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MINIMUM SIZES FOR CITATION

Freshwater		Chesapeake Bay		Atlantic Coast
Species	Citation	Species	Citation	Species	Citation
Bass, Largemouth	21 in	Bass, Largemouth	22 in	Albacore (Longfin)	36 in
Bass, Smallmouth	21 in	Bass, Smallmouth	20 in	Albacore, False	24 in
Bass, Striped	36 in	Bass, Striped	40 in	Amberjack	45 in
Catfish, Blue	40 in	Bluefish	34 in	Atlantic Spadefish	24 in
Catfish, Bullhead	15 in	Carp	30 in	Bass, Striped	40 in
Catfish, Channel	30 in	Catfish, Channel	30 in	Bluefish	34 in
Carp	36 in	Chain Pickerel	24 in	Cobia	44 in
Chain Pickerel	24 in	Cobia	44 in	Croaker	18 in
Crappie	15 in	Crappie	15 in	Dolphin	45 in
Muskellunge & Tiger Muskie	40 in	Croaker	18 in	Drum, Black	48 in
Northern Pike	38 in	Drum, Black	48 in	Drum, Red*	any size
Perch, White	13 in	Drum, Red*	any size	Flounder	24 in
Perch, Yellow	14 in	Flounder	24 in	King Mackerel	40 in
Rainbow Trout	20 in	Gar	36 in	Marlin, Blue*	any size
Rock Bass	10 in	Perch, White	13 in	Marlin, White*	any size
Sunfish, Bluegill	11 in	Perch, Yellow	14 in	Northern Whiting (Kingfish)	14 in
Sunfish, Redbreast	10 in	Sheepshead	24 in	Sailfish*	any size
Sunfish, Redear	11 in	Spanish Mackerel	22 in	Seabass	20 in
Trout, Brook	15 in	Spot	12 in	Shark, Blue*	any size
Trout, Brown	21 in	Spotted Seatrout	24 in	Shark, Hammerhead*	any size
Trout, Cutthroat	20 in	Walleye	26 in	Shark, Mako*	any size
Walleye	26 in	Weakfish	24 in	Shark, Sand Tiger*	any size
				Shark, Thresher*	any size
				Shark, Tiger*	any size
				Sheepshead	20 in
				Spanish Mackerel	22 in
				Spot	12 in
				Spotted Seatrout	24 in
				Swordfish*	any size
				Tautog	24 in
				Tuna, Bigeye**	60 in
				Tuna, Blackfin**	30 in
				Tuna, Bluefin**	60 in
				Tuna, Yellowfin**	50 in
				Wahoo	60 in
				Weakfish	24 in

* Only Released fish are eligible
** Use curved fork length measurements

Correspondence with regards to State Records or tournament questions should be sent via one of the methods listed below.

Mailing address:
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Fisheries Service
Sport Fishing Tournament
Tawes State Office Building B-2
Annapolis, MD 21401
1-800-688-3467 or 1-410-226-0078, Ext 107
e-mail: klockwood@dnr.state.md.us

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