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Maryland · Summer flounder (fluke)

Can you keep a summer flounder (fluke) in Maryland?

Yes, with limits

statewide tidal waters

Open year-round
Size
17.5 inches and up
total length
Daily bag
4
per person per day

17.5 inches for most of the year (June 1 through December 31), 4 a day. The minimum drops to 16 inches from January 1 through May 31 — the stricter, year-round-safe figure is published here; check the lower spring minimum directly before keeping a smaller fish early in the 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

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