28"

 
2009 Trophy Season

April 18th - May 15th
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"

2009 Summer and Fall

May 16th - Dec. 15
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.

 

 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 areas of the Chester, Choptank and Patuxent Rivers.
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Charter boat captain or mate = 1/fish/boat/trip
Maximum two charterboat trips/day

 Maryland's Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Charter boat captain or mate = 1/fish/boat/trip
Maximum two charterboat trips/day