The Photo Contest is open to DSC Members of all ages on May 1, 2024. Amateur photographers only, please. The 2024 Photo Contest will close on June 14, 2024. It includes photos taken during the 2023 year. Winners will be announced at an upcoming award event on Sept. 19. The categories are: Landscape Wildlife Hunting/Fishing Mobile Device […]
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Ivanna Harshman holds up a large bluefish caught near Ocean City. Photo by Mary Harshman As we celebrate the beginning of May, balmy weather makes for comfortable fishing from the mountains of western Maryland to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Summer migrant species are showing up in the Ocean City area; among the arrivals
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Adam Krauss of Baltimore County holds a northern snakehead. Photo courtesy of Adam Krauss. Adam Krauss of Baltimore County has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) FishMaryland program. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch ten different trophy-sized species of fish in Maryland. Krauss, 21, is the
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Calling All Freshwater Anglers The first of two virtual 2024 Freshwater Fisheries Forums will take place this Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m. Registration is required . Come and share your views and recommendations for the future of freshwater fisheries in New Jersey and learn about current research, management and fish culture activities! This meeting’s topics include: Bass Sampling Update
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Kids Fishing Derby – Springfield Fishing Clinic Lil.Lumbra@ver… Fri, 04/26/2024 – 10:27 This event is part of the department’s Children’s Fishing Program, designed to give kids the opportunity for a fun and successful fishing experience. The event is sponsored by a local organization and the department provides 8 to 10” stocked trout for the kids
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A new study looks at the age at which female striped bass mature and how many eggs they produce as they age Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists survey for striped bass in 2018. Photo by Stephen Badger, Maryland DNR. Two of the most important traits to understand fish population growth are the age at
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Zach Bennett caught this northern snakehead in the Patapsco River. Photo courtesy of Zach Bennett The weather forecast for the next week promises mild and sunny conditions, perfect for venturing into the outdoors for fishing with family and friends. Trout continue to be stocked each week in the put-and-take trout waters, and a wide variety
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Did you ever see a “good” buck on your way to camp, or, in a trail camera photo then hunted him in that immediate area for several days? Then when you did not see him, gave up and started hunting elsewhere? In that case, did you ever wonder what happened to that buck? Was he
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that Maryland’s striped bass fishing closure began on April 1 and runs until May 15, 2024 in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Emergency regulations, enacted by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and approved by Maryland General Assembly’s Joint Committee
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Photo by by Marilyn Stone submitted to the 2021 Maryland DNR Photo Contest. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is hosting “Women on the Water,” a free introductory workshop on boating and fishing for women and girls aged 12 and older, at Seneca Creek State Park on May 9 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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