Species Available

Species Availability Calendar

American Eel (Anguilla rostrata)	Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus)
American Shad (Alosa sapidissima)	Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus)
American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)	Monkfish (Lophius americanus)
Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias undulatus)	Northern Pike (Esox lucius)
Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhinchus)	Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Black Drum (Pogonias cromis)	Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatas)
Black Sea Bass (Centropristis striatus)	River Herring (Alosa pseudoharengus & Alosa aestivalis
Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)	Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)	Spiny dogfish Shark (Squalus acanthias)
Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)	Spot (Leiostomus xanthurus)
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)	Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus)
Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus)	Striped Bass/Rockfish (Morone saxatilis)
Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)	Striped Burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfii)
White Catfish (Ictaluarus catus)	Tiger Muskie (Esox masquinongy x Esox lucius)
Chain Pickerel (Esox niger)	Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum)
Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio)	Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis)
Summer Flounder (Paralichthyus dentatus)	White Marlin (Tetrapturus albidus)
Hickory Shad (Alosa mediocris)	White Perch (Morone americana)
Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)	Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens)
Shellfish
Bay Scallop (Argopecten irradians)	Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)
Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)	Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Hard-shell Clam (Mercenaria mercenaria)

You can find more information on these species and others at the following link with the DNR’s Chesapeake and Coastal Bay Life :http://www.dnr.state.md.us/bay/cblife/fish/index.html

Interested in the Snakehead?

Northern Snakehead
Channa argus
Try this link below for more information:

• Comparison of snakeheads to other similar species Prepared by Virginia Department of Inland Game and Fisheries