Digital Age Fishing
Digital Directory
Some of the best online resources for Free State Fishermen.
General Fishing Sites and Forums
The Maryland Angler’s Network
Maryland Fishing Portal with resources for all Maryland fisherman including: Fishing reports, articles, conservation updates, tides/weather links, retail shops and listings of charters and guide services based in Maryland.
Tidal Fish- All Fishing. All the Time!
Premiere Fishing Forum and Message Boards Site featuring
Chesapeake Angler – The Original Board – Maryland fishing reports, fishing techniques and fishing talk covering the Maryland Chesapeake Bay & Tidal Waters
Chesapeake Light Tackle .Com
Shawn Kimbro’s light tackle fishing reports and information for Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay.
http://www.chesapeakelighttackle.com
Online SurfTalk Forums
DelMarVa Fishing Forum – surf fishing message board
www.stripersonline.com/surftalk
Atlantic Anglers
East Coast fishing forum
www.atlanticanglers.com/forum/
At The Beach Fishing Report
Ocean City Maryland & Assateague Island – ocean and bay fishing reports
By Sue Foster, Oyster Bay Tackle Shop
Beach-Net Fishing Page
General fishing information for the Delmarva Peninsula.
www.beach-net.com/Fishinghome.html
Regulations and Government
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Service
State regulations, license information, fishing reports, news, etc
National Marine Fisheries Service Permit Shop
Federal Fishing Permits for Highly Migratory Species (tunas, swordfish, billfish, sharks)
Conservation Groups
Maryland Artificial Reef Initiative
Ocean City Reef Foundation
Coastal Conservation Association of Maryland – CCA MD
The National Coalition for Marine Conservation (NCMC)
Trout Unlimited
Maryland Chapter – www.mdtu.org/
National Capital Chapter – www.ncc-tu.org/
Potomac/Patuxent Chapter – www.pptu.org
Federation of Fly Fishers
Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
The Izaak Walton League of America
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
2% for the Fish
www.laterallineco.com/lateral_line_foundation_2percentforfish.html
Take Me Fishing
Fishing Groups & Associations
Chesapeake Women Anglers
www.chesapeakewomenanglers.org
Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen’s Association
Maryland Charter Boat Association, Inc.
Upper Bay Charter Captain’s Association
Solomon’s Charter Boat Captain’s Association
The Ocean City Captains Association
Maryland Bass Federation Nation
Weather, Tides, Rivers, etc.
Eyes on the Bay
Chesapeake Bay Observing System (CBOS)
Weather Underground
National Weather Service Forecast Main Page
Chesapeake Bay Marine Forecast
www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/marine.htm
Offshore Marine Forecasts
www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/wrdoffmz.htm
Weather Radar
http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/northeast_loop.php
Maryland Tide Information
www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/access/tide_finder.html
http://tidesonline.nos.noaa.gov/
National Data Buoy Center
Daily Infrared Sea Surface Temperature Images
http://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/sat_data/?product=sst¬humbs=0
USGS River Gauge Data
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/md/nwis/rt