Sunday, July 5, 2009
Sports - Outdoors
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'Diamond Jim' could be swimming near Annapolis

Published 06/03/08

The state's annual fishing contest, which has been going on for more than a month now, kicked into high gear yesterday as tagged rockfish worth up to $15,000 were released in the mouth of the Severn River near Annapolis.

Pamela Wood - The Capital Bill Burton, outdoors columnist for The Capital/Maryland Gazette, tosses a tagged rockfish into the waters off Annapolis.
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The state put 21 of the fish into the river, and one of them is worth $10,000 in cash, plus a diamond worth $5,000.

That "Diamond Jim" fish is the top prize in the annual contest, which is intended to give a boost to recreational fishing in Maryland.

Two local personalities tossed tagged fish into the water yesterday morning - Dick Franyo, owner of the Boatyard Bar and Grill in Eastport,...

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