Western Maryland Antietam Fly Anglers Brotherhood of the Jungle Cock Outdoor Afro Potomac Valley Fly Fishers Seneca Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited Youghiogheny Chapter of Trout Unlimited Capital Region Antietam Fly Anglers Brotherhood of the Jungle Cock Chesapeake Women Anglers Coastal Conservation Association-Maryland Free State Fly Fishers National Capital Chapter of Trout Unlimited Outdoor Afro Potomac/Patuxent Chapter of Trout Unlimited Potomac Valley Fly Fishers Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders Central Maryland Chesapeake Women Anglers Coastal Conservation[...]
Cobia Cobia have a long body that is blackish on the back and brown on the sides, two silvery bands run along its sides from the head to the tail and it has a yellowish or grayish-white belly. They usually grow 3 to 4 feet in length and weigh more than 50 pounds. Known to be strong and stubborn, Cobia will try to make a run for it once they are hooked making for a[...]
Spanish Mackerel They have a green back and their silvery sides are marked with three rows of elliptical yellow spots. Spanish mackerel have a single row of cutting edged teeth in each jaw (around sixty-four teeth in all) are large, uniform, closely spaced and flattened from side to side, these teeth look very similar to those of the Bluefish. Those caught in Maryland waters tend to be between two and four pounds, though a record[...]
Black Crappie Distinguished by their broad, compressed body mottled with dark spots, black crappie also have large eyes, rounded back (dorsal) and belly (anal) fins. Many of Maryland’s tidal systems such as the Upper Choptank, Nanticoke, Marsheyhope Creek, Wicomico, Blackwater, and the Pocomoke have historically yielded both healthy size and numbers of black crappies on the Eastern Shore. White Crappie White crappies are marked by vertical bars, rather than the irregular spots of black crappie[...]
Summer Flounder This left-eyed flatfish has both eyes on the left side of its body. Its "eyed" side is scattered with 10 to 14 eye-like spots which blend in with the ocean floor and it has a white belly. Its belly or underside is white. Summer flounder average between 3-6 pounds and 15"-22" (40-56 cm.) long. They spend most of their lives on or close to the bottom, as other flatfishes do, and use their[...]
Red Drum Red drum are generally iridescent silvery-gray in overall color, with a coppery cast that is usually darker on the back and upper sides. They also have one (or more) black ocellar spots on the upper sides near the base of the tail and elongated and robust body. Their Maximum adult size is nearly 5 feet (1.5 meters) total length and the largest caught in Maryland in 1977 in the Tangier sound weighed just[...]
A Tradition Almost Four Hundred Years in the Making In 1666, an Englishman named George Alsop wrote about his experience in Maryland. The waterfowl were so abundant, he wrote, “there was such an incessant clattering made with their wings on the water where they rose, and such a noise of those flying higher up that it was as if we were all the time surrounded by a whirlwind.” Now, nearly four centuries later, sportsmen and[...]
From first timers to experienced outdoorsmen & women, Maryland’s Deer Hunting Trail makes it easy to learn why deer hunting in Maryland so special. Each trail site has been selected to showcase its unique hunting experience. You’ll find a diverse range of terrain and wildlife—from white-tailed deer in Western Maryland to sika deer on the Eastern Shore. Simply click on the region, then read about selected trail sites that include Wildlife Management Areas, State Parks[...]
Maryland's Capital Region offers a variety of deer hunting opportunities. With close proximity to Washington, DC and Baltimore, Montgomery County is s great place to plan a hunt. Learn more below and plan your trip to the Capital Region to hunt this season. Montgomery County Only a short drive from Washington D.C., Montgomery County offers easy convenience to city-dwellers looking to get out and find opportunities to harvest a Maryland deer. Here, you’ll find diverse[...]
History In the early 1900’s Clement Henry released 5 or 6 deer on James Island. Maryland biologists and deer managers first worried that the “miniature elk” would expand into the upland territory of native white-tailed deer. This resulted in higher bag limits being set so that hunters would be encouraged to harvest and control the sika deer population. However, over the years, managers have learned that the sika predominantly lives most of its life in[...]