Never Know What You Will Catch

Type: Tidal
Region: Southern
Location: Patuxent River

Another exciting day of fishing ! I wanted to send in this report and to say you never know what you will catch, that�s what makes me go fish again and again. Every fishing trip is as enjoyable as it was on my first trip 40 years ago, the excitement is always there. I fished at the Patuxent River and caught this needlefish, my first one which was returned back to the river. Fishing overall was very slow, I caught 4 baby stripped bass which were returned back to the river so they could grow up to be trophy size one day. I also did some crabbing. Crabbing in the recent days has picked up quite a bit there were some really nice sized crabs. I had a very difficult time understanding the licensing rules and regulations for crabbing, it seems like the department has made it very difficult to understand. I wish there were simple rules so one can understand it more easily. Hopefully things will get better.

DNR Response: The recreational blue crab rules are online at http://www.eregulations.com/maryland/fishing/blue-crabs-chesapeake-bay-its-tidal-tributaries/. You can also pick up a paper copy of the fishing guide at your nearest DNR Service Center.