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May 27, 2010

Tagging for Diamond Jim contest under way

The first fish was caught aboard the Miss Grace out of Deale.

Angler, Neil Villanueva, 11, caught the 19-inch striped bass that was tagged with a neon-green plastic tag that could be worth $10.000 in June as part of the Maryland Fishing Challenge, The Return of Diamond Jim.

As many as 200 tagged striped bass will be released today.

Photo by Candus Thomson

Posted by Candus Thomson at 9:53 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Congratulations Neil!

Posted by: Norma Miller | May 27, 2010 5:04 PM

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About Candus Thomson

In a world of paper vs. plastic and candy mint vs. breath mint, my early memories involved a debate about the merits of freshwater vs. saltwater.

On the one hand, a great uncle’s fishing cabin on the Susquehanna River beckoned, but so did family gatherings on the Jersey Shore.

The correct answer, thankfully, was, “both.”

As The Sun’s outdoors writer for more than a decade, I’ve fished across Maryland in one day, hiked the width of the state in one hour, camped overnight in the median of I-95 to experience the wildlife between the fast lanes and chased mountain bikers in a 24-hour marathon race.

Those are some of the highlights. I’ve also fallen in a raging Gunpowder River during a trout survey (photo available upon request), had a shark spill its guts on my clothes and been stuck in a sub-freezing Vermont wilderness with men armed with flintlocks and hatchets, shuffling along on ancient wooden snowshoes.

And, in my travels I’ve met lots of you, who share a love of the outdoors and the good times and mishaps that go along with it.

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