One day this past summer, Frank Malinsky came into the store.  I had never met him before and he asks me about fishing the DE Bay from a kayak.  The few people that come to Cedar Creek to kayak, do so mostly to cruise the backwaters for the natural beauty and abundant wildlife.  Those who fish, spend their time catching perch, spot, and small stripers, catfish, and crabs.  Frank was adamant about the possibilites of fishing beyond the inlet, out in the open waters of the DE Bay.  My first advice was to inform him of the strength of the incoming and outgoing tides.  Then I started thinking, when I was young, we used to rent row boats from Dottie.  Usually the boats had motors but sometimes, being short on cash, we'd settle for a row boat.  Arriving at the proper tide times was luck of the draw for us.  So, if the tide was against us, we'd row into the cove and we'd catch nice trout and flounder.  We'd wait for the tide to change so we could head out of the cove to hit the big trout. Rowing a boat with 2 or 3 guys aboard is a lot harder than propelling a single rider in a kayak.  For those reasons, he could safely fish in and around the cove.  On any given day we have boats ranging from 30K to 100+K who head for the DE Bay.  Not often does everyone come in with their limit.  The next thing you know, here comes Frank, more excited than any fisherman I've ever seen!  Not only did Frank come ashore with his limit of 4 fat flounder, he released 20 in the 17-19" range!  To the best of my knowledge, Frank has gotten his limit more than once and has always had unbelievable success including productive topwater striper action at the entrance of our inlet.  Frank's on his way to becoming a DE Bay kayak fishing legend, not in his mind, but ours.

This Spring, under the right weather conditions, I'm going to share with Frank a location, just 1/2 mile offshore, in the cove, where I've sent other small craft(Polar Kraft Guys).  I'm going to be right there filming a 50-90 lb black drum ripping Frank around the bay! 

The possible species to catch from a kayak in and around our inlet vary by seasons.  You can expect to catch flounder, trout, spot, white perch, black drum, croakers, and stripers.  During June and July, HUGE shark migrate to the cove, ranging from 5 lb to over 200 lbs.  That would make one hell of a video too, wouldn't it?

I need your input.  I need to know what the average, general needs are for kayak fisherman.  Please, feel free to email me with any suggestions on your specific kayak needs.  You can email me through this site or, preferably, my personal email at thomaslewes@verizon.net .  You can also reach me by phone at (302) 228-9700.  I will also answer any of your questions regarding kayak fishing in the DE Bay, Cedar Creek and Mispillion River.

With my knowledge of the local waters and tides, a sharp hook, the highest quality bait, and your kayak, you'll come ashore with a smile on your face and stories to tell of catch and release or fish in your bag!