Public Fishing Area
2nd St - 4th Street Bulkhead
Bayside
Shiners & Squid for flounder, blue, sea
bass
bloodworms for Norfolk spot
Sand Fleas or section of hard crab for
tautog
Convention Center & 40th Street
Crabbing
Fishing good at high tide
live minnows for flounder
bloodworms for spot/croaker
Oceanic Pier
Southern tip of Philadelphia Ave, close
to inlet
use shiners, squid or live minnows for
flounder, bluefish & trout
use bloodworms or nightcrawlers for
spot or other small fish
lures work well at night. Crabbing is
best late summer thru fall with traps
Fenwick Island Bathhouse
DE State Park, oceanside, 1/4 mile
North of Fenwick Island
surf fishing all day
3 R's
DE State Park, oceanside, South of
Indian River Bridge
Surf fishing all day
Ocean Pier
pay pier runs along Ocean City Inlet
bloodworms for spot/whiting/sand perch
squid or mullet strips for
flounder/bluefish/shrak/trout
Homer Gudelsky Park
West over 50 Bridge, Left on to Golf
Course Rd & left on to Old Bridge Road
Beach w/ rocky shore
Use shiners or squid for flounder
worms for sea bass/spot
lures for blues & stripers
9th Street Pier
Bay side
shiners/live minnows for flounder
squid strips for sea bass/blues
worms for norfolk spot
Ocean City Inlet
use lures for bluefish, trout & stripers
use sand fleas for tautog
use squid, mullet or shiners for
flounder and bluefish
125th Street Pier
north of Recreational Center
good crabbing,light fishing
Best @ high tide
bloodworms for spot/sand perch
Indian River Inlet
DE State Park, 15 miles north of OC
on Rt 1
sand fleas for tautog
bucktails for blues
Pocomoke River
Check where licenses are sold for the
latest "free fishing areas"
Croos Rt 90 bridge @ 62nd St, on left
Crabbing, light fishing
worms for spot/sand perch
The Beach
During season:
before 10 am & after 5:30pm
Off Season:
all day
mullet for bluefish
squid for sharks/trout
bloodworms for spot/whiting
lures for stripers
Route 50 Bridge
1 block south of 1st Street
Excellent for flounder fishing-use
frozen shiners
worms for spot/small fish
bluefish like lures or squid
Night fishing using lures
Crab with Traps
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