GreatAnglers.com Magazine Issue #5 · 2021. 7. 30. · GreatAnglers.com Magazine Issue #5 Author: GreatAnglers.com Subject: GreatAnglers.com Magazine Issue #5 Created Date: 7/30/2021

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Congratulations2020 Winning Anglers!

A special “Thank you” to all our winning anglers for helping makeGreatAnglers.com such a success! Your passion for our sport, andparticipation with us is very much appreciated! All Winners will receivea 2020 Winners T-shirt with our Winners and Sponsors Logos on thefront and back of the shirt. This is a special edition, limited run, and willbe sent exclusively to our Winners – Congratulations to all our Winners!

False AlbacoreSize: 26" / 15lbsBait: ChatterbaitMethod: Trolling

Jay KlukaWilmington, DE

06/19/2020

TautogSize: 26" / 10.23lbsBait: CrabMethod: Boat Fishing on the Katydid

Dan McGeadyBethany Beach, DE

11/29/2020

Largemouth BassSize: 23.5" / 7.08lbsBait: Artificial WormMethod: Bank Fishing

Joseph SellmayerMillville, DE03/30/2020

Spade FishSize: 18" / 5.8lbsBait: KingfishMethod: Surf Fishing

Chris ConnollyMillville, DE07/03/2020

Striped BassSize: 50"Bait: ClamMethod: Boat Fishing

Wayne LongFrankford, DE

05/07/2020

Northern PikeSize: 28"

Mike MossLaytonsville, MD

03/15/2020


White MarlinSize: 66"Bait: Spreader BarMethod: Charter on Dorado Loco

Shawn O'BrienSelbyville, DE

08/23/2020

Northern SnakeheadSize: 30" / 9lbsBait: Weedless HuddMethod: Backyard fishing

Don DeraskaBethany Beach, DE

05/27/2020

Mahi-MahiBait: Balleyhoo

Method: Trolling

Paul GrudzaReading, PA

10/26/2020

SheepsheadSize: 12.5lbs

Bait: Crabs

Jeannie SimioneFenwick, DE

09/26/2020

Chain PickerelSize: 21" / 3lbsBait: Swim baitMethod: Boat Fishing

Scott ReynoldsPowellville, MD

06/24/2020

Blacktip SharkSize: 60" / 100lbsBait: BunkerMethod: Surf Fishing

Alex McQueen07/16/2020



TunaSize: 50" / 45lbsBait: BallyhooMethod: Trolling

Brooke TimmonsFrankford, DE

07/05/2020

BluefishSize: 38" / 15lbs

Bait: Balleyhoo


07/04/2020

Atlantic BonitoSize: 29" / 15lbsBait: BallyhooMethod: Trolling

Vincent07/28/2020

Bigeye TunaSize: 240lbsBait: BalleyhooMethod: Trolling

Beth PfaffBishopville, MD

06/06/2020

Golden TroutBait: Fly

Method: Fly Fishing

Paul GarciaSmyrna, DE

04/24/2020

Speckled TroutSize: 20"Bait: JigMethod: Boat Fishing

Chris FisherBerlin, MD

06/06/2020

MuskieSize: 38"


03/18/2020

Sand TigerSize: 72"

Bait: Live croaker

Ben DombroskyHollidaysburg, PA

07/08/2020

Smallmouth BassSize: 22" / 7lbsBait: FlukeMethod: Boat Fishing

Alex07/12/2020


Red DrumSize: 56"Bait: ClamMethod: Shore Fishing

Wayne LongFrankford, DE

05/07/2020

GrouperSize: 35" / 12lbsBait: Cut BaitMethod: Deep Drop

Wet Dreams SportfishingFrankford, DE

01/08/2020

PerchSize: 13" / 1.2lbsBait: Blood WormMethod: Bank Fishing

Deanna AdamsSouth Bethany, DE

03/18/2020

Rooster FishMethod: Boat Fishing

Shawn O'BrienSelbyville, DE

01/31/2020

CrappieSize: 14"

JamesLaytonsville, MD

03/18/2020

FlounderSize: 30" / 10.1lbsBait: SquidCaught on the Judy V

Paul FrankHartley, DE08/17/2020

Black DrumSize: 40" / 44lbsBait: Cut BaitMethod: Surf Fishing

Ron CaponeChincoteague Island, VA

04/10/2020

CarpLength: 34"

