Family fishing trip at Indian River Inlet
Fishing trips out of the Indian River Inlet area have been happening for many decades. In this photograph from Aug. 16, 1953, the Roth family of Pennsylvania takes a trip on the Ninta. Shown in the photo are Fern, Anna, Katherine, Elmer Jr., Elmer Sr., Earl, Donald and Harold Roth. They’re joined by a captain and his mate.
The earliest reference to the origins of the Indian River Yacht Basin came in a 1939 edition of the News Journal. In the article, it says the basin is proposed as part of a Delaware State Parks Commission effort to turn Delaware’s coastal lands into a large recreational center for bathing, fishing, picnics and yachting. This effort came just one year after the Indian River Inlet became navigable from the Indian River Bay to the Atlantic Ocean. There were plenty of boats to take visitors out on fishing trips or just leisurely cruises.
