April 1, 2024 Ed Jones, right, poses with his son, a friend, and a charter guide while holding the Maryland state record blue catfish in 2012. The invasive fish has spread throughout Maryland in recent years, but the record held by an Oregon man still …
March 27, 2024 Luke Bradford’s smile says it all about his first youth trout fishing day. Photo by Jason Bradford Many parents, mentors, and young anglers braved the cold rain for Maryland’s first youth trout fishing day. Our young anglers, despite cold …
March 21, 2024 Crab traps with turtle excluders attached are available at many retailers. Maryland DNR photo. Maryland’s blue crab season officially opens April 1 in Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries and the Atlantic Ocean and coastal bays. With the …
March 20, 2024 Lindsey Straiton may need a larger kayak if she keeps catching blue catfish this large. Photo courtesy of Lindsey Straiton Anglers have a lot of fishing opportunities to look forward to this week, Maryland’s first youth-only trout fishing …
March 20, 2024 Grants Supports Communities, Land Trusts, and Nonprofits Living Classrooms at Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center in Baltimore received a Keep Maryland Beautiful Grant in 2023. Photo Courtesy of Living Classrooms Foundation. …
March 19, 2024 Port of Chestertown Marina, photo courtesy of Town of Chestertown. The Port of Chestertown Marina recently passed inspection by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and will earn the Maryland Clean Marina Award. This award brings …
March 19, 2024 Dozens of events offer safe and free fishing for children and teens Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo The Maryland Department of Natural Resources encourages youths ages 3 to 15 to try their hand at fishing or hone their angling …
March 18, 2024 Zeljko Koretic of Baltimore County recognized as a Master Angler Zeljko “Zee” Koretic holds up a summer flounder he caught in August 2023, one of the ten species that count toward his Master Angler status. Photo courtesy of Zeljko Koretic. …
March 18, 2024 Photo by Ranger Mark Spurrier/Maryland Department of Natural Resources. A sewer line renovation and replacement project along Maryland Route 77 will require the temporary closure of some activities in the William Houck Area of Cunningham …
March 14, 2024 The Conservation Corps is a partnership between the Department of Natural Resources and AmeriCorps Maryland Conservation Corps members pose with state and AmeriCorps officials in front of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at Sandy Point State Park. …
March 13, 2024 Angler Talen Scott Vrablic holds a chain pickerel. Photo by Raymond Brown As we inch closer to spring, anglers are enjoying fishing for a variety of species this week. The white perch spawning runs are in high gear, the preseason stocking of …
March 13, 2024 Governor Wes Moore joined Secretary Josh Kurtz and staff at Holly Beach Farm in February. Photo by Patrick Siebert, Office of the Governor. The Board of Public Works today approved the Maryland Department of Natural Resources accepting the …
March 13, 2024 Maryland DNR photo The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will conduct a controlled burn on Warrior Mountain Wildlife Management Area in Allegany County between March 14 and March 29 as weather and other conditions allow. Smoke …
March 11, 2024 Blue catfish caught at the 2022 Sharptown Catfish Tournament on the Nanticoke River and Marshyhope Creek. Photo by Stephen Badger, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. With record catches around the country tipping the scales at more …
March 11, 2024 Muskrat, photo by Nathaniel Peck, submitted to Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo contest. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has added a one-week extension to the muskrat trapping season in all counties except Allegany …
March 7, 2024 At restoration sites, oysters are establishing dense, productive reefs A restored oyster reef in the Harris Creek sanctuary in 2021. In a thriving oyster reef, oyster shells accumulate into three-dimensional structures where crabs scuttle, …
March 7, 2024 First Lady Dawn Moore joined DNR and a group of local high school students for the “Global Day of Unplugging” March 1 at Patapsco Valley State Park. Maryland DNR photo. March is a transition month – the beginning of spring is perhaps the most …
Blue catfish, photo courtesy of Rich Gray. Welcome to March and the first signs of spring – including our first fishing report for the 2024 season. Blooming daffodils, departing Canada geese, the arrival of ospreys, and the spring spawning runs of yellow …
March 6, 2024 Brown trout, photo by John Mullican, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is set to release thousands of hatchery-raised brown, golden, and rainbow trout across the state in areas temporarily …
March 5, 2024 Rashan Hunt is the sixth angler to be recognized as a Master Angler Maryland Master Angler Rashan Hunt holds the chain pickerel he caught at Loch Raven Reservoir. Photo courtesy Rashan Hunt, used with permission by Maryland DNR Rashan Hunt of …
