# Maryland Fishing News **URL:** https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/c/maryland-fishing-forum/maryland-fishing-news/182.md [Latest](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Maryland Fishing News category](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/about-the-maryland-fishing-news-category/184)
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(Replace this first paragraph with a brief description of your new category. This guidance will appear in the category selection area, so try to keep it below 200 characters.) Use the following paragraphs for a longer d… --- ## [Fishermen Needed for IDing Fish at Kids' Derby](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/fishermen-needed-for-iding-fish-at-kids-derby/233830)
**Author:** [@WSSCFishing](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/WSSCFishing)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/fishermen-needed-for-iding-fish-at-kids-derby/233830 "2014-04-09T21:41:30Z")
WSSC is sponsoring its fourth annual fishing derby for children. We are looking for people who can help us identify the catches that the elementary students bring in and help us weigh the fish. This is a “catch and re… --- ## [Marylands $10,000 Diamond Jim on the Loose ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/marylands-10-000-diamond-jim-on-the-loose/229176)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/marylands-10-000-diamond-jim-on-the-loose/229176 "2013-12-10T12:12:08Z")
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 (D… --- ## [Marylanders Asked to Snap & Share King Tide Photos](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/marylanders-asked-to-snap-share-king-tide-photos/229179)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/marylanders-asked-to-snap-share-king-tide-photos/229179 "2013-12-10T12:12:08Z")
With Maryland set to experience the last King Tides of the summer July 21 through 24, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking residents in coastal areas to take and share photos of the resulting high… --- ## [Coast Guard, Local Agencies Rescue 4, Recover 2 Dead Near Lookout State Park, Md. ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/coast-guard-local-agencies-rescue-4-recover-2-dead-near-lookout-state-park-md/229188)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/coast-guard-local-agencies-rescue-4-recover-2-dead-near-lookout-state-park-md/229188 "2013-12-10T12:12:08Z")
BALTIMORE - The Coast Guard and local agencies rescued four people and recovered the bodies of two from an overturned 25-foot boat approximately two miles south of Point Lookout State Park in Scotland, Md., Saturday. Wa… --- ## [Gill Sworn in as Maryland DNR Secretary May 21 ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/gill-sworn-in-as-maryland-dnr-secretary-may-21/229185)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/gill-sworn-in-as-maryland-dnr-secretary-may-21/229185 "2013-12-10T12:12:08Z")
Annapolis, Md. â"â‚¬ At 9:45 a.m. May 21, Joseph P. Gill was officially sworn in by Governor Martin O’Malley as the 8th Secretary of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) (Outgoing Secretary John R. Griffi… --- ## [Change Coming to Maryland Commercial Striper Fishery ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/change-coming-to-maryland-commercial-striper-fishery/229178)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/change-coming-to-maryland-commercial-striper-fishery/229178 "2013-12-10T12:12:08Z")
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service is making a significant management change to the commercial Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass fishery. DNR is working to meet fishing industry goals, create … --- ## [Maryland DNR Announces Changes to Leadership ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/maryland-dnr-announces-changes-to-leadership/229180)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/maryland-dnr-announces-changes-to-leadership/229180 "2013-12-10T12:12:08Z")
ANNAPOLIS, MD â"â‚¬ Following Governor Martin O’Malley’s appointments of John R. Griffin as Chief of Staff and Joseph P. Gill as Secretary of Natural Resources, the two this morning announced additional changes to the … --- ## [Vote for Your Ultimate Fishing Town](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/vote-for-your-ultimate-fishing-town/229190)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/vote-for-your-ultimate-fishing-town/229190 "2013-12-10T12:12:08Z")
Do you live in the Ultimate Fishing Town? Your community could win a $25,000 donation or one of eight regional prizes and be featured on WFN! Vote for Your Town Now Click Here --- ## [$25,000 Diamond Jim on the Loose](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/25-000-diamond-jim-on-the-loose/229187)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/25-000-diamond-jim-on-the-loose/229187 "2013-12-10T12:12:08Z")
