New striped bass season changes collide with emergency bill in Annapolis

Rockfish season will start April 1 as scheduled, after brief legislative delay

A striped bass, also known as a rockfish, caught on a fishing trip in the Chesapeake Bay. (Photo by Caroline Donovan/UMCES Integration and Application Network)The state’s rockfish season will start in April as scheduled, after it was almost derailed this week by a legislative committee’s hold on the season, briefly causing chaos among charter boats that had booked customers for April 1. But the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Le…

New striped bass season changes collide with emergency bill in Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS — A new striped bass season structure announced by the Department of Natural Resources is set to take effect at the end of March, even as lawmakers consider an emergency bill that would prohibit spring catch-and-release fishing and require…

Maryland Set to Adopt Changes to Chesapeake Bay Recreational Striped Bass Season - The BayNet

Fisheries biologists survey and tag striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay as part of the annual survey of the population. DNR photo New rules simplify season structure, increase access, and maintain conservation protection The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is preparing to implement a shift in the season for recreational striped bass, or rockfish. The seasonal shift opens April to catch-and-release fishing and closes all of August t…