Snakehead Derby



Snakes on the Dundee V​​


Gunpowder Falls State Park
Dundee Creek Marina
7400 Graces Quarters Road
Middle River, MD 21220​

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June 13, 2026

Snakes on the Dundee V, a free-to-enter public outreach and fishing derby event to educate on and encourage harvest of invasive fish species introduced into Maryland waters, causing harm to some of its ecosystems.​

Public outreach activities include:
  1. seeing and talking about aquatic nuisance species.
  2. making fish prints of invasives and other fish to learn more about their body form.
  3. learning how to bowfish with Captain Bill Bates, Southern MD Bowfishing.
  4. hearing more about how to fish using hook-and-line with Taylor Anderson (Maryland Department of Natural Resources).
  5. learning how to fillet an invasive to eat by Branson Williams (Maryland Department of Natural Resources) and Jason Hanlon (US Fish and Wildlife Service)​. 
​Map of the Dundee Creek Marina at Gunpowder State Park and shoreline fishing areas​.


Agenda:

Tentative Agenda
05:00 am -  Check-in and information (until 12 pm)
09:00 am - Making fish prints (all day)
09:00 am - Fishing Demonstration with MD DNR
09:30 am - Bowfishing talk with Captain Bates (Southern MD Bowfishing)
10:00 am - Filleting Demonstration with MD DNR & USFWS
10:30 am - Bowfishing talk with Captain Bates (Southern MD Bowfishing)
11:00 am - Fishing Demonstration with MD DNR
11 :30 am - Bowfishing talk with Captain Bates (Southern MD Bowfishing)
12:00 pm - Filleting Demonstration with MD DNR & USFWS
01:00 pm - Tournament weigh-in
01:30 pm - Derby winners and door prizes


How to Register:

Please register for the event by completing This Fo​​rm (one form for each participant), whether fishing or not. Also, Please Remember to get your free raffle ticket at Check-in. Each registered person can receive a raffle ticket for a prize. Prizes for the fishing derby will be announced closer to the event.


This event is organized by ​Maryland Department of Natural Resources

and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service -​ Maryland Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office ​



 Questions? Contact [email protected]​ or call 410-335-9390.

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Accommodations for individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request.
Seven days advance notice is requested.​
 
Limited fishing gear may be available to borrow.



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