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03/13/2024

03/12/2024

Calling all history teachers! 📣 Enrich your educational curriculum while exploring Fort Delaware State Park. Plan an unforgettable field trip for your students on Pea Patch Island, this spring. Visit the fort that played a pivotal role in the Civil War with canon firings, interactive activities, and living history interpreters such as the Fort’s own blacksmith!

🥾 Students can hike the .6 mile Prison Camp Trail to see the new heronry and overlook to see herons, ibises, egrets and more.

⭐ Ask about reserving our new fully enclosed, handicap accessible pavilion equipped with electricity. For more information visit https://destateparks.com/SchoolGroups

11/12/2022

BLACK WATCH |

11/11/2022

Wishing you moments of reflection and gratitude this Veteran's Day. To our veterans near and far, in active and former service, and all those who've supported them at home: thank you.

11/09/2022

Yesterday's full moon rising over Baltimore Light at the mouth of the Magothy River on the Chesapeake Bay.

- signed prints available -
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10/30/2022

09/10/2022

Anglers interested in learning about and gaining skills in the increasingly popular sport of fly fishing are encouraged to register for free.

09/10/2022

State Park Officers arrested a Newark man on Thursday for DUI after he drove his vehicle into the ocean at Cape Henlopen State Park.
https://news.delaware.gov/2022/09/09/arrest-on-charge-of-dui-made-after-newark-man-drives-vehicle-into-surf-on-navy-beach-at-cape-henlopen/

02/25/2022

Fishing Report for February 24, 2022

The 60 and even 70-degree days mixed in with 30- and 40-degree days have kept the winds blowing at gale force, which are preventing many boats from getting out on the bay. The warmer days have allowed shore-based anglers and those who fish Delaware’s many sheltered ponds to get out on the water and do some perch fishing.

The fishing pier at Woodland Beach continues to be a popular location for white perch fishing while anglers traveling to Perryville, Maryland have reported success with yellow perch. There were also some big white perch caught from Fowler Beach.

No reports from the Indian River Inlet or the surf.

In the Inshore Atlantic Ocean, boats from Ocean City reported catching tautog.

In freshwater, trout season on the ponds starts in March, so get your license and trout stamp.

There will be a virtual public hearing on ASMFC Draft Amendment 7 to the Atlantic Striped Bass FMP on March 10 at 6 PM.

Read the full report at: https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/fishing-report/

📷: Sam Stukel- USFWS
"Yellow Perch"

10/01/2021

Fishing Report for September 30, 2021

The change of seasons did not change the fishing in the upper-bay. White perch and catfish still dominate the action along the shoreline from New Castle to Port Penn, and the various tributaries, but the drier weather may see bluefish and croaker heading up bay.

Trout around lighthouses remain the top story in the middle-bay and croaker, spot, white perch and catfish have also been caught by trout fishermen. The perch and catfish are more common in the tributaries than in the open bay.

The jetty at Broadkill Beach and the Mid-Bay reef sites have also seen decent action. In the Lower-Bay, the reef sites hold croaker and spot as well as trout and flounder.

Sheepshead and triggerfish are found on the Outer Wall and the Ice Breakers.

The fishing pier Cape Henlopen State Park was still the best location for catching spot and croaker with the spot far out weighing the croaker. Flounder should still be close to the pilings.

At the Indian River Inlet, the action is slow but sheepshead and tog plus a few red drum have been caught by very patient people. The occasional flounder and slot rockfish have also been caught.

In the surf, there were over a dozen red drum in excess of 40 inches caught from the beach over the past week and many other fish.

In the Inshore Atlantic Ocean, when it wasn’t blowing, the flounder and sea bass were still there on structure and boats are still getting limits of black sea bass.

For the Offshore Atlantic Ocean, the wind kept most boats away, but one that did get out caught many yellowfin tuna and a nice mako shark.

In freshwater, the Brandywine and White Clay Creek are still producing sunfish, fallfish and smallmouth bass.

Be careful boating on the ocean as the hurricane offshore has made big seas.

Read the full report at: https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/fishing-report/

📷: Michael Behney
"50 Inch Red Drum"

06/19/2021

Our State Park officers want to remind all surf fishing anglers that they're prohibited from landing and keeping protected shark species.
These sharks must be immediately released without removing the fish from the water. Fines range from $50 to $100 per violation.

http://www.eregulations.com/delaware/fishing/tidal-fishing-regulations/