The Maryland Department of Natural Resources recently recognized Matt Foreman, of Crownsville, as the new state record holder for Chesapeake channa – also known as northern snakehead (Channa argus) – in the state’s Invasive Division.
Foreman caught the 21.8-pound fish by bowfishing on the evening of June 7 in the Susquehanna River below the Conowingo Dam.
Maryland snakehead record broken by 21.8-pounder Read More »
Nathan Choinski, of Churchville, has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program.
Choinski is the 20th Master Angler since the program began in 2019. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch 10 trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland.
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The Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, a cooperative effort between the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, estimates 238 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay in 2025, a decrease from last year’s 317 million crabs.
The results showed decreases in the abundance of adult male and female crabs, as well as a decline in the juvenile population, marking the sixth consecutive year of below-average juvenile recruitment found in the survey.
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Thomas Over Jr., of Darlington, has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program.
Over, 30, is the 18th Master Angler since the program began in 2019. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch 10 trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland.
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Harrisburg — Maryland’s recreational and commercial striped bass fisheries are set for the 2025 season.
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources recently recognized Thomas Dembeck Jr. as the new state record holder for yellow perch – Perca flavescens.
Dembeck, of Hydes, Md., caught the 2.3-pound, 16-inch fish on Feb. 7 while fishing in the tidal waters of the lower Susquehanna River.
New Maryland record yellow perch caught in lower Susquehanna River Read More »
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources recognized David Confair, of Secretary, in Dorchester County, as a new state record holder for longnose gar.
Confair caught the 20.5-pound, 49.5-inch fish on Feb. 8 while fishing in Marshyhope Creek. He was fishing the bottom of the creek in about 15 feet of water with a two-hook sabiki rig with No. 4 hooks and small cut pieces of gizzard shad.
New Maryland record longnose gar weighs 20.5 pounds Read More »
Dombrowski’s qualifying catches, in order, were: Bullhead catfish – 17 inches, sheepshead – 23 inches, carp – 39 inches, bluefish- 34 inches, striped bass – 47 inches, thresher shark – 91 inches, sand tiger shark – 70 inches, red drum – 43 inches, largemouth bass – 23 inches and bluefin tuna – 66 inches.
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Luca Tucciarella, of Forest Hill, has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program.
Fifteen-year-old Tucciarella is the 16th Master Angler and the third youth angler to reach the milestone award since the program began in 2019. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch 10 trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland.
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