UTERDelaware fishing
What's biting in Delaware in November: white perch, chain pickerel, largemouth bass and rainbow trout at their peak, with black sea bass, bluefish and little tunny around too, according to Fish Scouter's month-by-month season calendar. It follows Delaware fishing across 2 waters, with 29 fish-by-water guides for 29 fish.
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What's biting in Delaware in November
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White perch
Delaware Bay and Ocean City · Delaware freshwater
Chain pickerel
Delaware freshwater
Largemouth bass
Delaware freshwater
Rainbow trout
Delaware freshwater
Striped bass
Delaware Bay and Ocean City
Tautog
Delaware Bay and Ocean City
Black sea bass
Delaware Bay and Ocean City
Bluefish
Delaware Bay and Ocean City
Little tunny
Delaware Bay and Ocean City
Redfish
Delaware Bay and Ocean City
Spotted seatrout
Delaware Bay and Ocean City
Swordfish
Delaware Bay and Ocean City
Weakfish
Delaware Bay and Ocean City
Yellowfin tuna
Delaware Bay and Ocean City
Black crappie
Delaware freshwater
Where to fish in Delaware
2 watersDelaware Bay to Virginia's Eastern Shore
Delaware Bay and Ocean City
November: The striper run reaches the Delaware and Maryland beaches
Fished from Lewes, Indian River Inlet, Ocean City, Chincoteague, Wachapreague, Cape May.
950 charted public spots across the whole water — 320 seawall / riprap, 213 beach / shore access, 150 wreck. Open the map in the app to see them.
Atlantic croakerBigeye tunaBlack drumBlack sea bassBlue marlinBlue sharkBluefin tunaBluefishBlueline tilefishGolden tilefishLittle tunnyMahi-mahiRedfishScupSheepsheadShortfin makoSpanish mackerelSpotSpotted seatroutStriped bassSummer flounderSwordfishTautogWahooWeakfishWhite marlinWhite perchWhitingYellowfin tuna
Delaware Bay and Ocean City, month by monthThe Brandywine to the millponds
Delaware freshwater
November: Pickerel come alive
Fished from Brandywine Creek, White Clay Creek, Noxontown Pond, Trap Pond, Nanticoke River.
Delaware freshwater, month by monthRules and licence
Size and bag limits and seasons in Delaware are set by the Delaware DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife (DNREC) and change — read the current rule before you keep a fish.
Statewide rules today
DNREC, where no local rule appliesopen (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · In state-owned non-tidal waters: 50 panfish combined (bluegill, pumpkinseed, redear, crappie, white and yellow perch), no more than 25 of one species. Elsewhere no limit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · In state-owned non-tidal waters: 50 panfish combined (bluegill, pumpkinseed, redear, crappie, white and yellow perch), no more than 25 of one species. Elsewhere no limit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 6 per person · trout stamp for designated trout streams (first saturday in april – june 30, first saturday in october – nov 30) and designated trout ponds (first saturday in march – april 1)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 6 per person · trout stamp for designated trout streams (first saturday in april – june 30, first saturday in october – nov 30) and designated trout ponds (first saturday in march – april 1)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No limit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No limit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 15" TL minimum · 2 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 12" TL minimum · 6 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No limit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 6 per person · trout stamp for designated trout streams (first saturday in april – june 30, first saturday in october – nov 30) and designated trout ponds (first saturday in march – april 1)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · In state-owned non-tidal waters: 50 panfish combined (bluegill, pumpkinseed, redear, crappie, white and yellow perch), no more than 25 of one species. Elsewhere no limit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · No smallmouth 12–17" may be kept; only 1 over 17" · 6 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 15" TL minimum · 2 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No limit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · In state-owned non-tidal waters: 50 panfish combined (bluegill, pumpkinseed, redear, crappie, white and yellow perch), no more than 25 of one species. Elsewhere no limit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · In state-owned non-tidal waters: 50 panfish combined (bluegill, pumpkinseed, redear, crappie, white and yellow perch), no more than 25 of one species. Elsewhere no limit
As of 8 November 2026. Source DNREC, checked 5 November 2026 · For education only — rules change. Always confirm with DNREC before you keep a fish.
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