Species	Minimum Size	Season, Days, Times, Creel Limits	Special Conditions/Comments
Bass, Striped CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY		Mar 1, 2005 - May 3, 2005 Please use Circle Hooks	Susquehanna Flats, upstream of a line from Sandy Point to Turkey Point and downstream from the lower Railroad Bridge near Perry Point, excluding the area of Susquehanna River from the Railroad Bridge near Perry Point upstream to the base of the Conowingo Dam; and Northeast River. No eels. If using bait and hook has gap 1/2" or more, must use circle hook.
Bass, Striped (Bay)	28"	Spring Trophy Season Apr 16, 2005 - May 15, 2005 1/person/day Captain/mate not eligible May not possess striped bass while fishing between 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m.	No Eels. Restricted to the mainstem Chesapeake Bay from Brewerton Channel to the Maryland/ Virginia Line, Tangier & Pocomoke Sounds (no Tributaries) Proposed Maximum two charterboat trips/day
	18"-28"	May 16, 2005 - Dec. 15, 2005 2 @ 18"- 28" OR 1 @ 18" - 28" and 1 larger than 28"/person/day. May not possess striped bass while fishing between 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m.		May 16 - 31, 2005- Restricted to the mainstem Chesapeake Bay from a Line between Tolchester to the south pt. of Hart-Miller Island south to the MD/ VA Line plus 5 mi. into the Chester, Choptank and Patuxent Rivers. Click here to see map Charter boat captain or mate = 1/fish/boat/trip Maximum two charterboat trips/day   June 1 - Dec. 15, 2005: Maryland's Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Charter boat captain or mate = 1/fish/boat/trip Maximum two charterboat trips/day
Bass, Striped Potomac River and Md Tribs Call the Potomac River Fisheries Commission at 800-266-3904	28"	Apr 16, 2005 - May 15, 2005 1/person/day	Downstream of the Harry W. Nice Bridge (US 301), including the Maryland and Virginia tributaries downstream of the bridge
	18"-28"	May 16, 2005 - Dec 31, 2005 2 @ 18" - 28" OR 1 @ 18" - 28" and 1 larger than 28"/person/day	Downstream of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge (I-95), including the Maryland and Virginia tributaries downstream of the bridge.
Bass, Striped (Ocean)	28"	Open year round 2/person/day	Prohibited in EEZ beyond MD waters (3 miles -200 miles from shore)
Bluefish	8"	Open year round 10/person/day
Catfish: Blue, Channel, White	10"	Open year round	(Except bullheads)
Pickerel, Chain	14"	10/person/day	CLOSED Mar 15 - Apr 30
Pike, Walleyed (Walleye)	14"	Open year round 5/person/day	By rod, hook and line only
Clam, Hard	Transverse 1"	Open year round 250/person/day
Crab, Blue	All season 3 1/2" Soft Crab No Min. size for Mature Females 4/1-7/14 5" Male Hard 3¼" Peeler 7/15 - 12/15 5¼" Male Hard 3½" Peeler	Apr 1 - Dec 15 Closed Wednesdays Except handlines, dip nets and pots at private piers Apr, Oct, Nov and Dec 1/2 hour after sunrise-5:00 PM main Bay 1/2 hour after sunrise - sunset in tributaries May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep 1/2 hour before sunrise-5:00 PM main Bay 1/2 hour before sunrise -sunset in tributaries	Click here to get a more detailed description of the 2004 crab regulations Click here to get a more detailed description of the 2004crab regulations for the Potomac River Click here to get a more detailed description of the Crab Regulations in Ocean City and seaside Bays.
Croaker	9"	Open year round 25/person/day
Drum, Black	16"	1/person/day & not more than 6/boat/day
Drum, Red	18" - 27"	Open year round 1/person/day
Eel, American	6"	If pot mesh less than 1/2" x 1/2" escape panel required	With a non-commercial crab license-10 pots for bait. (License is required to set pots)
Flounder, Summer	16"	3 fish/person/day Open Year Round
Herring	NONE	CLOSED Jun 6 - Dec 31
Lobster	3¼" carapace	Open year round	Proposed 3 3/8" and Max 5 1/2" Female
Mackerel, Spanish	14"	Open year round 15/fish/person/day
Oysters	3"	Oct 1-Mar 31-1 Bushel/day Mon-Fri sunrise-3 PM Sat sunrise to noon	CLOSED AREAS shaft tongs, rakes, hand and diving
Perch, White	None for hook and line 8" Dipnet
Perch, Yellow	9"	Single, barbless hooks required Feb 1 - Mar 15 5/person/day	CLOSED Watersheds: Magothy, Nanticoke, Patapsco, Severn, South and West Rivers
Scup	8"	50/person/day Jan 1-Feb 28 and Jul 1-Oct 31	Closed Mar 1 - Jun 30 and Nov 1 - Dec 31in EEZ
Sea Trout, Spotted	14"	Open year round 10 fish/person/day
Shad, American & Hickory		CLOSED	CLOSED
Snapping Turtles	NONE	OPEN YEAR ROUND	May not use hook and line, trotline, bow and arrow, spear, gig or gig iron or any device that would pierce any part of a turtle. May not catch or attempt to catch in tributary waters of Charles Co. from 4/15 - 5/31
Sturgeon, Atlantic & Shortnose		CLOSED	CLOSED
Tautog	14"	Jan 1 thru Nov 30 5 fish/person/day	Closed month of December
Terrapin	6"	Aug 1 thru April 30	Measured along bottom shell. May not possess, destroy or disturb diamond-back terrapin eggs. Provisions relating to size do not apply to anyone who owns not more than 3 diamond-back terrapins kept as pets.
Weakfish	13"	Open year round 8 fish/person/day

 

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