{"id":43708,"date":"2024-12-20T11:08:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T16:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=43708"},"modified":"2024-12-20T11:09:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T16:09:08","slug":"college-student-from-baltimore-city-named-17th-fishmaryland-master-angler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2024\/12\/20\/college-student-from-baltimore-city-named-17th-fishmaryland-master-angler\/","title":{"rendered":"College Student from Baltimore City named 17th FishMaryland Master Angler"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roman Dombrowski reaches the milestone award with a 66-inch bluefin tuna caught off Ocean City<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Master Angler Roman Dombrowski with a trophy sized red drum that was released. The fish was 43 inches long and caught from the surf at Assateague Island. Photo courtesy of Roman Dombrowski, used with permission by Maryland Department of Natural Resources.<\/p><\/div>\n

Roman Dombrowski, of Baltimore City, has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources\u2019 FishMaryland program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dombrowski, 20, is the 17th Master Angler since the program began in 2019. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch ten trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is hard to even begin to think about what fishing means to me,\u201d Dombrowski said. \u201cI\u2019ll never forget the first fish I caught with my dad. I was 4 years old fishing a canal in Ocean City when I caught my first spot; I was hooked ever since.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As he grew older, Dombrowski gained an ample supply of fishing knowledge working for what he describes as \u201cthe best tackle shop in the world,\u201d the famous Tochterman\u2019s Fishing Tackle in Baltimore City, which has been in business for more than 100 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSpending four years gaining knowledge and being able to spread what I\u2019ve learned to others is something I will never take for granted,\u201d Dombrowski said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dombrowski heard about the milestone award program from his friend and Maryland\u2019s fifth <\/span>Master Angler, Tim Campbell<\/span><\/a>. \u201cHe soon very quickly convinced me to chase this award.\u201d Dombroski said. \u201cWhile chasing this award many memories were made.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dombrowski\u2019s qualifying catches, in order, were:<\/span><\/p>\n