ZackMillsboro, DE

10/12/2020

ShadSize: 21" / 2.5lbsBait: OtherMethod: Boat Fishing

Chic StearrettOcean View, DE

05/14/2020



HaddockBait: Clam

Method: Boat Fishing

Pam CarterWest Hatfield, MA

11/09/2020

CatfishSize: 31" / 18lbs

ZackSeaford, DE

10/12/2020

StingraySize: 60" / 20lbsBait: BunkerMethod: Surf Fishing

Alexander LeeBethesda, MD

06/14/2020

KingfishSize: 16" / 1.5lbsBait: BunkerMethod: Surf Fishing


06/23/2020

Spanish MackerelSize: 19"Bait: BucktailMethod: Boat Fishing

Chris RushtonLincoln University, PA

07/05/2020

Rainbow TroutSize: 24" / 1lb

Method: Bank Fishing

Briar WingertChambersburg, PA

04/23/2020

SteelheadSize: 23"Bait: SpoonMethod: Boat Fishing


06/22/2020

Brook TroutSize: 16" / 1lbBait: SpinnerMethod: Bank Fishing


04/18/2020

Channel CatfishSize: 29" / 7.5lbsBait: NightcrawlersMethod: Pier

Emmett KellyOcean View, DE

06/27/2020





Crevalle JackBait: Goggle eyes

Method: Kayak

Jordan DavilaCamden, DE

06/11/2020

SalmonSize: 35" / 19.6lbsBait: FlyMethod: Fly Fishing

Chris ConnollyMillville, DE10/27/2020

PompanoSize: 15"Bait: CrabMethod: Shore Fishing

Julie StevensonRehoboth, DE

06/30/2020

Blue CatfishSize: 30" / 19lbsBait: BunkerMethod: Bottom Fishing

Kyle CassonBear, DE

11/21/2020

Golden TilefishSize: 45" / 52.8lbs

Bait: Squid

Dylan BakerLewes, DE

06/20/2020

King MackerelSize: 43" / 45lbsBait: BallyhooMethod: Drifting

Mike LordFrankford, DE

01/03/2020

Sea BassSize: 19" / 3lbs

Levi06/29/2020

Blue Claw CrabLength: 8.5"Bait: ChickenMethod: Trot Line

Chic StearrettOcean View, DE

07/09/2020

Clearnose SkateSize: 27"Bait: SquidMethod: Surf Fishing

Melissa MyersMount Airy, MD

07/26/2020



INGREDIENTS

1 lb. Jumbo Lump Crab Meat

1 Egg Yolk

1 Tsp. Old Bay

¾ Cup Mayonnaise

2 Tsp. Dijon Mustard

½ Tsp. Worcestershire

2 Tsp. Whole Milk or Heavy Cream

1 Tsp. Fresh Lemon Juice

1 Tbsp. Chopped Parsley

Salt & Pepper To Taste

4 Rockfish Fillets, about 6 oz. each

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Empty jumbo lump crab meat into a bowl and pick out

any little pieces of shells that may be in there.

In another small bowl, whip the egg yolk and Old Bay

together until completely smooth. Fold mayonnaise,

Dijon, and Worcestershire into the mixture thoroughly.

Reserve about a quarter of the mixture, and add milk

or cream, lemon, and parsley to this reserved amount

this will serve as the final glaze. Pour the remaining

sauce into the crab bowl to create the imperial stuffing.

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Lightly fold together the crab meat, and sauce making

sure not to break up the larger crab lumps.

Lightly rinse each fillet in cold water, then pat dry.

Season each fillet with salt and pepper to taste.

For a thin, long fillet, split the fillet down the center

keeping the ends intact. Lay the fillets on a lightly but-

tered sheet pan. Create an oval shaped hole with

each fillet and stuff the imperial stuffing into the oval. If

the fillet is short and/or fat, spread the imperial base

across the top evenly.

Evenly coat each stuffed fillet with the reserved sauce.

Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until the center of the fish

fillet and imperial stuffing are hot. Using a thermome-

ter, 140 degrees is the target temperature. The glaze

should be golden brown and slightly puffy.

With a spatula, place the rockfish imperial on your

serving platter. Serve with a fresh lemon, and pinch of

sea salt. Garnish with parsley if desired.

RockfishCrab ImperialAn Eastern Shore Classic

Quick Baking Time: Only 10-15 minutes


Yellow JackSize: 5lbs

Dylan Bromwell06/01/2020

Brown TroutLength: 22"

Method: Spinner Fishing

Levi04/23/2020

WalleyeBait: Deep Diver

Method: Trolling

Levi06/22/2020

Striped BurrfishBait: Blood Worm

Method: Surf Fishing

Michael WalkerLewes, DE

09/27/2020

BluegillLength: 10"Bait: NightcrawlersMethod: Bobber


10/29/2020

PumpkinseedSize: 9"Bait: Artificial WormMethod: Hook and Line


03/30/2020

RibbonfishSize: 30"

Bait: Jig

Riley ThomasRehoboth Beach, DE

06/20/2020

Pigfish GruntSize: 9"

Bait: Fishbites


09/20/2020

SunfishSize: 10"Bait: Artificial WormMethod: Casting


04/14/2020


by Gregory Flynn, South Bethany, DE

Will they show up? Will they come inclose enough this year? That's thequestion we all have every year asthe big stripers migrate past ourbeaches every spring and fall.

