| American Shad | Chartreuse, Pink, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Green/Floy T-Bar Tag | | | Purpose of this tagging study is to obtain a population estimate. |
| Atlantic Croaker | Green - Internal Anchor Tag | | | Tags were applied as part of a fishing contest but data are still being collected to determine sasonal movements.
Fishermen are still eligible for a modest reward. |
| Black Drum | Brown - Anchor Tag, White - Anchor Tag, Orange - Dart Tag | | | The purpose of tagging black drum is to obtain life history data including growth, migration, and distribution. |
| Blue Catfish | Pink 3" Tag | | Matt Ogburn (with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center) | No reward currently offered. These fish have been fitted with a surgically implanted accoustic tag that transmits a signal. Please note tag number, location and phone number before returning fish to the water. |
| Blue Catfish | Yellow or White - Floy T Bar Tag | Back of the dorsal fin on the left side | | A reward will be provided for each tag you return; if you catch a blue catfish with 2 tags (yellow and white), please return both tags and you will receive 2 rewards |
| Hickory Shad | Brown Floy T-Bar Tag | | | Purpose of this tagging study is to obtain exploitation rates. |
| Largemouth Bass | Yellow external dart tag (3 inches)
Each tag will have a number and a phone number for reporting the tag. Anglers should not remove the tag if they are releasing the fish.
| | Tim Groves at 1-301-888-2423 and report the tag number and approximate size of the fish.
| We are conducting a mark-recapture project on Mattawoman Creek (Potomac River) to estimate catch-and-release mortality, which will be used in managing the fishery and assessing the potential of catch-and-return areas. |
| Muskellunge | Gray, Green, Yellow - T Bar Tag | Left side below dorsal fin | | Anglers are encouraged, but not required to release a legal (36" +) tagged fish. |
| Northern Pike (Deep Creek Lake Only) | Yellow Dart Tag | | | Tagging project began in 2014 and will generate basic life history information including growth, longevity, and movements. Anglers are encouraged to release tagged fish. |
| Northern Snakehead | Yellow or Blue/Floy T-Bar tag | | | Purpose of the tagging study is to determine patterns of movement, estimate population size, individual growth rates, and fishing mortality. |
| Striped Bass | Pink - Internal Anchor Tag
Green - Internal Anchor Tag
Florescent - Old Diamond Jim Tag, Internal Anchor | | | Tagging data are used to determine migration rates, migration patterns, growth rates, and mortality rates.
The reward for calling in a tag is a certificate with information about the tagged fish and a hat with a picture of a striped bass on it. There are also high reward tags worth $125. |
| Walleye | Yellow Tag | The tag is located along the soft dorsal fin on the left side of the fish. When you call the number on the tag, report the date and location of the catch, the tag number, and whether the walleye was kept or released
If a fish is to be released, the department asks the angler to report the tag information but to not remove the tag from the walleye. | | Any angler who reports tagged walleye between April 16, 2022 and February 28, 2023, will be entered into a drawing for a $50 prepaid Visa gift card. |
| White Perch | Green - Internal Anchor Tag | | | Tags were applied as part of a fishing contest but data are still being collected to determine sasonal movements.
Fishermen are still eligible for a modest reward. |
| Yellow Perch | Black Raspberry Floy T-Bar Tag | | | Purpose of this study to obtain exploitation rates. |
