish in our bays, so thosefish are either staging for theirmove to the ocean or havealready made the trip. Bertsaid that the tide has beenripping inshore, requiringanglers to fish with as much as10 oz. of weight whiledropping strips of belly meator 6-inch Gulp artificial baits.

Larger flounder coming

into Indian River Marina arebeing caught in deeper waterwith structures closer to shoreholding a ton of smaller fish.

The croaker bite in theIndian River Inlet continues tobe slow, but some smallhardheads have been foundon the back side of Burton’sIsland.

Off the beach, the kingfishbite has slowed down andBert said that it looks like theaverage size of sharks beingcaught at night has decreased.Anglers are still hooking intosandbars and duskys whenthe sun goes down, but Bertsaid he hasn’t heard of manyrays or skates.

Sea bass fishing is decentwith nice fish being caughtover the weekend at theDel/Jersey/Land reefsite, 26-miles from the Indian RiverInlet. Headboat anglersfishing closer to the beach arefinding a lot of sea bass, butmost are in the 10-inch range.

With the big moneypayout in the Paradise GrillFlounder Tournament, many

anglers who would typicallyhead to the canyons decidedto try their hand at catchingflatties at the Old Grounds,which was a smart move sincethe offshore bite right now ishorrible if you are looking toput numbers up on the board.However, tuna fishermencontinue to be pleased withthe size of the fish this season.Yellowfins in the 50 lb. rangehaven’t been uncommon andlately, we have seen a feweven reach into the high-70’s.Most of the yellowfins we areseeing came from theWashington Canyon lastweek.

Speaking of theWashington Canyon, it lookslike those captains who werepredicting this season to be onthe downside of a cyclicalbigeye tuna bite have beencorrect. We have some timeleft for a possible flurry, butafter the early season bite ofsmaller fish, the bigeyes havebeen non-existent.

With the tuna bite beingslow, quite a few boats have

gone to “Plan B” and save theday with some tilefishing.Captains with good numbershave been able to scratch outgood days catching bluelineand golden tilefish in theWashington and BaltimoreCanyons.

Good numbers of dolphinwere caught while eithertrolling or bailing in theWashington Canyon over theweekend. The fish were smallbut plentiful.

There isn’t much to reportfor marlin fishing. The topboat in last weekends PoorGirls Open had 8 releases onFriday, the same day thesecond place finisher had 5releases. Both came from theWashington Canyon. Otherthan that, there were a fewwith 4 releases and severalwith a couple, mainly in theWashington where watertemperatures reached into theupper 70’s.

Until next week, tightlines!



On the third and final day of the 24th Annual Capt. SteveHarman’s Poor Girls Open, Traci Nelson caught a 53.9 lb. yellowfintuna on a trolled ballyhoo in the Washington Canyon. Traci wasfishing on the “Intrinsic” with Lauren Francioli, Lisa Ruggieri, KellyRuggieri, Capt. Eric Blanks and mates Robby Paquette and ChrisRuggieri. Weighed at Bahia Marina.

It was “thumbs up” for Mike Pitzo of Akron, OH after musclingin this 2 lb. flounder while fishing on the headboat, “Angler” withCapt. Chris Mizurak and mates Rich Fouts and Dean Lo. Mikehooked the flounder on a chunk of clam at a natural ocean reef. The“Angler” is located at Capt. Bill Bunting’s Angler Dock.



There are several locations in Worcester Countywhere anglers are not required to purchase a fishinglicense. Anglers are required to observe all otherfishing laws and regulations. A free MD/PRFC anglerregistration is also required for anglers fishing withouta license in designated license free fishing areas, youmay register online through the Maryland licensingsystem at:https://compass.dnr.maryland.gov/dnrcompassportal

Ocean City - Northside Park - Town-owned pierand park at 125th Street.

Ocean City - Chicago Avenue - Bulkhead between2nd and 4th Streets.

Pocomoke City - City docks from Laurel Street boatramp to U.S. Route 13 overpass and Winter Quarterdock on Pocomoke River.

Snow Hill - All city-owned riverfront propertywhich includes Byrd Park, Sturgis Park, and citybulkheading adjacent to the municipal parking lotnear the Route 12 bridge over the Pocomoke River.

Kevin Burns, age 10, Corey Burns and Denise Burns, all fromLloyd Harbor, NY, each released their first white marlin whiletrolling ballyhoo at the 800/800 on the “Buckshot” with Capt. GaryStamm and mates Wayne Blanks and David Herbst. Pictured backin the slip at Sunset Marina.


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While fishing with squid and minnow combinations at Site 10off the coast of Indian River, angler Keri Shields of Millsboro, DEcaught a pair of flounder weighing up to 6 lbs. 3 oz. Keri wasfishing on “The Producer” with Brian Wirts and weighed her catchat Rick’s Bait & Tackle in Long Neck, DE.

Kevin Bohlman was fishing on the “Caneelin’” when he caughta barracuda while trolling a ballyhoo in the Baltimore Canyon.



Adam Mays, age 13, was fishing at the Cape Henlopen Pier whenhe caught his first triggerfish while using clams for bait. Photocourtesy of Lewes Harbour Marina.

On the second day of the 2017 Capt. Steve Harman’s Poor GirlsOpen, Jennifer Blunt released her first spearfish and GwynnHolloway and Jennifer Evans each released a white marlin whiletrolling ballyhoo in the Washington Canyon. The anglers werefishing on the “Wrecker” with Jennifer Hershey, Kathie Collins,Carrie Hudson, Capt. Jeremy Blunt and mate Bobby Layton.Pictured at Bahia Marina.



Ocean City Ocean CitySpecies SpeciesDelaware Delaware

June 10, 2017Rich DaikerSouth Jetty5 lbs. 6 oz.

