SU Student Is MD’s Newest Master Angler
Master Angler Roman Dombrowski with a trophy-sized red drum that was released. The fish was 43 inches long and caught from the surf at Assateague Island. (Photo courtesy of Roman Dombrowski, used with permission by Maryland Department of Natural Resources)
Roman Dombrowski of Baltimore has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program.
Mr. Dombrowski, 20, is the 17th Master Angler since the program began in 2019. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch 10 trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland.
“It is hard to even begin to think about what fishing means to me,” he said. “I’ll never forget the first fish I caught with my dad. I was 4 years old fishing a canal in Ocean City when I caught my first spot; I was hooked ever since.”
As he grew older, Mr. Dombrowski gained an ample supply of fishing knowledge working for what he describes as “the best tackle shop in the world,” Tochterman’s Fishing Tackle in Baltimore City, which has been in business for more than 100 years.
“Spending four years gaining knowledge and being able to spread what I’ve learned to others is something I will never take for granted,” he said.
Mr. Dombrowski heard about the milestone award program from his friend and Maryland’s fifth Master Angler, Tim Campbell. “He soon very quickly convinced me to chase this award.” Dombroski said. “While chasing this award many memories were made.”
Learn more about Mr. Dombrowski’s qualifying catches here.
He is an environmental studies major at Salisbury University and emphasizes the significant meaning that fishing and the outdoors has in his life. His reason for choosing his major in college is so that he can be a part of ensuring that future generations have the ability to experience the same wonders of the outdoors as he does.
FishMaryland is Maryland’s recreational fishing award program and is a fun way to explore year-round recreational fishing and enjoy affordable, accessible, diverse, and high-quality fishing opportunities.
