Md. Code Regs. 08.02.11.06 - Youghiogheny River Lake
A. All species of Trout
and Salmon.
(1) The following apply from 8 a.m.
the first Saturday after April 11 through Labor Day:
(a) The minimum size is 7 inches; and
(b) The daily catch limit is 5 (combined
species).
(2) The following
apply from 12:01 a.m. the day after Labor Day through the last day of February:
(a) The minimum size is 7 inches; and
(b) The daily catch limit is 3 (combined
species).
(3) The season is
closed from March 1 through 8 a.m. the first Saturday after April
11.
B. Bass - Largemouth,
Smallmouth, and Spotted.
(1) The following apply
from January 1 through the day before the second Saturday in April and from November
1 through December 31:
(a) The minimum size is 15
inches; and
(b) The daily catch limit is
4 (combined species).
(2) The
season is closed from 12:01 a.m. the second Saturday in April through 12:01 a.m. the
second Saturday in June.
(3) The
following apply from 12:01 a.m. the second Saturday in June through October 31:
(a) The minimum size is 12 inches; and
(b) The daily catch limit is 6 (combined
species).
C.
Muskellunge and Muskellunge Hybrids.
(1) There is
no closed season.
(2) The minimum size
is 40 inches.
(3) The daily catch limit
is 1 (combined species).
D.
Pickerel.
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) The minimum size is 18 inches.
(3) The daily catch limit is 4.
E. Northern Pike.
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) The minimum size is 24 inches.
(3) The daily catch limit is 2.
F. Walleye and Walleye Hybrids.
(1) The season is open only from:
(a) January 1 through March 14; and
(b) The first Saturday in May through December
31.
(2) The minimum size is 15
inches.
(3) The daily catch limit is
6.
G. Sauger.
(1) The season is open only from:
(a) January 1 through March 14; and
(b) The first Saturday in May through December
31.
(2) The minimum size is 12
inches.
(3) The daily catch limit is
6.
H. American Shad.
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) There is no minimum size.
(3) The daily catch limit is 3.
I. River Herring (Alewife and Blueback
Herring).
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) There is no minimum size.
(3) The daily catch limit is 50 (combined
species).
J. Gizzard Shad.
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) There is no minimum size.
(3) The daily catch limit is
50.
K. Striped Bass and
Striped Bass Hybrids.
(1) There is no closed
season.
(2) The minimum size is 20
inches.
(3) The daily catch limit is 2
(combined species).
L.
Sunfish, Yellow Perch, White Perch, Crappies, Catfish, Rock Bass, Suckers, Carp, and
White Bass.
(1) There is no closed
season.
(2) There is no minimum
size.
(3) The daily catch limit is 50
(combined species).
M. Bait
Fish and Fish Bait.
(1) Except as closed in
§Q of this regulation:
(a) Bait fish
includes:
(i) All forms of the minnow family
(Cyprinidae) except carp and goldfish;
(ii) Suckers, chubs, fallfish, and lampreys
measuring less than 8 inches in length; and
(iii) All forms of darters, killifishes, and
madtoms (stonecats); and
(b)
Fish bait includes the nymphs, larvae, and pupae of all insects spending any part of
their life cycle in the water.
(2) There is no closed season.
(3) There is no minimum size.
(4) The daily catch limit is 50 (combined
species).
N. Mud Bugs
(Dragonfly Nymphs).
(1) There is no closed
season.
(2) There is no minimum
size.
(3) There is no daily catch
limit.
O. American Eel.
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) The minimum size is 9 inches.
(3) The daily catch limit is 25.
P. Crayfish.
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) There is no minimum size.
(3) The daily catch limit is 50.
(4) The head of the crayfish must be immediately
removed behind the eyes upon capture unless used as bait in the water from which
taken.
Q. There is no open
season for:
(1) Species listed as endangered,
threatened, or in need of conservation in COMAR 08.03.08;
(2) Any species of mussel;
(3) Any species of clam;
(4) Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula);
(5) Northern brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon
fossor);
(6) Mountain brook lamprey
(Ichthyomyzon greeleyi);
(7) Lake
sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens);
(8)
Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus);
(9) Spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus);
(10) Hickory shad (Alosa mediocris);
(11) Cisco (Coregonus artedi);
(12) Northern redbelly dace (Phoximus
eos);
(13) Gravel chub (Erimystax
x-punctatus);
(14) River shiner
(Notropis blennius);
(15) Ghost shiner
(Notropis buchanani);
(16) Blackchin
shiner (Notropis heterodon);
(17) Redfin
shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis);
(18)
Bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus);
(19) Black bullhead (Amerius melas);
(20) Mountain madtom (Noturus
eleutherus);
(21) Tadpole madtom
(Noturus gyrinus);
(22) Northern madtom
(Noturus stigmosus);
(23) Burbot (Lota
lota);
(24) Threespine stickleback
(Gasterosteus aculeatus);
(25) Banded
sunfish (Enneacanthus obesus);
(26)
Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus);
(27) Longear
sunfish (Lepomis megalotis);
(28) Iowa
darter (Etheostoma exile);
(29) Eastern
sand darter (Etheostoma pellucida);
(30)
Bigmouth shiner (Notropis dorsalis);
(31) Southern redbelly dace (Phoxinus
erythrogaster);
(32) Spotted sucker
(Minytrema melanops);
(33) Brindled
madtom (Noturus miurus);
(34)
Bluebreasted darter (Etheostoma camurum);
(35) Spotted darter (Etheostoma
maculatum);
(36) Tippecanoe darter
(Etheostoma tippecanoe);
(37) Gilt
darter (Percina evides); and
(38)
Chesapeake logperch (Percina bimaculata).
