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Maryland · Spanish mackerel

Can you keep a spanish mackerel in Maryland?

Yes, with limits

statewide tidal waters

Open year-round
Size
14 inches and up
total length
Daily bag
15
per person per day

14 inches, 15 a day, open all year. Same rule in the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic and coastal bays.

MD DNR source page

What we left out on purpose

Other species in Maryland

You also need a Maryland fishing license →