BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has honored three anglers—Andrew Reier of Glen Arm, Ryan Kaler of Pasadena, and Jake Prior of Perry Hall—as the latest Master Anglers in its FishMaryland program. The trio earned the prestigious milestone by catching 10 different species of trophy-size fish, bringing the total number of Master Anglers to 23 since the program’s inception […]
OCEAN CITY, MD—A Pennsylvania angler has broken the state record for blueline tilefish, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Dominic Vuotto of Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, caught a 21.3-pound blueline tilefish on July 26 while fishing offshore near Washington Canyon. It was Vuotto’s first time fishing, according to a press release from the DNR. Vuotto was fishing aboard the charter […]
OCEAN CITY, MD—A North Carolina angler has shattered Maryland’s 30-year-old state record for false albacore, landing a 23.5-pound fish off the coast of Ocean City last week. Timothy K. Shaarda, 47, of Clayton, N.C., officially claimed the new state record in the Atlantic Division, surpassing the previous mark by a full pound. Shaarda’s record-breaking catch occurred on July 12 while […]
BALTIMORE, MD—An Anne Arundel County angler has set a new Maryland state record for the Chesapeake Channa, also known as the northern snakehead, an invasive species. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced this week that Matt Foreman, 43, of Crownsville, caught the 21.8-pound fish on June 7. Foreman’s record-breaking catch was made in the Susquehanna River below the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Nathan Choinski, a 10th-grade student from Harford County, has been named the 20th Master Angler by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program, recognizing his achievement of catching 10 trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland waters. Choinski, of Churchville, began fishing during the COVID-19 pandemic after friends introduced him to the sport and the FishMaryland program. What […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Parkville man has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award from Maryland’s FishMaryland program. The FishMaryland program recognizes anglers who catch and release ten trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland waters. Jeffrey Spicer achieved the milestone on March 16, 2024, when he caught a 32.25-inch Chesapeake Channa (northern snakehead) near Aberdeen. Spicer, who learned about the program from […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews from multiple fire & rescue companies teamed up to rescue a trapped fisherman on Friday. At around 11:15 a.m. on April 18, 2025, units from the Baltimore County Fire Department responded to a water rescue involving a fisherman who fell out of his boat and became stuck in the mud in a shallow marsh area. Responding personnel used […]
DARLINGTON, MD—A lifelong Harford County fisherman has become the 18th person to earn a Master Angler Milestone Award since the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program started in 2019. Thomas Over Jr., 30, of Darlington, achieved the milestone by catching and releasing ten trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland waters. Over, who grew up in Jarrettsville and moved […]