The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) held a meeting this week to review recent studies that suggest the Chesapeake Bay’s striped bass (or rockfish) populations continue to struggle.
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For another consecutive year, striped bass, or rockfish, in the Chesapeake Bay are showing poor reproduction rates according to studies in Maryland and Virginia.
The 51st annual White Marlin Open will see an extra day of competitive fishing next week.
The Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries closed today to all recreational striped bass fishing, including catch and release, as the season ends until May.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is set to release thousands of hatchery-raised trout in ahead of the start of trout season on March 30.