More than $50,000 in prizes up for grabs during this year’s Fishing Challenge The Diamond Jim component of the 2013 Maryland Fishing Challenge entered its final phase today when Maryland Department of Natural Resources … --- ## [Dredging Projects Along Marylands Severn River Completed ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/dredging-projects-along-marylands-severn-river-completed/229184)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/dredging-projects-along-marylands-severn-river-completed/229184 "2013-12-10T12:12:08Z")
The Severn River headwaters and Saltworks Creek, a tributary of the river, are more accessible to boaters following dredging projects carried out by the Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works and Maryland Departm… --- ## [Marylanders Invited to Join Oyster Growing Program ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/marylanders-invited-to-join-oyster-growing-program/229183)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/marylanders-invited-to-join-oyster-growing-program/229183 "2013-12-10T12:12:08Z")
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for communities to help raise baby oysters for the 2013 season through the Marylanders Grow Oysters program. Now in its sixth year, the program has become a h… --- ## [Blue Catfish Tagging Project Reminder](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/blue-catfish-tagging-project-reminder/229189)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/blue-catfish-tagging-project-reminder/229189 "2013-12-10T12:12:08Z")
Maryland Inland Fisheries personnel have been dart-tagging Blue Catfish as part of a cooperative effort between the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fish (VDGIF), Virgin… --- ## [Maryland DNR Releases Chesapeake Blue Crab Numbers ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/maryland-dnr-releases-chesapeake-blue-crab-numbers/229181)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/maryland-dnr-releases-chesapeake-blue-crab-numbers/229181 "2013-12-10T12:12:08Z")
Annapolis, Md. - The Maryland Department of Natural Resources today released the 2013 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey numbers, showing mixed results. The number of spawning-age females increased substantially this year - … --- ## [Maryland Boaters and Beachgoers Asked to Report Stranded Turtles & Marine Mammals ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/maryland-boaters-and-beachgoers-asked-to-report-stranded-turtles-marine-mammals/229182)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/maryland-boaters-and-beachgoers-asked-to-report-stranded-turtles-marine-mammals/229182 "2013-12-10T12:12:08Z")
Boaters and beachgoers are reminded to keep their eyes open for sea turtles and marine mammals while enjoying the outdoors this spring. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources asks anyone who sees a dead, visibly in… --- ## [$25,000 Diamond Jim on the Loose](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/25-000-diamond-jim-on-the-loose/224785)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/25-000-diamond-jim-on-the-loose/224785 "2013-07-28T11:10:23Z")
More than $50,000 in prizes up for grabs during this year’s Fishing Challenge The Diamond Jim component of the 2013 Maryland Fishing Challenge entered its final phase today when Maryland Department of Natural Resources … --- ## [Blue Catfish Tagging Project Reminder](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/blue-catfish-tagging-project-reminder/224786)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/blue-catfish-tagging-project-reminder/224786 "2013-07-28T11:10:23Z")
Maryland Inland Fisheries personnel have been dart-tagging Blue Catfish as part of a cooperative effort between the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fish (VDGIF), Virgin… --- ## [Marylanders Asked to Snap & Share King Tide Photos](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/marylanders-asked-to-snap-share-king-tide-photos/224406)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/marylanders-asked-to-snap-share-king-tide-photos/224406 "2013-07-19T11:10:13Z")
With Maryland set to experience the last King Tides of the summer July 21 through 24, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking residents in coastal areas to take and share photos of the resulting high… --- ## [Maryland Fisheries Scientist Wins Award ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/maryland-fisheries-scientist-wins-award/222823)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/maryland-fisheries-scientist-wins-award/222823 "2013-06-12T11:10:22Z")
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… --- ## [Maryland Fisheries Scientist Wins Award ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/maryland-fisheries-scientist-wins-award/222343)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/maryland-fisheries-scientist-wins-award/222343 "2013-06-04T11:10:18Z")
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… --- ## [Gill Sworn in as Maryland DNR Secretary May 21 ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/gill-sworn-in-as-maryland-dnr-secretary-may-21/222170)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/gill-sworn-in-as-maryland-dnr-secretary-may-21/222170 "2013-06-01T11:10:26Z")
