182 public fishing lakes and rivers in Delaware — Channel Catfish, White Perch, Striped Bass, American Shad, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Blue Crab.
See every public fishing venue in Delaware on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
PiscaMaps covers 182 public fishing venues across Delaware in 3 regions — 81 lakes and reservoirs and 97 rivers. The largest is Indian River Bay, at 1,992 acres. Christina River is the longest mapped river, running 55 km. Sussex County (Southern Delaware) has the most venues on file, with 87. 7 venues are documented trout waters.
The most commonly recorded species across Delaware's public waters are Channel Catfish, White Perch, Striped Bass, American Shad, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel and Blue Crab — the exact mix varies by water type and region. 64 venues have a real boat ramp on file, 25 have nearby camping, and 122 have mapped parking — sourced from OpenStreetMap and recreation.gov's federal facilities database (RIDB) where available.
Delaware's public fishing venues are spread across 3 regions on PiscaMaps:
The most frequently recorded species across Delaware's public venues on PiscaMaps:
Anyone 16 to 64 needs a Delaware fishing licence — the resident annual is about $8.50, the non-resident annual about $22, with a 7-day non-resident licence (~$16) also sold. A separate free Delaware Bay/tidal endorsement is required for some anadromous species. Residents 65 and older and Delaware residents fishing on their own tidal shoreline need no licence. Buy from DNREC at dnrec.delaware.gov. A Delaware fishing licence (plus the free tidal endorsement for some species) covers this river under the state's public-trust doctrine for navigable/tidal water.
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