Division of Fish and Wildlife
Tidal Finfish
American Shad and Hickory Shad Creel Limits.
It shall be unlawful for any person who does not have a valid commercial foodfishing license to have in possession more than 2 American shad and more than 10 hickory shad at or between the place caught and his/her personal abode or transient place of lodging.
It shall be unlawful for any person to take and reduce to possession any American shad or hickory shad from the Nanticoke River or its tributaries.
Atlantic Ocean American Shad Season and Closure
It shall be unlawful for any Delaware fisherman to take and reduce to possession any American shad caught by gill net from the waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
Minimum Thread, Twine, or Monofilament Diameter for Anchored Gill Nets
Anchored gill nets with stretched mesh sizes greater than or equal to 4 inches fished during March 1 through May 10 must be constructed of a thread, twine or monofilament with a diameter greater than or equal to 0.52 mm.