Fishing

NOAA official joining National Aquarium

2013-05-22 08:35:00

Eric Schwaab, a native Baltimorean who's spent the last three years in the federal government overseeing fisheries and coastal conservation efforts, is returning home to take a new post at the National Aquarium. Schwaab, 52, currently an acting...

Conservationists decry shark finning loophole

2013-05-22 07:20:00

Conservationists are decrying a move by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to loosen what critics say is already a lax restriction on shark finning, the controversial practice of slicing the fins off and discarding the body at sea. At its...

Delaware Shore events 2013

2013-05-21 13:04:00

MAY Horseshoe Crab and Shorebird Festival. Come pay tribute to horseshoe crabs and migrating shorebirds native to the Delaware Bay during the 10th anniversary festival. Held in Historic Milton, the event includes arts and crafts, food, music, water...

Thousands of anglers competing in 'world's largest rockfish tournament'

2013-05-04 11:28:00

What is now billed as the "world's largest rockfish tournament" began 30 years ago with a different catch in mind — bluefish — and pretty much remained that way until a decade ago. That's when the once-plentiful bluefish population became...

Investigators say gang turned city jail into 'stronghold'

2013-04-27 14:39:00

Corrections officers at the Baltimore City Detention Center were preparing for a middle-of-the-night search of jail cells, aimed at rooting out drugs, cellphones, weapons and any other contraband inmates had stashed away. But the officers weren't the only...

Not all aboard capsized fishing boat wore vests

2013-04-21 15:49:00

A preliminary report on the deaths of two anglers on the opening day of the Chesapeake Bay rockfish season says all six persons aboard the boat that capsized off Point Lookout had life vests, but not all wore them, according to the Maryland Natural...

Seminar series attracts young champ who's hooked on fishing

2013-04-13 22:44:00

Last summer, Anna Estremsky competed in the first-ever Youth Angler of the Year contest hosted by the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association. In the association's seasonal magazine, Tidelines, Anna was pictured with a 37-pound rockfish and the...

MSSA to begin youth fishing seminar series

2013-04-06 11:50:00

The Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen's Association will host the first event of its youth fishing seminar series on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Alltackle retail showroom in Annapolis. The event, one of eight that MSSA will host this year for young...

House advances shark fin ban amid global effort to curb the trade

2013-03-26 12:28:00

Maryland could outlaw the shark fin trade under a bill that passed the House of Delegates this week. The fins, the key ingredient in shark fin soup and considered a delicacy in some Chinese cuisines, have undergone global scrutiny because of...

He's not an athlete, but he's a player

2013-03-20 12:46:00

As parents, we like to think we can predict what our children will grow up to be based on what captures their attention as kids. Then they return to the nest as young adults and we realize how far wrong we were. The best swimmer among my children's...

McMullen is Hall of Famer

2013-03-20 09:25:59

Perryville's Merritt "Mickey" McMullen began his softball career in 1954, playing fast pitch before enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1957. He returned in 1960 and played both fast pitch and baseball in the Baltimore Major League until 1985. In 1962,...

Robert P. Slaff, charter boat captain

2013-03-20 13:10:57

Robert P. Slaff, a former marine-supply vendor and journalist who wrote widely on Chesapeake Bay maritime and environmental matters, died March 8 of congestive heart failure at Crofton Care and Rehabilitation Center. The Epping Forest resident was 89....

Forget fishing. Too buggy. Too hot. Go virtual fishing at the International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame and Museum. You can try your hand at Try fly fishing or deep-sea fishing.

2013-05-20 14:13:00

Notable catches in Saturday's May Madness kayak fishing tournament out of Pompano Beach included a wahoo by Andrew Mixon, right, a kingfish and an amberjack by overall winner Eric Digeon, Carl Torresson's 27.6-pound kingfish, a 26.4-pound blackfin tuna and a 12.

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Where: Florida Keys Mission: The slam - bonefish, permit, tarpon Highlights: National Geographic lists the Florida Keys Slam as one of America's Best Adventures Other notes: For more information, visit

2013-05-16 07:00:00