April 14, 2017Mike HaasSite 10

9 lbs. 13 oz.

February 21, 2017Sam Furest

“Morning Star”19 lbs. 4 oz.

May 28, 2017Lee Vincent“Fish Bound”5 lbs. 4 oz.

June 16, 2017Stephen Pistoia

Del-Jersey-Land Reef4 lbs. 2 oz.

May 20, 2017John KelleherDelaware Bay7 lbs. 2 oz.

June 1, 2017Paul Stermer

Brandywine Shoal70.5 lbs.

Sea Bass

Tautog

Striped Bass

Weakfish

Cobia

Bluefish

Sheepshead

Black Drum May 11, 2017Zach NaglerAssateague Surf

40 lbs.

July 1, 2017Justin NitchkeySouth Jetty12 lbs. 12 oz.

August 5, 2017Hillard HeadPot Nets9 lbs. 3 oz.

NoWeightsReported

May 4, 2017Emma Matarese“OC Guide Service”15 lbs. 12 oz.

April 21, 2017Alex Neiss

Cape Henlopen Surf18 lbs. 8 oz.

August 19, 2017Brent WiestSite 10

11 lbs. 4 oz.

July 24, 2017Grady Kehl

Massey’s Canyon67 lbs. 8 oz.

June 15, 2017Shane Kline“Restless Lady”564 lbs.

June 4, 2017John PendellElephant Trunk

461 lbs.

June 4, 2017Mike FritschFingers583 lbs.

July 6, 2017Chris Pugh“B” Buoy417 lbs.

Mako Shark100 lb. minimum

Thresher Shark

Bluefin Tuna June 16, 2017Neil Smith

Poor Man’s Canyon210 lbs.

June 16, 2017Greg Weber“That’s Right”180 lbs.

June 18, 2017Matthew GesslerPoor Man’s Canyon

130 lbs.

July 1, 2017Frank Perna

Baltimore Canyon126 lbs.

August 15, 2017William MorrisonBaltimore Canyon

79 lbs.

Yellowfin Tuna

Longfin Tuna

Bigeye Tuna

Dolphin

Wahoo July 21, 2017Sam HomicHot Dog81 lbs.

NoWeightsReported

NoWeightsReported

July 3, 2017Meghan Horning

Fingers39 lbs. 9 oz.

White MarlinAugust 18, 2017 “Rhonda’s Osprey”

8 Releases

June 16, 2017“Fish Whistle”1 Release

June 5, 2017Scott CornewBethany Surf43 lbs.

May 10, 2017Lee Savage

Assateague Island39 lbs. 8 oz.

May 17, 2017Chris MiddendorfNorfolk Canyon

46 lbs.

July 24, 2017John Gravatt

Massey’s Canyon19 lbs.

Most Releases in One Day (trolling only)

July 14, 2017Matt MarceronOld Grounds8 lbs. 6 oz.

NoWeightsReported

Flounder NEW

NEW

NEW



During the 44th Annual White Marlin Open, Chris Downeyarrived at the scale with a 62.5 lb. yellowfin caught while fishing onthe “Chasin Tail” with Jim Takats, Shaun Orcuft, Capt. Rob Day andmate Billy Ortlip. Pictured at Harbour Island.

Allen Baker, Jerry Shockley and Zach Morris took a trip out to“B” Buoy and returned with 6 keeper flounder. Allen led the waywith a 28-incher that weighed 4 lbs. on the scale at Hook’em &Cook’em in the Indian River Marina.


Coastal Fisherman August 23, 2017 www.coastalfisherman.net1 tsp. extra virgin olive oil2 tsp. minced shallot6 tsp. fresh lemon juice1/2 tsp. lemon zestSalt and pepper to taste1/2 cup (1 stick) cold

butter, sliced into 8-10 pats

Extra lemon wedges, forgarnish

FishIn a medium bowl, mix

pesto and breadcrumbstogether until they form acoarse paste. Add seasoningas necessary.

Place mahi portions on alarge baking sheet.

Spread pesto mixtureevenly across all four mahiportions.

Use your fingers to pat thepesto mixture down into thefish to form an even crust.

Bake mahi at 375-degreesfor 12-16 minutes, until cookedthrough.

TomatoesWhile the fish cooks,

prepare the blistered tomatoes.

Bake for 20 minutes, oruntil bubbly and lightlybrowned.

Serve.

Pesto Crusted MahiMahi with BlisteredTomatoes and Lemon

Butter SauceFish:

4 mahi fillets1/2 cup basil pesto1 cup Panko breadcrumbsSalt and pepper to taste

Tomatoes:1 TBSP extra virgin olive

oil1 whole clove garlic,

peeled2 cups cherry tomatoesSalt and pepper to taste

Sauce:

Shrimp Artichoke Dip

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1 cup grated Swiss cheese

1 (14 oz.) can artichoke hearts, drained

1/2 cup chopped green onions

1/2 tsp. garlic salt 1/2 cup mayonnaise2 cups cooked and peeled

shrimpPaprika, for garnish

Preheat oven to 350degrees.

In a medium baking dish,mix together cheddar cheese,Swiss cheese, artichoke hearts,green onions, garlic salt,mayonnaise and shrimp.

Sprinkle with paprika.

Heat olive oil overmedium-high heat in a castiron skillet.

When oil simmers, addtomatoes and garlic clove.

Cook without stirring for 2to 3 minutes. The tomatoeswill pop and sizzle a bit, sokeep an eye out for flying oil ortomato juice.

Season tomatoes with saltand pepper to taste.

When tomatoes havebegun to blister, give them astir to turn them over so thatthe other sides can start toblister as well.

Cook an additional 2 to 3minutes without stirring, untiltomatoes are softened andhave charred and blistered onall sides.

