Fletchers Cove is popular for fishing American shad, largemouth bass, and catfish. But for some immigrants, it’s about much more than finding fish.

Local fishing stores and environmental experts say they’re seeing an uptick in angling activities.

The city also provides recommendations about how many servings of other kinds of fish it is safe to consume in this year’s Fish Consumption Advisory.

Fairfax County Police reported the second instance of an aggressive beaver attacking humans in the span of a week.

The Anacostia River is in bad shape. Not that it’s stopping people from eating catfish they catch in its waters!

Photo by spesbach2002 Although the scope of the recent major discovery of illegal fishing nets in the Chesapeake Bay continues to widen, Maryland Department of Natural Resources officials gave local commercial fishermen a respite by reopening fishing season for two days, Friday and Monday. DNR police found another illegal 400-yard-long anchor net Wednesday morning with up to several hundred pounds of caught rockfish, adding to the 10 tons of confiscated fish found earlier this…

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police officers are looking for rockfish poachers who snagged over 20,000 pounds of rockfish this week. Maryland officers discovered a 900-yard gill net with 6,000 pounds of fish near Bloody Point Lighthouse Tuesday, leading to the further uncovering of more sunken nets, bringing the total to over 10 tons. The legal limit for fishers is 300 pounds per day, making this the largest catch uncovered by a lone patrol in…

Grapes at the Running Hare Vineyard in Calvert County, Md. Photo by Andrew Helms. Written by DCist contributor Andrew Helms Sandwiched between the Chesapeake Bay and the Patuxent River south of D.C. and Prince George’s County, Calvert County can be the perfect spot for those looking to reclaim a little youth during a day out on the water. While Annapolis and the Eastern Shore get more attention from day tripping D.C. denizens, Calvert County…