Spring trout stocking and March 7 season opening at downstate ponds announced
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, February 21, 2020
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, February 21, 2020
Stocked ponds closed to all fishing from Feb. 22 until opening day March 7
DOVER – 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 opening of two downstate ponds stocked with rainbow trout. Both Tidbury Pond near Dover in Kent County and Newton Pond near Greenwood in Sussex County will be stocked and open on that date for trout fishing, provided that pond ice conditions do not prevent stocking or fishing.
Each pond will be stocked with more than 300 pounds of 12- to 13-inch rainbow trout before opening day, with a second stocking in March. Trophy-sized trout weighing two or more pounds will be included in the stocking as an added attraction for trout anglers.
Trout anglers planning to fish Tidbury or Newton pond should note the following rules and regulations:
Proceeds from the purchase of Delaware trout stamps are used to help purchase next year’s trout for stocking. The popular fishery also is supported by federal Sport Fish Restoration funds administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that are generated from anglers purchasing fishing equipment.
Delaware fishing licenses and trout stamps are sold online, at the licensing desk in DNREC’s Richardson & Robbins Building, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901, and by license agents statewide. To find a participating agent, or to purchase a license online, visit Delaware Licenses. For additional information on Delaware fishing licenses, call 302-739-9918.
For more information, click Delaware Trout Season. For general information on fishing in Delaware, click 2020 Delaware Fishing Guide. The guide also is available in printed form at DNREC’s Dover licensing desk and from license agents throughout the state.
Follow the Division of Fish & Wildlife on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/DelawareFishWildlife.
Media Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902
Related Topics: Delaware, fishing, freshwater, outdoors and recreation, ponds, streams, trout, wildlife
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Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, February 21, 2020
Stocked ponds closed to all fishing from Feb. 22 until opening day March 7
DOVER – 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 opening of two downstate ponds stocked with rainbow trout. Both Tidbury Pond near Dover in Kent County and Newton Pond near Greenwood in Sussex County will be stocked and open on that date for trout fishing, provided that pond ice conditions do not prevent stocking or fishing.
Each pond will be stocked with more than 300 pounds of 12- to 13-inch rainbow trout before opening day, with a second stocking in March. Trophy-sized trout weighing two or more pounds will be included in the stocking as an added attraction for trout anglers.
Trout anglers planning to fish Tidbury or Newton pond should note the following rules and regulations:
Proceeds from the purchase of Delaware trout stamps are used to help purchase next year’s trout for stocking. The popular fishery also is supported by federal Sport Fish Restoration funds administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that are generated from anglers purchasing fishing equipment.
Delaware fishing licenses and trout stamps are sold online, at the licensing desk in DNREC’s Richardson & Robbins Building, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901, and by license agents statewide. To find a participating agent, or to purchase a license online, visit Delaware Licenses. For additional information on Delaware fishing licenses, call 302-739-9918.
For more information, click Delaware Trout Season. For general information on fishing in Delaware, click 2020 Delaware Fishing Guide. The guide also is available in printed form at DNREC’s Dover licensing desk and from license agents throughout the state.
Follow the Division of Fish & Wildlife on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/DelawareFishWildlife.
Media Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902
Related Topics: Delaware, fishing, freshwater, outdoors and recreation, ponds, streams, trout, wildlife
Keep up to date by receiving a daily digest email, around noon, of current news release posts from state agencies on news.delaware.gov.
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