# COMAR Title 08 — Department of Natural Resources

## Subtitle 02 — Fisheries Service

### Chapter 11 — Fishing in Nontidal Waters

#### Regulation .03 Special Fisheries Management Areas.

*COMAR 08.02.11.03*

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; and

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