Slaughter Beach, Sussex County, DE
Striped Bass fishing today
Striped Bass harvest is closed today.
84/100
Why today scores 84
- 55°F water — Inside Striped Bass's active range
- incoming tide — Striped Bass prefers incoming tide
- 10 mph wind — Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed
Right now at Slaughter Beach
- Water temp
- 55°F
- Air temp
- 73°F
- Wind
- 5 to 10 mph NE
- Tide phase
- incoming
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:14 AM / 7:44 PM
- Moon
- first quarter, 33% illuminated
- Solunar windows today
- 12:40 AM - 1:40 AM · 4:40 AM - 6:40 AM · 9:40 AM - 10:40 AM · 5:10 PM - 7:10 PM
- Forecast
- Sunny
About Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis. Maryland's state fish. Anadromous — runs into Bay tributaries to spawn each spring. Targeted by trolling, jigging, live-lining, and surf casting. Locally called "rockfish."
Preferred water temp: 50–72°F (ideal 62°F). Preferred tide: incoming.
DE regulations
- Minimum size
- 20"
- Maximum size
- 24"
- Daily creel limit
- 1
Delaware Bay, Delaware River, and their tributaries. Unique summer slot (20–24 in, 1/day) applies only July 1–August 31. Outside that window, the same 28–31 in slot as coastal Atlantic waters applies. Catch-and-release only on spawning grounds April 1–May 31. DE-tidal-specific summer regulation — this is the slot commonly called the "Delaware Bay summer slot."
Source: DE regulations. Last verified: 2026-04-22.