Growing up in Maryland, Marko didn't start fishing until a few years ago, that's when he discovered his true passion in life. He spends his days chasing after the biggest and baddest catfish around. Questions & Answers What makes Maryland unique? Maryland is unique for the diversity of its landscapes. One side has locations in the seclusion of the countryside forests while the other side has some in the openness of the Chesapeake Bay all[...]

Maryland offers anglers some of the most diverse and high quality fishery resources on the East Coast. Those well-maintained waters that produce healthy populations and provide for excellent hauls are thanks to you! The maintenance and management of fishery resources is funded, in large part, by revenue from fishing licenses. In fact, revenue from sport fishermen, including the sales of fishing licenses, gasoline sales surcharges and a federal excise tax on sport fishing tackle and[...]

She grew up in Maryland, with the Chesapeake Bay always being a part of her life. She really developed a passion for working on boats when she lived in the Caribbean for a couple years. Later she moved back to Maryland and started working on charter boats and fell in love with working and fishing on the bay for a living. Since then she decided to get her captains license a few years ago and[...]

Get out in Maryland chasing trophy white-tailed deer, world-class trout, and legendary waterfowling opportunities. Or, try your hand at the unique Cast and Blast opportunities in Maryland hunting waterfowl on a boat, followed by reeling in striped bass. If competition is something you’re after, Maryland is home to plenty of tournaments, from largemouth bass competitions to trophy buck tournaments. Go body-booting in the Susquehanna Flats with canvas backs and redheads flying overhead. Head west and[...]

Maryland is a great place to perfect your angling skills as a novice. We offer a ton of large and smallmouth bass populations (a great fish for first-timers), as well as charter boat opportunities that bring you out with an experienced captain chasing striped bass. Here in Maryland, you’ll learn how to set a hook in no time. Head out to western Maryland and experience the fishing opportunities of Deep Creek Lake. Or, take to[...]

Growing up on the western shore, fishing has been part of my lifestyle. My passion is taking people out to create new passions and memories. Growing up my father always took my family western to the mountain rivers to chase native brook and brown trout. Questions & Answers for video topics What makes Maryland unique? Maryland’s fly fishery is unique in so many ways. For example, Western Maryland’s babbling brooks that house the prized native[...]

Captain Jason Seman is a local fisherman that grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland fishing, hunting, and has been an active member of the Delmarva’s Agricultural Community. From childhood, he has spent countless days on the Chesapeake Bay perfecting his craft and is looking forward to sharing and creating new memories with you. Questions & Answers for video topics What makes Maryland unique? When I think of Maryland, I think about what I[...]

Combining the chase of Maryland’s two most sought-after species into one day-long adventure, Cast and Blast trips are a truly unique Maryland experience. As one of the only states that offers such a trip, Maryland is the perfect place to try your hand at this little-known hunting and fishing experience. Built around serious sportsmen’s knowledge and skill sets, Cast and Blast trips are guided hunting and fishing trips that bring sportsmen duck hunting from a[...]

Purchasing a license is more convenient than ever before. Maryland DNR provides the following quick and easy ways for you to obtain your licenses and registrations. The online portal COMPASS will allow you access to hunting and fishing licenses, regulations, and other important information about outdoor recreation in Maryland. Using COMPASS you can: Purchase a license Register as a Saltwater Angler Reprint a license Sign up for a lottery Report a harvest Visit COMPASS now[...]