Wildwood Fishing Report

From Fishing Reports Now, July 3, 2013:

No boats ran from the docks at No Bones Bait & Tackle in winds and rains, Fred said. So nothing was reported about fishing, though summer flounder catches had picked up in the back bay previously. Weakfish had also been caught there, and more weaks had been drilled from Hereford Inlet. The shop’s rental boats are available to fish and crab on the back bay. Baits stocked can include minnows, and they were scarce previously, but Fred wasn’t asked if that was still the case, and anglers can telephone to ask. Baits carried include frozen peeler crabs in brine, good for weakfishing, spearing, mullet, herring, mackerel, different amounts of frozen clams and all the usual.

A break in winds is needed, but if winds give, the back bay’s fishing should be fine, said Mike from Canal Side Boat Rentals. Previously summer flounder and weakfish were docked from the bay. Crabbing could be better from the waters, but the blueclaws were trapped. Mike wasn’t asked whether minnows are stocked, but they were carried the last time he was asked, for last week’s report. Baits include scented and unscented squid strips, scented pink and green strips, trolling squid, tube squid, pints and quarts of salted clams, non-salted clams in both 1 pound and 9 ounces, whole mackerel, filleted mackerel, mullet, spearing and herring. No. 2 crabs for eating are for sale for $12 per dozen live or $16 per dozen cooked. The blueclaws are cooked to order, as fresh as can be.

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