FishMD Has Its 15th Master Angler

Nick Perez holds a carp he caught in 2020 while fishing with daughter Lucy. (Photo courtesy of Nick Perez via Maryland Department of Natural Resources)

Nick Perez of Perryville has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program.

Mr. Perez is the 15th Master Angler since the program began in 2019. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch ten trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland. His daughter, Lucy, was the 10th Master Angler and was both the first youth and first female award recipient.

Mr. Perez started fishing Maryland waters at age two and has “fished nearly every fishery in the state for almost every species we have.”

Perez became well acquainted with the FishMaryland program after his daughter started submitting fish for her Master Angler Award.

“After watching her become the state’s youngest angler to receive the award, I figured it was time for dad to join her in the record books,” he said.

Read about Mr. Perez’s qualifying catches here.

FishMaryland is Maryland’s recreational fishing award program and is a way to explore year-round recreational fishing and enjoy affordable, accessible, diverse, and high-quality fishing opportunities.