PRESS RELEASE … (May 13, 2020) … Notice is hereby given that DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin has signed Secretary’s Order No. 2020-F-0015 approving Final Regulation, pursuant to 7 Del. C. §903(e)(2)a.1, to Amend 7 DE Admin. Code 3516: Bluefish.
The Order, which becomes effective at 11 a.m. on May 15, 2020, reduces the bluefish daily possession limit for recreational anglers to 3 fish for private boat anglers and shore-based anglers, and to 5 fish for anglers on for-hire charter or head boats.
The order brings Delaware into compliance with the joint Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission/Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council December 2019 management action adopting these possession limits for federal waters and requiring states to adopt these possession limits for state waters. This action is expected to result in an approximate 25% decrease in recreational harvest from 2019 levels. It was taken in response to the findings of the 2019 Bluefish operational stock assessment.
Suzanne Martin caught this bluefish at Cape Henlopen on a DS Custom Tackle mullet rig Dave Beebe holding his big gator bluefish form Saturday at the Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier Autumn Tkachuk with a bluefish form an ocean beach. Laura Foerster’s bluefish. She did well with blues today. Scot Jost’s winning bluefish Matt Klinepeter catching little blues at the Indian River Inlet Measuring bluefish all day lot of barely 12 inch bluefish all day long Mark King was getting several 15 inch blues in the surf at Fenwick Island Bluefish on DS Custom Tackle mullet rigs caught by DSCT Pro Staffer Stefan Talabisco Big bluefish from the surf in Cape Henlopen State Park (2018) Matt Dammeyer was high hook this morning with this nice big bluefish. (2107) Matt Adams hitting bluefish in Dewey Beach Suzanne Martin snatching up her bluefish, that fish was fighting and she wasn’t letting go … like a boss! One of my bluefish from the surf at 3Rs (2015) when the run started the first year Jeff Weaver with a beer can bluefish