SauceHeat oil in a medium,

nonreactive skillet overmedium heat.

When oil simmers, addshallot and sauté for 1 minuteuntil shallot has softened.

Whisk in lemon juice,lemon zest, salt, and pepper



On the second day of the 2017 Capt. Steve Harman’s Poor GirlsOpen, the lady anglers fishing on the “Haulin n Ballin” arrived atthe scale with 4 white marlin releases and a dolphin after spendingthe day trolling in the Washington Canyon. Fishing with Capt.Howard Lynch and mates Tyler Green and Burro Gonzalez wereKristin Jezierski, Brande Schumann, Jenn Dickerson and ToniJohnson, who each released a white marlin, Kristy Frashure andKaren Turner. Pictured at Bahia Marina.

and remove sauce from heat. Let cool 2 to 3 minutes,

until sauce has stoppedsimmering but is still warm.

Whisk in butter 1 pat at atime, whisking constantly untilthe whole pat is melted intothe sauce before addinganother.

To assemble, drizzle a bit ofsauce on the bottom of a plateor pasta bowl.

Place pesto crusted mahi-mahi on top of the sauce andtop with blistered tomatoes.

Add a lemon wedge forgarnish and serveimmediately.

Asian-Style FlounderPackets

2 large green onions2 TBSP soy sauce2 TBSP seasoned rice

vinegar2 tsp. ginger

Preheat oven to 425degrees.

Cut tops of green onionscrosswise into 2-inch pieces,

then cut each piece lengthwiseinto thin strips; reserve forgarnish.

Thinly slice white part ofgreen onions.

In small bowl, mix soysauce and rice vinegar.

Cut four 15" by 12" sheetsof aluminum foil.

Arrange 1 flounder fillet onhalf of each piece of foil.

Spread each with 1/2 tsp.ginger.

Spoon 1 TBSP soy-saucemixture over each flounderfillet.

Top with sliced greenonions.

Fold other half of foil overfish.

To create sealed packets,fold edges of foil over about1/2-inch all around,overlapping folds.

Place packets in a jelly-rollpan.

Bake for 8 minutes.When serving, cut an “X”

in the top of each packet to letsteam escape before serving.

Check that fish flakes easilywhen tested with a fork.


www.coastalfisherman.net Coastal Fisherman August 23, 2017over tuna.

Cover and let marinate atroom temperature for 1 hour,flipping steaks halfwaythrough.

Cook steaks on grill for 3minutes on each side formedium rare.

For wasabi mayo: Whisk allingredients together in amedium and chill until readyto serve.

Serve tuna steaks with agenerous dollop of Wasabimayo.

Mardi Gras Mahi

1 cup orange juice2 tsp. fresh dill1/2 cup white wine3 dashes Worcestershire

sauce2 TBSP chili powderSaltFresh ground black

pepper (to taste )1 cup shredded red

cabbage1 tsp. sugar1 TBSP red wine vinegar1/2 cup julienned yellow

Garnish fish with reservedgreen-onion strips.

Grilled Tuna Steakswith Wasabi Mayo

4 tuna steaks5 TBSP toasted sesame oil4 TBSP soy sauce3 TBSP teriyaki sauce3 tsp. garlic, minced1 1/2 TBSP honey1 TBSP rice vinegar1 TBSP fresh ginger,

grated Zest of 1 lime

Wasabi Mayo1/2 cup mayonnaise7 oz. Greek yogurt3 tsp. prepared wasabi*2 tsp. freshly squeezed

lime juice3/4 tsp. kosher salt1/2 tsp. lime zest

Prepare grill.Place tuna in shallow

baking dish, large enough tohold all four steaks.

Whisk all other ingredientstogether and pour marinade

This 26-inch flounder fell at the hands of Joe Walker while hewas fishing with a squid and shiner combo on ocean structure. Thefish weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. on the scale at Lewes Harbour Marina.


www.coastalfisherman.net August 23, 2017 Coastal Fisherman squash

1/2 cup julienned zucchini2 tsp. olive oil1/4 tsp. fresh lemon juice1 tsp. thyme1/2 tsp. saltFresh ground black

pepper1 tsp. fresh minced garlic

Marinate fish for 2 to 4hours.

Dust with seasoning beforegrilling.

Grill on a well oiled grateuntil opaque, 6 to 7 minutes.

Bring 1 cup of water to aboil, add sugar, vinegar andcabbage.

Turn down the heat and letcook for 2 to 3 minutes.

Cook red cabbage separate,as it will discolor othervegetables.

Drain and keep warm.Blanch zucchini and yellow

squash and drain well (place inboiling water about 1 minute).

Heat olive oil and garlic insaute pan over medium highheat.

Add zucchini, squash,

cabbage, salt, pepper, lemonjuice, thyme and saute untileverything is heated through.

Serve immediately byplacing some of the vegetableson each plate.

Place the fish on top, thenscatter a few colorful pieces ofvegetables on top of the grilledfish.

Grilled Mahi WithPineapple Rum Glaze

2 TBSP butter1 small red onion, diced2 shallots, chopped2 garlic cloves, minced1/2 cup grilled pineapple,

diced small1/4 cup honey3 oz. dark rum1/2 cup pineapple juice4 green onions, chopped4 mahi fillets, boneless

and skinlessLemons or lime pepper, to

taste3 TBSP olive oil

In a saucepot over mediumheat, add the butter, red onion,

Ever wonder what species of fish like to eat sea horses?Apparently, mahi love em, evidenced by this batch found in thestomach of a dolphin caught by Landon McGalligher on the“Surfinatic”.


www.coastalfisherman.net Coastal Fisherman August 23, 2017shallots and garlic.

Cook for 3 minutes untilthe onions are soft, but notbrown.

