Delaware’s Advisory Council on Tidal Finfisheries to Meet Dec. 3
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Delaware’s Advisory Council on Tidal Finfisheries will hold a hybrid public meeting to discuss tidal finfish management issues – including a potential American shad hatchery upstate – at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3. The in-person meeting will be at DNREC’s Little Creek Hunter Education Training Center, 3018 Bayside Drive, Dover. Instructions for attending virtually can be found on the DNREC Events Calendar webpage.
Trout Stocked in White Clay Creek to Provide Anglers With Fall and Winter Opportunities
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
DNREC made its annual fall trout stocking in White Clay Creek in northern New Castle County today to provide anglers opportunities to fish upstate Delaware waters for trout during fall and winter. About 1,000 pounds of 12- to 13-inch rainbow trout were stocked in White Clay Creek from near the Pennsylvania state line downstream to Newark.
Delaware to Host Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Annual Meeting Oct. 27-30 in Dewey Beach
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
With member state Delaware hosting the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 83rd Annual Meeting Oct. 27-30 in Dewey Beach, DNREC encourages anglers, commercial fishers and conservationists to follow the event either in person or virtually and provide input for their areas of fisheries interest.
Public Input Sought for DNREC’s 2025 Delaware Wildlife Action Plan
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
DNREC will hold two listening sessions this month to garner public input as the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife continues the revision process of updating the 2025 Delaware Wildlife Action Plan, a 10-year strategic plan to guide wildlife conservation management in the First State.
DNREC Sets New Recreational Possession Limit for Spot Fish
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
DNREC has established a daily recreational possession limit of 50 for spot fish to keep Delaware in compliance with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Fishery Management Plan for Spot.
