Delaware River — Marcus Hook, Pa Fishing Conditions
Updated 54 minutes ago · 5 attached data sensors
Tomorrow looks better for fishing logistics
Today is 70/100 and tomorrow is 81/100. The forecast improves enough to favor waiting if your schedule is flexible. The tomorrow comparison changes forecast weather while carrying forward the latest measured water context, so recheck the gauge or tide before leaving.
Wind should be relatively manageable for most fishing logistics.
This reading becomes biologically useful only when paired with a species that is actually confirmed for this water. The site no longer turns temperature compatibility into an unverified species claim.
- No authoritative species evidence is attached yet, so this page deliberately does not recommend specific fish species.
Current score drivers
- Current wind is about 5 mph.
- Current precipitation probability is 0%.
Best planning windows
light wind · low rain risk · near dawn/dusk
0 mph wind · 2% rainlight wind · low rain risk · near dawn/dusk
5 mph wind · 7% rainmanageable wind · low rain risk · near dawn/dusk
10 mph wind · 12% rainThese rank weather/light/tide logistics only. They are not bite forecasts.
Weather-based trip planning
Future scores primarily reflect forecast weather while using today's water conditions as the baseline. Recheck before the trip because river flow, tides and water temperature can change.
Confirmed fish targets
No authoritative species occurrence evidence is attached to this water yet, so the site deliberately does not recommend trout, bass or any other target merely because the temperature looks compatible.
Species recommendations require stored authoritative/editor-confirmed occurrence evidence. Broad temperature compatibility is not enough.
Where this page gets its facts
- USGS: Delaware River At Marcus Hook, Pa (sensor ID 01477200)
- USGS: Delaware River At Chester Pa (sensor ID 01477050)
- USGS: Delaware River At Fort Mifflin At Philadelphia, Pa (sensor ID 01474703)
- USGS: Delaware River At Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, Pa (sensor ID 01467200)
- USGS: Delaware River At Pennypack Woods Pa (sensor ID 014670261)
Water data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Weather forecasts/alerts: National Weather Service (NWS). Coastal tide/observation data: NOAA CO-OPS where applicable. Derived scores are site calculations, not official agency products.
Verify before you fish
Licensing and exemptions vary.
USFWS license finder →Seasons, limits and special reaches can change.
Verify official rules →A sensor coordinate is not proof of legal public access.
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What this score means
This is a planning score based on measurable conditions. It is not a bite forecast and cannot guarantee catches. Missing facts are left unavailable rather than invented.