Fishing spot: Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

Verified source data

Fishing feature type

Federal recreation area with fishing

Managing agency

Fish and Wildlife Service

Address

2591 Whitehall Neck Road, Smyrna, 19977, DE

State

19977

City

Smyrna

Source directions

From the North – Philadelphia Area – I-95 South into Delaware – Route 1 South (Christiana exit) (toll road $1.00) – Exit 114 (Route 13 North) for Smyrna. Right turn at the end of the exit ramp. – Right at the next light onto Route 12 East (Smyrna-Leipsic Road) – Route 12 merges with Route 9 South (5 miles) – Left onto Whitehall Neck Road which ends at the Refuge From Washington, DC Area – I-95 North to Washington, DC Beltway – Route 50 East over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge – 301 North – Route 300 East to Smyrna – Route 13 South – Left on Rt 12 East (Symrna-Leipsic Road) until it merges with Rt 9 (5 miles) – Left on Whitehall Neck Road which ends at the Refuge From Dover, Delaware – Take Route 13 North – Turn right onto Route 42 East into Leipsic – Turn left onto Route 9 and proceed north for 2 miles – Turn right onto Whitehall Neck Road which ends at the Refuge entrance

Phone

302-653-9345

Reservable

No

Source last updated

2026-09-15

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