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Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has updated state fishing rules for bluefish, allowing recreational fishers to keep more of their daily catch.<\/p>

Under the new regulations, anglers fishing from private boats or casting from the shoreline can now keep five bluefish per day, up from the previous limit of three fish. Meanwhile, those fishing aboard charter vessels will be permitted to retain seven bluefish daily, an increase from the former five-fish restriction.<\/p>

The regulatory changes are designed to provide greater benefits to recreational fishing enthusiasts throughout the state.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

State environmental officials have updated bluefish fishing rules to allow recreational anglers to keep more fish per day. The new regulations boost daily catch limits for both shore-based and charter boat fishing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":69366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,838],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-science"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779277208145.jpg?fit=751%2C307&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-i2P","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":92924,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/maryland-fishing-report-july-8-14-conditions-tips-and-hotspots\/","url_meta":{"origin":69367,"position":0},"title":"Maryland Fishing Report: July 8\u201314 Conditions, Tips, and Hotspots","author":"Admin","date":"July 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has released its weekly fishing report covering conditions across the Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic coast, and freshwater areas. 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