Barracuda

Type: Ocean
Region: Eastern
Location: near the Baltimore Canyon

Angler Rob Priest had quite a surprise on the line while fishing aboard "Top Man" with Captain George Wendling. A rare catch of a Barracuda! It was caught on 8/5/2019 near the Baltimore Canyon after leaving out of the Ocean City, MD inlet.

DNR Response: Barracuda are rare in this part of the Atlantic. We consider this to be a rare summer stray which may have wandered a little off course. To learn more about great barracuda go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_barracuda