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Maryland Fishing Report: Week of July 21, 2021

7/21/2021 - By Erik Zlokovitz, Maryland Department of Natural Resources recreational fisheries specialist. With the striped bass fishery currently closed, anglers are targeting alternate species such as catfish, perch, spotted sea trout, red drum, bluefish, cobia, and Spanish mackerel. Anglers are reminded that the striped bass fishery is closed in the Chesapeake Bay… SEE MORE
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Maryland Fishing Report Week of August 26th, 2020

8/27/2020 - Maryland Fishing Report – August 26 Melissa Schworm is all smiles with this beautiful dolphin caught on an Ocean City party boat. Photo by Monty Hawkin All areas of the Chesapeake Bay and tidal rivers are closed to striped bass fishing from Aug. 16 through Aug. 31. This closure is done to… SEE MORE
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Maryland Fishing Report Week of August 19th, 2020

8/21/2020 - Summer fishing trips with the kids are always filled with fun — one never knows what will occur. For anglers who also enjoy catching Maryland’s natural beauty on camera, the Department of Natural Resources 17th Annual Photo Contest is taking entries through Aug. 31. Instructions, rules, and other details are available… SEE MORE
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Maryland Fishing Report Week of July 8th, 2020

7/10/2020 - By Keith Lockwood. This is a marvelous time of year to enjoy Maryland’s outdoors, and recreational crabbing is just one way to get onto the quiet tidal creeks and rivers of the Chesapeake Bay. Fishing the Chesapeake Bay is a time-honored tradition. While anglers often set their sights on striped… SEE MORE
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Maryland Fishing Report Week of October 23rd, 2019

10/25/2019 - By Keith Lockwood. Photo by Steve Doctor The stormy weather during September and October often bring fishy friends from southern waters to the coast of Ocean City. Don Whittington of Bivalve, Wicomico County, was fishing near some offshore lobster pot buoys recently when he caught an 11-pound tripletail, a new addition… SEE MORE
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Maryland Fishing Report Week of October 2nd, 2019

10/4/2019 - By Keith Lockwood. As we transition to October, summer-type weather has continued to hold on and everyone would agree we could use some rain. Fishing conditions are very good in most areas and the Chesapeake Bay could hardly be better with an abundance of Spanish mackerel, and red drum to… SEE MORE

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Yellowfin Tuna Fishing Success and Fun Off the NJ Shore

6/27/2013 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANLGAyoKkY[/embed] The crew aboard the "JerSea Green" sent us a great video of themselves out having fun — and catching a bunch of yellowfin tuna — aboard a Southport 29 homeported in Cape May. The 70-mile trip to the Baltimore Canyon included two- to four-foot seas just outside the inlet, but… SEE MORE