Add the grilled pineapple,honey, dark rum, pineapplejuice and green onions.

Bring to a boil, removefrom heat and set aside.

Season to taste with saltand pepper.

Preheat grill to mediumhigh.

Place the mahi on a flatsurface and rub withseasoning, pressing the spicegently into the meat.

Brush lightly with olive oil. Grill for three to four

minutes per side, glazingliberally with pineappleglazing syrup until the fish isjust cooked through, tenderand flakes lightly.

Serve.

Captain Crunch Shrimp

2/3 cup beer 1/2 cup masa flour 1 egg 2 TBSP white sugar

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 1/2 cups Cap'N Crunch

cereal, crushed 1/2 cup cornmeal 24 shrimp3 cups oil for frying

For Dipping Sauce:1/2 cup marmalade 2 TBSP deli-style Dijon

mustard

Line a baking sheet withwaxed paper.

Whisk beer, masa flour,egg, sugar and baking powdertogether in a bowl until beerbatter is smooth.

Place crushed cereal in ashallow bowl and cornmeal ina third shallow bowl.

Dredge shrimp throughcornmeal, holding shrimp bythe tail.

Shake off excess cornmeal. Dip shrimp in beer batter,

allowing excess to drip backinto batter.

Roll shrimp in the crushedcereal until evenly coated.

Arrange coated shrimp onthe prepared baking sheet and

On opening day of the Capt. Steve Harman’s Poor Girls Open,local angler, Kelly Gee caught and released her first two whitemarlin, and they were the same fish! Kelly hooked the first whitemarlin on a ballyhoo trolled from the bridge rod and after it wasreleased, the same white marlin circled back and ate the ballyhoo onthe long rigger. All of the action took place in the WashingtonCanyon while fishing on the “Marlin Gale” with Donna Harman,Chrisy Rothfuss, Shelly Seivert, Capt. Kayvan Bahrami and matesBobby Fletcher and Connor Campbell. The anglers also caught apair of dolphin during their trip. Pictured at Bahia Marina.


www.coastalfisherman.net August 23, 2017 Coastal Fisherman freeze for 15 minutes.

Heat oil in a deep-fryer orlarge saucepan to 350-degrees.

Working in batches, fryshrimp in the hot oil, turningonce, until golden brown, 2 to3 minutes.

Transfer cooked shrimp toa paper towel-lined plate usingtongs.

Stir marmalade andmustard together in a bowluntil sauce is smooth.

Serve cooked shrimpalongside dipping sauce.

Shrimp Surprise Spread

1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese

1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 cup mayonnaise1 lb. small shrimp1 1/2 cups cocktail sauce 1 green bell pepper, diced 4 green onions, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tomato, diced 2 1/2 cups mozzarella,

shreddedCrackers

In a bowl, combine thecream cheese, sour cream andmayonnaise until well-blended.

Spread into a 9x13 inchbaking dish.

Scatter the shrimpgenerously over the top of themixture.

In another bowl, stirtogether the cocktail sauce,green pepper, green onions,garlic and tomato.

Working in layers, spread aportion of the cocktail saucemixture over the shrimp.

Sprinkle with a portion ofthe shredded mozzarellacheese.

Repeat process until allingredients are used up,finishing with a layer ofmozzarella cheese on top.

Serve with assortedcrackers for dipping.

If you would like to share yourfavorite recipe with CoastalFisherman readers, you can emailit to [email protected] ormail it to Coastal Fisherman,12748 Sunset Ave., Ocean City,MD 21842.



On the first day of the White Marlin Open, Jim Stavola captureda 64 lb. yellowfin tuna while fishing on the “Milling Around” withMatt Jacobs, John Stavola, Glenn Schiffman, Capt. Paul Bennett andmate Scott Cusick. Pictured at Harbour Island.

Michael Chan caught this 20 1/2-inch flounder while drifting alive minnow in the East Channel. The day before, Michael boated apair of flounder in the same location with those measuring 18 and19 1/2-inches.

BLUEFIN TUNA(Recreational)

2 per vessel/day/trip27” to less than 47” CFL1 per vessel/day/trip47” to less than 73”(Charter Boat)

3 per vessel/day/trip27” to less than 47” CFL1 per vessel/day/trip47” to less than 73”

Southern Trophy Fishery closedthrough December 31, 2017

BLUE MARLIN99” Lower Jaw Fork Length

No creel limitDOLPHIN

No minimum length10 per person/day

WHITE MARLIN66” Lower Jaw Fork Length

No creel limit

WAHOONo minimum length2 per person/day

SWORDFISH47” Lower Jaw Fork Length

1 per person / 4 per vessel (Rec)1 per person / 6 per vessel (Charter)

BIGEYE TUNA27” Curved Fork Length

No creel limit

SHARKSAUTHORIZED SPECIES

No Minimum Fork LengthAtlantic Sharpnose, Bonnethead,

-------54” Minimum Fork Length

Atlantic Blacktip, Bull, Lemon, Nurse,Spinner, Tiger, Blue, CommonThresher, Oceanic Whitetip,

Porbeagle, Shortfin Mako, Finetooth,Atlantic Blacknose

------78” Minimum Fork LengthGreat Hammerhead, Scalloped

Hammerhead, Smooth Hammerhead, Only 1 shark from the lists above may

be retained per vessel per trip. In addition,1 Atlantic Sharpnose and 1 Bonnetheadmay be retained per person per trip. Nosize or creel limits on dogfish sharks.

