Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27
FISHING LINES
Deep Sea Fishing


The seasons first catches of blue
fish were taken in the waters off
Delaware during the past week.
Captain Woody Trader. plotting the
Sea Crest, observed large schools
of these fish and several were tax
en- by his trolling party. Trolling
is rapidly becoming fav0rite
method of fishing in the ocean wa
ters off Indian River Inlet. For the
sportsman it involves action that
can be seen and felt when these
fish strike the trolling artificial
lures. For the charter boat opera
tors it is a real challenge to To-
cate a school of blues for his party.
The silvery-greenish bluefish is
voracious feeder, preying on
other fish. They may follow schools
of menhaden, cutting back and
forth among the school and chop
ping many of them to pieces. As
result, it is common sight to
see large numbers of gulls over
these feeding areas taking advan-
tage of the leftover bits of fish.
Fishermen in turn take advantage
of the birds actions in locating
schools of game fish.
Sports fishermen should be
aware of the devices commonly in
stalled on the charter boats for
their safety and as an aid in locat-
ing fish. Ship to shore radio facil-
n
finders are used on many boats.
These extras have proved their
value in a great many instances ov-
er the past years not only in find
ing schools of fish but enabling
boats to get back to port safely in
stormy and foggy weather.
Small Boat Fishing
Small boat and ietty fishermen
are encouraged by the nice catches
of ling and tauogh taken in the
Lewes breakwater area. Haul
seines along South Bowers Beach
have made excellent catches of
trout and this fishing should be in
full swing during the next few
weeks. Many large rock have been
landed by sports fishermen in the
Delaware River off Augustine
Beach and Delaware City. Shad
are still being taken in nets in that
area
Founder fishing in Delaware Bay
and the inland bays, as well, is
now on the upswing. Aerial sur
veys by the Game and Fish Com
mission show a continual increase
in the number of boats out for this
favored fish. Boats for founder
fishing may be rented at Massey's
Landing and the Indian River
Yacht Basin. Private boat owners
can launch their boats and park
their vehicles free of charge at
Massey's Landing, Quillen's Point,
or at Dewey Beach on Rehoboth
Bay.
Small boat operators are urged
to use good judgment and caution
while fishing in Delaware River
and Bay. Many lives are lost each
year when fishermen take small
boats too far from shore or go out
without proper safety equipment
Keep in mind that storms come up
in hurry and the Delaware Bay
can become dangerous.
Fresh Water Fishing
Fresh water fishermen, plugging
in ponds in the Milford area, made
! nice catches of large bass during
the week. These waters are known
to contain record breaking" fish
and are thus a never-ending chal-
/ lenge to the bass fisherman Fur
ther south the pickerel are plenti-
full Several parties fishing Prime
Hook Greek have landed as many
as 80. in one day.
Brook, brown and rainbow trout
fishing in White Clay and Mill
Greeks is good An additional
stocking during the next week will
provide a continuation of this sport.
Fish caught this year which had
been fin-clipped three years ago
indicate some summer carry-over
of trout.