Fly fishing inDelaware
White Clay Creek and coastal saltwater fly fishing for stripers and false albacore.
Delaware waters
7 rivers, lakes and creeks with fly picks and reports.
Brandywine Creek
Historic, freestone stream with celebrated trout populations and classic pocket-water sections through the Brandywine Valley.
Flows, flies & reports→riverIndian River (Rehoboth/Indian River Inlet)
Tidal river and inlet system connecting Rehoboth Bay to the Atlantic — a prime saltwater fly fishery for migratory striped bass and seasonal red drum along the inlet and bay edges.
Flows, flies & reports→lakeLums Pond
Delaware's largest freshwater pond and a top warmwater fly-fishing destination for largemouth bass and pickerel.
Flows, flies & reports→riverMispillion River
Tidal-to-freshwater river around Milford that gives fly anglers access to striped bass, sea-run trout and warmwater bass depending on season and tides.
Flows, flies & reports→riverNanticoke River
A broad, mostly tidal river on Delaware's western shore known for smallmouth, largemouth and seasonal runs of striped bass; excellent for both wade and boat fly fishing.
Flows, flies & reports→creekRed Clay Creek
A small, spring-fed tributary with cold-water reaches that support stocked trout and tight, technical fly-fishing opportunities.
Flows, flies & reports→creekWhite Clay Creek
A nationally designated Wild & Scenic tributary with quality coldwater trout habitat through the Newark area, popular for technical dry-fly and nymph fishing.
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