Prohibited SharksAtlantic Angel, Basking, Bigeye Sand

Tiger, Bigeye Sixgill, BigeyeThresher, Bignose, Caribbean Reef,Caribbean Sharpnose, Dusky,Galapagos, Longfin Mako,

Narrowtooth, Night, Sand Tiger,Sevengill, Sixgill, Smalltail,

Whale, White

YELLOWFIN TUNA27” Curved Fork Length

3 per person/day



During an afternoon trip on the charter boat, “Katydid”, anglerBrandon Sullivan led the way with an 8 lb. 6 oz. flattie caught whilefishing with Hali Colbert, Shawn Davis, Matthew Jinar, AlexKocent, Richard Maxson and Capt. Brent Wiest. The big flounderwas hooked on ocean structure and weighed at Lewes HarbourMarina.



BLACK SEA BASS12.5” minimum15 per person/day

5/15-9/21

BLUEFISHNo minimum size10 per person/day

CROAKER8” minimum No creel limit

WEAKFISH13” minimum

1 per person/day

SHEEPSHEADNo limit

SUMMER FLOUNDER17” minimum 4 per person/day

SPECKLED TROUT12” minimumNo creel limit

TAUTOG15” minimum / 5 per person/day

July 17 - August 31

BLACK DRUM16” minimum

3 per person/day

RED DRUM20” - 27” minimum 5 per person/day

COBIANo limit in Delaware waters

Closed until 9/5 in Federal waters

STRIPED BASS20” - 25” minimum 2 per personDE River, DE Bay & tributaries

July 1 - August 31

After jigging with Gulp artificial baits on ocean structure, ChrisHuk caught his limit of flounder (2 pictured) weighing up to 6 lbs.10 oz. Weighed at Lewes Harbour Marina.

Joseph Hall was fishing at night off the Boardwalk Ocean Pierwhen he caught and released this cownose ray while fishing withhis dad, Joe Hall.



Sandie Mattes, Kim Klineberg, Kim Boyd and Sherry Shocketeach released a white marlin and Gretchen Mink muscled in an11.6 lb. dolphin, all while fishing on the second day of the Capt.Steve Harman’s Poor Girls Open. All of the action took place in theWashington Canyon during a trip on the “Top Dog” with anglerValerie Sell, Capt. Ryan Knapp and mate Moonpie Williams.Pictured at Bahia Marina.

John Shelalis from Millsboro, DE caught his limit of 4 flounder(2 pictured) while jigging with Gulp artificial baits at the OldGrounds. John’s two largest fish were 24-inches, 4 lbs. 6 oz. and25-inches, 6 lbs. Weighed at Rick’s Bait & Tackle.


www.coastalfisherman.net Coastal Fisherman August 23, 2017was obvious that theonslaught of waves, wakesand cross currents had thenovice jet skiers strugglingjust to stay upright.

As if crossing the inletwasn’t challenging enough,the next hurdle the ridersneeded to overcome wasgetting through the line ofincoming fishing boats. Theboats were following themarked channel on the southside of the inlet until they gotwell inside the inlet and thenthey would disperse, somegoing towards theCommercial Harbor, some tothe Ocean City FishingCenter and some up the bayto the Rt. 50 Drawbridge. Forsome reason, the so-called“guides” elected to cross thestream of incoming boatsright off the northern tip ofAssateague Island where allthe boats were still lined upone after the other in thechannel.

With the big boatstraveling about 30 to 40 yardsin front of one another, thismeant that the jet skis had totime their crossing carefullyas they passed behind oneboat and before the next onecame along. A single ski ortwo with a competent ridercould have done that with noproblem, but these were“renters,” there were a bunchof them and they werelimping along in the trough

I’ve seen a lot ofirresponsible and stupidthings done on the water, butlast week I witnessed what Ithink is perhaps the worstI’ve ever seen. My wife and Idrove down to the OceanCity Inlet to watch the paradeof boats returning from thelast fishing day of the WhiteMarlin Open. From our benchseat we had a great view ofthe entire inlet and all theway in to the CommercialHarbor. That evening thecurrent was ripping out hardand most of the inlet wascovered by a set of 2 to 3-footstanding waves that came allthe way in as far as theOceanic Fishing Pier. Thecombination of the wakesfrom the tournament boatsand the waves created by thecurrent had our inlet in a statethat was about as bad as itgets and certainly gavetestimony to the skills of thehundreds of captains whowere a part of the longprocession-line of vesselsreturning home that evening.

The incoming boatsstretched for miles out to seaand eventually funneled intoa single-file line that snaked

it’s way through the entrancebuoys and the channel thatruns along the south side ofthe inlet. As we watchedmillions of dollars worth ofboats carefully work theirway in through challengingconditions I was suddenlyshocked to see a line of 10 to12 personal watercraft beginan attempt to cross the inletfrom the Oceanic Fishing Pierover to the north end ofAssateague! I could notbelieve what I waswitnessing, but there wasn’tanything I could do about itso I sat there hoping andpraying that the crossingcould be made safely.

It was nerve wracking towatch as the rental “guides”lead their customers acrossthe inlet. It started out as thetypical line of watercraft, butsoon after they entered theinlet and got into the troughsof the standing waves, theline became what appeared tobe a confused mass of ridersdoing all they could to stayon top of their little vessels.The guides circled aroundand signaled the renters tokeep moving forward in thedirection of Assateague, but it

of some very choppy water.In other words – it was arecipe for disaster!

What happened was thatone of the guides wentthrough, a couple of therenters followed, but theothers didn’t. Instead, theybunched up with some ofthem stopping altogether. Asstopping a wave rider inchoppy water makes it all themore unstable, things werelooking pretty bad until itappeared that the otherguides successfully promptedeveryone to keep moving andeventually they all got acrossto the Assateague side.

While all that washappening, the big sportfishing boat that all the skiswere crossing in front of hadto stop to keep from runningover one, or all, of the skis.This meant that the guybehind him had to stop, andthe guy behind him and soforth. At that point, I waswatching a bunch of big sportfishing boats doing their bestto safely hold position in thenarrow channel of a choppyinlet because some bone-headed wave rider rental“guides” didn’t have thesense to take their rentersalong a safe path to whereverit was they were going!

