Delaware’s trout streams in New Castle County will be stocked with both rainbow and brown trout (as above) by DNREC’s Division of Fish and Wildlife over the next two weeks for the April 1, 2023 Youth-Only Opening Day of trout fishing season to be followed by the traditional trout opener the next day. Designated Trout […]
Continue ReadingStocked Ponds Will be Closed to All Fishing from Saturday, Feb. 18 through Friday, March 3 Delaware’s 2023 downstate pond trout season will open for youth anglers under age 16 only at 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, followed by the opening of the regular trout season for all anglers a half-hour before sunrise on Sunday, March 5, […]
Continue ReadingRegistration Now Open The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control invites budding anglers ages 6 through 15 to join the DNREC Division of Fish of Fish and Wildlife aquatic resource educators and learn how to fish with a parent, grandparent or guardian at an upcoming “Take a Kid Fishing!” event. “Take a Kid […]
Continue ReadingDelaware recreational fishing regulations for summer flounder, scup and black sea bass were changed effective May 1, 2022 to ensure the state’s compliance with regional fisheries management plans (FMP) for these species, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced. The recreational fishing regulation were instituted to sustainably manage each species consistent with […]
Continue ReadingWorcester County Resident Sets Record for Atlantic Division The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed a new state record for white perch in the state’s Atlantic division. Robert “Bob” Hudson, of Ocean Pines, unexpectedly landed the 1.85-pound white perch in the Isle of Wight Bay near Ocean City. Hudson and a friend intended to […]
Continue ReadingDesignated Trout Streams Closed to All Fishing Saturday, March 19 through Friday, April 1 Delaware’s 2022 upstate stream trout season will open for youth anglers only under age 16 at 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 2, followed by the opening of the regular trout season for all anglers at 7 a.m. the next day, Sunday, April 3, […]
Continue ReadingStocked Ponds Closed to All Fishing from Saturday, Feb. 19 through Friday, March 4 To improve trout fishing for the season openers, Tidbury and Newton Pond will be closed to all fishing from Saturday, February 19 through Friday, March 4, 2022 to accommodate trout stocking, eliminate incidental hooking of stocked trout and allow them time […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control today issued an emergency closure of commercial and recreational shellfish harvest of oysters, clams and mussels in the Rehoboth Bay after a spill from a residential sewer line in the Long Neck area of Sussex County discharged thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater into a waterway […]
Continue ReadingAnnual Free Fishing Days Designated for June 5 and 6, 2021 Families are invited to bring their kids out to try casting a line for a big fish in freshwater public ponds throughout the state when the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control holds its 35th annual Youth Fishing Tournament from 10 a.m. […]
Continue ReadingOpportunity for New and Returning Anglers Statewide The Maryland Department of Natural Resourcesannounces upcoming license-free fishing days for 2021 on June 5, June 12, and July 4, 2021 — a free option to explore Maryland’s diverse and unique fishing experiences without needing a fishing license, trout stamp, or registration. Maryland hosts license-free fishing days annually […]
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