Flaxhole Pond Fishing in Sussex County, Delaware

• Overview

  Flaxhole Pond is one of the Sussex County waters in Delaware. What surrounds it is mixed woodland. Surface area runs to about 18 acres — small enough to read in one session. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Delaware listings. For a base, Milton sits 3.4 miles out. It is 79 miles to Philadelphia, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Flaxhole Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Salt or brackish and tidal: fish the flow, rest at slack, and watch the mud on a falling tide. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Sussex County names American eel, white perch, bluegill and pumpkinseed. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Flaxhole Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 76°F at the top of summer and 35°F at the bottom of winter. The year gives four workable seasons without severe ends. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Flaxhole Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. A slipway is marked about half a mile from here. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. You can camp 0.9 miles off, which suits an early start. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Goose Pond at 0.2 miles is the nearest alternative. For Flaxhole Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.