I'd like to go fishing.

Submitted by JeanetteStrong t3_120vvkk in baltimore

I'd like to go fishing. I haven't been fishing since I lived on Pleasure Island back in North Carolina. Is the harbor ok for sport or sustenance fishing? Is anything in that water safe to eat? 😆

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Unusual-Thanks-2959 t1_jdjipzn wrote

Maryland Fish Advisory Consumption Map

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dopkick t1_jdkfe72 wrote

Interesting... blue crab mustard is an avoid. I never liked it but I have met a few folks who thought it tasted good.

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S-Kunst t1_jdjugh6 wrote

Visit Tocherman's, on Eastern Ave. for advise and fishing gear

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No_name_Johnson t1_jdje9co wrote

I personally would not - the Jones Falls (which feeds into the harbor) historically has had an issue with sewage runoff. There is also a ton of industrial pollutants in the sediment, including stuff from a chromium plant.

If you don't mind driving a bit there's a ton of good spots in the area - a lot of people fish right below the Conowingo Dam (go when they are running water through the turbines), also Sandy Point State Park. MD DNR also does a lot of trout stocking, I'm at work so I can't provide specific locations, but if you look on their website you should be able to find it. Lastly I would say go and get a fishing licence, I would imagine any body of water you need a permit, it's just that enforcement is spotty.

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MereyB t1_jdjkwvk wrote

https://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/pages/trout/stocking.aspx

Here’s the trout stocking link. You can eat the trout at any of the stocked sites because they usually aren’t there to pick up anything that would sicken you. I like to fish Lake Elkhorn in Columbia and Centennial Lake in Ellicott City. I’ve caught bluegill as well as bass there.

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MaryJanesMyMistress t1_jdkam82 wrote

Opening day of trout season is tomorrow! They stock thousands of trout throughout the state. Maps on the DNR website. Good luck!

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why_grapefruit_why t1_jdjbupp wrote

I see folks catch and keep at the fishing pier at Canton Waterfront Park. One guy told me you don’t even need a fishing license. Sat for about a 2-3 hour boozy picnic in the park and saw some decent sized striped bass coming out and going into buckets.

I don’t know the legality of any of this. This is just an observation.

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Dontaskmeaboutnam t1_jdjekg1 wrote

I think you need a license but what are the odds a DNR cop rolls up to check?

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MereyB t1_jdjkdc9 wrote

I’ve had DNR check my license three time in three years. Considering that they can confiscate your equipments if you’re not properly licensed, that’s enough to keep me up to date

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Diggingfornades t1_jdjkcy6 wrote

Canton Waterfront requires no license. Pretty sure it's even labeled as such on MD DNR.

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Dontaskmeaboutnam t1_jdjeq2s wrote

I’ve seen people keep their catch out at North Point, but idk seems suss.

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B-More_Orange t1_jdl5k82 wrote

You can fish the harbor but I wouldn’t eat anything out of there. Maybe a smaller, legal rockfish since they are so migratory. Tons of fish to be caught though. Definitely go to Tochtermans and check out r/marylandfishing

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iDontKnowYiMheer t1_jdm7s0s wrote

There's a waterfront park in Essex, Cox's Point. And you don't need a fishing license on their grounds. Also has a Pier and a few bank spots.

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dabigripper t1_jdmzu0v wrote

I see people fishing/crabbing at and around the Middle Branch park by the boathouse, port Covington and harbor hospital. There’s docks and piers. Hell I see people on Patapsco and Potee street pulled over on the side of the road off the bridge lol

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