Welcome to Old Inlet

Old Inlet Bait and Tackle, Inc. is located in the Delaware Seashore State Park (two miles north of Indian River Inlet), Old Inlet Bait & Tackle was established in 1962. For more than 64 years Old Inlet Bait & Tackle has prided itself with being a full service tackle shop providing anglers an 8500 item inventory, fishing information and a full service rod and reel repair shop. Old Inlet Bait & Tackle has built its success by recognizing that "Its Service After the Sale that Counts."

Licenses, Permits and FIN Registration:

Fishing Report

09/28/2026

We are open!!!

We are open!!! Drying out!

New Store Hours

Sunday: 7am-5pm

Monday- Saturday: 7am-6pm

All drive on ramps remain closed due to over wash and severe erosion. No estimate on when they will reopen yet.

We do not have any fresh bait or live sand fleas. For obvious reasons!

Fishing report is high tides and dirty water. It will take a few tide cycles/days for it to clean up.

Our reel repair man is on vacation. He will return to work on Tuesday October 6.

Inshore Marine Forecast -

Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM-

401 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to

4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 9 seconds.

A slight chance of showers early this morning.

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW

2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds.

.TUE...W winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft

at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds.

.TUE NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:

E 2 ft at 8 seconds.

.WED...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas

around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds.

.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E

2 ft at 9 seconds.

.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

.FRI...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

.FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight.

Seas 2 to 3 ft.