Md. Code Regs. 08.02.11.03

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 08.02.11.03 - Special Fisheries Management Areas

A. Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass Slot Length Limit Fishing Areas.

(1) The following special regulations are in effect in these areas during the open season for largemouth and smallmouth bass:

(a) A person may possess five bass (largemouth and smallmouth bass in aggregate) per day while fishing in these areas;

(b) A person may not possess any largemouth bass or smallmouth bass from 11 inches up to but not including 15 inches total length while fishing in these areas;

(c) A person may possess one largemouth bass or smallmouth bass per day, 15 inches and over, while fishing in these areas.

(2) The areas subject to this provision are:

(a) St. Mary's Lake, Maryland Route 5, St. Mary's County;

(b) Little Seneca Lake, Montgomery County;

(c) Johnson Pond, Wicomico County; and

(d) Leonard Mill Pond, Wicomico County.

B. Impoundments Limited to Catch-and-Return Fishing.

(1) This section applies to the following areas:

(a) Lake Hashawha in Carroll County;

(b) Upper John Owings Pond in Carroll County; and

(c) Waterworks Park in Anne Arundel County.

(2) While fishing in the areas set forth in §B(1) of this regulation, a person:

(a) Shall immediately return live any fish caught to the water where taken; and

(b) May not keep or possess any fish while fishing in these areas.

C. Catch-and-Return Bass Areas.

(1) Special provisions in effect for catch-and-return bass areas are that a person:

(a) Who catches a largemouth or smallmouth bass shall immediately release that bass in the water where it was caught; and

(b) May not possess largemouth or smallmouth bass while within the designated catch-and-return areas.

(2) The areas subject to the provisions of this section are the:

(a) Potomac River from Dam No. 2 (Seneca Breaks) upstream to the mouth of the Monocacy River;

(b) Monocacy River from the Potomac River upstream to Buckeystown Dam;

(c) Patapsco River from Interstate 70 downstream to Maryland Route 144 (Frederick Road); and

(d) North Branch of the Potomac River, from the spillway in Cumberland upstream 25 miles to the U.S. Route 220 Bridge at Keyser, West Virginia.

Md. Code Regs. 08.02.11.03

Regulation .03A amended effective February 19, 1975 (2:4 Md. R. 227); January 17, 1983 (10:1 Md. R. 27)
Regulation .03B amended effective February 19, 1975 (2:4 Md. R. 227); January 17, 1983 (10:1 Md. R. 27); January 1, 1993 (19:25 Md. R. 2204)
Regulation .03C amended effective February 19, 1975 (2:4 Md. R. 227)
Regulation .03 amended effective January 1, 2002 (28:21 Md. R. 1854); January 1, 2003 (29:21 Md. R. 1645); January 1, 2004 (30:21 Md. R. 1528); January 1, 2005 (31:21 Md. R. 1544); January 1, 2006 (32:23 Md. R. 1825); January 1, 2007 (33:26 Md. R. 1996); January 1, 2008 (34:24 Md. R. 2157); January 1, 2009 (35:24 Md. R. 2077); January 1, 2010 (36:24 Md. R. 1857); November 29, 2010 (37:24 Md. R. 1657)
Regulation .03 amended effective October 17, 2011 (38:21 Md. R. 1277)
Regulation .03B, E amended effective January 1, 2013 (39:25 Md. R. 1611); amended effective 46:22 Md. R. 976, eff. 11/4/2019; amended effective 48:26 Md. R.1110, eff. 12/27/2021