FISHING REPORT

FROM

THE STAFF OF BILL’S SPORT SHOP

18388 Coastal Highway

Lewes, De. 19958

302-645-7654

www.billssportshop.com

02/24/10





2010 Bill's Sport Shop Annual Flea Market

Our annual flea market will be held on Sat., April 10, 2010 on Bill's Sport Shop/Coastal Plaza parking lot.

Remember to set aside any fishing or boating gear you no longer want or need as you are stowing it away at the end of your 2009 fishing season. We are planning our Annual Bill's Sport Shop Flea Market in the Spring and this is an awesome opportunity to sell your unwanted equipment. More information will be forthcoming as the date gets closer.

ishing News

The cold winter has shut down saltwater fishing. Even the Charters that go deep for winter tog have not been able to get out due to the harsh winter.

Freshwater anglers have been hitting local ponds that aren't frozen and catching bluegills, some bass and crappie. We have also heard unconfirmed reports of yellow perch being taken

around Seaford.



Freshwater Trout Season

Newton Pond, between Ellendale and Greenwood, will be stocked with trout in the first week of March and then again at a later date. The dates have not been finalized due to weather concerns. We will update the information in next week's report if the dates have been finalized. Bill's has a full line of Berkley Trout Baits available.



Beach Closures

The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean beach and dunes, and a half mile along the bay shoreline, will be closed beginning Monday, March 1 for the benefit of piping plovers, oystercatchrs, least terns and other threatened and endangered beachnesters and migratory shorebirds.

The nesting habitat on the ocean side will reopen Sept. 1, when the season's young birds are typically able to fly. The bayside beach will remain closed until Oct. 1 for use by shorebirds migrating south for the winter.



Flounder Regulation Meeting

A public hearing on flounder regulations will be held

on March 23rd @ 7:00 in the DNREC auditorium in Dover.

Here are the four options to vote on:

Option 1 Size: 18.5" Creel:4 Closed Season Oct.13 - Dec.31

Option 2 Size: 18.5" Creel:3 Closed Season Oct.26 - Dec.31

Option 3 Size: 18.5" Creel:2 NO Closed Season

Option 4 Size: 19.0" Creel:4 NO Closed Season



Public Comments are open @ this meeting or by written comments to the Fisheries section of DNREC between March 4 - March 31. The public comments are then given to the Secretary of DNREC and if approved are published May 1 with an effective date of May 11th.

Upcoming Events

April 10, 2010 - Bill's Sport Shop Annual Flea Market



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