No doubt that the worst ofthis incident was that therental operators risked thesafety of their renters and put


www.coastalfisherman.net August 23, 2017 Coastal Fisherman the big boats in a precariousposition. But as a side-bar, Ishould point out that theybroke a navigation rule thatstates that a vessel crossing achannel will give-way tovessels navigating in thatchannel. In other words, bythe rules - the wave riderswere not allowed to cross infront of the incomingtournament boats.

Fortunately, they all gotacross, no one was hurt andno boats were damaged, endof story - or so I thought. Not20-minutes later, we watchedas a group of (orange) waveriders returned from theirlittle foray in the watersbehind Assateague. All of theaforementioned events wererepeated except in reversesequence. First, theyencountered the tournamentboats, forcing more than oneto halt its progress. Then theyencountered the middle ofthe inlet along with therushing current and standingwaves. No sooner had Imentioned to my wife thatsomeone was going to end upin the water than a girl lost-iton her ski and went into thewater. With the current nowsweeping her right down themiddle of the inlet andtowards open water the girlstruggled to swim back to herski but couldn’t seem to closethe gap to less than 15-feet.One of the “guides” tried toget her on to his ski, but thatdidn’t work, so hemaneuvered her ski closer toher and she managed toclimb aboard and get themachine started. By thenthere was an NaturalResources Police officer onthe scene, as well as a coupleother small boats that hadstopped to help.

Both of those incidentslasted only 10 to 15 minutes,but boy-oh-boy were thereever some tense moments asit all unfolded! I have no ideawhat was going through theminds of the rental operatorswhen they elected to sendtheir skis and their customers

out to cross the inlet at such adangerous time. Maybe theydidn’t know about thetournament and that all theboats would be returning andcreating such a hazard.Maybe they didn’t know thatthe inlet was so rough. Maybethey just had so manycustomers waving money atthem that they elected tothrow caution to the windand let the “guides” do theirbest to get the skis out andback and keep everyonealive. I’m guessing that itmight be a little combinationof all of those factors, but itdoesn’t matter what themotivation was, it shouldn’thave happened, but it did,and I thank God no one wasinjured! After the tragediesthat occurred in our inshorewaters last year, you’d thinkthat everyone in the rentalbusiness would be on highalert for safety at all cost, butapparently some folks didn’tget the memo.

It doesn’t matter ifsomeone is renting waveriders, para-sailing or takingpeople fishing, anyoneinvolved with taking folksout on the water had betterhave their ducks in a row100% of the time because thepeople they might be puttingin harms way are totallyrelying on them to keep themsafe. If the weather or seaconditions are marginal theclients aren’t going suggestthat the outing should becancelled or altered in someway to avoid hazardousconditions. They’re alwaysgoing to rely on the captain,rental person or whoever theso-called “expert” in charge isto make the call that will keepthem safe.

A few Saturdays ago wehad a day of extremely strongwinds and heavy rains. Theweather was predicted aheadof time and for once theweatherman got it exactlyright. Nobody went out onthe ocean that day – or so Ithought. The next day I heardof a local charter boat that did

indeed go out, and more thanjust a couple miles! I have noclue what the motivation wasthat prompted that captain torisk the safety of his clients,his mate and himself that day.It couldn’t have been moneybecause I’m pretty sure thefellow isn’t that destitute. Butin today’s sue-happy-money-for-nothing society, anyonewho takes people out on thewater had better know that ifthere is even the slightestaccident or injury there’sgoing to be a lawsuit, and itdoesn’t matter if it’s a rentalboat, a charter boat or aprivate boat owner taking hisbest friend out for a simplecruise, if someone gets hurt -someone’s getting sued!

A few years ago, a charterboat had a group out fishingand a member of the party,who had way too much todrink, fell down in the cabinand hurt themselves. It was anormal day offshore with abit of a chop, but not so muchthat many (if any) of the boatscancelled their trips. But that

didn’t matter. The injuredperson elected to sue thecaptain of the boat claimingthat he should have knownbetter than to take anyone outon the water under suchconditions. If a drunk personcan fall down on a moderateday and sue their captain,imagine how it would go forsomeone if even the slightestincident occurs on a day thatkeeps most boats at the dock!

Whether it involvesrunning someone out to catcha fish, or leading a groupacross a choppy inlet, takingpeople out on the water is anextreme responsibility thatcannot be taken lightly, acaptain or guide can never betoo careful, cautious orconcerned for the welfare ofthose willing to entrust themwith their lives.

Capt. Mark Sampson is anoutdoor writer and captain of thecharter boat, “Fish Finder”,docked at the Ocean CityFishing Center.



Anglers on the “Slab Jack” weighed a 57 lb. yellowfin tuna onthe 1st day of the 2017 White Marlin Open and showed up at thescale again on the final day with a pair of yellowfins weighing 64.0and 65.5 lbs. Jared Brown caught the 65.5 pounder and TomParlacoski muscled in the 64 pounder, both while trolling ballyhooin the Spencer Canyon with George Csapo, Brian Dwyer and Capt.Mike Dwyer. Pictured at Harbour Island.



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Worcester County students, Lexi VanKirk, Ethan Call, HannanSemsker (all pictured) and Brennan Holloway each received a $3,500scholarship from the Marlin Club Crew of Ocean City.Representing the Marlin Club Crew is Suzanne Clagett, MargieGilmore and Cathy Donovan.

Ryan Grimes, Jessie Verdi and Cassidy Demos teamed up tocatch 5 black drum, Spanish mackerel and snapper bluefish whilefishing on the charter boat, “Lucky Break” with Capt. JasonMumford and mate Lee Savage. The black drum were caught in theOcean City Inlet and the mackerel and blues were hooked on trolledspoons around inshore lumps. Pictured at Frontier Town.



