Fishing in the Delaware River Region

1. Delaware River (Upper) (Smallmouth Bass, American Shad, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Muskellunge, Fallfish)

Delaware River, Warren/Hunterdon counties

The upper Delaware River forms the New Jersey-Pennsylvania border for 150 miles from the Water Gap to Trenton, offering world-class smallmouth bass and American shad fishing with diverse public access.

2. Delaware River (Tidal) (Striped Bass, White Perch, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, Carp, Crappie, Largemouth Bass)

Delaware River, Mercer/Burlington/Gloucester/Salem/Cumberland counties

The tidal Delaware River from Trenton to the bay offers excellent striped bass and white perch fishing with urban access in Philadelphia-area waterfront parks.

3. Delaware Bay (Striped Bass, Weakfish, Bluefish, Fluke, Black Drum, Tautog, Winter Flounder, Crabs)

Delaware Bay, Cumberland/Cape May counties

Delaware Bay offers world-class striped bass fishing in spring and excellent crabbing in summer, with shoreline access at multiple wildlife management areas and the Cape May peninsula.

4. Salem River (Striped Bass, White Perch, Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Channel Catfish, Crappie, Fallfish)

Salem River, Salem County

The Salem River flows 25 miles through Salem County offering both fresh and tidal fishing for warmwater and anadromous species with access at multiple county parks.

5. Cohansey River (Striped Bass, White Perch, Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Crappie, Yellow Perch, Bluegill)

Cohansey River, Cumberland County

The Cohansey River offers excellent tidal and freshwater fishing in Cumberland County with public access at Greenwich and Bridgeton.

6. Maurice River (tidal) (Striped Bass, White Perch, Weakfish, Bluefish, Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Crabs)

Maurice River, Cumberland County

The tidal Maurice River flows through the Heislerville Wildlife Management Area offering excellent brackish fishing for striped bass and white perch.

7. Raccoon Creek (Striped Bass, White Perch, Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Crappie, Bluegill)

Raccoon Creek, Gloucester County

Raccoon Creek is a tidal tributary of the Delaware River in Gloucester County offering good fishing in the Swedesboro area.

8. Oldmans Creek (Striped Bass, White Perch, Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Crappie, Bluegill)

Oldmans Creek, Salem County

Oldmans Creek offers good fishing in the tidal Delaware River watershed near the Salem-Gloucester county line.

9. Alloway Creek (tidal) (Striped Bass, White Perch, Chain Pickerel, Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill)

Alloway Creek, Salem County

Alloway Creek offers good tidal and freshwater fishing in the Salem County marshlands.

10. Stow Creek (Striped Bass, White Perch, Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Chain Pickerel)

Stow Creek, Cumberland County

Stow Creek is a tidal creek offering good fishing in the Cumberland County marshlands near the Delaware Bay.

11. Mad Horse Creek (Striped Bass, White Perch, Weakfish, Bluefish)

Mad Horse Creek, Cumberland County

Mad Horse Creek in the Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area offers excellent tidal fishing in the Delaware Bay marshland.

12. Dennis Creek (Striped Bass, White Perch, Weakfish, Bluefish, Fluke, Crabs)

Dennis Creek, Cape May County

Dennis Creek is a major tidal creek in Cape May County offering excellent fishing in the Delaware Bay watershed.

13. Bidwell Creek (Striped Bass, White Perch, Bluefish, Fluke)

Bidwell Creek, Cape May County

Bidwell Creek offers good tidal fishing in the Cape May National Wildlife Refuge area.

14. East Creek (Striped Bass, White Perch, Bluefish, Crabs)

East Creek, Cape May County

East Creek in the East Creek Wildlife Management Area offers good Delaware Bay fishing access.

15. Nantuxent Creek (Striped Bass, White Perch, Weakfish, Bluefish)

Nantuxent Creek, Cumberland County

Nantuxent Creek offers good tidal fishing in the Delaware Bay marshlands of Cumberland County.

16. Fortescue Creek (Striped Bass, Weakfish, Bluefish, Fluke, Black Drum, Crabs)

Fortescue Creek, Cumberland County

Fortescue Creek is a historic fishing destination in the Delaware Bay town of Fortescue, famous for spring striped bass fishing.

17. Dividing Creek (Striped Bass, White Perch, Weakfish, Bluefish)

Dividing Creek, Cumberland County

Dividing Creek offers good tidal fishing in the Delaware Bay watershed near the town of Dividing Creek.

18. Oranoaken Creek (Striped Bass, White Perch, Weakfish, Bluefish)

Oranoaken Creek, Cumberland County

Oranoaken Creek offers good fishing in the marshlands of Cumberland County's Delaware Bay coast.

