Upstate Trout Season to Open in New Castle County Streams with Youth-Only Day Set for April 4
Delaware’s 2026 upstate stream trout season will open for youth anglers under age 16 only at 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 4 – to be followed by the opening of the regular trout season for all anglers a half-hour before sunrise the next day, Sunday, April 5, DNREC announced.
Trout Stocked in White Clay Creek to Provide Anglers With Fall and Winter Opportunities
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.
Spring Pond Trout Season to Open With Youth-Only Day March 1, Followed by Regular Downstate Opener March 2
DNREC announced Delaware’s 2025 downstate pond trout season will open for youth anglers under age 16-only at 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, followed by the opening of the regular downstate trout season for all anglers a half-hour before sunrise on Sunday, March 2.
With Annual Fall Trout Stocking in White Clay Creek, DNREC Delivers Angling Opportunities
Some 1,000 pounds of 12- to 13-inch rainbow trout were stocked in White Clay Creek by the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife from near the Pennsylvania state line downstream to Newark, offering fall and winter fishing opportunities for Delaware anglers.
DNREC Stocks Trout in White Clay Creek to Provide Fall Fishing Opportunities
Trout were stocked in White Clay Creek in northern New Castle County today to provide anglers opportunities to fish for trout in the fall and winter, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced.
