Somerset County is an area rich in Eastern Shore and Maryland history, boasting more historic buildings and sites per capita than any other county in Maryland. Vividly reflecting the past is a wealth of surviving eighteenth and nineteenth century plantations, farm and town dwellings, churches, and agricultural buildings.
Cast your line in Somerset County and discover some of Maryland’s premier fishing. With 600 miles of shoreline on the bountiful Chesapeake Bay, easy access to the Tangier sound and our professional Charter Boat captains, everything you need is waiting for you here. Somerset County is home to several Wildlife Management Areas, Jane’s Island State Park, Somers Cove Marina, and three water trails. The area is rich in watchable wildlife. We host many of the popular hunting species: rabbit, white-tailed deer, wild turkey, diving ducks (canvas back and blue bill), marsh ducks (black, green wing teal, mallard, gadwall and widgeon), and Canada geese.
Planning to visit Somerset County? Check out their website for dining, lodging, shopping options, things to do, up-to-date events, and all the information you need to make your trip a success!
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With wildlife areas open for hunting deer, rabbit, and waterfowl, along with easy access to waterways, everything sportsmen need for a successful trip is right here. We also host many sportsmen tournaments, along with a handful of local events for all ages.
Planning to visit Somerset County? Check out their website for dining, lodging, shopping options, things to do, up-to-date events, and all the information you need to make your trip a success!
Visit SiteGetting here is easy, and offers sportsmen of all ages and skills the chance to experience the best of all that Maryland has to offer.
Planning to visit Somerset County? Check out their website for dining, lodging, shopping options, things to do, up-to-date events, and all the information you need to make your trip a success!
Visit SiteGoing back nearly 50 years I can always remember the anticipation of several “early season” trips to Maryland’s Eastern Shore to fish the many and varied mill ponds that dot the flat landscape of the Delmarva. Small, tannin-stained and often overlooked, these small bodies of water yielded an abundance of bass, crappies, bluegills, pickerel
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I can remember my first fish as if I had caught it yesterday. It was a small but spirited bluegill
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