19. Back Creek (Cumberland Co.) (Striped Bass, White Perch, Weakfish, Crabs)

Back Creek, Cumberland County

Back Creek offers good tidal fishing access in the Cumberland County Delaware Bay marshes.

20. Cohansey Point (Striped Bass, Weakfish, Bluefish, Fluke, Black Drum, Tautog)

Cohansey Point, Cumberland County

Cohansey Point at the mouth of the Cohansey River offers excellent Delaware Bay fishing from shore and boat.

21. Sea Breeze (Striped Bass, Weakfish, Bluefish, Fluke, Black Drum, Crabs)

Sea Breeze, Cumberland County

Sea Breeze is a historic fishing community on the Delaware Bay offering excellent shore fishing for striped bass and weakfish.

22. Bayside (Cumberland Co.) (Striped Bass, Weakfish, Bluefish, Fluke, Black Drum)

Bayside, Cumberland County

Bayside offers good Delaware Bay shore fishing access in Cumberland County.

23. Gandy's Beach (Striped Bass, Weakfish, Bluefish, Fluke, Black Drum, Tautog)

Gandy's Beach, Cumberland County

Gandy's Beach offers excellent Delaware Bay surf fishing with public access at the Gandy's Beach Preserve.

24. Moore's Beach (Striped Bass, Weakfish, Bluefish, Fluke, Black Drum, Winter Flounder)

Moore's Beach, Cumberland County

Moore's Beach offers good shore fishing on the Delaware Bay in Cumberland County.

25. Finn's Point (Striped Bass, White Perch, Channel Catfish, Carp, Crappie)

Finn's Point, Salem County

Finn's Point in the Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge offers good fishing in the tidal Delaware River.

26. Artificial Island (Striped Bass, White Perch, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Crappie)

Artificial Island, Salem County

Artificial Island in the Delaware River near Salem offers good fishing in the vicinity of the nuclear generating station warmwater discharge.

27. Hope Creek (Striped Bass, White Perch, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass)

Hope Creek, Salem County

Hope Creek offers good tidal fishing near the Hope Creek Generating Station in Salem County.

28. Deepwater Bridge (White Perch, Channel Catfish, Striped Bass, Crappie, Carp)

Deepwater Bridge, Salem County

The Deepwater Bridge area on the Salem River offers good fishing access near the Delaware River.

29. Pennsville Marina (Striped Bass, White Perch, Channel Catfish, Crappie, Carp)

Pennsville Marina, Salem County

Pennsville Marina on the Delaware River offers good fishing access with a boat ramp and pier.

30. Fort Mott State Park (Striped Bass, White Perch, Channel Catfish, Crappie, Largemouth Bass)

Fort Mott State Park, Salem County

Fort Mott State Park on the Delaware River offers good fishing with a historic fort setting and shoreline access.

31. Parvin State Park (Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish)

Parvin State Park, Salem County

Parvin State Park offers excellent freshwater fishing in its 115-acre lake and connecting waters in the Alloway Creek watershed.

32. Lake Elmer (Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Sunfish)

Lake Elmer, Salem County

Lake Elmer in the Parvin State Park area offers good warmwater fishing in Salem County.

33. Willow Grove Lake (Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Crappie, Bluegill, Sunfish)

Willow Grove Lake, Salem County

Willow Grove Lake offers good freshwater fishing in the Salem County Pine Barrens transition zone.

34. Daretown Lake (Salem Co.) (Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Crappie, Bluegill, Sunfish)

Daretown Lake, Salem County

Daretown Lake in Upper Pittsgrove offers good warmwater fishing in the Salem County agricultural region.

35. Oakwood Lake (Salem Co.) (Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Crappie, Bluegill, Sunfish)

Oakwood Lake, Salem County

Oakwood Lake in Salem County offers good community fishing.

36. Lake Mary (Salem Co.) (Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Crappie, Bluegill, Sunfish)

Lake Mary, Salem County

Lake Mary in Salem County offers good family fishing in a small lake setting.

37. Schadler's Pond (Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Crappie, Bluegill, Sunfish)

Schadler's Pond, Salem County

Schadler's Pond in Salem County offers good warmwater fishing in a small pond.

38. Auburn Lake (Salem Co.) (Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Crappie, Bluegill)

Auburn Lake, Salem County

Auburn Lake offers good fishing in the Oldmans Creek watershed of Salem County.

39. Swedesboro Lake (Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Crappie, Bluegill, Sunfish)

Swedesboro Lake, Gloucester County

Swedesboro Lake offers good community fishing in the Raccoon Creek watershed.

40. Harmony Pond (Salem Co.) (Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Crappie, Bluegill)

Harmony Pond, Salem County

Harmony Pond offers good freshwater fishing in the Harmony area of Salem County.