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Maryland Angler's Log - Share Your Catch!To post a report please email your name, hometown, photos, location information, and the content for your report to fishingreports@dnr.state.md.us. All information is optional, but encouraged. Important Note: If anyone in your picture is under 18 years of age, we must have a photo release signed by a parent/guardian before we can post your picture. By sending any photos or art to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources you are giving DNR permission to use the image(s) online and in print. You are also giving DNR permission to distribute the photo for non-commercial purposes to other media, print, digital and television for their use. You are not giving up your copyright, but are allowing the photo(s) to be used for educational and news purposes. All Photos will be made available on Fisheries Service Flickr Page. The Snakehead Contest is being incorporated into an Inland Freshwater Survey on the Volunteer Angler Creel Survey webpage. For 2013 the end-of-year random drawing will include anglers reporting snakeheads to the Anglers Log as well as anglers participating in the Volunteer Angler Creel Surveys. We encourage anglers to continue to report snakehead catches. The information is helping our biologists better understand how this invasive species increases its range. |
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James Berry, Recreational Angler - Chesapeake Beach, Md
- Total Reports: 23
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Posted on May 15, 2013 | Permalink
Lots of Female Snakeheads
Type: Tidal
Region: Southern
Location: Potomac River
On Thursday the 9th of May I went bowfishing on the Potomac River for Snakeheads. This time out I saw tons of Snakeheads and they seemed to be spawning. I killed 7 of them. Most were full of eggs but a couple looked like they had just dropped their eggs. I have a question for DNR. Do you find male Snakehead fish with white sperm sacks in them like other fish have when you clean them? I have killed plenty and never seem to find any males, in fact they always seem to be full of eggs.
DNR Response: There are definitely males with testis that produce sperm. The sperm or milt is likely whitish. I know it is difficult to find the testis in a male. Because eggs are more obvious to the naked eye, it's easier to identify a female sometimes.
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Rachel Weston, Recreational Angler - Total Reports: 4
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Posted on May 15, 2013 | Permalink
Ocean City Fishing
Type: Ocean
Region: Eastern
Location: Ocean City
I had a great weekend in the beautiful MD beaches of OC. Caught this sweet little trophy on cut bunker on a 4 oz triangle surf weight and a 2.5 foot leader about 40 Yards out. Was an incredible experience. I'll never forget the feeling I got when I first ID the striper under the breaking waves! Also pulled in a small skate. All fish were healthy (no abrasions, lesions or wounds of any kind). Keep Maryland Beautiful!
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Brandon Clemens, Recreational Angler - Sparrows Point, MD
- Total Reports: 1
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Andrew Stritzinger, Recreational Angler - Hummelstown, PA
- Total Reports: 1
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Ron Davies, Recreational Angler - Total Reports: 1
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Posted on May 15, 2013 | Permalink
Who's Catching Croakers
Type: Chesapeake
Region:
Location: Southern Bay
Is anyone caught any Croakers yet in the southern Bay.
DNR Response: There have been reports of pound netters catching Croakers in Pocomoke Sound and near Point Lookout for a couple of weeks. Recently there have also be reports from recreational fishermen catching Croakers in the lower Potomac River, the Patuxent and at the mouths of most of the tidal rivers on the eastern side of the bay up to the Hooper’s Island area.
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Dominique Coates, Recreational Angler - Total Reports: 1
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Mike Jones, Recreational Angler - Total Reports: 2
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Posted on May 15, 2013 | Permalink
Fishing at Cunningham Falls Lake
Type: Freshwater
Region: Western
Location: Cunningham Falls Lake
I went out today for the second day in a row in search of some big trout on the kayak. Was successful in catching and releasing 13 trout today. All trout were around 11 - 12 inches. I was able to catch a sunfish just over 10 inches. Took a few pics of it I order to see if it is a citation Redbreasted Sunny or a barely undersized Redear Sunny. Thank you MD DNR for producing such great fisheries! That’s 21 trout and 4 big sunnys just in the past 2 days!
DNR Resposne: It is difficult trying to identify your sunfish from the picture but it looks like it may be a Red Breast Sunfish but a large Bluegill or Longear Sunfish is not out of the question.
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Linda Kline, Recreational Angler - Total Reports: 1
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Posted on May 14, 2013 | Permalink
43 Inch Tilghman Striper
Type: Chesapeake
Region: Middle Bay
Location: Tilghman Island
This big one was caught on May 11, 2013 at Tilghman Island, MD. It was 43 inches. We were fishing on the High Hopes II what a great day thanks a lot to JC and Eric for a wonderful day.
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Jason Haislip, Recreational Angler - Annapolis, MD
- Total Reports: 1
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Aron Weiner, Recreational Angler - Total Reports: 16
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Posted on May 14, 2013 | Permalink
Dream Weekend
Type: Freshwater
Region: Central
Location: Piney Run
I had another amazing weekend at Piney Run Reservoir. I landed two stripers, one was 32" 10.7 lbs and the other was 30"and 9.7lbs. I also got another citation largemouth for the second Saturday in a row. It was 22.25" and 4.8lbs. The bite was very slow but worth the wait.
