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Everyone wants to bring the kids to the Delaware Surf Fishing tournaments and who can blame them, I get asked this a lot ... Could I bring my son, or daughter. Will they be in the way? Absolutely you can bring them and no they will not be in the way. Let them fish and have fun, that is up to you. Just mind your neighbors." It is always…

Part of Castle Trail on C&D Canal Conservation Area temporarily closed for repairs and to reroute damaged portion ST. GEORGES (Oct. 16, 2019) – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that, effective immediately, an approximately 150-yard portion of the Michael Castle Trail on the C&D Canal Conservation Area has been…

Another storm will hit us Wednesday Night with high winds Unlike last weekend with the offshore tropical storm surges and winds. We will only have a windy storm Wednesday. Gale force winds, small craft advisories. Possibly some minor coastal flooding. Winds could reach 50 mph gusts with a lot of rain. I wouldn't worry too much…

Delaware Surf Fishing Tournaments for the year 2020, get your calendars marked. The year is almost over, or at least it seems like it. Planning ahead for events is one way to make a year go by really fast, trust me on that, I am in outdoor expo mode right now for winter and spring. We do have one more tournament for the year. The Fall…

Constant Misuse of Drive On Beaches Could Reduce Access For Surf Anglers and Beach Visitors Beach Plum Island State Park was trashed over night. Literally there is a bag of trash spread all over the beach, and a fire is still burning. The trash bag was likely spread around by animals (foxes). There is also a truck left behind, stuck in…

Surf Fishing Nor'easter conditions is fun and you can catch fish, just be careful People keep asking should I surf fish this storm surge, and they absolutely should. We always surf fish nor’easter conditions in the fall for striped bass. Bait fish are pushed into pockets and against structure. Striped bass love to feed in these conditions. The…

High tide is an hour away (8:22 AM) for the beaches and a couple hours away for the inland bay communities. Water is stacked up in the inland bays. The wind is out of the north, but tonight after midnight it will shift to west winds. That will help push water out of the inland bays on the outgoing tide. Everyone is hoping this is the last…

Everywhere will flood tonight a little worse than today for Route 1, the beaches, and the inland bays Since the inland bays are already full and then some. Low tide looked like high tide this afternoon. It looked more like a higher than normal full moon tide. Most of the water hasn't left the bays. This will allow places to not only…

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police assist in search for missing windsurfer who was found safe on shore DEWEY BEACH (Oct. 11, 2019) – DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers responded to a report from Dewey Beach seasonal police officers of an overdue windsurfer who went missing on Rehoboth Bay Thursday…