At Cedar Creek Bait and Tackle, Tom reports the few fishable days we had this week anglers had good to excellent tog fishing. The rockfish/stripers are out there; you can read them but they just can’t be enticed to feed. The bite seems to be moving south, a little further each day; the guys traveling up north to St. Augustine, the Elbow, Port Mahon, Woodland Beach, and St. Augustine have been crushing big cows in the 30-40 lb range. Black drum are here! The netters have reported excellent daily catches and at Cedar Creek they’ve had about a dozen people target them. John Miller and Mike Fultz came in early Sunday morning with 3 drum - 21 lb, 32 lb, and 36 lb. The drum bite is on! Surf clams are available in a limited supply. To help extend their “shelf life” Tom has dedicated (temporarily) his shedding tanks to house the live surf clam and their green crabs are also kept in tanks. Tom figures everyone deserves the freshest bait as possible for the best odds at a citation and/or state record fish. To guarantee your surf clams they must be paid for in advance, and must be reserved by Wednesday morning.
They saw 2 more flats come in from the Brown Shoal. One weighed 6.38 lbs, caught on squid and minnow; the other 6.68 caught on clam. Don Morton came in with a 7.99 lb citation tog that was 23” long with an 18” girth while fishing aboard the Power Play with Capt. Kevin Geib and Sue Geib. Gary Olinchak and Jim Spedden fished the Mohawk wreck during both tides and caught 20 tog, releasing the females. Thanks! guys, for leaving fish for our children. Joe Austin fished the Brown Shoal and Brandywine on Monday; nothing to report but spiny dog. John Miller and Mike Fultz fished the Mohawk on Sat., May 02 and boated 5 tog. Michael Heinzman weighed in a 10.14 lb tog, girth 19”, and length 26 ¼” and Norman Hess weighed in an 8.76 lb tog that was 23 ½” long with an 18” girth while fishing with Capt. Joe Mowday aboard the Reel Crazy. Mike Lee also boated a citation tog weighing 7.67 lbs with an 18” girth and was 22 ½” long while fishing aboard the Seesick Emmy with Capt. Alfred Moser. White perch in Cedar Creek and Mispillion River has also improved. Cedar Creek Bait and Tackle’s 3rd Annual Non-profit Summer Flounder Tournament begins Jun 01. Everyone who signs up receives a tee shirt, Cedar Creek rigs, Aqua-Clear rigs, and is invited to attend their now famous pig roast BBQ on Jul 11th. Several demonstrations including knot-tying, cast net throwing, and much more are scheduled. All of this and much more all included for your support in helping cancer research. Check out the live 5 minute video of a drum being hooked and landed in the Delaware Bay. Go to their Fishing Report Page on their website at ww.cedarcreekbaitntackle.com and click on the link at the top of the page.
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