I spoke with Shirley at Donovan’s Dock in Bower’s Beach today and the boat has been running and doing well with the flounder. However, few anglers have been fishing. This is actually an opportunity for anglers to get out and fish uncrowded decks for big flatties. The Delaware minimum size flounder is 18-1/2 inches, and when you land one of these big flatties, you have quite a meal.
Shirley said that the boat is running most every day, and the Reliable II, a headboat, only charges a fare of $45.
Shirley aboard the Reliable out of Bower’s Beach said that the boat fished yesterday, and the croaker bite fell off a bit. They still caught some
croakers and some nice size keeper flounder were caught with several shorts. Joe Piechotta won the onboard fish pool with the largest keeper flounder and turned right around and caught another keeper.
She said that Seaford, Delaware resident Fay Griffith her Monthly Mega Monster Pot Cash money which totaled $164.00 for the month of June. Fay also won the onboard fish pool with her 5.5-pound flounder which was $64.00 for that day. She added that Fay is also in the running with her big flounder for the Annual Mega Monster Cash Pot, which is currently $240.00 and continues to grow.
Shirley aboard the Reliable II said that Sunday morning started off with lots of Headboater enthusiasts who had one thing on their mind — winning the Reliable’s June Mega Monster Cash Pot Contest.
The June Mega Monster Cash Pot had jumped to $149.00. Several flounder shorts were caught and a heartbreaking almost close legal flounder was caught by Fay Griffith, which was 18 1/4″ long and thrown back. 
Not a one croaker was caught or even seen. Finally, cries of “Fish On” broke the silence. Fay Griffith from Seaford, Delaware hooked into a big one. At first, she thought it was a skate, because it did not want to come off of the bottom. Continue reading Bower's Beach Flounder Action Continues
Faye holds the current leader of the Monster Cash Jackpot
Shirley aboard the Reliable out of Bowers Beach, Delaware recently told us about the boat’s “Mega Monster Cash Pot Contest” This is doing really well and everyone is so excited about it. The pool increases every day of the month, and is currently up to $160. The next monthly cash pot should be well over $200. Not bad for a day’s fishing. Continue reading Bowers Beach Big Flounder Pool Grows
Shirley Donovan of the Reliable II out of Bowers Beach, DE indicates that big flounder are coming from the Delaware Bay. Customer John holds a citation 7-pound flounder that he caught aboard the Reliable II. John is totally blind -great work John.
Now there's a nice 7-pound flounder caught aboard the Reliable II out of Bowers Beach, DE
