Division of Fish & Wildlife

The 2013 Delaware Fishing Guide is available and can be found online or at your local licensing agent.

 

UPDATED: This week's Fishing Report.

 "Take a Kid  Fishing!"
The Division of Fish & Wildlife will offer free "Take a Kid Fishing!" events and volunteer trainings in the upcoming months. Pre-registration is required for all events. For more information, click here.

Division of Fish & Wildlife Hunting Photo Contest winners

The judges’ decisions are in, with five top entries chosen for the DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife’s 2012 Delaware Hunting Photo Contest. Shown above is an honorable mention selection, an untitled photo by Amber Miller of Bridgeville, of 9-year-old Wesley DeFord and 6-year-old Carlyn DeFord on her family farm in Bridgeville. The photo was submitted by Susan DeFord of Seaford, the children’s mother. To see other winning selections, incuding the first- and second-place photos, please visit the second annual Fish & Wildlife Hunting Photo Contest webpage.

 

NEWS from Fish & Wildlife:

• 2012-2013 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide - The guide is free from Delaware licensing agents and can also be found online. To view direct links to specific topics in the guide, click here.
  
  
• Crop Damage Assistance Program - applications available.
  
  
• Division of Fish & Wildlife photo contest winners announced. Click here to see winning photos.
  
  
• ALERT: DNREC's Fisheries section seeks information on catches of invasive northern snakehead fish. Click here for more information.  

Fisheries updates:

• ADVISORY: Records Pond drawdown and restocking, click here for more information.
• REMINDER: Delawareans and non-residents alike now must be licensed to fish fresh and salt water. Crabbing and clamming also require licenses.
• Delaware anglers are advised to register with New Jersey's Saltwater Recreational  Registry Program. Click here for more information.
• Fish consumption advisory chart
• Delaware Public Ponds Booklet
• Delaware's Small Ponds
• Small Pond brochure (youth-oriented fishing)

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Wildlife
Information for hunters – seasons, guides, maps and more. Conservation and education – Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, the Delaware Shorebird Monitoring Project and more.

Fisheries
Info for anglers – access areas, guides, maps and more. Conservation and education – Artificial Reef program, Aquatic Resources Education Center, Trout Stamp Program, Fish Consumption advisories and more.

Licenses, Permits & Registrations
Hunting and fishing licenses, trapping permits, LEN and HIP numbers, register a deer, boat registrations, commercial fishing information and more.

Enforcement
Fishing and boating access areas, boating safety classes, Operation Game Theft, Canine Program, Vessel Safety Check Stations and more.

Mosquito Control
Mosquito spraying announcements, mosquitoes and homeowners, West Nile and other mosquito-borne diseases, Northern Delaware Wetlands Rehabilitation Program and more.

Education
Conservation & instructional info for all ages – Aquatic Resources Education Center, Hunting/Fishing Boating education, Becoming An Outdoors-Woman Program, Eco Explorers, Adopt-a-Wetland and more.

Volunteer!
Delaware Shorebird Project, Delaware Amphibian Monitoring Program, Citizen Osprey Monitoring and more.

More…
An alphabetical list of all topics within the Division of Fish & Wildlife.

Calendar
DNREC Public Meetings on the Statewide Calendar