OCEAN CITY, Md.- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says one angler had quite a surprise on the line while fishing off the coast of Ocean City.
According to DNR, on Aug. 5 Rob Priest caught a rare barracuda near the Baltimore Canyon after heading out of the Ocean City Inlet on the "Top Man," with Capt. George Wendling.
Barracuda are rare in this part of the Atlantic, according to DNR, which said it considers this to be a rare summer stray which may have wandered a little off course.
To learn more about great barracuda go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_barracuda
Rob Priest shows off the barracuda he caught off the Ocean City coast. (Photo: Maryland DNR)
Rob Priest shows off the barracuda he caught off the Ocean City coast. (Photo: Maryland DNR)