Speak Up: Bait and tackle shop vendor sought for Cape Henlopen State Park pier
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Anglers flocking to the historic fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park will be greeted by a new vendor this spring. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is casting for a concessionaire to manage the bait and tackle shop there. On Dec. 7, 2022, the department’s Division of Parks and Recreation began recruitment efforts by issuing a request for proposals for the management and operation of the shop. The anticipated commencement of the incoming vendor’s role is March 15.
- Always love fishing and crabbing off this pier and actually caught lots of fish and crabs. — Mary Wilkerson
- You should retire here. — Tracy Gibson-Mogel
- Expansion time. — Kyle Norwood
- Come summer, I anticipate spending some time here with my fishing lines. —John Dorman
- Sad. This is such a great place, especially for kids. — Margaret Deemer
- I used to have to back a six-wheel truck all the way to the end to clean the port-a-potties. — Jerry Whittle
- Lisa, this is you. — Bert Sadowski
- That’s work! I’m on the easy side of life. — Lisa Caputo
- They need to rebuild the pier and put the T back where it was. There’s no water at low tide anymore. — Ray Strong
- Never gonna happen. The end where the T was isn’t as deep as it used to be, either. It’s all filling in with sand like it was designed to do. — Derrick Tryon
- Used to be some great fishing out there long ago. — Ray Strong
- One hundred percent fact. — Derrick Tryon
- Hopefully, not with an option to build a bar/restaurant. — Frank Powell
- I hope so. We need that here. Could finally get a pier that can be fully used. — William Hague
- Maybe open a giant pole building franchise steakhouse and 5 acres of asphalt parking lot. — Chuck Davidson
- My favorite fishing spot, spot running and talking to an older lady, Gertie. My favorite memories. — Christina L. Giddings
- That was when we built things to last. — Jim Hudson
