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Maryland Angler's Log - Share Your Catch!To post a report please email your name, hometown, photos, location information, and the content for your report to fishingreports@dnr.state.md.us. All information is optional, but encouraged. Important Note: If anyone in your picture is under 18 years of age, we must have a photo release signed by a parent/guardian before we can post your picture. By sending any photos or art to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources you are giving DNR permission to use the image(s) online and in print. You are also giving DNR permission to distribute the photo for non-commercial purposes to other media, print, digital and television for their use. You are not giving up your copyright, but are allowing the photo(s) to be used for educational and news purposes. All Photos will be made available on Fisheries Service Flickr Page. The Snakehead Contest is being incorporated into an Inland Freshwater Survey on the Volunteer Angler Creel Survey webpage. For 2013 the end-of-year random drawing will include anglers reporting snakeheads to the Anglers Log as well as anglers participating in the Volunteer Angler Creel Surveys. We encourage anglers to continue to report snakehead catches. The information is helping our biologists better understand how this invasive species increases its range. |
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John Mullican, Fisheries Biologist - Total Reports: 41
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Posted on June 13, 2013 | Permalink
Good Fishing on the Potomac
Type: Freshwater
Region: Western
Location: Upper Potomac
Fishing has been good on the upper Potomac River. On a recent trip we landed many bass, including this plump fish caught by fellow biologist Mark Toms. The bass were aggressive, and apparently a bit too competitive, as I landed two bass at the same time! Although we were targeting smallmouth using jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, and tubes, several Redbreast Sunfish and Channel Catfish also took our lures adding to the fun. Recent heavy downpours, however, have raised river levels and muddied the river in many areas. With more storms predicted, some sections may not be fishable for a while. Localized storms can muddy the water in one area while much better conditions can be found further upstream. Be sure to check levels, including the tributaries, before heading out. Potomac River bass fishermen please consider reporting your catch through our online volunteer survey. It's quick, easy, and the information will help us monitor changes in the bass population and fishing over time.
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Jim Gronaw, Recreational Angler - Total Reports: 11
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Posted on June 13, 2013 | Permalink
Giant Hybrid Sunfish
Type: Freshwater
Region: Central
Location: Local Farm Pond
I caught these giant hybrid sunfish last week on a 1/32 oz football jig tipped with a worm below a bobber at a local farm pond in central Maryland.. I believe these to be green sunfish X bluegill hybrids due to the fin edging and the oversized mouth...a green sunfish trait. The larger fish was darker and at 12.75 inches appeared to display a green sunfish dominance due to the slightly more elongated body shape and lack of barring in coloration. The more colorful, wider, or 'taller' sunfish, displays a bluegill dominance due to body shape and slight barring, and slightly smaller mouth, proportionately. That fish was 12.25 inches, with a 14.75 inch girth.
I believe both of these fish exceeded the two pound mark. Both were released after photos. Now is the time to cash in on the best bluegilling of the year with fish spawning and active in the shallows of many waters. Take a kid fishing! The other photo shows my granddaughter Elena Gronaw with her first ever bluegill from a local pond.
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Phillip Meredith, Recreational Angler - Total Reports: 26
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Mark Koerner, Recreational Angler - Total Reports: 1
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Ken Simmers, Recreational Angler - Total Reports: 1
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Thomas Wazlavek, Recreational Angler - Total Reports: 9
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Andy West, Recreational Angler - Total Reports: 1
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Ruthann Mitzel, Recreational Angler - Stevensville, MD
- Total Reports: 1
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Jacob Holtz, Fisheries Service - Total Reports: 4
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Posted on June 12, 2013 | Permalink
Mixed Bag of Panfish on the Gunpowder
Type: Freshwater
Region: Central
Location: Gunpowder
I went out on the Gunpowder near Dundee Creek on Saturday, June 11. I fished a spinner and caught nothing but aquatic vegetation, so I switched to a Trout Magnet suspended under a float. I caught about a dozen panfish in the two hours I was there, all in the 6-8” range. Most were Pumpkinseeds, but I also ran into a few perch. The folks down the shore caught a few bullheads in addition to some small White Perch.
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Kevin Hogan, Recreational Angler - Total Reports: 2
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Posted on June 12, 2013 | Permalink
Great Time Fishing at the Bill Burton Fishing Pier
Type: Tidal
Region: Eastern
Location: Choptank River
We had a great time fishing yesterday! (06/05/2013). This pier has always been one of my favorite places to fish. We got there at 9:30pm and by the time we left the next day around noon me and my fishing buddy caught 30 Croakers! This number does not include the non-legal and barely legal ones that we put back. Many of them were in the 13-17 inch range! Thank you DNR for maintaining such a nice place to fish.
