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Assateague Bay is a public lake in Worcester County, Maryland, managed by Maryland DNR. It is public water managed for fishing by Maryland DNR. Public access confirmed via marquee water.
A barrier-island coastal bay/lagoon on Maryland's Atlantic side — striped bass, bluefish, flounder, tautog and blue crab on a Maryland tidal/saltwater licence, not the freshwater one.
Assateague Bay covers about 8,000 acres in the Eastern Shore region. Anglers here mostly fish for striped bass, bluefish, summer flounder, tautog; blue crab are also on record. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Assateague Channel and Chincoteague Bay.
Species from PiscaMaps water-type profiles, Maryland DNR trout-stocking records and hand research.
Night fishing: No statewide night-fishing closure in Maryland on freshwater or tidal water.
Boats: Maryland's reservoirs (Deep Creek, Liberty, Loch Raven, Prettyboy, Triadelphia, Rocky Gorge) take a trailered boat via a DNR-listed ramp; many Chesapeake tidal creek access points are car-top/kayak only.
Bank & bivvy camping: Camp at Maryland state parks and forests near several of these waters (Deep Creek Lake, Rocky Gap, Patapsco Valley); DNR fishing-access sites elsewhere are day-use only.
Tackle: Statewide bass, panfish and rockfish limits apply unless posted otherwise for a specific water; nontidal trout-stocked put-and-take waters require the Maryland trout stamp. Check the current DNR fishing guide for this specific water.
Camping: 2 sites mapped nearby — Green Run, Assateague Island National Seashore Campground.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
Anyone 16 or older needs a Maryland fishing licence — a nontidal freshwater licence is about $20.50 resident / $40 non-resident annual (with short-term options), while tidal Chesapeake Bay and coastal water needs a separate, free Chesapeake Bay & Coastal Sport Fishing registration. A Maryland trout stamp (~$5) is required in addition to fish for or possess trout on nontidal put-and-take waters. Residents 65 and older need no licence. Buy from DNR at dnr.maryland.gov. A Maryland fishing licence covers this water.
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