April 5, 2024 Photo by Susan Hale, submitted to the 2019 Maryland DNR Photo Contest. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is currently accepting applications from marinas for grants to support the operations and maintenance of marine sewage pumpout …
April 4, 2024 Anglers who catch invasive species in Maryland waters have multiple options to make use of the fish Catch and release of blue catfish, flathead catfish, and northern snakehead is discouraged as they are harmful to native species. Maryland …
April 4, 2024 Applications Must Be Postmarked by May 31, 2024 Photo courtesy of Jake McPherson, Ducks Unlimited The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife and Heritage Service is now accepting waterfowl offshore blind and shoreline license …
April 4, 2024 The invasive species is quickly becoming abundant in Maryland rivers Blue catfish are big, fast predators that spread quickly and can tolerate salinity. Now in all Maryland’s major rivers, blue cats are preying on and outcompeting native fish …
Matt Ferenschak took his son and his son’s friend trout fishing and although the boys both caught their limits, dad had to show them how it’s done with his trophy-sized rainbow trout. Photo by Tyler Ferenschak. Trout anglers enjoyed their traditional …
April 3, 2024 The Board of Public Works celebrates Maryland Arbor Day, April 3, 2023. From left to right: Maryland Forest Service Associate Director J.T. Bowers; Treasurer Dereck E. Davis, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, Comptroller Brooke E. Lierman, Maryland DNR …
April 3, 2024 Record 3.2-pound fish reeled in from upper Potomac River Blake Cronk with his Maryland state record fallfish, photo courtesy of Blake Cronk. Blake Cronk, of Westernport, has been recognized by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources as a …
April 2, 2024 Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Clean Marina Initiative and the Marine Trades Association of Maryland are expanding their shrinkwrap recycling program directly to boaters in Queen …
April 2, 2024 Jason Michalski of Cecil County recognized as a Master Angler Photo courtesy of Jason Michalski. Jason Michalski of Rising Sun, Cecil County, has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ …
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 …
