The new surf fishing rules with drive-on beaches take effect Saturday. (Photo courtesy of DNREC)

Delaware eases surf fishing reservation rules at most state beaches

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Sports

Anglers will no longer need reservations to surf fish at most of Delaware’s drive-on beaches starting Saturday, July 12, under a major change announced by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). The new policy eliminates weekend and holiday reservation requirements at seven beaches that rarely reach full capacity during peak times. “As surf tag holders have gotten …

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Fort Delaware to get trails, better tram path and screened-in pavilion

Charles MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

DNREC will spend $3.7 million to make Fort Delaware more attractive to visitors.   Pea Patch Island’s Fort Delaware has served as a harbor defense facility, wartime prison, state park and living history museum. Later this week, it will become a construction zone.  The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is set to begin construction on several projects …