📏Reminder: The tassel-like filament on the caudal fin is not included when measuring the total length of black sea bass. The minimum size is 13 inches (again, excluding the tail filament) and the bag limit is 15 sea bass per person, per day.
🎣 Looking for a new fishing spot? Check out Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area in Washington County! Blair’s Valley Lake offers 32 acres of fishing for bass, bluegill, crappie, and seasonal trout. Not into fishing? Enjoy the self-guided nature trail.
Bass tournament anglers! Here are some hot tips from professional angler Mike Iaconelli on keeping your catches cool and alive in the heat of the summer.
See our bass conservation page for more tips and information:
📸The deadline to enter the 2024 Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest is August 19!
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(Photo: 2018 Summer 1st place by Christine Edwards)
Lucy Moore of Cecil County has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under our FishMaryland program. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch ten different trophy-sized species of fish in Maryland. Moore, 11, is the first female angler, and the youngest by a decade.
Read what DNR Statewide Operations Manager biologist Dr. Joe Love has to share about delayed fish mortality during bass tournaments and how to prevent it.
🦪Good news for oysters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that it has recommended awarding $10 million to fund new reef construction for an oyster sanctuary in the Chesapeake Bay.
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📰: Boating Accidents Trend Down, Arrests Up During Operation Dry Water 2024
Despite being the busiest boating holiday, no boating fatalities were recorded on Independence Day weekend. 👏
The Fallen Outdoors is hosting an invasive species fishing tournament this Saturday, July 20th. It's another great opportunity to help remove blue catfish and Chesapeake channa (also known as Northern snakehead) from Maryland waters.
Correction: A striped bass advisory forecast for June 16th was posted in error today. The recreational striped bass fishery is closed to all fishing including catch and release from July 16 through July 31.