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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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Jason Keesee, Recreational Angler - Emmitsburg
- Total Reports: 1
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Matthew Leonard, Recreational Angler - Bel Air, MD
- Total Reports: 5
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Posted on April 24, 2013 | Permalink
Deer Creek and Loch Raven Fishing
Type: Freshwater
Region: Central
Location: Deer Creek / Loch Raven
I went fishing with my buddy starting at Deer Creek at 0700. Caught about 7 nice rainbows on spinner baits before we called it quits and drove over to Loch Raven. The recent rain has definitely decreased the visibility. Found a few good sized bass held up on beds and managed to get 2 to bite. Also caught this 18 inch Chain Pickerel on a watermelon shad. All fish were released healthy and unharmed.
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Rachel Weston, Recreational Angler - Total Reports: 4
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Posted on April 23, 2013 | Permalink
Weekend of Freshwater Fishing
Type: Freshwater
Region: Central
Location: Gunpowder, Prettyboy and Liberty
We went fishing last weekend in the Gunpowder area, Prettyboy and at Liberty Reservoir. We caught some Smallmouths and Trout. The Libery Smallmouth was 3.7 lbs.
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Ken Kopro, Recreational Angler - Towson, MD
- Total Reports: 7
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Posted on April 22, 2013 | Permalink
Piney Run Success
Type: Freshwater
Region: Central
Location: Piney Run
IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED...
I was anxious to fish Piney Run on April 20th for its re-opening. The water there was high and a little muddy from the recent rains. The fresh stock of 10-12 inch Trout readily took both lures and bait. I had several hits and misses, but I landed five Trout, only one of which I kept. It was a great hour and a half of action which included a Smallmouth Bass, a Chub and a Pumpkinseed. The only disappointment was one larger Trout that spit the lure before I had him in hand.
On Sunday, the 21st, I wanted to see if the bite at Piney Run was still hot, but I couldn't get away until about 6 p.m. What a difference a day makes! The water was now low and clear; not a single fish in sight as I prodded the entire shoreline with my polarized sunglasses. I made a few half-hearted casts, but I figured the weekend anglers had just about harvested them all. That is until I felt a solid tug from a hole that was just far enough out of view. There, once again fighting on the end of my line, was that same lunker I had missed yesterday, the last Trout in the stream, a 15-inch beautiful Rainbow that waited for me!
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Devin Angleberger, Youth Angler - Frederick
- Total Reports: 35
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Posted on April 18, 2013 | Permalink
Brook Trout in the Mountains
Type: Freshwater
Region: Central
Location: Washington County Stream
First time fishing this stream, and I swear some sections looked exactly like the upper Rapidan in Shenandoah country. Not many stones were coming off like previous days in the Catoctin mountains, but I was able to draw a bunch of strikes on a Humpy, and even landed one or two. After, fishing my way upstream, the stream got narrower, and more and more plunge pools started showing up. I broke out the woolly bugger, and started stripping for some better sized trout. As I was reeling up to move on to the next hole, I lift my rod, and there is a solid 10" brookie. Measured. I have caught brookies longer then this guy, but none as fat. I called it a day, and decided to scout a few tribs, that might be worth a trip.
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Mike Janney, Recreational Angler - Sparks, MD
- Total Reports: 1
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Bill Orrence, Recreational Angler - Brunswick, MD
- Total Reports: 3
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Rachel Weston, Recreational Angler - Total Reports: 4
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Keith Craig, Recreational Angler - Germantown, MD
- Total Reports: 2
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Posted on April 11, 2013 | Permalink
Middle Creek Rainbow
Type: Freshwater
Region: Central
Location: Middle Creek
Here's a 9.11 pound Rainbow Trout I caught on Middle Creek on 4/9/13.The trout was held up in the creek from the first stocking back in the middle of March and didn't get caught till now.
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Steve Peperak, Recreational Angler - Total Reports: 1
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