Fishing near Newark, Delaware

Newark sits in New Castle County, Delaware. Water this close makes an evening session realistic. The run goes: Sunset Lake 4.4 miles away, Smalleys Pond 4.6 miles away to the south-east, Lums Pond 9.1 miles away then Christina River 9.9 miles away to the east. The rocky sides of Sunset Lake give a shelf worth working along. Nothing here goes hard in winter. Time of day matters more than time of year. There is more than one sort of water within reach. Where two depths meet, work the seam between them. The nearest of them, Sunset Lake, covers about 44 acres. Sunset Lake is the easiest to reach with a car. Open records for New Castle County list striped bass, redbreast sunfish and bluegill. Held water dominates the list, so expect hard banks and managed levels. Local tackle shops know the levels better than any website. The far end of this list is a proper drive from Newark....