It’s exciting to catch a state record fish. But one Baltimore County, Maryland man just earned a state record for catching a two-pound minnow relative— the fallfish. And it’s the first record fallfish Maryland has ever acknowledged.
At first, I thought it was an April Fool’s joke. When I looked closely at the photo, I vaguely recognized the fish. I’d caught one, or something very similar years back in the Shenandoah River, a tributary to the Potomac. I called it a river carp or sucker fish. Turns out it was a fallfish, the largest minnow species native to Eastern North America, a cousin to the chub and carp. Continue reading at the Chesapeake Bay Magazine >>> https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/baybulletin/2019/4/2/wild-chesapeake-md-awards-first-state-record-for-fish-species
Another Article from Chesapeake Bay Magazine to Look at: Md. Governor Vetoes Oyster Bill, House Votes to Override – https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/baybulletin/2019/4/5/md-governor-vetoes-oyster-bill-house-votes-to-override
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