Maryland striper season, limits same as last year
Harrisburg — Maryland’s recreational and commercial striped bass fisheries are set for the 2025 season.
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New Maryland record yellow perch caught in lower Susquehanna River
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.
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New Maryland record longnose gar weighs 20.5 pounds
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.
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College student gets 17th Maryland Master Angler award
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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15-year-old is named 16th FishMaryland Master Angler
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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15th FishMaryland Master Angler named
Nick Perez, of Perryville, Md., has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program.
Perez is the 15th 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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Chesapeake Bay striped bass survey shows little change in poor spawning success
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources recently announced results of this year’s juvenile striped bass survey, which tracks the reproductive success of Maryland’s state fish in the Chesapeake Bay.
The 2024 young-of-year index is 2.0, well below the long-term average of 11.0, and marks the sixth consecutive year of poor reproduction.
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Preston man named 14th FishMaryland Master Angler
Jeremy Elmore, of Preston, has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program.
Elmore is the 14th 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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Angler catches Maryland state record yellowedge grouper
Jian Feng Li (center) caught the new Maryland state record yellowedge grouper from an Ocean City charter boat. The 38.0-pound grouper, caught in the Atlantic Ocean, is 10 pounds short of the world record. Photo by Gary Tyler, Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
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