We Unofficially Broke The Delaware Sate Record With A Six Pound Trigger Fish.
New Winner For The August Monthly Mega Cash Pot

     Gosh, I am still scratching my head and wondering, what happened to all of the Croakers? We are marking them, but they just won't take the hook. Someone suggested that are spawning because when we were cleaning them, they were loaded with eggs.  Now, how long is the gestation period for a Croaker and aren't they getting hungary by now?  Hopefully, the Croaker action will turn on again real soon. 
     Strange things are happening in the Delaware Bay this season. We are catching lots of different species of fish that we normally do not catch along with keeper Sea Bass which are usually caught way south of us.  The weather this past week has been absolutely gorgeous and the Delaware Bay looks like a smooth lake for almost a week. Must be the calm before the storm.

     Congratulations to Rod Shanholtzer from New Castle, De., for winning the onboard fish pool this past Friday with a huge Flounder. A HUGE Congratulations to Barry Grant from Newark, N.J., with the "FISH ON" fishing club for landing a huge six pound Trigger fish. It was brought to my attention, after the fact, that this fish would have beaten the Delaware State record of 5 pounds 12 ozs. This fish was not officially weighed on certified scales, but at least Barry has bragging rights and should be very proud of his great catch. A Big Thank You to Bob Turner, President of the "Fish On" fishing club for bringing his group to go fishing on the "Reliable II".  There were also quite a few keeper Flounder caught along with a nice 17" Sea Bass. The ever so popular Fish Prize Patrol gave away lots of door prizes to the ladies and children and we even had some birthdays onboard who shared in the fun. Saturday morning headboat proved again that the Croakers were almost a no show. Some keeper Flounder were caught along with a lot of small undersized fish of all types. Saturday night charter run was a lot of fun with Roy and the gang from the Independent Fire Station #1 from Pa., What a great group of Fire Fighters!!!!!  We love you guys and Capt. Mary says hi and can't wait when you come back next year. Congratulations goes out to Steve Mendoff who has won two years in a row the hefty onboard fish pool with a huge keeper Flounder.  I am sure Steve that you will be invited next year to come back with Station #1........read more

CATCHING TROUT, FLOUNDER, CROAKERS, PORGIES, SPOT AND BLUES IN THE DELAWARE BAY........Can You Believe It!!!!!!!!!!

A New Leader For The August Monthly Mega Cash Pot

    As you can remember from my last fishing report, Croakers had invaded the Delaware Bay and we were catching them by the hundreds and just as quickly this past weekend, most of them had lock jaw. Now, I am asking myself, was it due to the up and coming full moon because the tides were running very strong and hard? Six or 8 oz. weights would hardly hold the bottom or maybe it was the past severe storms we had last Wednesday that scattered them.  Could it be the Croaker Gods were not happy and decided to give the Croakers a break from everyone catching them.  Who Knows?????
     Anyway, Congratulations this past Friday to Richard Dennis from Milford, De., for boating a nice size keeper Flounder and winning the onboard fish pool. Richard also went into the lead with his Flounder for the August Monthly Mega Cash Pot and just as quick, Richard was beaten on Saturday by a newcomer. Richard, as of this date holds the lead for the Annual Maga Cash Pot with a much larger Flounder weighing in a 4.54 pounds. Big Bucks in the Annual Mega Cash Pot and ends the last day of Flounder season this year in October.  Another Congratulations goes out to Jim Armstrong from Pa., for also boating a nice keeper Flounder on Friday. Richard and Jim mostly always catch Flounder and win the onboard fish pools when they fish on the "Reliable II".    Some Croakers were caught along with some Snapper Blues.

     Saturday's morning headboat trip produced some Croakers, but not the numbers we were getting a week before. Congratulations to Wesley Spicer from Middletown, De., for catching a nice 4.26 pound Flounder and winning the hefty onboard fish pool.  Wesley also beat out Richard Dennis from Milford, De. for the lead in the monthly August Mega Cash Pot.  The August Monthly Mega Cash Pot ends next week, so come try your luck and take home some cash money. Also, Congratulations to "Stoney" for also boating a nice keeper Flounder on Saturday. You Go Girl!!!!!!  The Fish Prize Patrol showed up again and each lady took home a great door prize.  We had a couple of birthdays onboard and they shared in the door prizes too.  The Saturday night charter run was also alittle slow on the Croaker action and that continued into the Sunday morning headboat run.  Again, Croakers were being caught, but not quite the numbers we like to see.   Very concerned, I even called Capt. Ted out of Lewes, De., and asked, "Where are the Croakers"? Capt. Ted said they are there and he was catching them.  Time to do the Croaker Dance and pray to the Croakers Gods for Help!!!!

