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		<title>Championship on the Chesapeake Tournament Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 12:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 27th annual Championship on the Chesapeake, the country’s largest rockfish tournament, concluded on May 4th with 580 boats and approximately 4,000 anglers participating in this year’s event.  The Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen’s Association (MSSA), the largest sport fishing group in the state hosted this event. For three days, starting on April 30, anglers from all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Rockfish &#8211; Flounder Seasons Open April 17</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The eagerly-anticipated spring season for striped bass, locally known as rockfish, opens at 5:00 a.m., Saturday, April 17 2010 in the main stem of Maryland’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay south of the mouth of the Patapsco River. “The epic return of our state fish and the opening of the fishing season mark the true [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 MSSA &#8220;Championship on the Chesapeake&#8221; Spring Tournament</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen’s Association (MSSA) has announced its 27th Annual Spring Tournament, &#8220;Championship on the Chesapeake&#8221;, April 30th &#8211; May 2nd, 2010. The event is said to be the largest spring rockfish tournament in the country. &#8220;Trophy Season&#8221; is marked by the first weekend in May as the coastal stock of striped bass make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DNR Launches Largemouth Bass Choptank River Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Inland Fisheries Division has assembled a team of engineers, biologists and anglers to develop a largemouth bass improvement strategy for the Choptank River, which has seen a decline in black bass reproduction in recent years. “There are far fewer adults and juveniles in the Choptank River than there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DNR TO HOLD STRIPED BASS CATCH AND RELEASE PUBLIC MEETING</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service will hold a Regulatory Scoping Public Meeting on November 16, 2009 at 6:00 pm in Fellowship Hall at the Calvary United Methodist Church, 301 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, MD 21401.  DNR is holding the meeting to discuss the striped bass catch and release season. DNR is looking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fishing For Food &#8211; Nov. 7 at Buckroe Fishing Pier</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Help make a difference by attending the Fishing for Food event on Saturday, November 7 from 9am-2pm at the Buckroe Fishing Pier. No registration necessary. Rod rentals, Free fishing demos, Prizes and give-a-ways! Minimum of 1 bag of non-perishable food items is equal to 1 same day fishing pier admittance. If you are unable to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perryville Man Wins Grand Prize at Maryland Fishing Challenge Finale</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On September 18, 2009 Lt. Governor Anthony Brown presented approximately $30,000 in prizes to lucky anglers at the 2009 Maryland Fishing Challenge finale. Approximately 1,000 people – including sponsors, anglers and their guests &#8211; attended the contest’s fifth annual closing ceremony held at Sandy Point State Park. “Here in Maryland, recreational fishing is an important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4th Diamond Jim Imposter Rockfish Caught</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virginia woman catches $500 fish; $25,000 Diamond Jim still on the Loose! Chery Duffy from Sterling, VA, has caught the fourth tagged striped bass in the 2009 Maryland Fishing Challenge, The Search for Diamond Jim. Duffy was fishing off Breezy Point aboard a charter boat called “Back Draft” out of Deale, MD, when Chery caught [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Has Diamond Jim Striped Bass Been Caught?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Sparrow from Waldorf, MD has caught the second tagged striped bass in the 2009 Maryland Fishing Challenge. Sparrow was fishing in Cove Point when he hooked the prized rockfish, which could be worth up to $20,000! &#8220;I want to congratulate Mr. Sparrow as the second winner in the 2009 Maryland Fishing Challenge,&#8221; said Governor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chesapeake Bay Anglers Prepare for Spot and Croaker Runs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late summer and early fall is prime time for catching big spot and croakers in the middle and lower Chesapeake Bay. As summer heats up, spot and croaker begin to school up and are caught in ever increasing numbers in many Chesapeake hotspots. This fishing is easy and new comers will find spot and croaker [...]]]></description>
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