Recreational Fisheries News
$10,000 Diamond Jim on the Loose | (5/30/2013)
More than $50,000 in prizes up for grabs during this year’s fishing challenge.The hunt is on! The Diamond Jim component of the 2013 Maryland Fishing Challenge kicked off when Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists and teams of young anglers ...

Maryland Fisheries Scientist Wins Award of Excellence | (5/23/2013)
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) congratulates Bill Goldsborough on winning an award of excellence in the area of policy and management at the spring 2013 meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission on May 21 in Alexandria, Vir...

Applications for Advisory Commission Vacancies Now Being Accepted | (4/30/2013)
Due to term expirations, there will be several vacancies on Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Sport Fisheries Advisory Commission (SFAC) and Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission (TFAC) beginning June 30, 2013. The SFAC advises the Department on recreat...

Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Spring Striped Bass Season to Open | (4/19/2013)
With the spring season opener kicking off tomorrow, Maryland's iconic striped bass, better known as rockfish, has area anglers preparing to get out on the water in hopes of reeling in a big one. Maryland's Chesapeake Bay spring Striped Bass season opens at 5 a...

DNR Releases 2013 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Numbers | (4/19/2013)
Spawning-age females increased substantially, but low reproduction means fewer crabs in the Bay Annapolis, Md. (April 19, 2012) - The Maryland Department of Natural Resources today released the 2013 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey numbers, showing mixed...

Striped Bass Tournament Authorization Reminder | (4/18/2013)
Please be advised that any entities/organizations that are considering conducting a sportfishing tournament in Maryland that includes Striped Bass as an eligible species needs to first obtain authorization from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The...