Annapolis, Md. â"â‚¬ At 9:45 a.m. May 21, Joseph P. Gill was officially sworn in by Governor Martin O’Malley as the 8th Secretary of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) (Outgoing Secretary John R. Griffi… --- ## [Marylands $10,000 Diamond Jim on the Loose ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/marylands-10-000-diamond-jim-on-the-loose/222168)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/marylands-10-000-diamond-jim-on-the-loose/222168 "2013-06-01T11:10:26Z")
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 (D… --- ## [Dredging Projects Along Marylands Severn River Completed ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/dredging-projects-along-marylands-severn-river-completed/222169)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/dredging-projects-along-marylands-severn-river-completed/222169 "2013-06-01T11:10:26Z")
The Severn River headwaters and Saltworks Creek, a tributary of the river, are more accessible to boaters following dredging projects carried out by the Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works and Maryland Departm… --- ## [Maryland DNR Releases Chesapeake Blue Crab Numbers ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/maryland-dnr-releases-chesapeake-blue-crab-numbers/220388)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/maryland-dnr-releases-chesapeake-blue-crab-numbers/220388 "2013-04-26T11:10:16Z")
Annapolis, Md. - The Maryland Department of Natural Resources today released the 2013 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey numbers, showing mixed results. The number of spawning-age females increased substantially this year - … --- ## [Change Coming to Maryland Commercial Striper Fishery ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/change-coming-to-maryland-commercial-striper-fishery/220303)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/change-coming-to-maryland-commercial-striper-fishery/220303 "2013-04-25T11:10:18Z")
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service is making a significant management change to the commercial Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass fishery. DNR is working to meet fishing industry goals, create … --- ## [Coast Guard, Local Agencies Rescue 4, Recover 2 Dead Near Lookout State Park, Md. ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/coast-guard-local-agencies-rescue-4-recover-2-dead-near-lookout-state-park-md/220234)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/coast-guard-local-agencies-rescue-4-recover-2-dead-near-lookout-state-park-md/220234 "2013-04-24T11:10:22Z")
BALTIMORE - The Coast Guard and local agencies rescued four people and recovered the bodies of two from an overturned 25-foot boat approximately two miles south of Point Lookout State Park in Scotland, Md., Saturday. Wa… --- ## [Marylanders Invited to Join Oyster Growing Program ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/marylanders-invited-to-join-oyster-growing-program/220233)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/marylanders-invited-to-join-oyster-growing-program/220233 "2013-04-24T11:10:22Z")
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for communities to help raise baby oysters for the 2013 season through the Marylanders Grow Oysters program. Now in its sixth year, the program has become a h… --- ## [Maryland DNR Announces Changes to Leadership ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/maryland-dnr-announces-changes-to-leadership/220232)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/maryland-dnr-announces-changes-to-leadership/220232 "2013-04-24T11:10:22Z")
ANNAPOLIS, MD â"â‚¬ Following Governor Martin O’Malley’s appointments of John R. Griffin as Chief of Staff and Joseph P. Gill as Secretary of Natural Resources, the two this morning announced additional changes to the … --- ## [Vote for Your Ultimate Fishing Town](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/vote-for-your-ultimate-fishing-town/219942)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/vote-for-your-ultimate-fishing-town/219942 "2013-04-18T11:10:24Z")
Do you live in the Ultimate Fishing Town? Your community could win a $25,000 donation or one of eight regional prizes and be featured on WFN! Vote for Your Town Now Click Here --- ## [Maryland Boaters and Beachgoers Asked to Report Stranded Turtles & Marine Mammals ](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/maryland-boaters-and-beachgoers-asked-to-report-stranded-turtles-marine-mammals/219824)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/maryland-boaters-and-beachgoers-asked-to-report-stranded-turtles-marine-mammals/219824 "2013-04-17T11:10:15Z")
Boaters and beachgoers are reminded to keep their eyes open for sea turtles and marine mammals while enjoying the outdoors this spring. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources asks anyone who sees a dead, visibly in… [Next page](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/c/maryland-fishing-forum/maryland-fishing-news/182.md?page=1)