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Maryland
Reports, conditions, articles, species and local fishing information for Maryland.
- Regions
- 7
- Places
- 84
- Species
- 32
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Maryland is divided into 7 regions. Each one gathers its places, reports and local businesses.
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Western Maryland
All 16ReservoirDeep Creek LakeDeep Creek Lake is Maryland's largest lake: a 3,900-acre, 13-mile-long mountain reservoir in Garrett County that the sta…RiverOwens CreekOwens Creek runs off the Catoctin Mountains north of Thurmont in Frederick County, from Catoctin Mountain Park down past…RiverBeaver Creek (Washington County)Beaver Creek, southwest of Hagerstown in Washington County, is Maryland's largest limestone spring creek: it rises cold…
Central Maryland
All 12LakeCentennial LakeCentennial Lake is a 50-acre lake in Howard County's Centennial Park near Columbia, circled by a paved path that puts th…ReservoirLoch Raven ReservoirLoch Raven Reservoir is the 2,400-acre Baltimore City water-supply lake just north of the Beltway near Towson, the close…LakeClopper Lake (Seneca Creek State Park)Clopper Lake is the 90-acre lake in Seneca Creek State Park, just west of Gaithersburg in Montgomery County. It averages…
Upper Chesapeake Bay
All 13BayBaltimore Harbor and the Patapsco River MouthBaltimore's harbor and the mouth of the Patapsco River are some of the best urban striped bass fishing on the East Coast…RiverConowingo Dam and the Lower Susquehanna RiverConowingo Dam, where US 1 crosses the Susquehanna between Harford and Cecil counties, stops every fish swimming up Maryl…RiverChester RiverThe Chester River winds from the farm country around Crumpton and Chestertown down past Kent Island to the Bay at Love P…
Middle Chesapeake Bay
All 18Fishing AreaBloody Point to Sharps Island LightThe steep eastern edge of the Bay's shipping channel, from Bloody Point at the southern tip of Kent Island down past Sha…Fishing AreaChesapeake Bay BridgeThe Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the twin four-mile spans between Sandy Point and Kent Island, is probably the most famous str…Fishing AreaKent NarrowsKent Narrows is the short, current-swept channel between Kent Island and the mainland at Grasonville, where US 50 crosse…
Southern Maryland
All 12Fishing AreaCalvert Cliffs and Cove PointAt the southern end of the Calvert Cliffs, the Bay's western shore runs past the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant and…BayMallows Bay and Nanjemoy CreekMallows Bay, a shallow cove on the Charles County shore of the tidal Potomac, is best known for its "Ghost Fleet": the h…RiverLower Potomac River (Route 301 Bridge to Piney Point)Below the Nice Memorial (Route 301) Bridge, the Potomac widens into a big, salty river whose steep channel edges hold st…
Lower Eastern Shore
All 8Fishing AreaBlackwater National Wildlife RefugeBlackwater National Wildlife Refuge, south of Cambridge in Dorchester County, is a huge tidal marsh on the Blackwater an…Fishing AreaHoopers Island, Honga River and the Target ShipHoopers Island is a chain of low marsh islands strung down the Dorchester County shore between the Honga River and the o…LakeJohnsons PondJohnsons Pond, a 104-acre pond in Salisbury owned by the city, is the largest impoundment on the Eastern Shore. DNR's 20…
Ocean City and the Coastal Bays
All 5Fishing AreaAssateague Island and Ocean City SurfAssateague Island, the undeveloped barrier island south of the Ocean City Inlet, offers Maryland's classic surf fishing:…Fishing AreaOcean City Inlet and Route 50 BridgeThe Ocean City Inlet, between the south end of the boardwalk and Assateague Island, and the Route 50 Bridge just inside…BayOcean City Coastal BaysBehind Ocean City and Assateague Island lie Maryland's coastal bays: Assawoman and Isle of Wight bays to the north, Sine…
Field guide
Maryland species
Plate 01Freshwater
American Shad
Plate 02Saltwater
Atlantic Croaker
Plate 03Freshwater
Black Crappie
Plate 04Saltwater
Black Drum
Plate 05Saltwater
Black Sea Bass
Plate 06Freshwater
Brook Trout
Plate 07Freshwater
Brown Trout
Plate 08Freshwater
Chain Pickerel
Plate 09Freshwater
Channel Catfish
Plate 10Freshwater
Common Carp
Plate 11Saltwater
False Albacore (Little Tunny)
Plate 12Freshwater
Flathead Catfish
Plate 13Saltwater
Gray Triggerfish
Plate 14Freshwater
Muskellunge
Plate 15Saltwater
Northern Kingfish
Plate 16Freshwater
Northern Pike
Plate 17Saltwater
Northern Puffer (Blowfish)
Plate 18Saltwater
Scup (Porgy)
Plate 19Saltwater
Sheepshead
Plate 20Freshwater
Smallmouth Bass
Plate 21Saltwater
Spot
Plate 22Saltwater
Tautog (Blackfish)
Plate 23Freshwater
Walleye
Plate 24Freshwater
White Catfish
Plate 25Freshwater
White Crappie
Plate 26Saltwater
White Perch
Plate 27Freshwater
Yellow Perch
Plate 28Saltwater
Striped Bass
Plate 29Saltwater
Bluefish
Plate 30Saltwater
Fluke (Summer Flounder)
Plate 31Freshwater
Largemouth Bass
Plate 32Freshwater
Rainbow Trout
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