Notes
Regulation .06B amended effective February 19, 1975 (2:4 Md. R. 227)
Regulation .06 amended effective January 1, 2005 (31:21 Md. R. 1544); January 1, 2007 (33:26 Md. R. 1996); Regulation .06 adopted effective 43:1 Md. R. 13, eff.
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
A. All species of Trout and Salmon.
(1) The following apply from 8 a.m. the first Saturday after April 11 through Labor Day:
(a) The minimum size is 7 inches; and
(b) The daily catch limit is 5 (combined species).
(2) The following apply from 12:01 a.m. the day after Labor Day through the last day of February:
(a) The minimum size is 7 inches; and
(b) The daily catch limit is 3 (combined species).
(3) The season is closed from March 1 through 8 a.m. the first Saturday after April 11.
B. Bass - Largemouth, Smallmouth, and Spotted.
(1) The following apply from January 1 through the day before the second Saturday in April and from November 1 through December 31:
(a) The minimum size is 15 inches; and
(b) The daily catch limit is 4 (combined species).
(2) The season is closed from 12:01 a.m. the second Saturday in April through 12:01 a.m. the second Saturday in June.
(3) The following apply from 12:01 a.m. the second Saturday in June through October 31:
(a) The minimum size is 12 inches; and
(b) The daily catch limit is 6 (combined species).
C. Muskellunge and Muskellunge Hybrids.
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) The minimum size is 40 inches.
(3) The daily catch limit is 1 (combined species).
D. Pickerel.
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) The minimum size is 18 inches.
(3) The daily catch limit is 4.
E. Northern Pike.
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) The minimum size is 24 inches.
(3) The daily catch limit is 2.
F. Walleye and Walleye Hybrids.
(1) The season is open only from:
(a) January 1 through March 14; and
(b) The first Saturday in May through December 31.
(2) The minimum size is 15 inches.
(3) The daily catch limit is 6.
G. Sauger.
(1) The season is open only from:
(a) January 1 through March 14; and
(b) The first Saturday in May through December 31.
(2) The minimum size is 12 inches.
(3) The daily catch limit is 6.
H. American Shad.
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) There is no minimum size.
(3) The daily catch limit is 3.
I. River Herring (Alewife and Blueback Herring).
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) There is no minimum size.
(3) The daily catch limit is 50 (combined species).
J. Gizzard Shad.
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) There is no minimum size.
(3) The daily catch limit is 50.
K. Striped Bass and Striped Bass Hybrids.
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) The minimum size is 20 inches.
(3) The daily catch limit is 2 (combined species).
L. Sunfish, Yellow Perch, White Perch, Crappies, Catfish, Rock Bass, Suckers, Carp, and White Bass.
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) There is no minimum size.
(3) The daily catch limit is 50 (combined species).
M. Bait Fish and Fish Bait.
(1) Except as closed in §Q of this regulation:
(a) Bait fish includes:
(i) All forms of the minnow family (Cyprinidae) except carp and goldfish;
(ii) Suckers, chubs, fallfish, and lampreys measuring less than 8 inches in length; and
(iii) All forms of darters, killifishes, and madtoms (stonecats); and
(b) Fish bait includes the nymphs, larvae, and pupae of all insects spending any part of their life cycle in the water.
(2) There is no closed season.
(3) There is no minimum size.
(4) The daily catch limit is 50 (combined species).
N. Mud Bugs (Dragonfly Nymphs).
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) There is no minimum size.
(3) There is no daily catch limit.
O. American Eel.
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) The minimum size is 9 inches.
(3) The daily catch limit is 25.
P. Crayfish.
(1) There is no closed season.
(2) There is no minimum size.
(3) The daily catch limit is 50.
(4) The head of the crayfish must be immediately removed behind the eyes upon capture unless used as bait in the water from which taken.
Q. There is no open season for:
(1) Species listed as endangered, threatened, or in need of conservation in COMAR 08.03.08;
(2) Any species of mussel;
(3) Any species of clam;
(4) Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula);
(5) Northern brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon fossor);
(6) Mountain brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon greeleyi);
(7) Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens);
(8) Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus);
(9) Spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus);
(10) Hickory shad (Alosa mediocris);
(11) Cisco (Coregonus artedi);
(12) Northern redbelly dace (Phoximus eos);
(13) Gravel chub (Erimystax x-punctatus);
(14) River shiner (Notropis blennius);
(15) Ghost shiner (Notropis buchanani);
(16) Blackchin shiner (Notropis heterodon);
(17) Redfin shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis);
(18) Bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus);
(19) Black bullhead (Amerius melas);
(20) Mountain madtom (Noturus eleutherus);
(21) Tadpole madtom (Noturus gyrinus);
(22) Northern madtom (Noturus stigmosus);
(23) Burbot (Lota lota);
(24) Threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus);
(25) Banded sunfish (Enneacanthus obesus);
(26) Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus);
(27) Longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis);
(28) Iowa darter (Etheostoma exile);
(29) Eastern sand darter (Etheostoma pellucida);
(30) Bigmouth shiner (Notropis dorsalis);
(31) Southern redbelly dace (Phoxinus erythrogaster);
(32) Spotted sucker (Minytrema melanops);
(33) Brindled madtom (Noturus miurus);
(34) Bluebreasted darter (Etheostoma camurum);
(35) Spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum);
(36) Tippecanoe darter (Etheostoma tippecanoe);
(37) Gilt darter (Percina evides); and
(38) Chesapeake logperch (Percina bimaculata).
Notes
Regulation .06B amended effective February 19, 1975 (2:4 Md. R. 227)
Regulation .06 amended effective January 1, 2005 (31:21 Md. R. 1544); January 1, 2007 (33:26 Md. R. 1996); Regulation .06 adopted effective 43:1 Md. R. 13, eff.