Lake · New Castle, Delaware
Lums Pond
Current Lake Rating
Point-in-time lake rating — separate from the trip recommendation below.
Fair
This condition rating is estimated because current on-water monitoring is not available.
Estimated Conditions
Estimated from available current readings, weather, seasonal patterns, destination characteristics, and historical conditions. Some important on-water measurements may be unavailable.
Rating confidence: Low
Should I Go?
Consider
Fishing guidance for this destination based on available lake conditions, weather, and seasonal context. It is not a boating, swimming, ice, or access-safety rating.
Recommendation confidence: Low
Why
- Current water-level and water-temperature observations are not available.
- StrikeTracks is showing a provisional Estimated Conditions rating from accepted secondary evidence.
- Available atmospheric evidence is favorable for provisional Estimated fishing suitability; the public rating is capped by the accepted Estimated evidence path and confidence policy.
Current Readings
Live monitoring not available.
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Weather Near Lake
Current Weather
Overcast
Temperature
75°F
Feels like
80°F
Wind
5 mph W
Wind gust
12 mph
Current precipitation
0.00 in
Updated
Sep 5, 2026, 1:15 AM
Recent Rainfall
Estimated precipitation near this lake
Last 6 hours
0.07 in
Last 24 hours
0.07 in
Last 48 hours
0.19 in
Little recent rainfall near this lake.
Next 24 Hours
Sat 4 AM
Clear
Temp 72°F
Chance 3%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 3 mph
Sat 8 AM
Mostly clear
Temp 71°F
Chance 2%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 5 mph
Sat 12 PM
Clear
Temp 76°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 5 mph
Sat 4 PM
Clear
Temp 80°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 9 mph
Sat 8 PM
Clear
Temp 73°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 5 mph
Sun 12 AM
Clear
Temp 67°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 6 mph
Four-Day Forecast
Sat, Sep 5
Showers
High 80°F / Low 68°F
Chance 18%
Precip 0.07 in
Max gust 17 mph
Sun, Sep 6
Overcast
High 74°F / Low 63°F
Chance 7%
Precip 0.00 in
Max gust 17 mph
Mon, Sep 7
Drizzle
High 81°F / Low 61°F
Chance 2%
Precip 0.02 in
Max gust 9 mph
Tue, Sep 8
Overcast
High 82°F / Low 61°F
Chance 1%
Precip 0.00 in
Max gust 18 mph
Weather and rainfall are estimated for this lake's coordinates. Local conditions can vary, especially in mountainous terrain and during isolated storms.
Recent rainfall can influence lake level and access, but the timing and magnitude depend on watershed size, soil conditions, and reservoir operations where applicable.
Weather data: Open-Meteo
Fishery Profile
Documented species you may encounter at Lums Pond.
Species images are AI-generated illustrations for visual reference and may simplify natural variation. Fishery records are based on the cited agency sources. About fish illustrations
Fishery overview
Lums Pond is Delaware's largest public pond and a flagship DNREC freshwater fishery, including documented hybrid striped bass stocking interest. Historical canal-feeder origin is not a current special-model requirement. Live lake water temperature is not assigned; customer conditions use the accepted ordinary inland Estimated path with mandatory disclosure when MODEL-2 evidence qualifies.
Target species
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus nigricans
- Expectation
- Primary
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- introduced
- Confidence
- Medium confidence
Primary warmwater target in the DNREC public-pond program.
Source: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Established
- Native status
- unknown
- Confidence
- Low confidence
Panfish community context; not evaluator evidence.
Source: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Hybrid Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis × Morone chrysops
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Stocked
- Native status
- introduced
- Confidence
- Medium confidence
DNREC documents hybrid striped bass stocking at Lums; confirm current schedules.
Source: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Fishery characteristics
- Composition
- Mixed wild and stocked
Ordinary inland public pond. Current NID/recreation identity controls over historical C&D Canal feeder origin. Mean/max depth fields are intentionally unset so generic L-D applies.
Best seasons
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
Common techniques
- Boat fishing
- Shore fishing
- Spinning
Access and Public Fishing Rights
Public state-park access; confirm current DNREC Parks boat-launch and shore-access postings. Catalog coordinates are a lake reference point, not a verified put-in pin.
Stocking information
DNREC documents hybrid striped bass stocking interest. Confirm any current stockings on official schedules. Stocking notes are not thermal evidence.
- Stocked
Hybrid Striped Bass
Stocked · Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Official sources
Regulations can change. Verify current Delaware DNREC freshwater rules before fishing.
Location and Access
Cataloged lake location
New Castle, Delaware
The map marker represents the cataloged waterbody or monitoring location and may not indicate legal parking or public access. Confirm access through the official information before visiting.
Lake Details
County
New Castle
Management Category
Warmwater public fishing pond
Regulation Scope
Lums Pond
Regulation Summary
Delaware freshwater fishing regulations apply on Lums Pond; confirm current DNREC seasons and limits.
Target Species
Largemouth Bass, Hybrid Striped Bass, Panfish
Public Access
Public
Boat Launch
Available
Shore Fishing
Available
Description
Delaware DNREC public freshwater pond at Lums Pond State Park in New Castle County, the size flagship of the public-pond program. Accepted research re-adjudicated current operations: DNREC/State Parks recreational pond with an uncontrolled spillway. Historical 19th-century C&D Canal feeder origin does not make this a current lock/operational reservoir special; current public-pond/recreation identity controls and ordinary inland kind=lake applies. No USGS same-lake water-temperature station is assigned. Authoritative mean/max depth is not copied from unofficial pages, so ordinary inland L-D Estimated coverage applies. Coordinates are a public lake reference point, not a verified launch pin.
