February 2015

Delaware State Parks fee season begins March 1 DOVER (Feb. 27, 2015) – DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation reminds visitors to Delaware’s state parks that entrance fees will  

DNREC seeks volunteers for Citizen Osprey Monitoring Project Division of Fish & Wildlife to hold orientations March 7 and 8   DOVER (Feb. 26, 2015) – Delaware’s Division of Fish & Wildlife is seeking volunteers

A whopping 280 pound wels catfish was caught by Dino Ferrari in

Brandywine Zoo to open March 7 featuring Star Wars “invasion” and new Tamarin exhibit WILMINGTON (Feb. 24, 2015) – The Brandywine Zoo, which opens for the spring season on

DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces spring 2015 trout stocking plans for downstate ponds Trout anglers encouraged to check requirements before fishing DOVER (Feb. 25, 2015) – The Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife today announced that its spring 2015 downstate trout season will begin

Friday night I attended the hearing for Delaware's proposed striped bass reduction.

Military Appreciation Surf Fishing Day ... Where ... Herring Point Beach in Cape Henlopen State Park ...

The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park to close for 2015 beachnesting season   LEWES (Feb. 23, 2015) – The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including

The harp seal picture that changed my entire day .. photo by Rich Gaudiosi (February 21, 2015) ... Well we had an exciting day today, despite the deep freeze we are experiencing in Delaware.  There are yearly visitors that migrate here, and winter in our waters, no not tourists.  Harp, Harbor and Grey Seals are all over the place and their…

New episode of Delaware Surf Fishing Outdoors and More is up on our U tube channel. 

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold an emergency meeting   regarding blueline tilefish on   Wednesday, February 25, 2015 from 1:30 until 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be held via webinar.

Important links and information from John Weber of the Surfrider Foundation. 

I attended a meeting Friday night about the overcrowding issues on the state park surf fishing beaches.

Over the past few days we have been posting pictures of the bays covered with ice on our Delaware Surf Fishing Facebook page.

The line up has been made official for the Firefly Music Festival. The 2015 lineup includes Kings of Leon, The Killers, Morrissey, Snoop Dogg and many more.  Check this link if you need additional information for the event.  I remember the second year the festival cranked up we were doing the 2013 Great Delaware Kayak tour and the roads were a…

Delaware Advisory Council on Tidal Finfisheries Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 6:00 PM

Last Sunday was beautiful, we had a seals on the beaches, it was spring in February.  This Sunday Delaware may have broken a record for lowest temperatures for that particular day.

Regulations will facilitate integration of small UAS into U.S. aviation system WASHINGTON – The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration today proposed a framework of regulations that would allow routine use of certain small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in today’s aviation system, while maintaining flexibility…

Division of Fish & Wildlife to hold Feb. 23 public hearing on options to reduce recreational striped bass harvest All Atlantic states required to reduce harvest by 25 percent DOVER (Feb. 12, 2015) – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife will hold a public hearing at

A big thanks to everyone who took the survey the results were interesting to see,  

Once in a while we get a mini teaser of spring days to come, as short lived as they are it is a welcomed reprieve

http://youtu.be/pmZ5KRzFwr0 This is our first show ... Delaware Surf Fishing Outdoors and More.  We will create a new show each week and it will air the beginning of March on Comcast Channel 8.  We hope you enjoy this and we look forward to showing all aspects of Delaware's outdoors.  In this show we cover the Saltwater Fly Anglers of Delaware,…

Well ... it is cold, windy and nasty some days, but  

There is a boating survey for owners to consider  

Delaware State Parks’ new user fees to go into effect in February Parks visitors still have time to get 2014 prices on annual passes or surf permits

Tomorrow night is the full snow moon.  Named for