Joey Davis caught this white catfish – qualifying him for a FishMaryland award certificate – in an upper Bay tidal river. Photo by Lora Davis Maryland anglers are taking advantage of pleasant weather to fish for a variety of species this week. Trout, …
April 9, 2024 Welcoming Back our Birds, Bees… and Bears! During bear den visits, DNR staff hold cubs to keep them warm while biologists and veterinarians tag and evaluate the sow. Photo by AJ Metcalf, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. We are …
April 9, 2024 Land and Water Conservation Fund provides up to $1.5 Million for qualifying projects The Maryland Department of the Natural Resources is now accepting preliminary applications for the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund grant program. …
April 9, 2024 Marylanders Urged to Keep Bears Wild Photo by Nathaniel Peck submitted to the 2023 Maryland DNR Photo Contest. As spring gets underway in western and central Maryland, black bears have already vacated their dens and started exploring the …
April 8, 2024 Angler Melissa Blair caught a 32-inch blue catfish at Kent Narrows Bridge in April 2021. Photo by Tristan Bapst The bad news: Blue catfish can be easily found in a majority of Maryland’s rivers, both tidal and non-tidal and out in the Bay …
April 8, 2024 Junior Hunt begins April 13; regular season starts April 18 Photo by Leonardo Pecora, submitted to the 2021 Maryland DNR Photo Contest. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announces that the statewide spring wild turkey season will …
April 5, 2024 Officers were awarded for lifesaving action, exceptional conservation enforcement, and more Officer Albert Leavell (center) is presented the 2023 Natural Resources Police Officer of the Year Award. Also pictured are Acting Lt. Col. Brian …
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 …
