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Maryland Fishing Regulations

This is an abridged version of the rules and does not include all regulated species. Consult the Maryland Register, Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) and Natural Resources Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland for full legal text. For the complete, searchable, text of these regulations click here to access the Maryland Division of State Documents.

Summaries of Commerical & Recreational Fishing Laws

Maryland Blue Crab Summary of Regulations ↓
  • Maryland Blue Crab Summary

    • Commercial Regulations ↓
  • All Commercial Regulations by Species

    • Recreation Regulations ↓
  • Non-Tidal (freshwater) Recreational Fishing Regulations
  • Coastal Recreational Fishing Regulations
  • Tidal Recreational Fishing Regulations
  • Please refer to the Maryland Fishing Guide Book for most recreational regulations.

    • The printed version of COMAR is the official and enforceable text.
    Only the official text may be judicially noticed under Courts and Judicial Proceedings,
    Section 10-203, Annotated Code of Maryland.
    Fishing In Maryland
  • Regulations Homepage
  • Maryland Register (To View Complete Proposals)
  • What is the Difference Between Law and Regulation
  • Maryland General Assembly
  • Proposed Regulations
  • Scoping - Possible Regulations
  • Legislative Update
  • Penalty Page
  • Fishery Management Committees
  • COMAR
  • Summary of Tidal Fishing Rules
    • Ramps & Maps

    Not sure where Tidal and Non-Tidal regulations apply? Want to locate a Striped Bass Spawning area Map? Check here for a description of all the ramps and maps.

    History Of Laws
  • Striped Bass
  • Crabs
  • Oysters
    • Other Jurisdictions
  • Potomac River
  • Virginia Marine