May The Fish Be With You Surf Fishing Tournament
The second annual May The Fish Be With You Surf Fishing Tournament is on May 2nd.
These are the rules and details for the second annual May The Fish Be With You Surf Fishing Tournament. May 2, 2020. You can register now for May The Fish Be With You on Stub Central. I highly recommend Stub Central to anyone who is using ticketing services for…
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Two wells near Dover AFB have possible elevated PFOS/PFOA levels
Two wells near Dover AFB have possible elevated PFOS/PFOA levelsDNREC, EPA told results from USAF sampling are not yet validated
Dover, Del. – The U.S. Air Force (USAF) and Dover Air Force Base (AFB) notified Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) that preliminary (i.e., not yet validated) results show two…
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Funding available to communities to plan for coastal flooding and climate change impacts
Funding available to communities to plan for coastal flooding and climate change impacts
DOVER (Feb. 25, 2020) – DNREC’s Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy is soliciting letters of interest from municipal, county, or state government entities to enter into projects that will support local resilience planning and adaptation activities in…
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DNREC’s Yearly Closing Of The Point In Cape Henlopen
DNREC to close The Point in Cape Henlopen State Park
LEWES, Del. –The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean beach and dunes, and a half-mile along the bay shoreline, will close Sunday, March 1, for the benefit of threatened and endangered beachnesters and migratory shorebirds, including red knot, piping plovers,…
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Operation Hidden Mitten Nets 15,000
The US Fish and Wildlife Service is monitoring mitten crabs, a long time serious invasive species in the USA.
Mitten crabs brought into the USA illegally as a food delicacy from China are a real problem and a seriously invasive species. This has been going on for years, decades. Recently the US Fish and Wildlife Service set up a mitten…
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City Of Rehoboth Beach Approves Canal Dock Project
Lewes-Rehoboth Canal Improvement Association Approved to move forward with Rehoboth Lewes Canal Dock
Below is the announcement of the approval for the project to build a dock on the Lewes Rehoboth Canal near Grove Park in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. This will be on the canal just below the Rehoboth Museum and will accommodate up to two,…
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How To Measure Your Striped Bass
Spring fishing will be here soon enough make sure you have the new striped bass regulations down pat and how to properly measure your catch.
DNREC and all the other state enforcement agencies will be checking striped bass more this year with the new regulations. Make sure you measure your striped bass correctly or you could be in violation.…
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Fishing Is Fun And Productive Despite The Weather
You aren't going to catch from the couch, put down the computer, get outside, and enjoy the winter fishing action.
Warm to cold, Sprinter for the win. The beaches are deserted, it is wonderful to be out there and all alone. Skates and dogfish for the most part, but still a day at the beach. The weekend weather is looking a lot like…
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Watch This 8 Ton Murder Panda Eat A Dolphin
If you haven't seen this on the internet, check out the link below of this orca chasing down a dolphin. Ironically orcas are also dolphins, the largest member of the dolphin family. Nature is a fickle beast at times.
Look out, he's behind you! Eight-ton orca leaps 15ft into the air to finally capture dolphin he wanted for dinner after…
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DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 10-16
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 10-16 Reminder for the week: River herring, striped bass, and spillway net fishing regulations
DOVER (Feb. 21, 2020) – DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources, promote boating safety, and protect the public through…
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Delaware’s Spring Trout Pond Stocking Schedule
Spring trout stocking and March 7 season opening at downstate ponds announced Stocked ponds closed to all fishing from Feb. 22 until opening day March 7
DOVER (Feb. 21, 2020) – 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…
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