PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. – The Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation announces new hours at the Solomons Fishing Pier. Beginning Sept. 2, 2025, the fishing pier will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. In 2026, the operating hours will be 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The pier was previously open to the public 24 hours a day.
An access gate will be installed to the entrance of the fishing pier, and additional signage for rules, regulations and new hours will be posted at the property. The new access gate will be opened and closed by Parks & Recreation staff during operating hours. The public is reminded that the Solomons Boat Ramp parking lot is for those utilizing the boat ramp or for the fishing pier only. The new hours are intended to ensure access and usage of the pier for the purpose it was designed.
There is no fee to use the fishing pier.
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Night time is when the blue cat catfish are most active, and come into the shallower waters. DNR is encouraging people to catch and keep these invasive fish. Public shore (and pier) fishing is very limited in Maryland…and now the hrs are being reduced at this public pier. Who’s making these decisions?
“The new hours are intended to ensure access and usage of the pier for the purpose it was designed.” What hogwash is this? The pier’s purpose and design is specifically for people to fish and crab to keep them from fishing on Solomons Island. (Courtesy of the business interests and complainers in the SBA). What other possible purpose could there actually be? Calvert County is failing the citizens of the County restriction when people can fish on a public pier.