After wintering down south, the bigrocks make their way up the coast toto their northern summer haunts.Some years they pass us right in thesurf. When this happens, Delawaresurf fishing becomes truly amazing!

There is nothing like a calm, crispspring morning on the beach. Abeautiful sunrise, waves gently lap-ping on the shore. Then, out ofnowhere, the serenity of the momentis shattered by the screeching of linebeing ripped off your reel as a giantstriper picks up your bait and runs.

Are They Here Yet?Keep watching GreatAnglers.com forthe first posts of stripers on thebeach. Starting around mid April, andthe first few weeks of May, if theycome in close you will see the firstposts of the season on GreatAngler-s.com. You may wish to “follow” a fewof our avid surf fishermen so you canbe notified when they catch some ofthese giant rocks.Then get out there early and/or stayout late. I have had the most produc-tive times before sunrise and aftersunset.

Be Ready For Big FishI can't tell you the number of fish I'veseen lost due to insufficient prepara-tion and lack of respect for their sizeand strength. When a monster stripertakes your bait and runs, your setupis only as good as its weakest link.

Choosing Good TackleUse a good strong rod with smoothguides. 30+lb line in good condition.Tie your own knots and TEST thembefore you cast. Use high quality,sharp hooks attached to 12-24” of30+lb Fluorocarbon leader. I fastenthe leader to the line with a barrelswivel. I prefer to use a fish finder onmy line with enough weight to justhold the bottom. After my entire rig istied and set, I place my hook throughan anchoring point (usually the rearhatch latch of my truck) and then pullwhole thing hard enough to makesure nothing is going to come apartwhen I hook up.

Even with years of experience surffishing, every once in a while the rigfails this test and I have to start over.Thank God I found out now and notwhen a 50+ pounder is on the line!

Fresh, Fresh, Fresh Bait!Bait can never be too fresh. Whetheryou use live clams, blood worms,fresh bunker, or whatever, just makesure it is live, really fresh, or a highquality frozen, preferably in that spe-cific order. Fish can really tell the dif-ference.

Cast to the Fish!Do not cast over the fish! Too manypeople cast too far out when the fishare often right in front of them. Cast-ing 150 yards out to flat baron bottomwon't necessarily bring in bigger fish.Often the fish are right in the whitewash or right past the first ledge be-hind the closest breaking waves.Read the waves, look for the deepspots, troughs, structures or rip tides.Then cast to them. Set your drag andtest it! Make sure there is enoughtension to make the fish work for yourline, but not too much to even comeclose to ever breaking it.

41” Striper caught with bunker head off Fenwick

Island, DE by Reian Megginson of Millsboro, DE

The Waiting Game Begins...Take your rod and hold on to it. Youcan put it in a strong and well an-chored rod holder if you like, but forheavens sake don't stick in a littlePVC sand spike that's only 6 or soinches in the sand. I have seen rodslaunch like missiles out of poorlyplaced sand spikes. I like to hold myrod so I can feel when the fish picksup the bait and starts to run.

Fish On!This is what we've all been waitingfor! Your rod starts bending, yourdrag starts screaming, and yourblood pressure shoots through theroof! Keep that rod tip up and yourline taught. Reel in and gain linewhenever you can but don't be afraidto let that fish take a run or two. Letthe rod, reel and line do their job.Bring that beast on the beach anduse the waves to help you. Time yourretrieves so that the fish is pushed inwith the waves. If the fish gets caughtin outgoing waves or current don'tfight it! Even the strongest tackle willbreak when a big fish is broadside inoutgoing waves or current and thedrag is too tight. So let it go and justreel it back in when you can. Alwayskeep your rod tip up and your linetight. When that fish finally hits thesand, grab it and don't let go!

Lastly, take a picture and

post it on GreatAnglers.com :)

Stripersin the Surf

What does it take toCatch these behemoths...