     The Sunday Night Charter Run included a Fun Bachelor Party for  Stevy Poole put on by his good friend Stewart Douglass. What a great group of guys!!!!! A real pleasure to meet the groom to be Stevy and he will be marrying his future wife, Nicole on September 18th.  The Crew and the Owners wish the Both of You all of the Best and Thanks for Letting us be a Part of it.  Also, a real pleasure meeting Big Stew (Stewart's Dad) and Big Dave (Father of the Bride To Be).                     When the "Reliable II" left the dock that Sunday afternoon, we did our Croaker dance and prayed to the Croaker gods hoping we could find the Croakers again.  Capt. Dan tried a couple of fishing holes and a few were caught here and there, but nothing to get excited about.  One more move AND THEN IT HAPPENED.........Capt. Dan found the "Honey Hole" and OUR PRAYERS WERE FINALLY ANSWERED,  things went absolutely crazy from there.  Mary, the first mate, to give some encouragement to the guys onboard, threw her line in the water and hooked into something really big. Mary, being the mate, did not holler "FISH ON" because she is the one who is supposed to net the fish. Mary said she reached over for the net with the other hand and netted her own fish. She boated a nice size keeper Flounder and right after that, Terry her helper hooked into a large size Sea Trout. Yes, I said Sea Trout!!!!!  What a surprise because it was just mentioned onboard, where have all the weakies gone?  (Pictured with this Report is Capt. Mary (Mate) on the left and her helper Terry on the right.)   It was like someone turned on a switch and then the Croaker action went bonkers. Everything was coming aboard including Croakers, Spot, Porgies, Snapper Blues, Sharks and etc. It was like all the fish were having one big party to celebrate the onboard bachelor party. What a fun night and hopefully the Croakers are back to stay for awhile.                                                                       Full moon was this past Tuesday and it is supposed to be absolutely gorgeous this coming weekend with lots of sun and very little wind.   The Tides have quited down and NO rain is in the future forecast for several days. Here Croaker, Croakers.............................

DON'T FORGET........This coming Monday, August 30th we are having a "CROAKER POKER RUN" on the morning Headboat Trip. Whoever catches the heaviest legal Croaker, will win a free Headboat Ticket. You could also win the onboard Fish Pool for the cash plus a free headboat ticket. Come join us for a lot of fun. Weather is supposed to be beautiful for this coming Monday.
Please see our new pictures in our 2010 photo gallery of our Bachelor Party and Mary and Terry with their Flounder and Trout plus others.  Lots of Great Pics., and you could also be a part of our photo gallery.
FUTURE FISHING:  The end of September, we will be Tog Taug Fishing for Big "Black Fish" in the Delaware Bay plus in the Fall, we will be Rock "Striper" Fishing. Check our site for Fishing dates in the near future for Striper Trips.

A BIG SHOUT OUT goes out to all our Friends at the Delaware Veterans Home in Milford, De.. You will be pleased to know that the Beautiful 65' "Reliable II" in between trips, is getting a new top side paint job. She is proudly painted Red, White and Blue and our web site is adorned with a beautiful American Flag. We our very patriotic and ME being an Army brat, truly loves this great country of ours. A salute goes out to all of you and especially MY Dad, Jim who proudly served this country during World War II and during peace times.  I Love You Dad and all of you Guys and Gals for this Great Country of Ours.  God Bless America and God Bless You!!!!!!

The Croaker Alarm is Sounded and They Are As Thick As Thieves In The Delaware Bay.

     WOW!!!!!!  What a past week of Fishing we have had on the "Reliable II". Sunday, August 8th, the morning headboat trip brought home several large keeper flounders, a couple hundred croakers and lots of snapper blues. The blues were biting bear hooks with no bait. Now that is my kind of fishing. I always say, don't fall overboard in a school of blues with a bunch of shiney jewelry on.

     The highlight of Sunday was when little Liam Parag celebrating his birthday caught one huge croaker and several more. Liam's proud smile said it all. His dad, Andrew bought Liam a new rod and reel which he used to catch his croakers. Liam's dad also boated a nice size keeper flounder. Some of the Flounders caught weighed well over 5 pounds each. The Fish Prize Patrol showed up and for all of the ladies who went fishing that day won a great door prize. The top door prize was a beautiful brand new "Victoria Secret" large hand bag with tags and that was snapped up right away by one very lucky lady. Croaker fishing was steady all week with several hundred croakers caught. Friday was a blowout with high east winds and Saturday the fishing was on again with croakers, croakers and more croakers. Congratulations to  Mark Everline from Middletown, De., who boated one monster size croaker and won the onboard fish pool and a gag gift of a stuffed green frog wearing a fish necklace. We do have a lot of fun.  Our fish cleaners are loving it because they are cleaning a lot of fish and I do believe the croakers are getting bigger.  Also, The Fish Prize Patrol visited the women again who went fishing on the "Reliable II" Saturday and every lady took home a great door prize.

     Joe Piechota and his group chartered the "Reliable II" this past Saturday evening and had a great time with catching lots and lots of croakers. There was a 3-way tie with the onboard fish pool which gave the little ones a chance at the large fish pool.  I just love it, when the little ones are having a great time and catching fish. This past Sunday on the morning trip, the "Reliable II" was off again to find some Flounder and instead came home with coolers full of croakers and a couple of blowfish. They say it is so thick out there with croakers that the bait can not get to the bottom without a croaker taking the bait.  Believe me, I am not complaining because croakers are fun to catch and taste really good. So, for all of you who keep calling and asking are they here yet?  Yes, they are definitely here.
PLEASE NOTE:    Starting, Monday, August 30th we are doing a special "Croaker Poker Run". Who ever catches the heaviest croaker that day will win a free headboat ticket.

     Also, don't forget our monthly and annual mega cash pot that we are doing for the heaviest legal flounder caught for each month and all year. Richard Dennis from Milford, De., is in the lead for the annual mega cash with his 4.54 pound flounder for the heaviest flounder caught this year.  So far, no one is in the lead for the month of August. It only costs a mere $2.00 to enter and you know, if you don't pay to enter, you cannot win. Richard has been enjoying all of that mega cash money for the past two months of June and July.

     We will also be doing Taug, Striper and Drum fishing in the fall.
A Big Shout Out to our Friends at the Delaware Veterans Home in Milford, De., If any of you get a chance, you should visit this beautiful facility in Milford, De., and visit with some of the Veterans there who sacrificed a lot to make this great country of ours free.