Fishing Report For Lums Pond, DE
By Rick Seaman
March 30, 2025
Fishing Reports
Popular Fish Species Lums Pond, DE
Largemouth Bass
Current Report: Fair
Outlook: Fair To Good
There are some nice bass in Lums Pond, but it does get a lot of fishing pressure. Successful local anglers report catching bass using stealth tactics. Fishing very slowly, using small baits on light line, is working best for the better quality largemouths. Ned rigs and drop shots are working when bass are deep. The water is starting to warm, and soon the bass will move into shallow water to spawn. Shoreline fishing is available at area #1 and area #5, and there is a fishing pier.
Black Crappie - White Crappie
Current Report: Slow
Outlook: Fair To Good
Crappie fishing has been slow here, but should pick up once the water warms. Locals report good success using fish finders to locate groups of crappie, which tend to migrate all around the lake. Crappie jigs, and jigheads tipped with approved, prepared bait or worms is catching fish once you locate a school. Docks, brush and vegetation are good places to search, using light tackle with 4 lb to 8 lb line.
Bluegill
Current Report: Poor To Fair
Outlook: Fair To Good
Bluegill are a primary food source for predator fish in the lake, as well as a sport fish which is fun to catch. Local anglers report decent size bluegill being caught with small pieces of nightcrawlers, on a small hook, tied to light line. Using a bobber allows you to set the best depth for the day.
Fishing Video
Fish species to fish for...
Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed sunfish, white perch and yellow perch at Lums Pond in Delaware.
Lums Pond is a 200-acre impoundment with about 6 miles of shoreline, and numerous locations accessible for fishing from the bank. Due to heavy fishing pressure, use light line and work much slower with smaller baits. Bass, perch, crappie, and sunfish are all being caught here.
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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".
Contact Information
Lums Pond
Lums Pond State Park
1068 Howell School Rd
Bear, DE 19701
302 368-6989
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