<b>Wildwood</b>

A trip was supposed to fish for drum and striped bass Monday on the bay with <b>Fins & Grins Sport Fishing</b>, Capt. Jim said before the outing. He captained someone else’s party boat this weekend. Fishing seemed to run late this year, and drum were pounded in the bay by this time last year. The drum fishing should light up completely within the next two weeks. Maybe they’ll bite like that after the full moon this past weekend. They usually do, around May’s first full. Warmer weather that began should help. Drum were sometimes caught already from the bay. So were stripers. A friend and daughter who live at Sunray Beach on the bay fished from shore there in past days.  A 20-pound striper, full of roe, was landed soon, on clam. Bluefish, big slammers, schooled Cape May Rips and the ocean off Wildwood this weekend. Fins & Grins fishes every day, and reservations aren’t required but suggested. Telephone for availability. The boat fishes from the ocean to Delaware Bay. Though Wildwood is located on the ocean, the vessel is sailed to the bay to fish, including for drum and stripers each year.

<b>Cape May</b>

Just waiting for drum fishing to pick up on the bay, said Capt. George from the <b>Heavy Hitter</b>. A few drum caught were heard about, and none of the reports were first-hand. But he knew about boats that were supposed to begin drum fishing this week, so he should hear more news then. Maybe the fishing will kick in after the full moon last weekend. Charters fish for the drum on the Heavy Hitter this month. Bluefish, big, schooled along the coast from the ocean to Delaware Bay. Some were reported from Cape May Inlet on Sunday. 

Surf casters beached striped bass, mostly throwbacks, but a couple of keepers, from Delaware Bay, and some from the ocean, said Nick from <b>Hands Too Bait & Tackle</b>. Bunker caught best from the bay, because bunker schooled the water there. Sounded like a few drum continued to be banked from the bay’s shore, and clams worked best on them. Nothing was mentioned about drum from boats on the bay, and warmer, shallower water in the surf seemed to make them bite there.  Fresh clams, fresh bunker and worms were stocked.

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