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Lewes, known as The First Town in The First State, is a small city in the Cape Region in Delaware with an interesting history of resiliency. Dutch settlers founded the town in 1631 as a whaling and trading post. The Native American tribe Lenape wiped them out in 1632. The city of Amsterdam gave a land grant to Mennonites for settling in the area in 1662. It suffered a similar fate as the first settlement. England conquered New Netherland and ordered for the settlement to be burned to the ground. The Dutch managed to resettle it again in 1673, but a group of Maryland colonists burned it down. After overcoming a tumultuous beginning, Lewes is now a peaceful location with excellent fishing.
Species you could catch while inshore fishing include Bluefish, Flounder, Spotted Seatrout, Striped Bass, and Weakfish. Nearshore fishing around Lewes can deliver Black Sea Bass, Tautog, and Porgy on bottom. Bluefin, False Albacore (Little Tunny), and Spanish Mackerel are common species you can catch in the nearshore waters. Your likely offshore catches are Bigeye Tuna, Blue Marlin, Dolphinfish (Mahi-mahi), Wahoo, White Marlin, and Yellowfin Tuna. Deep dropping can produce Blueline Tilefish, Golden Tilefish, Swordfish, and Wreckfish. A record 21.8-pound Tautog was caught off the shore of Lewes, beating the Delaware state record at the time. Another impressive catch while Lewes fishing is a 17.1-pound Sheepshead with a girth of 24 inches and a length of 28 inches.
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There is a 25.28% catch rate for Flounder, based on 30943 Flounder counted.
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There is a 23.1% catch rate for Atlantic Croaker, based on 28276 Atlantic Croaker counted.
ENLARGE LEWES ATLANTIC CROAKER COUNTS CHART
There is a 13.77% catch rate for Black Sea Bass, based on 16856 Black Sea Bass counted.
ENLARGE LEWES BLACK SEA BASS COUNTS CHART
There is a 6.93% catch rate for Weakfish, based on 8482 Weakfish counted.
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There is a 5.04% catch rate for Bluefish, based on 6169 Bluefish counted.
ENLARGE LEWES BLUEFISH COUNTS CHART
There is a 4.32% catch rate for Smooth Dogfish, based on 5285 Smooth Dogfish counted.
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There is a 3.85% catch rate for Spot Croaker, based on 4710 Spot Croaker counted.
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There is a 3.63% catch rate for Oyster Toadfish, based on 4439 Oyster Toadfish counted.
ENLARGE LEWES OYSTER TOADFISH COUNTS CHART
There is a 2.04% catch rate for Spotted Seatrout, based on 2502 Spotted Seatrout counted.
ENLARGE LEWES SPOTTED SEATROUT COUNTS CHART
There is a 1.9% catch rate for Tautog, based on 2327 Tautog counted.
ENLARGE LEWES TAUTOG COUNTS CHART
*** PLEASE NOTE *** Please check local, state/province, and federal laws before fishing for any species found on this site. All data is based on historical data found for this area, and in some cases as far back as the year 1600.
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Delaware Bay Drum Fishing Report Drum bit really good in the bay this afternoon! After catching and releasing 12 big Drum today these kids were asking their dads can we do an offshore tuna trip on the Hooked
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