Family Friendly Event Set for Sept. 24 Anglers, conservationists, hunters and others interested in the great outdoors are invited to take part in the 10th annual National Hunting and Fishing Day celebration, hosted by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. This free, family friendly event will take place Sept. 24, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. (rain Read the Rest…
No License or Trout Stamp Required on June 4, 11 and July 4 Get outside with your rod and reel, and take advantage of Maryland’s excellent angling opportunities during three, free fishing days (June 4 and 11, and July 4). No license or trout stamp is required to recreationally fish in state waters on these Read the Rest…
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has confirmed that Michael Meade of Upper Marlboro, Maryland set a new state sport fish record with a 17.49-pound northern snakehead while fishing with bow and arrow along the marshes of Mattawoman Creek. “It was about 10:30 at night when I brought it onboard, and it was the biggest Read the Rest…
American Shad, White Perch, Herring Reproduction Strong The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that the 2015 striped bass juvenile index is the eighth highest on record. The survey, a measure of spawning success, found an average of 24.2 juvenile fish per sample, approximately double the long-term average of 11.9.
Two men were charged on Saturday by a Maryland Natural Resources Police officer with poaching 35 striped bass while fishing from a boat off Kent Narrows. Alexis Gustavo Corrales Osorio, 24, of Davidsonville, and Elvis Jose Corrales Rodas, 35, of Alexandria, Va., were charged with fishing without a Chesapeake Bay sport fishing license, exceeding the Read the Rest…
Anglers, hunters and anyone interested in the great outdoors are invited to take part in Maryland’s 9th annual National Hunting and Fishing Day celebration. Hosted by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), this free event will take place Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore, Read the Rest…
DNR launches mobile app featuring recreation opportunities and news updates Enjoying Maryland’s great outdoors has never been easier with the Department of Natural Resource’s new mobile app! The AccessDNR app provides the State’s hunters, anglers, boaters, park-goers ─ anyone seeking outside adventure ─ all of the latest in nature-related recreation, information and news right at Read the Rest…
DNR seeks fishing observations from anglers statewide Two anglers won $100 Bass Pro Shop gift cards for providing fishing trip information to the Maryland Volunteer Angler Survey last year. Taking home the prizes were Alisha Duquin of Hagerstown for reporting her observations to the multispecies freshwater portion, and Matt Stahl of Essex for supplying Yellow Perch information from his outing. The Read the Rest…
When: Saturday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore, 11518 Marriottsville Rd., Marriottsville Who: Open to the Public Contact: 410-260-8537 Cost: Free The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites anglers, hunters and anyone interested in the great outdoors to take part in the State’s 7th annual Read the Rest…
More than $50,000 in prizes up for grabs during this year’s Fishing Challenge The Diamond Jim component of the 2013 Maryland Fishing Challenge entered its final phase today when Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists and teams of young anglers caught, tagged and released around 200 striped bass into the Chesapeake Bay. One of Read the Rest…
