Many wait in line overnight at Cape park to get coveted voucher
Delaware State Parks staff start the process of handing out surf tag vouchers early Wednesday morning at Cape Henlopen State Park. Many of the 250 people getting vouchers at the park were in line overnight. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
Ron MacArthur April 14, 2021
As the sun rose April 14, many sleepy-eyed people awoke in the clean, fresh air of Cape Henlopen State Park, but they weren t campers.
They were among the 1,000 people statewide who waited in line in their vehicles – many overnight – at six state parks to get a highly coveted Delaware surf-fishing tag voucher. Delaware State Parks staff handed out 250 vouchers at Cape Henlopen.
Delaware surf-fishing permits sold out after reaching annual cap
Delaware News Desk
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced March 4 it has reached its cap of 17,000 Delaware Surf-Fishing Permits issued for the calendar year.
With the Surf-Fishing Permit cap figure attained, no more surf tag permits will be issued until December.
The cap was reached early this year after unprecedented winter sales. The DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation utilized an ongoing outreach effort to communicate that permits were on sale. Previous permit holders were also notified when sales started in December and reminded again when total sales reached 16,000, at which point the remaining permits available sold out in one hour.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control announced on March 3 that it had reached its cap of 17,000 Delaware Surf-Fishing Permits issued for the calendar year. With
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The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced March 3 it has reached its cap of 17,000 surf-fishing permits issued for the calendar year. With the surf-fishing permit cap figure attained, no more surf tag permits.