News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
Anglers Encouraged to Practice Responsible Social Distancing; Newton Pond Closed for All Angling Through February 27, 2021 Delaware’s 2021 downstate pond trout season will open early to minimize opening day crowds and accommodate responsible outdoor recreation during the current coronavirus (COVID-19) period. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s plans are subject to […]
Continue ReadingAnglers awaiting the opportunity to fish for trout in the fall and winter can now pack up their gear and head out to northern New Castle County. About 1,000 pounds of 12 to 13-inch trout, consisting of primarily rainbow trout along with some brown trout, were stocked in White Clay Creek yesterday, from near the […]
Continue ReadingStocked ponds closed to all fishing from Feb. 22 until opening day March 7, 2020 DOVER, DE – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that Delaware’s spring 2020 downstate freshwater trout season will begin at 7 a.m., Saturday, March 7, with the opening of two downstate ponds stocked with rainbow trout. Both Tidbury […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources is gearing up to release more than 300,000 brown, golden and rainbow trout throughout the state during its annual spring trout stocking. Regular spring stocking is done by department crews in lakes, rivers and streams from early March through June. In 2019, the department will stock trout in 133 […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, DE – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that Delaware’s spring 2019 downstate trout season will begin Saturday, March 2 with the opening of two downstate ponds stocked with rainbow trout – provided that pond ice conditions do not prevent stocking or fishing. Both Tidbury Pond near Dover in Kent County and […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources is offering anglers an early start to the spring trout season before winter even begins. Starting the week of Dec. 17, 2018, the department will conduct preseason trout stocking at several popular fishing locations. Early trout stocking will include several impoundments that will receive their annual allotments in a […]
Continue ReadingNEWARK, DE – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today the annual fall trout stocking of White Clay Creek, an annual tradition since 2007 to provide anglers an opportunity to fish for trout in the fall. Since rainbow trout are a cold water species that do not survive the summer, fish stocked now should […]
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