ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Department of Natural Resources officials received approval March 11, 2026, from the General Assembly’s ...

A legislative hold is delaying Maryland’s 2026 striped bass season rules, pitting catch-and-release anglers against charter ...

A new proposal in Annapolis could change how Maryland manages one of the Chesapeake Bay’s most iconic fish by limiting the ...

A Maryland General Assembly joint committee has approved the Department of Natural Resources proposed changes to the upcoming ...

The state's rockfish season will start in April as scheduled, after it was almost derailed this week by a legislative ...

A legislative committee is holding up new rockfish regulations from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources that would open a catch-and-release fishery in April for the first time in several ...

Since 2019, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has implemented numerous changes to recreational and commercial fishing regulations in their efforts to improve striped bass survival rates.

The proposed adjustment would close all striped bass fishing in Maryland waters for the month of August, while reopening a few days of catch-and-release fishing in April. The department is accepting ...