It was another record setting year for Capt. Steve Harman’s Poor Girls Open with 765 lady anglers fishing on 155 boats and competingfor $222,935 in award money. It was also a record year for the amount the tournament, the Harman family and Bahia Marina contributed tothe American Cancer Society for Breast Cancer Research. This years $125,000 check brings the grand total to $921,900 donated over the last24 years. Pictured at the check presentation are Jamie Barrett from the American Cancer Society, tournament representatives Earl Conley,Shawn Harman, Joslyn Harman, Taylor Harman and Kathleen Harman and Poor Girls/American Cancer Society Committee members ChrisButler, Darlene Botts, Susan Braniecki, Sue Carpenter and Bean Jefferson. Included in the total contribution this year was $20,000 raised atthe popular “Clamming for a Cure” fundraiser organized by Donna Harman, Jamie Erbe and the Fish Tales Restaurant staff at Bahia Marinaon 21st Street in Ocean City.



Jumping into the early lead with 4 billfish releases on the firstday of the 2017 Capt. Steve Harman’s Poor Girls Open, Marni Brownreleased 2 whites and Jessica Ross and Kourtney Duffie eachreleased a single white marlin while trolling ballyhoo in theNorfolk Canyon. The anglers were fishing on the “Billfisher” withCapt. Jon Duffie and mates Jeremy Duffie, Noah McVickers andDanny Gough. They ended the tournament in 3rd place in theBillfish Division, earning them $19,028 in award money. Picturedat Bahia Marina.

On the second day of the 24th Annual Capt. Steve Harman’s PoorGirls Open, Barbara Wilson and Anne Maserati (both pictured)teamed up with Michelle DiMattia and Bonnie Asquith for anoffshore trip aboard the “Espadon” with Capt. Sylvain Cote andmate Karl Bieberich. They ended up releasing 5 white marlin inrough conditions to win 2nd place in the Billfish Division. All ofthe action took place in the Washington Canyon and earned the ladyanglers $28,542 in award money. Pictured at Bahia Marina.

One of the last boats to arrive at the scale on opening day of the2017 Capt. Steve Harman’s Poor Girls Open was the “Haulin nBallin” with Shantel Willey’s 62.6 lb. wahoo that jumped into 1stplace in the Wahoo Division and never looked back. Shantelhooked the speedster in the Norfolk Canyon while fishing withIsabella Keith, Kasey Keith, Terri Stevens, Angela Keith, AllisonAirey, Capt. Howard Lynch and mates Tyler Green and BurroGonzalez. For their 1st place finish, the “Haulin n Ballin” team won$17,620 in award money. Pictured at Bahia Marina.

With the 68 lb. yellowfin caught on the “Bubblehead” sitting in1st place in the Tuna Division of the 2017 Poor Girls Open, and littletime remaining on the final day, nobody expected a change on theleaderboard, but Hillary Mozeik arrived and shook things up with a68.7 pounder caught while fishing on the “No Quarter” withDanielle Kell, Marissa Crosby, Jessica Norberg, Debbie Martini,Gabby D’Antonio, Capt. Kyle Peet and mates Jake Emche, JonMeade and Austin Ensor. The winning tuna was caught on a trolledballyhoo in 800 fathoms, south of the Washington Canyon andearned the lady anglers $11,882 in award money.



On the first day of the 2017 Capt. Steve Harman’s Poor GirlsOpen, anglers on the “Bubblehead” had a great day trollingballyhoo in 500 fathoms outside the Poor Man’s Canyon. MeganCollins captured a 68.0 lb. yellowfin tuna to take the early lead in theTuna Division, only to get bumped into 2nd place on the final day.Alexis Martinek also muscled in a big yellowfin, with her’s tippingthe scale at 63.4 lbs. The anglers also boated 6 dolphin during theirtrip. Rounding out the “Bubblehead” team were anglers LaurenLeach, Abby Conway, Katti Carpenter, Capt. Buddy Whetzel andmates Joey Collins, Johnny Bouma and Charlie Wilson. For their2nd place finish, the lady anglers earned $5,629 in award money.Pictured at Bahia Marina in Ocean City, MD.

It was an action packed final day at the 2017 Capt. SteveHarman’s Poor Girls Open with several changes to the leaderboard.One of those changes was Loren Manzione arriving at the scale witha 19.1 lb. dolphin to vault into 1st place in the Dolphin Division.Loren caught the winning dolphin while trolling in 500 fathoms inthe Washington Canyon on the “Playmate” with Caitlin Schirmer,Pam Schaffer, Rena Bishop, Jenny Alexander, Patty Dundore, Capt.Jeremy Shandrowski and mates Mike Mason and AddisonBaumgardner. The anglers also caught 4 other dolphin during thetrip and Jenny released a white marlin. For their 1st place finish, the“Playmate” team won $12,355 in award money. Pictured at BahiaMarina in Ocean City, MD.



On the last day of the 2017 Capt. Steve Harman’s Poor GirlsOpen, the lady anglers on the “Tighten Up” arrived at the scale with3 big yellowfins, led by a 64.5 pounder caught by Christy Keller tojump into 3rd place in the Tuna Division. Christy was fishing withChrissy Starcher, Jessica Genthner, Capt. Jason Genthner and matesMichael Murray and Wil Kennington. Their other two yellowfins,weighing 57.8 and 62.5 lbs., along with a white marlin release byChristy were all hooked while trolling in 1,000 fathoms outside theWashington Canyon. For their 3rd place finish, the lady anglersearned $3,753 in award money. Also pictured at the Bahia Marinatournament scale with the “Tighten Up” team is Maisie Genthner.

