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Dixon’s record-breaking catch surpassed the state’s minimum flathead catfish weight of 40 pounds. (Getty Images)
MARYLAND A 34-year-old angler nabbed the state s largest invasive flathead catfish. Joshua Dixon caught the 57-pound, 50-inch long flathead catfish Dec. 27 while fishing near the Lapidum Boat Ramp on the Susquehanna River.
According to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Dixon was using Zoom plastic swimbait. It took him almost 30 minutes to wrestle the fish to shore, he said. Dixon was using medium-weight spinning tackle, which added to the intensity and length of the battle, the DNR noted.
The past 360-some-odd days have resulted in an interesting year in St. Maryâs County, where residents experienced several unprecedented events unfold around them.
The coronavirus dominated the year, bringing about a stay-at-home executive order by Gov. Larry Hogan (R) in March, the cancellation of local events, such as the St. Maryâs County Fair and the U.S. Oyster Festival, and the shuttering of a number of businesses. While the COVID-19 vaccine reached St. Maryâs County at the end of December, it wasnât before residents had to adjust to their new lives of mask-wearing in public and constant social distancing.
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Deer Firearm Season Reopens Jan. 8 in Maryland
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announces the January firearm deer hunting season opens Jan. 8, 2021, in Deer Management Region B, which includes all of the state except the westernmost counties. Hunters with a valid hunting license may use firearms to harvest sika and white-tailed deer during this season.
The season is open Jan. 8-9 in all of Region B. The season is open Sunday, Jan. 10 on private and designated public lands in Cecil and St. Mary’s counties, and on private lands only in Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Kent, Montgomery, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Washington (Zone 1), and Worcester counties. Shooting hours end at 10:30 a.m. in Kent and Montgomery counties.“The January season offers deer hunters one last chance to fill their firearms season bag limit,” Wildlife and Heritage Service Director Paul Peditto said. “The typically strong antlerless harvest during this lat
Commercial fishermen affected by the coronavirus pandemic have two months to apply for up to $4,000 in CARES Act funding baltimoresun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baltimoresun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.