Lake Comegys Fishing in Sussex County, Delaware

• Overview

  You will find Lake Comegys in Sussex County, Delaware. The shore lies 1 mile out. Head to Rehoboth Beach, 1 mile away, for anything you forgot. Lewes lies 5.7 miles off, Nassau another 6.6 miles. Within a short drive: Blockhouse Pond about 5.7 miles, Goslee Mill Pond some 6.1 miles off, Burton Pond about 6.5 miles, Red Mill Pond some 7.8 miles off and Salt Pond about 11 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lake Comegys

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Time trips to the tide table rather than the clock here. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Sussex County include American eel, white perch, bluegill, pumpkinseed and tessellated darter. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Lake Comegys responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 76°F in July and bottom out at 35°F in January. In milder years the surface never sets. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. That is the shape of the year on Lake Comegys.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. The car has to stay half a mile away, which shapes how much tackle you bring. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. A rest area sits about 0.9 miles from the water. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Blockhouse Pond is 5.7 miles distant. For Lake Comegys in particular, ask before you travel.