Spillway Slab

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Comment by Jim Gronaw on April 17, 2010 at 11:20am

Delaware freshwater fishing has a lot to offer, especially during the spring and early summer months, but many anglers overlook the fishing due to the high volumne of saltwater opts with stripers, flounder, seatrout and tog as soon as the weather breaks from the winter. There are a few guys chasing crappie and shad, but many are catching herring for bait. I like the idea that you can drive just a few miles in any direction and find a pond or creek or spillway that has fish biting. Just about everything is biting right now, but we focused on shad. I believe that many panfishing opts are overlooked in Delaware, and if I had more time I would hit Wagomons, Records and Trap ponds for a week of serious bluegill and redear fishing which should put it pretty close to the spawn.

Delaware doesn't have the diversity of freshwater that Maryland does, but the sheer number of quality spots for bass, shad and panfish, especially big crappies, would make it one of my favorite springtime destinations. It's laid back and easy going in southern Delaware, and I like that! Big bass tournaments are absent here, with waters being so small, and I like that as well.

Comment by mike needles on April 17, 2010 at 6:16am

how does delaware fishing match up against maryland's?

Comment by Jim Gronaw on April 16, 2010 at 7:06am

The spawn is in various stages throughout the Mid-Atlantic states...some are on bed and some are pre and post spawn. Most of the crappie I caught here in Delaware were dark males, but I caught a few girls that were full of eggs. About half and half were taken on my jigs and the others on live minnows. This should hold up for a few weeks and even longer in some tidal regions of interior Delaware.

Comment by Greg McWilliams on April 15, 2010 at 6:55pm

Has the spawn began, there Jim. Now this fish I would know what to do with!!!
That is a dandy!! Gronaw River "Killer" Critters??