Lums Pond State Park, New Castle County, DE
Largemouth Bass fishing today
Workable day for Largemouth Bass.
68/100
Why today scores 68
- 10 mph wind — Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed
Right now at Lums Pond State Park
- Water temp
- unavailable
- Air temp
- 77°F
- Wind
- 5 to 10 mph NW
- Tide phase
- incoming
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:15 AM / 7:46 PM
- Moon
- first quarter, 33% illuminated
- Solunar windows today
- 12:50 AM - 1:50 AM · 4:40 AM - 6:40 AM · 9:40 AM - 10:40 AM · 5:10 PM - 7:10 PM
- Forecast
- Patchy Fog then Sunny
About Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides. Most popular gamefish in MD non-tidal waters. Ambush predator around cover — lily pads, submerged timber, docks, grass edges. Hits plastics, spinnerbaits, jigs, and topwater across the season.
Preferred water temp: 55–85°F (ideal 72°F). Preferred tide: either.
DE regulations
- Minimum size
- 12"
- Daily creel limit
- 6
Delaware non-tidal waters: 12-inch minimum, 6 per day — distinctly looser than MD (5/day aggregate with smallmouth) and no March–June 15 catch-and-release closure. Becks Pond (New Castle County) has a stricter 15-inch minimum and 2/day creel. No aggregate rule with smallmouth.
Source: DE regulations. Last verified: 2026-04-22.