The first boat to arrive at the scale on opening day of Capt. SteveHarman’s Poor Girls Open was the “Finatic” with an 18 lb. dolphincaught by Ashley Green. Ashley’s catch jumped into 1st place in theDolphin Division and ended the tournament in 2nd place, worth$5,913 in award money. Joining Ashley was Kelsey Green, SarahDaniels, Ellen Weber, Mary Rose Custer, Janet Parsons, Capt. MarkMalamphy and mate Grahme Akeherst. The 2nd place dolphin wascaught on a trolled spreader bar in 70 fathoms in the Poor Man’sCanyon. Pictured at Bahia Marina.

Lauren Boykin caught a 15.2 lb. dolphin on the first day of the24th Annual Capt. Steve Harman’s Poor Girls Open and held on towin 3rd place in the Dolphin Division. Lauren was fishing on the“Lucky Duck II” with Sandy Marsiglia, Tina Boykin, Donna Adams,Deb Cochran, Capt. Art Boykin and mate Buster Richards. Thedolphin was hooked on a trolled ballyhoo in the WashingtonCanyon and earned the “Lucky Duck II” team $3,942 in awardmoney. Weighed at Bahia Marina.



Joey Slepski from Pittsburgh, PA caught this doubleheader offlounder during a trip aboard the headboat, “Tortuga” with Capt.Drew Zerbe and mates Matt Harris and Todd Kennedy. Joey’s largerfish measured 18-inches and weighed 2 lbs. 11 oz. on the scale atBahia Marina.

Fred Kacher from Oakton, VA used a Yozuri Swimming Minnowto fool this 10 lb. chopper bluefish while fishing in the Ocean CityInlet. Weighed at Fenwick Tackle.

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Only a few more weeksremain until school starts again,and the crowds abruptly thinout, and as we cruise towards theclose of the summer season,good opportunities remain forlocal anglers.

Offshore, it is what bluewateranglers have been waiting for:the first run of billfish of theseason. Late to come about, themarlin are making up for losttime as several boats proudlydisplay riggers overflowing withrelease flags just in time for thelocal billfish tournament circuit.White marlin are showing in thebiggest numbers, along withsome blue marlin and scatteredsailfish. Live-baiters are takingthe lead in the quantity ofreleases, but conventionaltrolling is also effective. Dolphinand some yellowfin tuna are alsoa possibility, along with bigeyetuna and large wahoo.

The cobia bite has been goodthis season and as the summer

winds down, more fish aregliding along the surface in theChesapeake Bay and along theoceanfront, making easy targetsfor sight casters. Fish can also befound circling navigationalbuoys, with some big fishavailable. Chummers sitting onshoals in the lower Bay are stillhaving some success. Big reddrum are also a welcome by-catch for cobia hunters as redsalso roam about much of thelower Bay and ocean shorelines.

Flounder anglers are findingenough keepers to hold theirinterest. Anglers using live-baitand jigs are finding luck in thesouthern portion of the Bay,where flatfish are hitting mostlyalong the CBBT structure. Localinlets are giving up some keeperfish, with several ranging up to21-inches caught recently in bothLynnhaven and Rudee Inlets.Some decent flatfish can also befound on inshore and offshorewrecks, along with nice keeper-

sized sea bass. Along the Virginia Beach

oceanfront, trollers continue toscore with big Spanish mackereland a by-catch of bluefish. Smallgold and silver spoons trolledquickly are the best lures forthese fish. Smoker king mackerelare also a possibility along thecoastlines. Plenty of toothysharks in Virginia’s coastalwaters will also continue toprovide some interesting catches.

Sheepshead anglers continueto find good catches on thebridge pilings of the CBBT aswell as over the tubes of theartificial islands. Spadefish arealso still lingering in these sameareas and near the Tower Reef,but not for long. Triggerfish areeverywhere near structure inlower Bay waters, with a few fishpushing to four-pounds caughtnear the 3rd and 4th islandsrecently.

Some puppy drum arehitting within skinny water

locations in the area, with thebetter action happening inLynnhaven and Rudee Inlets.These juvenile reds will hit avariety of baits, with fresh cutmullet and Gulp mullets the topchoices lately.

Northernly winds can jump-start the spot run this time ofyear. Spot are available in theusual hot spots on the southernend of the Bay, inlets and alongthe beach oceanfront. Local piersare reporting good spot action ona moving tide, along with asmattering of decent croaker.This panfish action will pick upover the next few weeks.

Tarpon are still available inthe back waters of Oyster, wherereports are hard to come by. Bigamberjack are still lurkingamong the legs of the SouthernTowers as well as on severaloffshore wrecks. Deep droppingis good off Virginia, with niceblueline and golden tilefishavailable to keep anglers happy.

Dr. Julie Ball is the IGFARepresentative for Virginia Beach,VA. For more information, go todrball.com



Kathy Shearin was drifting a minnow in the bay behind Assateague Island when she caught this 24-inch, 5 lb. 2 oz. flounder. Kathy wasfishing on the “Surfinatic” with her husband, Tom Shearin.



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•••• SEPTEMBER ••••59th Annual Labor Day White Marlin TournamentSeptember 1-3 • OC Marlin Club • 410-213-1613

4th Annual Big Fish ClassicSeptember 8-10 • Talbot Street Pier • 410-213-0325

12th Annual Flounder PounderSeptember 10 • Bahia Marina • 410-289-7438

17th Annual Ocean City Fishing Center Spot TournamentSeptember 11 • OC Fishing Center • 410-213-112139th Annual Ocean City Marlin Club Challenge CupSeptember 14-16 • OC Marlin Club • 410-213-16137th Annual MSSA Mid-Atlantic Flounder Tournament

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