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Delaware

Fishing

Fishing

Tidal Fishing Access Areas

Area*

Location / Water Body

Boat Ramps (Lanes)

Fishing Piers

Parking

1

7th Street Park / Christina, Brandywine
and DE Rivers

1

1

24

2

Newport Boat Ramp / Christina River

2

1

54

3

Churchmans Road / Christina River

1

none

17

4

Fort DuPont State Park / DE River

3

none

135

5

Canal Wildlife Area / C&D Canal

none

2

along
road/lots

6

Augustine Beach / DE River

2

1

65

7

Odessa / Appoquinimink River

1

none

2

8

Collins Beach / DE Bay

3

1

120

9

Woodland Beach / DE Bay

1

1

50

10

Woodland Bch. / Duck Creek / DE Bay

2

none

18

11

Port Mahon / DE Bay

3

1

50

12

Water Street (Dover) / St. Jones River

car top

none

as available

13

Lebanon Landing / St. Jones River

1

1

7

14

Scotton Landing / St. Jones River

1

1

10

15

Bowers Beach / DE Bay

5

none

200

16

Cedar Creek / DE Bay

8

none

150

17

Front St., Milford / Mispillion River

1

1

10

18

Milton / Broadkill River

1 1 / 1

9 / 8

19

Lewes / DE Bay

6

none

128

20

Masseys Landing / Indian River & Rehoboth Bay

4 1

100

21

Rosedale Bch. / Indian River

2 1

30

22

Seaford / Nanticoke River

4 1

93

23

Phillips Landing/Broad Creek/
Nanticoke River

3

none

50

24

Edward R. Koch / Broad Creek
(shoreline fishing only)

none

none

10

25

Laurel below Records Pond / Broad Creek

none

2

17

26

Assawoman Wildlife Area /
Little Assawoman Bay

2

2

20

27

Little Creek / Little River

1

1

21

28

Woodland Wharf / Nanticoke River

kayak/canoe

bank

6

29

Piney Point / Pepper & Vines Creeks

none

bank

as available

Parks & Recreation Areas**

33

Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier

none

1

75

34

Indian River Marina

2

No

40

Indian River Inlet

none

along inlet

200

35

Holts Landing/ Indian River Bay

1

Yes

25

Measuring Your Catch

Place the fish on a measuring board or stick with the tip of the jaw or snout (the mouth closed) at the end of the instrument. Hold the head down with one hand to keep the fish in place, pinch the upper and lower lobes of the tail together while swiping the tail back and forth across the board. Note the measurement of the longest part of the tail*; that is the “total length.” Keep in mind that fish which barely make the minimum length may shrink after being on ice for an hour or more. Sometimes it is possible to get an accurate measurement while the fish is still in the landing net.

Illustration showing how to measure fish correctly.