Fishing in New Castle County, Delaware

40 public waters in the Kent County region — 10 lakes/reservoirs and 30 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a Delaware licence.

Lakes & Reservoirs

• Silver Lake 393 acres · 5 species
• Lums Pond 198 acres · 5 species
• Noxontown Pond 164 acres · 5 species
• Branch Canal 47 acres · 6 species
• Sunset Lake 45 acres · 6 species
• Brandywine Creek State Park (Wide Water) 40 acres · 5 species
• Newark Reservoir 31 acres · 6 species
• Becks Pond 28 acres · 6 species
• Smalleys Pond 23 acres · 6 species
• White Swan Lake 18 acres · 6 species

Rivers

• Christina River 34 mi in DE · 5 species
• Mill Creek 3 mi in DE · 3 species
• Duck Creek 4 mi in DE · 5 species
• Blackbird Creek 13 mi in DE · 5 species
• White Clay Creek 15 mi in DE · 3 species
• Appoquinimink River 14 mi in DE · 5 species
• Red Clay Creek 13 mi in DE · 3 species
• Brandywine Creek 13 mi in DE · 5 species
• Cypress Branch 1 mi in DE · 5 species
• Little Mill Creek 7 mi in DE · 5 species
• Dragon Creek 7 mi in DE · 5 species
• Muddy Run 6 mi in DE · 5 species
• Shellpot Creek 3 mi in DE · 5 species
• Drawyer Creek 3 mi in DE · 5 species
• Smyrna River 8 mi in DE · 5 species
• Morris Branch 4 mi in DE · 5 species
• Sawmill Branch 3 mi in DE · 5 species
• Scott Run 5 mi in DE · 5 species
• Red Lion Creek 1 mi in DE · 5 species
• Christina Creek 5 mi in DE · 3 species
• Augustine Creek 4 mi in DE · 5 species
• Corks Point Ditch 4 mi in DE · 5 species
• Pike Creek 2 mi in DE · 3 species
• Hangmans Run 1 mi in DE · 5 species
• Silver Run 3 mi in DE · 5 species
• Beaver Branch 3 mi in DE · 5 species
• Nonesuch Creek 2 mi in DE · 5 species
• Saint Georges Creek 2 mi in DE · 5 species
• Wilson Run 1 mi in DE · 3 species
• Beaver Run 0 mi in DE · 3 species

Delaware Fishing Licence

One Delaware DNREC fishing licence covers every public water in the state, Silver Lake, Lums Pond and Killens Pond and every DNREC fishing-access pond or stream included — the resident annual is about $8.50, the non-resident annual about $22, with a 7-day non-resident licence (~$16) also sold. Delaware residents 65 and older, and residents fishing their own tidal shoreline, need no licence. Buy at dnrec.delaware.gov/fishing.

Other Delaware Counties

• Kent (62)
• Sussex (97)