PufferfishSize: 9" / 1lbBait: FishbitesMethod: Surf Fishing

James SwatskiDelaware

09/26/2020

SnapperBait: Shrimp

Elsa LaVecchiaFrankford, DE

03/27/2020

Needlefish James Swatski09/29/2020

Rock BassBait: Redworm

Method: Stream

Tom Chaump10/24/2020

Northern StargazerBait: Live minnow

Method: Bottom Fishing

Ken Reuter07/21/2020

CobiaSize: 60"

RJ GedonGeorgetown, DE

06/24/2020

Gizzard ShadSize: 18" / 2.5lbsBait: SPRO Bucktail JigMethod: Backyard fishing

Greg FlynnSouth Bethany, DE

12/28/2020

Yellow PerchSize: 6" / 0.1lbs

Bait: Nightcrawlers


08/20/2020

Butterfly RaySize: 60" / 12lbs

Caden Cooke07/17/2020


White Bullhead Catfish Keagan BondGreenwood, DE

04/07/2020

CroakerSize: 12"Bait: FishbitesMethod: Surf fish

Robbie Spry07/13/2020

ChubSize: 6"Bait: NightcrawlersMethod: Bank Fishing


08/16/2020

Sea RobinMethod: Boat Fishing

Jordan DavilaCamden, DE

07/18/2020

White Bass Emmi Kelly Jr.Rehoboth Beach, DE

06/07/2020

Roughtail StingrayBait: Spot

Method: Surf Fishing

Kurt VandenbraakMiddletown, DE

08/08/2020

SpotSize: 11"Bait: FishbitesMethod: Surf Fishing

Melissa MyersMount Airy, MD

07/07/2020

Oyster ToadfishSize: 14"

Dustin WolfReading, PA

07/07/2020

AngelsharkSize: 47" / 25lbs

Dustin WolfReading, PA

08/24/2020




Tide Chart for Indian River Inlet, DETides may vary with daily weather conditions ~ All times are Eastern Daylight Time

Day

April May June

High Low High Low High Low

AM PM AM PM AM PM AM PM AM PM AM PM

01 12:10 5:51 5:49

02 12:46 1:06 6:50 6:44

03 1:50 2:10 7:56 7:45

04 3:00 3:22 9:07 8:54

05 4:14 4:35 10:17 10:08

06 5:23 5:43 11:21 11:18

07 6:24 6:41 12:16

08 7:15 7:31 12:18 1:03

09 7:59 8:14 1:10 1:45

10 8:38 8:53 1:57 2:22

11 9:13 9:27 2:41 2:55

12 9:45 10:00 3:21 3:26

13 10:17 10:33 4:00 3:56

14 10:50 11:07 4:39 4:26

15 11:25 11:43 5:17 4:58

16 12:03 5:57 5:33

17 12:24 12:45 6:40 6:14

18 1:10 1:33 7:28 7:02

19 2:03 2:27 8:24 7:59

20 3:04 3:28 9:23 9:04

21 4:07 4:31 10:20 10:11

22 5:07 5:32 11:13 11:15

23 6:03 6:27 12:01

24 6:55 7:19 12:15 12:46

25 7:44 8:10 1:11 1:31

26 8:33 8:59 2:05 2:15

27 9:21 9:49 2:57 3:01

28 10:11 10:41 3:50 3:48

29 11:02 11:35 4:44 4:37

30 11:57 5:40 5:29

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12:33 12:56 6:39 6:26

1:36 2:00 7:43 7:29

2:42 3:09 8:49 8:40

3:49 4:17 9:54 9:53

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5:50 6:17 11:45

6:40 7:05 12:00 12:29

7:24 7:47 12:52 1:09

8:03 8:25 1:39 1:44

8:38 9:00 2:22 2:17

9:13 9:33 3:02 2:48

9:47 10:07 3:40 3:18

10:22 10:42 4:18 3:50

10:59 11:20 4:55 4:25

11:39 5:33 5:03

12:00 12:21 6:14 5:46

12:44 1:09 6:59 6:35

1:33 2:02 7:49 7:32

2:27 3:00 8:42 8:36

3:25 4:01 9:37 9:44

4:23 5:02 10:29 10:51

5:21 6:00 11:20 11:54

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7:13 7:49 12:53 12:58

8:07 8:42 1:50 1:47

9:00 9:35 2:44 2:36

9:53 10:28 3:38 3:26

10:48 11:23 4:32 4:18

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12:19 12:42 6:24 6:10

1:17 1:43 7:23 7:12

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3:14 3:49 9:21 9:30

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6:41 7:15 12:29 12:28

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8:03 8:33 2:01 1:39

8:41 9:09 2:41 2:12

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9:58 10:23 3:56 3:22

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GreatAnglers.com Magazine Issue #5 · 2021. 7. 30. · GreatAnglers.com Magazine Issue #5 Author: GreatAnglers.com Subject: GreatAnglers.com Magazine Issue #5 Created Date: 7/30/2021