DNREC is reminding fishermen that reservations will again be required beginning Saturday, May 23, for five drive-on surf fishing beaches during weekends and holidays through Labor Day.
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Passes and permits for the 2026 season for the Delaware State Parks are going to go on sale starting Dec. 9.
DNREC will launch its annual auction of low-digit surf fishing tags starting Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 9 a.m.
All surf fishing drive-on crossings at Cape Henlopen State Park will close at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, due to high surf and deteriorating beach conditions, according to park officials.
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Cape Henlopen says all of its drive on surf crossings are open for Labor Day weekend. This comes after Hurricane Erin brought rough surf and dangerous rip currents, closing many beaches up and down Delmarva’s coast.
All drive-on surf fishing crossings remain closed at Delaware Seashore and Fenwick Island state parks, with water access limited due to hazardous surf and rip currents.
Cape Henlopen State Park announced Tuesday morning that all surf fishing drive-on crossings and swimming beaches are temporarily closed due to high surf and unsafe conditions, park officials announced.
Anglers will soon have more freedom to fish without planning ahead, as the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced it will drop surf fishing reservations at several drive-on beaches starting Saturday, July 12.
Delaware State Parks will require surf fishing permit holders to make reservations for drive-on beach access on weekends and holidays between Saturday, May 24, and Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.