Meetings and Information for Folks Running Black Bass Tournaments on the Tidal Waters of the Chesapeake Bay
April 11, 2019 - Joe Love, Tidal Bass Manager, MD DNR and Steve Weimar, Black Bass Advisory Subcommittee and tournament director for Chester County Bass Masters, held a video conference for directors of tournaments on MD tidal waters to discuss:
- Status of Black Bass Fisheries
- Major happenings from the Black Bass Advisory Subcommittee
- Cooperative Bass Management, Potomac River
- Updates on Weigh-in Facilities (Leesylvania State Park, Conowingo Reservoir tournament weigh-in station, wood problems at Conowingo, Rogues Harbor)
- Updated Deep Creek Lake Self-Certification Form
- Tournament Economic Assessment Survey
- Regulation Proposals/Ideas (removal of a fish refuge on potomac, small tournament permitting)
| tx-director-slides_md-dnr-2019.pdf |
March 19, 2018 - Joe Love, Tidal Bass Manager, MD DNR and Steve Weimar, Black Bass Advisory Subcommittee and tournament director for Chester County Bass Masters, held a video conference for directors of tournaments on MD tidal waters to discuss
1) Status of statewide black bass fisheries;
2) Review of permit requirements for hosting black bass tournaments;
3) Issues Reviewed by the Black Bass Advisory Subcommittee;
4) Director of Fishing and Boating Service's Black Bass Conservation Award; and
5) Tournament locations and critical discussion of improvements for tournament organizers.
See below for a link to a pdf of the slides used in the webinar and video of the discussion portion of the conference.
| 2018_preseason_tournament_meeting_sw.pdf |
March 28 2017 - Joe Love, Tidal Bass Manager, MD DNR and Chester County Bass Masters (Steve Weimar and Stan Horne), held a video conference for directors of tournaments on the Upper Chesapeake Bay to discuss 1) status of the upper bay fishery; 2) existing permit conditions for upper bay tournaments; 3) infrastructure for staging tournaments in upper bay; 4) the Black Bass Advisory Subcommittee, a subcommittee of the department's Sport Fisheries Advisory Commission; and 5) problems or concerns with the upper bay fishery.
| 2017_upper_bay_meeting.pdf |
See also the Tournament Directors discussion forum (registration required to participate)
Anchor Marina Fishing Tournament Guidelines
Upper Bay Tournament Participant Permit, MD DNR - Must be signed by all tournament participants June 16 - October 31.
Upper Bay Tournament Participant Permit, MD DNR - Must be signed by all tournament participants June 16 - October 31.
